Re: Advice to Drivers of Small Pointless Japanese Cars

On Jun 27, 9:49 pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In message
> <b63a86ed-10c5-437c-848d-575fa6ab3...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Michael Angelo Ravera <marav...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >The goal should be the first car through a GREEN light at maximum safe
> >speed. This isn't the same thing as being the first car in queue at a
> >red light. In fact, it may be quite different. If you are first car in
> >queue at a red light, you have failed your task miserably.
>
> Ever play chess, Michael? Ever win the game in just one move?
>
> Usually you have to position your pieces properly before you can win.
> When one is caught amongst a Phalanx of Sloth, managing to be first in
> line at a red light is a definite WIN

Your standard of "winning" seems somewhat low... not to mention
exceedingly variable.

You arrive first at a red light = "winner".  "Sloth coaster" arrives
first ("all smug and sanctimonious", IIRC) = "loser".

> You see, once that light turns
> green, there are no more Sloths in front of you

You seem to imply that arriving first at a red light causes traffic to
the front to vanish.  No traffic pulling out from anywhere to your
front, no traffic turning R or L from the cross streets.

I have just got to visit your planet someday.  Well, maybe a flyover
would do.

> to impede your
> progress, and you can finally start making it through some green
> lights.

> That's when you say CHECKMATE, SLOTH!

Yeah, I played chess with guys like you.  One second it's "checkmate",
and the next it's "I didn't see your (fianchettoed) bishop, can I take
that back?"
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- gpsman