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> quote: I was going to say "wow, great voca" right until you started putting nasty words in the mouths of people you don't know. Sounds to me now that you are making it into drama, because your postings get longer and longer... Nah - I didn't put words into anybody's mouth at all. You might want to reread the post. I clearly stated that the monologue was an internal vision I considered to be outlandish. There is no...

> quote: Originally posted by mycroftt quote: Originally posted by ceejay2 quote: Originally posted by mycroftt I honestly don't understand the need for all the drama and righteous indignation. that's okay, i don't understand the judgemental attitude that if other drivers object to being treated like an airport shuttle they are selfish. i absolutely defend your right to load up your car with whatever luggage your slugs may...

> I only take 3 when the line asks. Usually this is when there is a long line of people and no cars in sight.

> smithma, I don't know the answer to your question. It seems like a clarification on emergency and law enforcement vehicle HOV use is something that should be asked of VDOT who publishes the rules, or of the State Police who enforce them. As I read it, I think exemption #4 says that public utility vehicles (power, water, and gas company vehicles) are exempt from the HOV restrictions only when they are responding to emergency calls....

> quote: Originally posted by Oosik Drivers shouldn't take three unless it would leave a woman alone or the weather is extremely bad or if it's after normal slugging hours. Don't steal someone else's slugs. When the line has 10 or more and no other cars are in line I will take three.

> quote: Originally posted by mycroftt I honestly don't understand the need for all the drama and righteous indignation. that's okay, i don't understand the judgemental attitude that if other drivers object to being treated like an airport shuttle they are selfish. i absolutely defend your right to load up your car with whatever luggage your slugs may wish to bring. why can you not give drivers who choose not to do so the...

> And that blacksky is how it should work. Radio volume FTW.

> quote: Originally posted by Jody Posted by Pele: Sometimes the line is really long and it's like 20 mins between cars at 2:45 or 3:00 at the Pentagon At 5 pm, I could understand the request to take a 3rd rider. But at 2:45 or 3 pm, there is still a 3 hr. window before the HOV restrictions are lifted. I'd rather not wait another 20 mins to half an hour for another car to come by. I ask, and if the driver agrees to take one more,...

> quote: Originally posted by trinity We all take risks commuting as sluggers, but in the 20 years of slugging, there have been very few times when I literally feared that I may not make it safely to my family. At 14th & New York around 5:15pm today, I accepted a ride from a white woman driving a Saturn (grey/tan) with hideous leopard seat covers front and back and chimes in the front and back. Yes, CHIMES! While I should have quickly...

> Drivers shouldn't take three unless it would leave a woman alone or the weather is extremely bad or if it's after normal slugging hours. Don't steal someone else's slugs.