tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2261815593830687852..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The times, they are a changin'...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4982721387500464462011-10-19T00:07:24.260-04:002011-10-19T00:07:24.260-04:00Tam, as long as you lived here, you know West Tenn...Tam, as long as you lived here, you know West Tennessee IS a different state. You know, if we could just pawn Memphis alone off on Arkansas or Missisippi, the statewide crime rate would drop by a third.Beaumontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48848772306893140832011-10-17T11:44:37.517-04:002011-10-17T11:44:37.517-04:00@New Jovian Thunderbolt: I got nailed for 50 in a ...@New Jovian Thunderbolt: I got nailed for 50 in a 45 by a speed camera just north of Bolling AFB northbound on DC-295 a few years back, in the right lane getting passed... Fighting it would have cost me more than paying the fine. I no longer take DC-295.<br /><br />The annoying thing about driving cop-model cars is all the people who panic-stop in front of you when they spot the nameplate in the rear-viewIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49602276054354030882011-10-15T01:56:45.485-04:002011-10-15T01:56:45.485-04:00P.s. Should have written "honorable." G....P.s. Should have written "honorable." G. Gordon, like the guy in the play, is but indifferent honest.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38241032924202466292011-10-15T01:48:20.995-04:002011-10-15T01:48:20.995-04:00I think G. Gordon Liddy was issued something like ...I think G. Gordon Liddy was issued something like that, Ken, when he was a Fed in Gary.<br /><br /> He found Dillinger's old mechanic and got him to tune it up even rowdier for him. He said he could distinctly feel it shaking the ground under his feet when it was idling and he was standing next to it. Quite the camshaft it must have had.<br /><br />I wonder if G. Gordon is still with us. I hope so, liking a bad (hell, right strange) but honest man on the good side of the law.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35047040274653870252011-10-14T14:07:46.207-04:002011-10-14T14:07:46.207-04:00Them the asset forfeiture guys looking to seize th...Them the asset forfeiture guys looking to seize things. Look up Tennessee asset forfeiture on youtubeMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796886431754694105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56887486272961910402011-10-14T13:17:13.133-04:002011-10-14T13:17:13.133-04:00Mercury Marauder woulda been fun, I think. Wonder ...Mercury Marauder woulda been fun, I think. Wonder if you could get one with a manual trans....Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1827358739965036292011-10-14T12:03:34.336-04:002011-10-14T12:03:34.336-04:00The more law enforcement is relegated to prioritiz...The more law enforcement is relegated to prioritizing revenue generation and collection, the more irrelevant law enforcement becomes in the minds of most Americans.<br /><br />As such, the gulf of "us versus them" continues to grow--to the point that many Americans are now warily viewing law enforcement as "the enemy."<br /><br />When LE people protest to me and justify their actions or job description and say they're "just following orders," I respond by telling them to "just find another job."<br /><br />Problem is, they like the power and authority.<br /><br />--AOAAn Ordinary Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848364015817985349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88473065971553955812011-10-14T08:52:01.442-04:002011-10-14T08:52:01.442-04:00The tradition that the way to drive fast safely is...The tradition that the way to drive fast safely is to have a car that's the current popular flavor for unmarked po-leece is very old. When I was first driving it was a white Fury. They even had an ad to the effect that if you encountered a cop, what would he be driving? "Probably Plymouth!"<br /><br />One thing is constant: It must <i>not</i> have fancy or aftermarket wheels. Stock pressed-steel rims with the fattest blackwall tires that will easily fit are the signature.<br /><br />Nowadays, of course, it's Suburbans. Get yourself a black one with the aforementioned stock wheels and fat tires and a dark, light-absorbing interior. Have the windows tinted to 30% transmission, or 20% if the tint shop will go along with the gag; add a couple of lumps and at least one UHF "spike" antenna to the roof, and put something blocky in the middle of the dash, preferably with an LED or two (not more) glowing on it somewhere. A few extra lights in the front won't hurt, but keep them small. For icing on the cake, have a companion (or a dummy) in the right seat, dressed in white shirt, tie, and business suit jacket. Very important: Keep it clean and shiny.<br /><br />In that, speed limit signs might as well not exist. There are two downsides: If you <i>don't</i> drive fast the local yokels are likely to try to find out what you're up to, and if you do get stopped the cop is likely to be more than usually suspicious and resentful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33745583908685265232011-10-14T07:02:40.004-04:002011-10-14T07:02:40.004-04:00I will say this: A Crown-Vic is a great car to spe...I will say this: A Crown-Vic is a great car to speed in without getting a ticket. I used to manage an average of 110 with mine on a stretch of highway known for its speedtraps back in the day. I miss that car and its 5 liter engine...Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16881011648259356042011-10-14T05:23:56.475-04:002011-10-14T05:23:56.475-04:00Boxstockracer, the "official"(oh, the ir...Boxstockracer, the "official"(oh, the irony of a underground race having official records) for the Cannonball Memorial dash is 32h51m set by Heinz and Yarborough in 79 in a Jag. Interestingly, a wacky Euro veteran of the Gumball 3000 rallys, Alex Roy, broke the official record by a fair margin - 31h4m. He did by using technology not available in the 70s, carefully planning his route(one of his more ideas was to try it on columbus day, to minimize traffic and the possibility of law enforcement). Wired has an article online about him.HTRNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77293685689669611942011-10-14T02:07:40.164-04:002011-10-14T02:07:40.164-04:00An artifact of the bygone era of national speed li...An artifact of the bygone era of national speed limits here in Arizona is the "Wasting of Finite Resources" fine. Zero points as it's not a moving violation, no report to the insurance company, medium fine of around 85 bucks including court costs. Worth the price to avoid the first two.deadcenternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9966711734595196062011-10-14T00:53:20.048-04:002011-10-14T00:53:20.048-04:00P.s. When I was last driving fast, back around 197...P.s. When I was last driving fast, back around 1970, the etiquette was one flash of the high beams to move the slug to the right. If that didn't work, then you could get rude on him.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89815272674426343502011-10-14T00:39:00.647-04:002011-10-14T00:39:00.647-04:00You would never have to do any of those things to ...You would never have to do any of those things to me, Ma'am. I may be in my seventh decade, but I think I'm still pretty sharp, and would notice you in my mirrors.<br /><br />Further: the problem would not arise, because I would be in the right-hand lane where everybody should stay, unless passing. I would not even think of impeding your progress along the highway, in any way.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42469181359005227112011-10-13T23:24:21.291-04:002011-10-13T23:24:21.291-04:00As I close from astern in the fifty-dollar lane, y...As I close from astern in the fifty-dollar lane, you will first get the polite blinking of the left turn signal. <br /><br />Should you not notice that, next comes the double flash of the high beams as I draw closer to your aft bumper.<br /><br />When that fails to move you, don't get all bent when I drop the hammer and blow past you on the right...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63264332983550352702011-10-13T23:20:08.408-04:002011-10-13T23:20:08.408-04:00Tam, I drive as politely as I possibly can, and if...Tam, I drive as politely as I possibly can, and if you are driving faster than I am, I will give you every opportunity to pass me, even pulling off onto the side of the road if you seem, well, "excessively urgent."<br /><br />In fact, the law of Georgia, in which I spent most of my driving life, requires one to get out of the way of someone who is driving faster, and wishes to pass him. That is a good law, I think, and I have always done my best to obey it.<br /><br />Speed-limit laws, except where small children and kittehs are present, are, of course, bad and stupid.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45610993200564946502011-10-13T23:10:25.039-04:002011-10-13T23:10:25.039-04:00Hey, I drove from North Cacalakey to Texas at 65 t...Hey, I drove from North Cacalakey to Texas at 65 the whole way. Of course, I was towing a trailer, so Pppffffttt! to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21504191708376973362011-10-13T21:35:12.662-04:002011-10-13T21:35:12.662-04:00Justthisguy,
"I ... drive at about one mile ...Justthisguy,<br /><br />"<i>I ... drive at about one mile per hour slower than the posted speed,as annoying as that is.</i>"<br /><br />Nothing personal, but I hope you die in a crotch fire.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84808647729746202272011-10-13T21:24:02.958-04:002011-10-13T21:24:02.958-04:00Tam:
What you wrote was "...with window tint ...Tam:<br />What you wrote was "...with window tint that would get you or I a ticket..." It should read "...with window tint that would get you or me a ticket..."<br /><br />Also, I just heard, last night, from a member of the local PD that there is a cooling issue which is causing the wiring to melt on the new Chargers. He liked the car a lot, though; just not the wire harness issue.<br /><br />Ulises from CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39303214118159923782011-10-13T21:22:39.559-04:002011-10-13T21:22:39.559-04:00Tam, I saw the same thing yesterday, except they w...Tam, I saw the same thing yesterday, except they were pulling 'suspicious' vehicles (at least 4 I saw), and all the DEA Tahoes had TSP backup, once past Nashville, I saw TWO total all the way to DC today, and both of them were working wrecks... As bad as the rain was today, they couldn't have run radar anyway...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19246215350308530042011-10-13T21:22:16.577-04:002011-10-13T21:22:16.577-04:00There was a discussion about speed-limit laws a wh...There was a discussion about speed-limit laws a while back at the Aspie community on live journal. The consensus was that neither the laws, nor the enforcement of them, made any sense. <br /><br />I do as the moderator of that community does, and drive at about one mile per hour slower than the posted speed,as annoying as that is.<br /><br />I refuse to play their silly game, and I would rather not talk to cops if I had my druthers. Cops used to be pretty easy-going forty years or so ago, when I started driving, but these days I believe that entirely too many of them are, well, dickheads and assholes. <br /><br />Don't give them an easy chance at you, folks!Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58988953811706016922011-10-13T19:26:55.245-04:002011-10-13T19:26:55.245-04:00The Dodge Charger IS a sporty style machine.
It w...The Dodge Charger IS a sporty style machine.<br /><br />It was also designed to be easy to work on.<br /><br />Putting a cop car on a charger rolling chassis might be a good replacement for the crown vic. Bigger passenger compartment and windows sounds like a plan.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84927707006263194802011-10-13T18:10:33.712-04:002011-10-13T18:10:33.712-04:00Back when I used to push a police motorcycle my ru...Back when I used to push a police motorcycle my rule of thumb was 10 over in a residential zone, 12 over in a commercial zone (35 to 45 speed limit) and 15 over on the highway. Of course the CHP used to have a slightly different take on it. They had the unwritten 3/5/7 rule. At 3 over you could stop/could cite. 5 over you should stop/could cite. 7 over was should stop/should cite. None of the chippies I ever knew stuck to it religiously. Well, maybe one or two. Much like the FBI, those people had absolutely no sense of humor.Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76970946384631255722011-10-13T17:17:16.761-04:002011-10-13T17:17:16.761-04:00Og,
"Yeah, my (nominal) boss has one, and it...Og,<br /><br />"<i>Yeah, my (nominal) boss has one, and it seems to have been designed predominantly for giraffes.</i>"<br /><br />Yeah, the retro styling of the Charger (and 300, Magnum, Challenger, Camaro, and Mustang) has reminded me of one of Detroit's more peculiar styling obsessions of the late '60s/early '70s: Crazy high beltlines.<br /><br />And, of course, since they're trying hard to ape that look, the newer cars have it exaggerated to the point of cartoonishness. If I sit in the Zed Drei with the top down, the windowsills barely come up to my bewb; do likewise in a Camaro or Mustang droptop, and the top of the door is practically level with my shoulder. Put the top up and it's like driving a machine gun bunker.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43150061439593690772011-10-13T16:21:32.909-04:002011-10-13T16:21:32.909-04:00Smokey and the Bandit - the cheap redneck version ...Smokey and the Bandit - the cheap redneck version of The Gumball Rally, which was a comedy spoof of the late great Cannonball Run. <i>Them</i> was the days! Not sure what the current record is, but I think I heard somewhere between 31 and 33 hours.<br /><br />All-black Tahoes? Whatabunchapikers. 'Round hereabouts, they use full-on Suburbans (suitably blacked-out-n-tinted, of course).<br /><br /><i>"...There were two clumps of three Tahoes ..."<br /><br />Black Riders looking for Hobbits?</i><br /><br />And the local po-po use Chargers with low-res grey markings, just like the Air Force uses on their birds.<br /><br /><b>BoxStockRacer</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6164411449206882692011-10-13T16:17:20.938-04:002011-10-13T16:17:20.938-04:00Yeah, my (nominal) boss has one, and it seems to h...Yeah, my (nominal) boss has one, and it seems to have been designed predominantly for giraffes.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.com