Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:26:32 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Reason # 529
On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:06:22 -0400 Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote: > Dan wrote: > > On 6/7/2005 8:33 PM, Malt_Hound wrote: > > > >> Dan wrote: > >> > >>> On 6/7/2005 3:01 PM, Saab Guy wrote: > >>> > >>>> Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. > >>>> > >>>> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/07/safe.driving.ap/index.html > >>>> > >>>> "Washington, D.C., ranked 25th in the nation for population, is the > >>>> least safe city for motorists with a chance of a fender bender once > >>>> every 5.2 years" > >>>> > >>>> SaabGuy > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> This article gives the impression that Phoenix is safe. But it has 7 > >>> of the 10 most deadly roads in America. I just got back from New > >>> England and I have to say they drive like arses. > >>> > >>> Dan > >> > >> > >> > >> It varies greatly by exactly where in New England you are. Southern > >> CT is a bunch of metro NY city drivers, and Eastern Mass are Boston > >> drivers. Both are among the most aggressive in the US. OTOH, most of > >> the northern tier (ME, NH, VT) are pretty darn good drivers and are > >> quite experienced in driving in poor weather to boot. Such > >> generalizations are, ...well, generalizations. > >> > >> -- > >> -Fred W > > > > > > > > I was in Boston and Nashua. > > > > Dan > > Yeah, Boston drivers are pretty bad. And Nashua, though it is > technically in New Hampshire, being directly on the Mass border is well > within commuting distance to Boston. So most of the people living there > commute into Eastern Mass and get adapted to the Eastern Mass driving > insanity. > > I like to call them Massholes. ;-) BTW - I am a reformed Masshole > myself, so I can speak directly from experience. But now, after several > years of my commute consisting only of climbing a set of stairs, I am > definitely a kinder, gentler driver... > > -Fred W Fred W, I've lived in both places, I know what you mean. When I moved to VT, I heard the "oh you're an Masshole", and I was saying whooaaat? SaabGuy
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