Smashing Pumpkins

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

Husker, glad nothing happend. You're like a cat! 6 lives left!

Stay out of that left lane. It is for passing only.

Nebraska has a Div 1 football team???

I'm not an LLB in normal conditions, but I've been going to NU games for 17 yrs and when the traffic is solid you have to get in the left lane and go with the flow regardless of the speed. If congession breaks up and someone has to get by me, I'll let em go. But yesterday was like the start of a NASCAR race. There were solid cars in both lanes for as far as I could see. So if I let Honda lady by, she's still got 50 cars ahead of her. And like Dragonwind said, it's tricky to figure out how much room you can leave w/o someone jumping into your safety zone.

It's funny (now) how all this happens so fast in real time but while you're in the eye of the storm everything slows down. Today I can't count how many times I've replayed Honda lady zooming past my right rear. That was definitely the most lethal shot.

And yeah BMuss, we do have a Div 1 football team. They even have helmets and uniforms and numbers! We came close to losing our D1 status last year, but the Bozos responsible for that have been asked to take their act elsewhere. We are in the process of restoring the order. There were 80K people in attendance yesterday to watch a glorified practice. Also, I seem to remember playing a certain school from the Chicago area in the Alamo Bowl a few yrs back. Wasn't the score something like 66-17?

I'll try to be judicious with the 6 lives Punkin has left. Be careful out there.

[blinkwatt]

Whew,glad your alright.

That would stink if your new ride got smashed.

[idheaton]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

It's funny (now) how all this happens so fast in real time but while you're in the eye of the storm everything slows down. Today I can't count how many times I've replayed Honda lady zooming past my right rear. That was definitely the most lethal shot.

I've been in a couple of extremely close calls and had the same time slowing experience. One being a semi taking my lane while on a motorcycle...I could count the lugnuts.

A friend sent me this to show me that it wasn't all in my head...or maybe it was.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RjlpamhrId8

[pcar-yvr]

Holy cr@p Husker - that really would have sucked. Personally I would love to upgrade my rear bumper and exhaust, but you definately don't need that on your new ride!

I've always thought that if you are getting in a crunch up - having the braking power of a Boxster (S in your case) will save you money.
In Canada:
You rear ending someone = your fault = $$$
You braking on a dime = rear ended = their fault

As you can see, I've all the angles on how owning a Porsche is cheaper than my old SUV. I've also convinced my wife that driving a convertible will help me live longer, but I'll save that for another thread.....