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Old 03-14-2014, 12:12 PM   #11 (permalink)
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My take was to ban on a treat you cannot exchange easily; the make. On any weekday cars of a certain make would be banned. So if you own a car of that make you could not use it that day.

My scheme was:
On Monday all BMW's are banned.
On Tuesday all BMW's are banned.
Etc.
I dunno about this scheme.

You're unfairly favoring Mercedes and Audi owners with this. (heh)

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Old 03-14-2014, 02:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 03-14-2014, 04:09 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 03-14-2014, 06:02 PM   #14 (permalink)
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We make them up as we go along.
On Mondays we ban anyone with a 'Y' in their username, for example
Well......... that was prophetic!!!!

actually I thing the rule is "someone with (3) 'Y' in their name is banned everyday."
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... In China (IIRC) in a certain city cars ending with an odd number on their license were banned on even days, and vice versa....
This week it is Paris, France!
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The plan being introduced Monday calls for drivers to only use their cars on alternate days according to odd or even numbers on their license plates ...
(sorry for wandering off-topic, but this thread was wandering anyway)
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I saw that one coming. He had points and they weren't (all) without merit, but this isn't the place for them. Wrong soapbox, move along.

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