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What a Blustery Day!
Scott en Aztlán wrote: > We had a little Santa Ana Wind action in SoCal today. For those who > don't know, Santa Anas are really strong, dry winds that come from the > deserts to the east of us and blow all the smog out over the ocean. > They also wreak havok on Truckers, tipping over their trailers. > > The strong winds also blow around lots of leaves, tree limbs, > tumbleweeds, and other debris, which can instantly turn any road into > a slalom course. > > Around lunch time I was tooling along, minding my own business, when > some little punk felt the need to prove that his riced-up Integra was > better than my car. He was speeding up, slowing down, tailgating, and > generally making an ass of himself. At one point, while he was a few > feet off my back bumper, I noticed a rather large tree limb lying in > the lane up ahead. Holding back until the last moment, I nimbly darted > around the obstacle; unfortunately, Mr. Riceboy plowed right into it. > Gosh, I sure hope he didn't damage his (primer-colored) Shogun front > air dam... That probably represents 6 months' worth of his Wal*Mart > salary! > -- > I hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. I saw the footage on the Weather Channel earlier this evening. The wind gusts were reported to be up to 90 mph. How many SoCal drivers can outrun that? Obviously that rice burner couldn't. |
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