tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post6547739359143889758..comments2023-07-16T10:55:15.788-05:00Comments on expateek: My biggest peeve (lately)expateekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491622502934668348noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-58722305227374771522009-09-09T10:10:07.664-05:002009-09-09T10:10:07.664-05:00Blimey that's hard-hitting.Blimey that's hard-hitting.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-20463284767693069952009-08-31T16:37:33.606-05:002009-08-31T16:37:33.606-05:00Drive me mad too. The other day I was driving up ...Drive me mad too. The other day I was driving up the M1 with my father-in-law. We had a heavy van full of stuff. A car in front was weaving dangerously, we thought he was drunk and pulled into the fast lane to keep clear. As we passed we realised he was texting from his phone. While at 70mph. Unbelievable.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-3381826105638183142009-08-31T11:00:47.511-05:002009-08-31T11:00:47.511-05:00It's against the law here and I don't unde...It's against the law here and I don't understand why it isn't more strongly enforced.<br /><br />How long before we stop smokers smoking in their cars, though? It strikes me as pretty dangerous to dig out a packet of fags and fumble around for a lighter whilst driving at 70mph (100kmh). Surely that should be banned too.Bagladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997388396773480963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-4943278989239437782009-08-31T10:43:53.435-05:002009-08-31T10:43:53.435-05:00Sing it sister...you'll get a big amen from me...Sing it sister...you'll get a big amen from me.Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-22860991603876834362009-08-30T13:08:40.016-05:002009-08-30T13:08:40.016-05:00I have something for you over at my blog ;)I have something for you over at my blog ;)ladytruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033228344935713117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-84465598121323254002009-08-30T02:20:42.688-05:002009-08-30T02:20:42.688-05:00I am not a culprit of talk on the cell and I have ...I am not a culprit of talk on the cell and I have decided not to buy food at a drive-thru either. I am incapable of letting a burger roll down my chin on to my jeans without reacting. I think that eating in the car is also a hazard but nothing would be done about it because unlike cell phone companies, who can have add on sales of Blue tooths, the fast food companies would lose money.suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095709012899932203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-36636349559354984442009-08-28T16:57:08.986-05:002009-08-28T16:57:08.986-05:00I find it worrying when bus drivers are using thei...I find it worrying when bus drivers are using their mobiles. This seems even more irresponsible. Why are they never spotted by the police?Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-42352723550982225852009-08-28T14:51:11.771-05:002009-08-28T14:51:11.771-05:00I know a lot of us are going to die this way, the ...I know a lot of us are going to die this way, the victim of an asshole texting or talking.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361775888847203043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-2343820564329521652009-08-28T10:57:06.476-05:002009-08-28T10:57:06.476-05:00Unfortunately, also like drinking and driving, thi...Unfortunately, also like drinking and driving, this is something that perfectly reasonable and intelligent human beings do, perhaps not fully grasping or even listening to tales of the horrible consequences until after arrest or a tragedy occurs at a close enough degree to cause them to think twice.<br /><br />I think refusing to be in the car with someone who insists on texting and driving, drinking and driving, etc. is the only way to get them to realize how dangerous it is.Hannah Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493195991202583564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-10252212424612973462009-08-28T08:02:34.254-05:002009-08-28T08:02:34.254-05:00Exactly. No one is so important with an issue so u...Exactly. No one is so important with an issue so urgent that they can't wait until they can pull over somewhere before they talk on the phone.<br /><br />Well, maybe if you are Obama and Kim Jong Il has just called you to say his finger is on the nuclear trigger. But everyone else? Wait until you can stop somewhere before you pick up the phone.Lisa Paulhttp://leftcoastcowboy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-68766453944577494312009-08-28T04:04:18.972-05:002009-08-28T04:04:18.972-05:00No, I'm with you on this one too. If you even...No, I'm with you on this one too. If you even try walking behind someone who's on their mobile phone it's hard enough - being behind the wheel whilst on a call doesn't bear thinking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-71491597557222428262009-08-27T22:54:48.824-05:002009-08-27T22:54:48.824-05:00California is one of the states that has banned ha...California is one of the states that has banned hand-held cell phone use. Sadly, it doesn't seem to have made much of an impact on younger drivers. I still see texting going on behind the wheel of a lot of cars on the freeway.<br /><br />It's scary.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714719295648072474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-64813297957260070592009-08-27T20:47:58.218-05:002009-08-27T20:47:58.218-05:00I couldn't agree more as well. Whenever my ph...I couldn't agree more as well. Whenever my phone rings and I'm driving, I always let it go to message bank. I'm a bad enough driver without extra distraction. I don't even like changing CD's while driving.tennysoneehemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999047427848122510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-4772863756775840732009-08-27T18:58:58.352-05:002009-08-27T18:58:58.352-05:00Skyler's Dad, eloh, and ladytruth -- Thanks fo...Skyler's Dad, eloh, and ladytruth -- Thanks for agreeing with my point of view. Sometimes I feel like such an old biddy. It's only when you are about to rear-end someone while glancing away that you realise: disaster waiting to happen! xx eexpateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491622502934668348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-23576083425729497942009-08-27T16:07:07.846-05:002009-08-27T16:07:07.846-05:00Rihanna is all in my mind now with her little boot...Rihanna is all in my mind now with her little booty shaking song, but I agree nevertheless :)ladytruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033228344935713117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-4867925393477443242009-08-27T14:09:15.634-05:002009-08-27T14:09:15.634-05:00I'm terrified to call my kids, I'm always ...I'm terrified to call my kids, I'm always afraid I'll catch them on the road and they'll answer or even just "look" at the damn phone to see who it is. <br /><br />More and more places are passing laws....unfortunately, tech is travelling faster than the laws...now they "text".@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-65896635786580566012009-08-27T13:35:34.069-05:002009-08-27T13:35:34.069-05:00I couldn't agree more!I couldn't agree more!SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.com