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[Klopenhiemer]

I hate mini vans.  I hate the moms who drive them with a million kids in the car that they cant control, driving with their pet poodle in their lap while on their cell phone and putting on their eye makeup.  I have to rent one when we take our Hawaii vacation to fit all five of us and our stuff and my golf clubs, and I hate having to drive one.  It has waaaaay to many doors and not enough forward gears. If I had to drive one every day, I would have to put some chrome dubs on it and get me one of them seats with the coolers in it to carry cold beer.

While in Ensenada I tried Dos Equis lager, really liked it, you guys should try it.

Mini vans.....One thing that I could talk about for hours.  I can stand them, but I know a lot of people have them due to the kids, so I will refrain from speaking. 

Snoop...you need to try Grain Belt.  That is a tasty beverage that goes well with anything. 

[Rugman]

I hate mini vans.  I hate the moms who drive them with a million kids in the car that they cant control, driving with their pet poodle in their lap while on their cell phone and putting on their eye makeup.  I have to rent one when we take our Hawaii vacation to fit all five of us and our stuff and my golf clubs, and I hate having to drive one.  It has waaaaay to many doors and not enough forward gears. If I had to drive one every day, I would have to put some chrome dubs on it and get me one of them seats with the coolers in it to carry cold beer.

While in Ensenada I tried Dos Equis lager, really liked it, you guys should try it.

Mini vans.....One thing that I could talk about for hours.  I can stand them, but I know a lot of people have them due to the kids, so I will refrain from speaking. 

Snoop...you need to try Grain Belt.  That is a tasty beverage that goes well with anything. 

I hear both of you guys.  Whenever me and the Mrs are out driving, whoever is riding shotgun is responsible for spotting mini's and shouting out "MINIVAN ALERT" whenever one is driving the least bit erratically or tentatively or is merging on the freeway ahead of us etc.etc.etc.

[57Johnnie]

While in Ensenada I tried Dos Equis lager, really liked it, you guys should try it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4pwoB91JmU

I've commented before about 'beer?' that needed lime.  8)

[retagent]

snoop - I almost always get a Dos Equis when I go to a Mexican Restaurant.

What I hate are drivers who, when you do something right to help move traffic along, give YOU the finger.

[Klopenhiemer]

I hate mini vans.  I hate the moms who drive them with a million kids in the car that they cant control, driving with their pet poodle in their lap while on their cell phone and putting on their eye makeup.  I have to rent one when we take our Hawaii vacation to fit all five of us and our stuff and my golf clubs, and I hate having to drive one.  It has waaaaay to many doors and not enough forward gears. If I had to drive one every day, I would have to put some chrome dubs on it and get me one of them seats with the coolers in it to carry cold beer.

While in Ensenada I tried Dos Equis lager, really liked it, you guys should try it.

Mini vans.....One thing that I could talk about for hours.  I can stand them, but I know a lot of people have them due to the kids, so I will refrain from speaking. 

Snoop...you need to try Grain Belt.  That is a tasty beverage that goes well with anything. 

I hear both of you guys.  Whenever me and the Mrs are out driving, whoever is riding shotgun is responsible for spotting mini's and shouting out "MINIVAN ALERT" whenever one is driving the least bit erratically or tentatively or is merging on the freeway ahead of us etc.etc.etc.

Shoula my wife and I have similar game.  Except we look for mini vans with dream catchers around the rear view mirror.  Every person I have ever seen with something like that around their rear view mirror is a total hemmorhoid. 

[Rugman]

I hate mini vans.  I hate the moms who drive them with a million kids in the car that they cant control, driving with their pet poodle in their lap while on their cell phone and putting on their eye makeup.  I have to rent one when we take our Hawaii vacation to fit all five of us and our stuff and my golf clubs, and I hate having to drive one.  It has waaaaay to many doors and not enough forward gears. If I had to drive one every day, I would have to put some chrome dubs on it and get me one of them seats with the coolers in it to carry cold beer.

While in Ensenada I tried Dos Equis lager, really liked it, you guys should try it.

Mini vans.....One thing that I could talk about for hours.  I can stand them, but I know a lot of people have them due to the kids, so I will refrain from speaking. 

Snoop...you need to try Grain Belt.  That is a tasty beverage that goes well with anything. 

I hear both of you guys.  Whenever me and the Mrs are out driving, whoever is riding shotgun is responsible for spotting mini's and shouting out "MINIVAN ALERT" whenever one is driving the least bit erratically or tentatively or is merging on the freeway ahead of us etc.etc.etc.

Shoula my wife and I have similar game.  Except we look for mini vans with dream catchers around the rear view mirror.  Every person I have ever seen with something like that around their rear view mirror is a total hemmorhoid. 

Thanks for the addition Klop.  Here then is my hierarchy of alarm upon spotting a minivan in front of you.

- See a minivan::: be alert.

- See a minivan being driven by a woman::: be cautious

- See a minivan being driven by a woman with three kids in the back seat and no-one in the passengers seat::: fall back and travel at a safe distance.

- See a minivan being driven by a woman with three kids in the back seat and no-one in the passenger seat and the woman is talking on a cell phone::: fall back, travel at a safe distance and start flashing your emergency lights.

- See a minivan being driven by a woman with three kids in the back seat and no-one in the passenger seat and the woman is talking on a a cell phone and there is a dream-catcher hanging from the rear view mirror::: fall back, travel at a safe distance, start flashing your emergency lights and call 911.

[Rugman]

snoop - I almost always get a Dos Equis when I go to a Mexican Restaurant.

What I hate are drivers who, when you do something right to help move traffic along, give YOU the finger.

Yea and also drivers who start honking their horn at you when you stop at a yield sign because the right lane is full of fast moving traffic and their is no merge lane available.

[OzJohnnie]

I hate mini vans.  I hate the moms who drive them...

"Hate?"

F'ing A...  My wife drives a mini-van with three kids (in reference to the others here) and there is only one person allowed to "hate" her, and that's me, damn it!  If marriage doesn't give me that exclusive right then the whole world has gone to hell.

Yes, it's Sales Kick-off and I'm drunk as an f'ing skunk.  Eat your heart out, Flash, free beer for all b*stards, young and old.

Band for kick off? The Hoodoo Gurus.  Rock on, Aussies!  (The lead singing dude with the long hair is about 60 now with a Friar Tuck mostly bald head.  Age catches us all, I guess.)

EDIT: +k to the first three pages.  Rock on, Garth.

[finsleft]

In the effort to turn every injury, real or perceived, into a winning lottery ticket, this society keeps seeking - and finding - new lows.

I just can't leave this one alone, tmerts, because you oughta know better. I would agree that there is an element in society that may try to "win the lottery" with a "perceived" injury. Those types of claims, while getting occasional media attention and keeping snopes.com busy, are almost always weeded out by prudent intake screening, and significant risks and penalties for those claimants and the shoddy lawyers who assist them. Way more often than a frivolous claim, is the one that the hard working people around here that I deal with daily are reluctant to bring because they "aren't that type" and genuinely feel bad about doing it. But when some idiot causes them to miss work, lose wages and deal with significant pain on a daily basis, and causes them to completely change their lifestyle, they (usually quite reluctantly) seek redress from the one who caused it (actually, the insurance company that charged a premium to provide coverage for such an occasion).

I know, I know, I shouldn't have taken the bait, and I almost deleted this post (and still may). Don't want to start a big tort debate here, but sometimes I just can't help myself.

So, on to golf...Had a great time yesterday out at River Oaks in Cold Spring for the Book 'em's Bar golf scramble. Many Miller Lites and Cold Spring products were needed to quench my thirst on a (finally) hot afternoon. I'm definitely a beer player. Started off spraying the ball all over, by the end of the round we were using my ball 80% of the time. Good times. Plan to visit Kimball GC this afternoon with Fins IV.

No problem for me with the minivans. Still the most practical, affordable transportation option for families with children.

Have fun today Oz.

[tmerton]

What's a dream catcher?

I don't see a lot of mini-vans, especially when I'm commuting, but I sure can tell when someone is on a cell phone.  It should be interesting out here come July 1 when the new law goes into effect requiring anyone talking on a phone while driving to use a headset or other form of hands-free operation. 

What constantly amazes me are the number of pedestrians who walk into intersections while on the phone and without paying attention to traffic.  I'm surprised there aren't way more pedestrian accidents.

[Kilted Rat]

I hate mini vans.  I hate the moms who drive them with a million kids in the car that they cant control, driving with their pet poodle in their lap while on their cell phone and putting on their eye makeup.  I have to rent one when we take our Hawaii vacation to fit all five of us and our stuff and my golf clubs, and I hate having to drive one.  It has waaaaay to many doors and not enough forward gears. If I had to drive one every day, I would have to put some chrome dubs on it and get me one of them seats with the coolers in it to carry cold beer.

While in Ensenada I tried Dos Equis lager, really liked it, you guys should try it.

Outstanding rant!

Agree with you completely!!



Pardon me, Bennie, while I delve into sexism:

This is my version of Shoulda's minivan philosophy;

There are 4 main things about a driver that make them dangerous in my mind:
1. Lack of male external genitalia
2. Talking on a cell phone
3. Driving a large SUV/Minivan/truck
4. Applying make-up/eating/drinking a pop/yelling at kids.
5. Elderly (by this I mean they just look damn old, like George Burns regardless of their gender).

According to my research, each of the above increases the likelihood that the driver will do something stupid forcing you to react by about 15%. Assuming the average car does something stupid in the time you're around it about 10-15% of the time, if you see an old looking woman in an SUV talking on her cell phone and drinking a pop there is roughly 85-90% chance they will do something stupid in the coming mile likely causing or nearly causing an accident. You might as well call 911 now and have a prompt response by the EMS.

[Rugman]

In the effort to turn every injury, real or perceived, into a winning lottery ticket, this society keeps seeking - and finding - new lows.

I just can't leave this one alone, tmerts, because you oughta know better. I would agree that there is an element in society that may try to "win the lottery" with a "perceived" injury. Those types of claims, while getting occasional media attention and keeping snopes.com busy, are almost always weeded out by prudent intake screening, and significant risks and penalties for those claimants and the shoddy lawyers who assist them. Way more often than a frivolous claim, is the one that the hard working people around here that I deal with daily are reluctant to bring because they "aren't that type" and genuinely feel bad about doing it. But when some idiot causes them to miss work, lose wages and deal with significant pain on a daily basis, and causes them to completely change their lifestyle, they (usually quite reluctantly) seek redress from the one who caused it (actually, the insurance company that charged a premium to provide coverage for such an occasion).

I know, I know, I shouldn't have taken the bait, and I almost deleted this post (and still may). Don't want to start a big tort debate here, but sometimes I just can't help myself.

Hey, I'm with you on this one Fins.  In my line of work I also see many people who have been wronged and are reluctant to use the remedies the law makes available to them, only to have their life completely f'd up.  It may be true that the meek will inherit the earth (or whatever the saying is) but they sure the hell won't be able to afford the taxes.

[OzJohnnie]

I know, I know, I shouldn't have taken the bait, and I almost deleted this post (and still may). Don't want to start a big tort debate here, but sometimes I just can't help myself.

What about a tart debate?  Lemon for me.  The better half (Ha!) prefers a "seared peach".  I'm from Grand Rapids, for Chrissake!  Seared peach?!?  That's a joke right?

EDIT: Corrected the typo reference to "searched peach" reference.  Time for bed, silly boy...

[Rugman]

No problem for me with the minivans. Still the most practical, affordable transportation option for families with children.

True.  This one is like gun control, as in it isn't guns that kill people, it's people with guns that kill people.

[Rugman]

Since we're bustin' out a bit this morning I have a question for Dr Kilted Rat that's been bugging me for awhile.  How can a MD bitch about "Public assistance: helping fight natural selection for over 70 years", when the job of an MD itself is to "fight natural selection"?