Kelton Rhoads wrote:
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> Yep, John's right. As an LA resident, I make a point of avoiding the
> freeways between 6-10am and again from 3-7pm. If you must drive during
> the rush hours, the best way to adapt is to do as the locals do: drive an
> automatic transmission 4WD SUV (that has never seen anything but concrete
> under its tires), steer with your knees, use your left hand to eat and
> your right hand to talk on the phone. In order to accomplish this, you
> will need to drive slow in the fast lane, but that's OK in LA. You can
> act just like a local if you are simultaneously using a tape recorder to
> memo yourself about that script you're working on, and giving the bird to
> the guy that you just cut off. To complete the illusion, choose a bumper
> sticker: "Visualize World Peace," "Gore Lieberman 2000," "Fear This,"
> and "Got MLK?" are all still very popular. You'll blend in and nobody
> will notice you're even here. Well, I will, if you're carrying an OM.
> --Kelton
>
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> Kelton Rhoads, PhD
> Los Angeles, CA
> krho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ya'll had better listen to Dr. Rhoads. The university where he
teaches now offers both undergraduate and graduate courses in
competitive commuting. Many California high schools require at
least three semester hours of competitive commuting.
-Nick
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