You can complain about the words we use. We'll just complain about some
spilled soda.
It's kind of funny, I've been driving this stretch of highway the last
couple of days and now it's on the BEEE BEEE CEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wheelchair man gets highway ride
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6732003.stm
A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway
after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry.
The back of the 21-year-old man's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in
front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan state police said.
The truck driver drove off, completely unaware that he had a new passenger.
Passing motorists told police, who found the man unhurt - but still attached
to the front of the truck.
He had been kept in his wheelchair by a seatbelt.
Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said the unidentified man told them
"it was quite a ride", but complained only that he had spilled his soda.
The truck reached speeds of 50mph (80km/h) as it drove down the Red Arrow
Highway.
After several miles the driver pulled over at the depot of a trucking
company where police then told him about the man on his front end.
He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of
his truck until he saw it for himself, police said.
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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| Title: Re: Speaking of lorries and "petrol" |
07 Jun 2007 06:14:02 PM |
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On Jun 7, 10:35?pm, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
You can complain about the words we use. We'll just complain about some
spilled soda.
It's kind of funny, I've been driving this stretch of highway the last
couple of days and now it's on the BEEE BEEE CEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wheelchair man gets highway ride
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6732003.stm
A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway
after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry.
The back of the 21-year-old man's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in
front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan state police said.
The truck driver drove off, completely unaware that he had a new passenger.
Passing motorists told police, who found the man unhurt - but still attached
to the front of the truck.
He had been kept in his wheelchair by a seatbelt.
Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said the unidentified man told them
"it was quite a ride", but complained only that he had spilled his soda.
The truck reached speeds of 50mph (80km/h) as it drove down the Red Arrow
Highway.
After several miles the driver pulled over at the depot of a trucking
company where police then told him about the man on his front end.
He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of
his truck until he saw it for himself, police said.
Well John...it's not too easy to respond to that! Makes quite a story,
very funny. Well, funny from here but perhaps less so at the time for
the invalid!
Werewolfy
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| User: "John Lemke" |
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| Title: Re: Speaking of lorries and "petrol" |
07 Jun 2007 06:27:44 PM |
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On Jun 7, 7:14 pm, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Well John...it's not too easy to respond to that! Makes quite a story,
very funny. Well, funny from here but perhaps less so at the time for
the invalid!
Werewolfy
It was interesting, after seeing it in US papers, to read it in
"proper English".
Tho it had to be a harrowing ride it appears as the the 21 year old
man from Kalamazoo took it all in stride.
:-)
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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08 Jun 2007 01:29:23 AM |
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On Jun 8, 12:27?am, John Lemke <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
Tho it had to be a harrowing ride it appears as the the 21 year old
man from Kalamazoo took it all in stride.
Ummm... even more amusing than the article, John!
I don't think he 'took it in his stride', given his incapacity....;)
Werewolfy
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: Speaking of lorries and "petrol" |
07 Jun 2007 07:16:42 PM |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:35:17 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
You can complain about the words we use. We'll just complain about some
spilled soda.
It's kind of funny, I've been driving this stretch of highway the last
couple of days and now it's on the BEEE BEEE CEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wheelchair man gets highway ride
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6732003.stm
A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway
after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry.
The back of the 21-year-old man's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in
front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan state police said.
The truck driver drove off, completely unaware that he had a new passenger.
Passing motorists told police, who found the man unhurt - but still attached
to the front of the truck.
He had been kept in his wheelchair by a seatbelt.
Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said the unidentified man told them
"it was quite a ride", but complained only that he had spilled his soda.
The truck reached speeds of 50mph (80km/h) as it drove down the Red Arrow
Highway.
After several miles the driver pulled over at the depot of a trucking
company where police then told him about the man on his front end.
He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of
his truck until he saw it for himself, police said.
What does "soda" mean in this case, John? A carbonated, sweetened
beverage, or a carbonated, sweetened beverage with ice cream in it?
I've always heard the line between 'soda' and 'pop' is just west of
Syracuse. (Don't know where the line between 'soda' and 'coke' is, but
probably somewhere south of the Mason Dixon line ...)
Woods
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| User: "John Lemke" |
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| Title: Re: Speaking of lorries and "petrol" |
07 Jun 2007 08:11:00 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.06.08.00.16.42.512429@tepidmail.com...
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:35:17 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
You can complain about the words we use. We'll just complain about some
spilled soda.
It's kind of funny, I've been driving this stretch of highway the last
couple of days and now it's on the BEEE BEEE CEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wheelchair man gets highway ride
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6732003.stm
A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway
after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry.
The back of the 21-year-old man's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed
in
front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan state police said.
The truck driver drove off, completely unaware that he had a new
passenger.
Passing motorists told police, who found the man unhurt - but still
attached
to the front of the truck.
He had been kept in his wheelchair by a seatbelt.
Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said the unidentified man told
them
"it was quite a ride", but complained only that he had spilled his soda.
The truck reached speeds of 50mph (80km/h) as it drove down the Red Arrow
Highway.
After several miles the driver pulled over at the depot of a trucking
company where police then told him about the man on his front end.
He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front
of
his truck until he saw it for himself, police said.
What does "soda" mean in this case, John? A carbonated, sweetened
beverage, or a carbonated, sweetened beverage with ice cream in it?
I've always heard the line between 'soda' and 'pop' is just west of
Syracuse. (Don't know where the line between 'soda' and 'coke' is, but
probably somewhere south of the Mason Dixon line ...)
Woods
We've always called it "pop" here. I think the media is committed to "soda"
for broad distribution. I've had people I've gotten to know from different
parts of the country give me a bad time about calling it pop. So I thought
I'd use the BBC term.
I think the proper term is "soda pop". So some of us chose "soda" and some
of us say "pop".
Wolfy would say we're too damn lazy as a people to use two words together
for a proper name. He's probably right.
I think I'm going to start getting nasty in return with people that call it
soda. I think I'll go somewhere and start a flame war.
Here's an update about Ben.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/NEWS06/70607015
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| User: "kmiller" |
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08 Jun 2007 12:42:38 AM |
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Although YOUR POSTs are 'Far Too Deep"
(For myself to 'immediately' digest (and digress) a Respond
Too !!! )
But, It is "Truly Refreshing" - to see that some of the Truly
'REALISTIC' Posters (have RETURNED) to this SITE.
:-)
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