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Moodys will bust them anyway soon...
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07-15-2011, 03:30 PM
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Moodys will bust them anyway soon...
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That reminds me of another daily annoyance - banksters, and the fraudsters who rate them. |
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07-15-2011, 04:23 PM
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+1, and also add politicians please.
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07-23-2011, 04:46 PM
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Wasting 14 liters (3.7 US gal) of fuel driving to a bike trip and returning home the next day without even taking the bikes out of the car. The reason was the same as why we didn't go on a planned hiking trip: terrible weather.
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[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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07-23-2011, 08:05 PM
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It annoys me when I see Shell sponsor a 'future car' race for fuel efficiency and has cars such as this classified as a " car ".
Am I the only one that see's a joke behind this ?? It looks like a rolling condom !
It doesn't surprise me though. After all, they wouldn't want anyone to look at electric and highly fuel efficient cars as truly practical ! |
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07-24-2011, 12:03 PM
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Drive less save more
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Daily annoyances
Stop lights that are automated to cycle on and off,even though no car trips them. It drives me mad to go threw those fuel eating lights.
We have 2 4-way stop signs in a row followed by that nasty traffic light that has me sitting waiting for the imaginary cars to flow past..
needless to say I take the longer low road home and keep my momentum going. Thats my daily annoyance .
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07-24-2011, 01:16 PM
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Stop lights that are automated to cycle on and off,even though no car trips them. It drives me mad to go threw those fuel eating lights.
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Mine is traffic lights that aren't automated, but have sensors that detect only large, heavy, mostly steel cars, but not motorcycles or aluminum-bodied cars like my Insight - to say nothing of bicycles :-( |
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07-24-2011, 01:39 PM
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Mine is traffic lights that aren't automated, but have sensors that detect only large, heavy, mostly steel cars, but not motorcycles or aluminum-bodied cars like my Insight - to say nothing of bicycles :-(
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Red Light Changer
There is also an instructable on how to make one yourself, but I'm having trouble finding it. |
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07-24-2011, 05:23 PM
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Mine is traffic lights that aren't automated, but have sensors that detect only large, heavy, mostly steel cars, but not motorcycles or aluminum-bodied cars like my Insight - to say nothing of bicycles :-(
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I have a written complaint in about my local park & ride where the lights are triggered by birds, insects, the wind, ghosts...
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07-24-2011, 06:00 PM
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Am I the only one that see's a joke behind this ?? It looks like a rolling condom !
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Yes, it's you.
We all see a well shaped, highly efficient vehicle.
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