In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>