On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:51:35 GMT, Shag
> wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:49:59 GMT, tricky >
>wrote:
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>>That thread will rumble on for ages ! - cool :-)
>>
>>Rich
>
>All hail the parking/emergency/spin-out-for-fun/hand brake thread!
>:-)

HA! Was just watching the local news. What a shame.....

http://www.wral.com/news/4376145/detail.html
quote: "DURHAM, N.C. -- A tractor-trailer crashed into an ABC store in
Durham. The big rig was making a delivery at a Lone Star restaurant
on Chapel Hill Boulevard around 9 a.m. Wednesday when authorities
believe the emergency brake was not set, and it rolled right into the
front of the ABC store."

If only he'd been creative and used that emergency brake to secure his
vehicle when he parked it. :-)



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>>Shag wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:06:57 -0400, "Joey Tribiani" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>"Tom Nakashima" > wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>>Joey, I'll write the first sentence of the manual from the use of the
>>>>>handbrake.
>>>>>It's at the bottom of page 22 in the manual.
>>>>>"When Parking on a steep slope, set the handbrake to stop the car
>>>>
>>>>rolling.:"
>>>>
>>>>>I suppose you could call parking on a steep slope an emergency.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Tom, can i assume(yeah i know) that you did not follow the "other" thread?
>>>>I'm kind of getting the impression you did, but then i get the impression
>>>>you didn't....if you did you would know regaurdless of who says otherwise
>>>>you NEVER use the handbrake for parking....never.....that and apparently i
>>>>need medication....
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> He apparently did NOT follow the other thread.
>>>
>>> "Stupid people are funny." - me
>
>"Stupid people are funny." - me

"Stupid people are funny." - me