Posted by Doug on June 29, 2008, 5:39 pm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0628edit2jun28,0,3529727.story
Used to be, when you pulled up to the light next to one of those big,
brawny, incredibly massive SUVs, you felt inadequate in your puttering
little sedan. Admit it. You did. The sport-utility vehicle driver,
perched high in leathered luxury, commanded the road in a vehicle so
oversized that it often...
Posted by Mr. G on July 3, 2008, 10:07 pm
In article <f0ca7fa5-0973-4559-8b30-9278fc5f1c7d@
79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, Doug (indydoug@gmail.com) says...
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0628edit2jun28,0,3529727.story
>
>But now, with $ a gallon gas, the driver of a scrawny car with 13-inch
>tires experiences another emotion when he or she sees one of those
>rumbling beasts idling at the stop light, consuming massive quantities
>of gas: pity.
Funny, I don't feel pity for them. My thoughts are something more along
the lines of: idiot.
>
>But now, with $ a gallon gas, the driver of a scrawny car with 13-inch
>tires experiences another emotion when he or she sees one of those
>rumbling beasts idling at the stop light, consuming massive quantities
>of gas: pity.