TX LLB's

[Apowell@ezlink.com]

Returned earlier from the 300 mile round trip run from new orleans 
to mobile, AL. And
by damn don't i agree mini-vans, and SUV's(stupid useless 
vehicles) of all sizes
apparently feel that the left lane is for going <=70mph and slowing 
up my progress.
It also seemed that a great majority were wearing Texas plates, 
and every one with TX
plates also seemed to be unaware of what flash to pass means. 
M Huggins quoth:

Pardon to my audi brethren from TX, but what the hell are these 
rednecks texans thinking, i don't give a damn if their in front of me 
as long as they are willing to exceed the speed limit by at least 5 
mph or so, and are willing to move when i wish to pass. I do not 
expect everyone, car, on the road to be willing, or able to cruise at 
85-95mph.

In 12 years in TX (now post facto, thank god) I was never able to 
communicate to my friends that that in all other states, the left lane 
was considered to be a PASSING lane.  Texans simply regard it 
as another place to drive all day.  They are in fact ignorant, not 
wilfully causing discord.  However, this is an example of a strange 
similarity between Texans and New Yorkers - whatever the 
customs are outside their world is....they don't matter.  These folks 
 only care about the way they do it at home.

In defense of the Texans, I will say that contrary to the observation 
above, I had pretty good luck using a polite "flash to pass" 
practice.  However, it often doesn't work with folks when you're 3 
feet from their rear bumper.  Many of them will slow down just to 
pi** you off in that case.

And as an aside - if you feel constrained to drive 85+ - I will simply 
repeat an olf phrase:  "When you play, you gotta pay".  85+ is too 
fast for public roads.
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Al Powell
Apowell@EZlink.com
1958 Fiat 1200 Spyder "Transformabile"
1983 Datsun 280ZXT
1990 Audi 200
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