"I Pulled Out Of Pittsburg Headin' Down The Eastern Seaboard..."

"...I got my diesel wound up and she's runnin' like never before"

I just spent sixty two dollars to fill up my old F150 8 Cylinder Detroit Iron Slamma Jamma.

That seriously pissed me off.

As an act of revenge I pulled up next to some gay ass sports car looking BMW at the next traffic light. I revved the old bitch up with the obvious intent of blowing the doors off of my temporary european sidekick.

Didn't that little bastard get out of the hole faster than me?

You know what, though? Thanks to the fact that there wasn't another light for about two miles, and also owing to what happens when a low gear ratio shifts out, I sucked the wind out of that little foreign prick about a half mile later and just kept walkin'.

He was a pin point of light when I finally decided to pull off before I got arrested - at 120.

I'm fifty eight years old and should not be playing these kind of games.

I gotta tell you - I really enjoyed that one.

I guess the economy is starting to get to me.

tom

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Tom Watson
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You are my new hero ...

Reply to
Tim Daneliuk

"I'm taking little white pills and mhy eyes are open wide."

Reply to
Tom Watson

I rather like the George Thorogood cover of this tune ...

Reply to
Tim Daneliuk

And 2 miles down the road you had to stop and get more gas. . . LOL

Well the ICC is checking on down the line I'm a little overweight and my log books are way behind But nothing bothers me tonight, I can dodge all the scales all right Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight

Cheers

Jim

Reply to
jtm065tree

That was YOU??

Reply to
Zz Yzx

Agreed. But it lacks the properly piquant irony.

I'll have to go with the one from my old Ricky album.

Reply to
Tom Watson

"My rig's a little rusty but that don't mean she's slow."

Reply to
Tom Watson

Dave Dudley's still my favourite rendition:

Well, I pulled out of Pittsburgh, Rollin' down the Eastern Seaboard. I've got my diesel wound up, And she's running like never before. There's a speed zone ahead, all right, I don't see a cop in sight. Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.

I got ten forward gears, And a Georgia overdrive. I'm taking little white pills, And my eyes are open wide. I just passed a 'Jimmy' and a 'White': I've been passin' everything in sight. Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.

Well, it seems like a month, Since I kissed my baby good-bye. I could have a lot of women, But I'm not like some other guys. I could find one to hold me tight, But I could never believe that it's right. Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.

I.C.C. is checking on down the line. I'm a little overweight and my log's three days behind. But nothing bothers me tonight. I can dodge all the scales all right, Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.

Well my rig's a little old, But that don't mean she's slow. There's a flame from her stack, And the smoke's rolling black as coal. My hometown's coming in sight, If you think I'm happy your right. Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight. Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight. Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.

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clare at snyder dot ontario do

What REALLY burns my butt is when it takes $70 to fill a PT Cruizer!!!

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clare at snyder dot ontario do

What burns my butt is that I used to be able to run a Lincoln for a month on what it costs to fill up my motorcycle these days.

Reply to
J. Clarke

Yeah, but how many people know what a "Georgia overdrive" is?

todd

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todd

Hope it doesn't take $100/tank before the USA gets serious about developing alternate energy sources, but time will tell.

Lew

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Lew Hodgett

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:CriEk.929$Dk4.84 @nwrddc02.gnilink.net:

I think the elements are in place for alternate energy sources, but viable commercial progress is slow. Right now, it appears to me that the most viable alternate energy is electricity, whether from recovering energy (regenerative braking) or using the sun's energy more wisely.

One area where I think there could be major improvement is utilizing waste heat. Anyone care to install a lava lamp on their tailpipe?

Puckdropper

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Puckdropper

He probably just decided to stick to the speed limit.

Reply to
Stuart

What you should be pissed off about is the 700 billion a year we send out of our country to pay for that oil.

I'm in the mid east, you would not believe how YOUR money is spent.

Reply to
Rick Samuel

Don't expect overnight changes. Some tell me that offshore drilling will take 10 years before we see any impact at the pump.

Reply to
Maxwell Lol

It appears it'll take worse than that - and I wonder how many of the homes built during the housing "bubble" were super-insulated (as compared to the number that barely met minimum code requirements)...

Reply to
Morris Dovey

Count yourselves lucky, in the UK diesel is over $2 per /litre/

To fill the 77litre tank of my car costs $172

Reply to
Stuart

But that wouldn't be an alternate energy source, That would just be more of the same.

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Robatoy

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