My rant for the week:

I was driving my mom's car out in the rural area, just for some relaxation and to check up on the condition of the roads for when I get the p-car out of storage. Well I'm going along having a nice drive at about 90-95km/h in an 80 zone. 80 is pretty much the norm for the rural areas. Well the roads are all pretty dry, except for a bit of slush at the edges and like I said I'm having a nice drive. I know the area really well.

Anyways, to the point. On my way back I come across this 60km/h speed limit sign which seems pretty damn new. I slow down. I'm totally suprised because the road has always been 80 as long as I can remember. I'm thinking what the f**k! This road is way out in the middle of nowhere; there are just some vinyards around and the odd country house. The road is almost perfectly level and straight, and has nice wide lanes and wide shoulders as well. And there hasn't been any housing development or schools or anything to really justify a change in the speed. This is retarded. There is no reason why the speed limit should be so low. Hell the road would be perfectly safe if the speed limit was 100 in this area.

Now I used to take this road to work, and it would add probably a good 5 minutes to my drive. Sure that's not a ton, but still 5 minutes here and there adds up. And for no good reason!

My guess is some people complained about poeple going fast or whatever. Maybe there was some accident... I'll have to do some research.

Seriously though I'm ready to start a petition, head down to city hall, and start lobbying for a change back to 80km/h, or at least 70km/h. This is so stupid. Cars these days are becoming safer and are better suited to go fast, and what do they do? Lower the speed limit!!!! I'm tired of this nonsense about how speed kills or whatever. Yes when you are going faster than what the road is suited or designed for and when you are going faster than what your car can handle, speed can kill. However, this road can definitly handle a higher speed.

I swear this is just to make money from speeding tickets...

 

Higher average highway speedlimits, so the traffic actually flows at the pace that it wants to (say 70ish), actually decrease accidents and deaths.

 

Oooh! Oooh!

Can I place my bet early?

I'm gonna bet this goes for about 10 pages. About 70 posts. 2 Rennlisters will get pissed at each other. Then a well-worded long post from Z-man. Someone will post that special olympics picture. Abyss here we come.

What kind of odds can I get on my $1?

 

I don't take sucker bets, Tifo. I'll bet you it goes over 10 pages if I can add these lines:

Can anyone tell me how to turbo my NA? Or is it better to swap in a SBC 350? The suspension isn't that important, since it will only be for street drag racing.

Sorry for the hijack.

 

While we are on the subject and all..what kind of oil do you guys use and why? Synthetic vs. Dino?

 

We can add some rennlist propaganda too..

 

Sorry Tifo all bets are off!!!

 

Is anybody selling the Saratoga top.

 

I'm about to do some mods and don't want to get burned. Has anyone ever had a bad experience with a parts supply or tuner?

 

Ahhh! The pirates are boarding! Abandon Ship! Abandon Ship!

Damn forum pirates hehe.

 

I want to add an electric supercharger to my 944, along with the Tornado. These are legit, right? I'm thinking these should add about 100 rwhp.

 

Seriously, don't you guys have work to do?
~Eyal

 

I was going to church the other day, probably a Sunday, and I was late. Not my fault, of course. But anyway, I was worried about the scorn I was sure to receive for arriving late. So, I walked into the building, and I looked into the sanctuary. Oh good, I thought, the choir's singing. Now I can sneak into the back unnoticed. Success! But just as I was heading for the door, Jesus walked around the corner. He wasn't really Jesus, of course. Just some shmuck dressed as him for one reason or another. At least, I think so. But still, he scared the hell out of me.

 

Top fifteen excuses to use if you're caught napping at work:
1. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
2. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to."
3. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper."
4. "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
5. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
6. "I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance."
7. "Actually doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend."
8. "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. Are you discriminatory towards people who practice Yoga?"
9. "Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."
10."The coffee machine is broken...."
11."Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."
12."Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
13."Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!"
14."Wasn't sleeping. Was trying to pick up contact lens without hands."
15."Amen."

 

Nope!