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Non-political things that make you say...WTF?!?! (Welcome To Florida!) **NOT CV RELATED** NO TALKY!

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    wilcam47 Keep on keeping on!

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    how slow do you have to be moving to get a wasp nest to get made on your shell?;)
     
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    Key portion of the story: "The woman had been walking about 200 to 300 feet off a trail along the South Rim about a mile east of Mather Point. Park rangers got a call just after 1 p.m. that she needed help west of a popular overlook called Pipe Creek Vista."

    Simple solution to avoiding a fall -- stay on the $%#*&^%* trail, dumbazz.
     
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    :rimshot:
     
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    National Park Service, should put up a railing.
     
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    Let it be. It will even out itself.
     
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    Vegas wolfpacks make serious bank. One cop pretends to be a homeless guy, and inside his paper bag is a radar gun. He's on radio to a half dozen motorcycle patrolmen, and can't keep up with issuing tickets fast enough. They make BANK in a matter of an hour or two, then move to a new intersection.
     
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    Must be a killer spot.

    Why? Do dumb shit win dumb prizes. Why should tax payers pay for people to be safe that dont follow the rules. Thats the equivalent of suing McDonalds because the coffee is hot.
     
  14. Apr 24, 2019 at 8:52 AM
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    Once in a lifetime view...
     
  15. Apr 24, 2019 at 8:53 AM
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    HAHAHAHA...

    Not to be rude, but if you think people don't climb over those railings, you haven't been to many parks. Or at lease not to the ones I've visited.
     
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    Ouch. Fifteen or twenty years ago the local county PD would set up on an interstate overpass tagging people as they come over a nearby slight rise, then radio down to the pack of chase-and-ticket cars 1/4 mile down the road.

    GA state law at this point I think limits that a bit with current laws (if I remember them correctly):
    • Only the State Patrol may issue a radar/laser ticket for less then 9mph over.
    • Any LEOs (except state patrol) using stationary radar/laser must be visible from at least 500ft away and must be at least 500ft away from a change in speed limit
    • No local municipality/county may get more than 40% of its revenue from traffic citations (with exceptions)
    • No license points until at least 15mph over the limit so the fine amounts are lower
    Needless to say, not a lot of folks really pay attention to the speed limits here, and if you do observe the limit you're sharply increasing your chances of getting mowed down.
     
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    What ever happened to "Only the strong survive" mentality?
     
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    [response self-censored to avoid the Ban Hammer]
     
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