If they ban Hams from talking on the radio while in a car there would be little need for repeaters, seems pertinent to me.
Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fire22pa Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps... i dont think this post has any business on this site and is no direct relation to this site --- Tony VE6MVP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 11:52 AM 2007-01-30 -0500, you wrote: > > >I cannot believe how incredibly stupid legislators > are. The problem is > >NOT with using a cell phone, or anything else. The > problem is that (1) > >these people are CRAPPY drivers, and do not belong > on the road in the > >first place, and (2) driver's education in the is > country is > >ridiculously horrible! Testing needs to be made > MUCH tougher. How about > >doing something about THAT??? > > > >It ticks me off when I see these people that insist > on talking with > >their hands, holding the phone in one hand and > waving the other around > >while driving, not even looking at the road. And > you know darned well > >they are just 'rag-chewing'. > > I somewhat agree with you. However, in my opinion, the problem really > is that folks are concentrating too much on the telephone. Be it > social jibber jabber, talking/arguing with the boss, spouse, girl/boy > friend, > etc. I once had a technically heavy conversation > with a client while > driving on the freeway and thinking later that I had severe tunnel > vision and reacted poorly to one situation. So now I ensure my cell > phone conversations are much "lighter" in content. > > However how do you legislate this? > > Besides I seldom use the cell phone anyhow. I don't have any traffic > tieups on my 12 minute daily commute so I'm quite fortunate in that > sense. > > Tony ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited Yahoo! Groups Links <p class="style1">Visit <a href="http://www.ourphoneList.com";>OurPhonelist.com</a></p> <p class="style1">It's free and you'll never lose track of a phone number again! </p> -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.17/661 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 11:30 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.17/661 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 11:30 PM <p class="style1">Visit <a href="http://www.ourphoneList.com";>OurPhonelist.com</a></p> <p class="style1">It's free and you'll never lose track of a phone number again! </p>
