Smoking like cell phones??

"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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>
> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
> window while I'm driving behind ya.

Stop tailgating.

dwight

On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:15 -0400, "dwight" >
puked:

>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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>>
>> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
>> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
>> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
>> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
>> window while I'm driving behind ya.
>
>Stop tailgating.


Drive faster!
--
lab~rat >:-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

Perhaps you have watched the evening news during the summer months and
noted the MAJOR fires which sweep through various regions of the
country (California, Florida, Yellowstone National Park, etc)...
costing people their homes, lives, and the lives of the firefighters
who battle those blazes. It would be appreciated if smokers used the
ash tray, a soda can, or whatever.

All it takes is one butt tossed out to erase everything people
cherish. Homes can be replaced, as can furniture, etc. But you can't
replace a child's drawing from the third grade, souvenirs from
countries around the world, yearbooks and diplomas, and other items of
personal and special meaning.

I don't care if you smoke; I used to years ago; but please consider
what can happen by carelessly tossing that smoke, or flicking that
ash. If you must persist, then go slow enough that everyone can follow
you home to turn your residence into a BBQ so you will know first hand
what loss is like.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:04:00 GMT, lab~rat > wrote:

>On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:15 -0400, "dwight" >
>puked:
>
>>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>
>>> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
>>> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
>>> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
>>> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
>>> window while I'm driving behind ya.
>>
>>Stop tailgating.
>
>
>Drive faster!

Hey! Spikey Likes IT!
1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior
Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8"
w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16

What's worse then a non smoker?...............................A hypocrital
ex smoker.
"Spike" > wrote in message
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> Perhaps you have watched the evening news during the summer months and
> noted the MAJOR fires which sweep through various regions of the
> country (California, Florida, Yellowstone National Park, etc)...
> costing people their homes, lives, and the lives of the firefighters
> who battle those blazes. It would be appreciated if smokers used the
> ash tray, a soda can, or whatever.
>
> All it takes is one butt tossed out to erase everything people
> cherish. Homes can be replaced, as can furniture, etc. But you can't
> replace a child's drawing from the third grade, souvenirs from
> countries around the world, yearbooks and diplomas, and other items of
> personal and special meaning.
>
> I don't care if you smoke; I used to years ago; but please consider
> what can happen by carelessly tossing that smoke, or flicking that
> ash. If you must persist, then go slow enough that everyone can follow
> you home to turn your residence into a BBQ so you will know first hand
> what loss is like.
>
> On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:04:00 GMT, lab~rat > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:15 -0400, "dwight" >
> >puked:
> >
> >>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >>>
> >>> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
> >>> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
> >>> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
> >>> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
> >>> window while I'm driving behind ya.
> >>
> >>Stop tailgating.
> >
> >
> >Drive faster!
>
> Hey! Spikey Likes IT!
> 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
> Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior
> Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8"
> w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16

Did I miss something? At no point do I condemn someone for smoking,
even though I quit. I condemn those who toss a butt, which may even
appear to be totally dead, out the window without a thought to the end
result. At the time I quit, I was still "field stripping" them. I
always used the ashtray, or a soda can or whatever was available. It's
simply a matter of common sense and respect for others and the
environment. If that's hypocritical, it would be appreciated if you
would explain how. Not everyone who quits goes overboard about it. The
fire aspect was brought home a few years ago when a lifetime of my
mothers accumulations from her children growing up, to her world
travels, were wiped out by someone who gave no consideration to the
end result of their actions. She and many of her neighbors lost their
homes. Fortunately, the culprit was identified by another motorist.
Unfortunately, not in time to prevent the winds from creating a
firestorm.


On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:11:51 -0500, "razz" >
wrote:

>What's worse then a non smoker?...............................A hypocrital
>ex smoker.
>"Spike" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Perhaps you have watched the evening news during the summer months and
>> noted the MAJOR fires which sweep through various regions of the
>> country (California, Florida, Yellowstone National Park, etc)...
>> costing people their homes, lives, and the lives of the firefighters
>> who battle those blazes. It would be appreciated if smokers used the
>> ash tray, a soda can, or whatever.

Hey! Spikey Likes IT!
1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior
Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8"
w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 17:55:35 -0700, Spike > puked:

>Fortunately, the culprit was identified by another motorist.
>Unfortunately, not in time to prevent the winds from creating a
>firestorm.

That's amazing. I see so many people doing it I could never tag an
individual.

Oh, and if someone is flicking ashes into my car at a stop light, I
generally crank my radio up as high as I can. That usually aggravates
the hell out of them because most of the time I listen to talk radio.

The bastids...
--
lab~rat >:-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:15 -0400, "dwight" >
> puked:
>
>>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>
>>> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
>>> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
>>> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
>>> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
>>> window while I'm driving behind ya.
>>
>>Stop tailgating.
>
> Drive faster!

Impossible. The only time you'd be able to tailgate ME is when I'm behind
someone else.

But if you're truly worried about butt-flippers, there's always a telltale
cloud of smoke coming from their driver's side window. When you see that,
back off.

dwight
(yes, I do drive a convertible on occasion)

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:07:34 -0400, "dwight" >
puked:

>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:15 -0400, "dwight" >
>> puked:
>>
>>>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
>>>> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
>>>> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
>>>> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
>>>> window while I'm driving behind ya.
>>>
>>>Stop tailgating.
>>
>> Drive faster!
>
>Impossible. The only time you'd be able to tailgate ME is when I'm behind
>someone else.
>
>But if you're truly worried about butt-flippers, there's always a telltale
>cloud of smoke coming from their driver's side window. When you see that,
>back off.


....or pass.
--
lab~rat >:-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:07:34 -0400, "dwight" >
> puked:
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>>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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>>> On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:15 -0400, "dwight" >
>>> puked:
>>>
>>>>"lab~rat" > wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>> Cool, but when you smoke, could you roll up your windows and dispose
>>>>> of the cig in the freaking ashtray? As the driver of a droptop, I'm
>>>>> sick and freaking tired of the addicted portion of our population
>>>>> flinging ashes into my car, or worse, flipping a lit butt out the
>>>>> window while I'm driving behind ya.
>>>>
>>>>Stop tailgating.
>>>
>>> Drive faster!
>>
>>Impossible. The only time you'd be able to tailgate ME is when I'm behind
>>someone else.
>>
>>But if you're truly worried about butt-flippers, there's always a telltale
>>cloud of smoke coming from their driver's side window. When you see that,
>>back off.
>
>
> ...or pass.
> --
> lab~rat >:-)
> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

There's always those super-duper water pistols...

dwight