HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: Kevin Langston <langston@convex.COM>
Subject: Re: John Wiley Price
Followup-To: dfw.general
Originator: langston@eugene.convex.com
Reply-To: langston@convex.COM (Kevin Langston)
Organization: Convex Computer Corporation, Technical Operations
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 18:44:52 GMT
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              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1992Oct6.154409.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov> htnguyen@sscvx1.ssc.gov writes:
>How long do we have to put up with this John Wiley Price crap!
>
>	Assaulted/Threatened with firearms on police by JWP- charge dropped
>	Rape- charge dismissed
>	Assault on construction workers- charge dismissed
>	Destruction of private property(vehicle)- dismissed
>	assault on reporters-no charge filed
>	Assault on joggers-either dismissed or dropped
>
>	Do I miss anything here????

    Yes you did. Last week, (Brain Cramp, I forgot his first name) Skinner
    of the Dallas County Constable's office filed suit against Mr Price
    and the other County Commissioners to prevent the elimination of four
    positions in the constable's office. Eliminating these positions would
    prohibit the Constable's ability to arrest parole violators. Now, that
    sounds like a trivial matter in and of itself. But right now, there is
    no one responsible for keeping track of parolees. Remember that McDuff
    character? He violated his parole, but there was no one to track him
    down until he was suspected of murder. Remember the 100-120 parolees
    getting back onto the streets every day in this state? If Mr. Price
    and his cronies get their way, no one will be in a position to keep
    tabs on them. 

    A description of the lawsuit is in the 9/29 Dallas Morning News Metro
    section. I'd be tempted to scan and post it, but it's already gone.

    I spoke with Mr. Skinner Saturday night, and he says this whole thing
    is just the standard political power play. The commissioners (legislative
    branch) want to assert their authority over the Constable's office 
    (executive) the only way they can, financially.

    Think about who the bad guys really are next month when you vote.
    I know Skinner is up for re-election. Isn't Price also? 
    
    BTW, Skinner's turf covers parts of Irving, Grand Prairie, Dallas,
    Desoto, Duncanville, and Cedar Hill.

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Newsgroups: dfw.general
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: Tailgated in the slow lane
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 15:31:29 GMT

In <84300101@trsvax> cls@trsvax.tandy.com writes:

>I'd like to know why when I'm going 55 in the rightmost lane of a four
>lane interstate, people feel the need to tailgate me to try to make
>me go faster.  If they are wanting to get off at the next exit, they need
>to either slow down or go around.  Actually I know the answer.  They
>are selfish little brats who never grew up.

And could you explain why it is that you are on the freeway driving a
good 10 MPH under the prevailing speed of traffic?  You can be written
a ticket for obstructing traffic for doing this in some states, even
if the prevailing speed of traffic happens to be over the legal speed
limit. 

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Newsgroups: dfw.general
From: dave@dms3b1.uucp (Dave Hanna)
Subject: Looking for newsfeed
Organization: Infotouch Systems, Inc., Dallas
Distribution: dfw
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 21:22:45 GMT

I have recently got my system back on the air in a new location, and am
looking for a moderate volume news feed (some of the comp.sys groups,
comp.sources, comp.binaries, maybe a few others.)  I have a 9600-baud
modem and dedicated line.

Can anyone help me out?
Reply to dave%dms3b1@cirr.com, or by voice phone to (214) 358-4534
(business hours, though there is a recorder on it).

Also, if I can get a feed, I'd be more than willing to feed anyone else
that's a local call.  I should have quite a bit of phone line capacity.

Thanks for the help.

-- 
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Newsgroups: dfw.general
From: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard)
Subject: Laws that ought to be enforced
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 00:14:36 GMT
Distribution: dfw
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

Since we've all been on the subject of the driving behavior/ traffic laws
in this newsgroup lately, did y'all know that there is a Texas Civil Statute
that says if a vehicle is emitting visible smoke from its exhaust for more
that 10 consectutive seconds that a police officer may cite the driver for
"pollution"? I read this one in the Vernon's Civil Statutes book at a 
defensive driving class I took a couple years ago. I wonder when this
law will begin to be widely enforced around here. With compact ccd video 
cameras/vcr's being installed in police cars nowadays, all the officer would
need to do for courtroom proof is show the videotape of the offender's
vehicle belching filth into the air. Being a bicyclist and a motorcyclist,
I'd love to see this one enforced a little more. (cough cough gag choke!)

Neal
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From: ajahn@digi.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn)
Newsgroups: dfw.general
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Date: 12 Oct 92 20:26:10 GMT
Distribution: dfw
Organization: DSC Communications Corp, Plano, TX

In article <ZNLisB1w164w@k5qwb.lonestar.org> lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy) writes:
>merlin@lerami.lerctr.org (David Hayes) writes:
>
>> My faith was rewarded when, about 3 miles later, I found a state trooper's
>> car sitting on the right shoulder. Parked behind him were all the cars that
>> had been passing on the shoulder. The drivers were all standing in a line,
>> handcuffed one to the next. The officer arrested the whole lot.
>> 
>> Served 'em right.
>
>Seems strange to me no one ever gets really pissed off about the fact 
>th cops are writting tickets instead of straightening out the traffic 
>jam which they are being paid to do.

Thats true, but then how would they make their "quotas"?? ;-)

>Lyn Kennedy    packet radio | K5QWB @ N5LDD.#NTX.TX.US.NA



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From: plarkin@iphase.com (Patrick Larkin)
Newsgroups: dfw.general
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Date: 13 Oct 92 16:47:23 GMT
Organization: Interphase Corporation - Dallas Texas
Originator: plarkin@coolcat


I think that there are a lot of people who have this mentality that "I'm goin' fast
enuff... you can just slow down".  Here's what *I* do:
(BTW - I'm a Dallas Native (what a pretentious term), so I KNOW these roads!)

When in the fast (left) lane & overtaking a vehicle in front of me, I ask myself
"Do they have room to move right w/o slowing down?"  If so, I'll flash my lites 
and approach smoothly but firmly in an effort to encourage them over.  
If they DON'T have room, I'll slow down and maintain minimum distance 
(depending on traffic (2 second rule on Central E-way?? Yeah Right!))
until they DO have room to move over.

When being overtaken, I'll judge "Can I move right without having to slow down?"   If so,
I'll be glad too; If not, I'll maintain speed & position until I do have room to move over.
What I HATE though is this:  Someone is overtaking me, there's no room for me to move
over, so they slow-down, I move over at first opening, AND THEY JUST CREEP BY ON MY
LEFT! WHY DONT PASS AS QUICKLY AS THEY APPROACHED?  As a result, I have to slow way 
down before I can move back into the left lane as the opening in my lane is dwindling!!!

Finally, there are only about 2 reasons I'd have to move right to pass:
(1)  2 or more leftmost lanes block by "The Abreast Gang" ...or...
(2)  A long (3 or more) string of cars are "Freight Train-ing" down the left lane.
       (If the leader cant figure it out, or the #2 guy/gal cant "influence"
        the leader, then there's NO HOPE of getting thru to any of them!
        (See also "New Highway Travel Game" in 'rec.humor.funny'))
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Newsgroups: dfw.general
From: lee@convex.com (Gene W. Lee)
Subject: Home security
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Distribution: dfw
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 12:41:59 GMT
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              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.


I have been evaluating different home security systems over the last couple
of weeks.  At this point, I am about to choose Emergency Networks package of 
2 doors
2 motion detectors
2 keypads
for $250

Has anyone out there had experience with these people as far as service?

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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: dfw.general
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 05:07:19 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

In article <melliott.718306241@convex.convex.com>, Mark Elliott writes:

> Ummmmm, is it because most of the slower traffic usually stays to the
> left? I guess this could just be the places I drive, but I have noticed 
> that for some strange reason slower traffic usually stays to the left
> on the major highways....(635, 121)

121 has several major left side splits if you are heading toward downtown
Fort Worth.  I don't remember that many on LBJ...


                                                Jim Pritchett


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Newsgroups: dfw.general
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
From: davidc@montagar.com (David L. Cathey)
Date: 10 Oct 92 09:46:19 GMT
Distribution: dfw
Organization: Montagar Software Concepts, Plano TX

> In <BPc0RB3w165w@elecafe> pisser@elecafe (Pisser) writes:
>>What do you guys think???

	If you think it is that bad, then go home...  Anyway, on Central,
most of the "accelleration lanes" are pathetically short.  And many of the
exit ramps are white-lined to avoid the exit ramp problem you described.
And if *you* would notice, there are YIELD signs on those exit ramps for
*YOU* to obey so that exitting traffic can get off the highway, rather than
backup on the highway (causing more problems).

	But I do have to agree with him on some of the bonehead manuevers
I've seen.  In just the last week, I've almost had two accidents due to
stupidity of the other driver:

	1) Beltway and Beltline - driver crossed all three lanes on a right
		turn, while I was on the outside (left-side) right turn lane
		(right turn REQUIRED on right two lanes).  I had to damn-near
		jump the curb, but fortunately managed to save my front-end
		alignment.
	2) Lady driving on the wrong side of the road on Custer to quickly(?)
		get to the adjacent parking lot, of which I was exitting,
		nearly had a head-on into her.

	Some of the the previously posted peeves irritate me a little was
well, but tend to be honest mistakes.  But these real bone-heads are the
ones I worry about running into, because I just might literally do that.

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Newsgroups: dfw.general
From: shane@utdallas.edu (Shane Davis)
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Reply-To: shane@utdallas.edu
Organization: The Univ. of Texas at Dallas, ACC
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 19:29:02 GMT

In article <BvpuHw.2u5@cmptrc.lonestar.org>, andy@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Andy Hart) writes:
|> I wrote:
|> >
|> >Doing that crap behind me is the surest way in the world to get me to slow
|> >down.  Every single time.  Get too close and I'll slam on the damn brakes.
|> >
|> 
|> Before someone else does it, I'll point out an obvious contradiction in
|> my last post.  Slamming on the brakes isn't necessarily a good idea
|> either!  This also may be a good way to get shot.  I was mainly saying this
|> for rhetorical impact.
|> 
|> Hey!  I'm pretty much a hot-head and driving in DFW stresses me out at
|> times.  I have made much progress in staying cool behind the wheel, but
|> I'm not perfect.  Sometimes I still do things like this.
|> 

Me, too...and I would do a lot more if I weren't worried about pickups with
gun racks.

(btw, I think pickups which aren't carrying cargo should be prohibited
from driving in metro areas...I know most people have legitimate use for them,
but pickups obstruct other drivers' view and people who have a truck just
for the sake of having a truck piss me off. I've already had a fender-bender
because I couldn't see around one of these damn things. If you need a truck
for business...that's fine. If you drive on just for the sake of driving one,
stay out in BFE with it...especially if it's a dualie).

My wife has a good idea. She says she would like to have paddles (like those
Fli-back paddles) or something with names/phrases/etc written on
them to hold up when someone drives like a *&^*. I think this should be
expanded to include on-board data entry into one of those signs which
scroll messages sideways.

The strange thing is, people here don't use their horns (I do) when they are
cut off or offended by someone's driving. I take the attitude of the
Chicago/New York/Boston/etc. drivers and sit on the horn when cut off.

Also remember to drive half on the shoulder when exiting (e.g. from SB 121 to
WB 114 near the airport) during rush hour to make sure the jerks who will
drive past everyone on the shoulder can't get past. I used to cut them off
when I had a '73 Pontiac, but I must confess I am a bit less brave with a '91
model. I still make sure I tailgate the car in front of me when someone thinks
I'm going to let him/her cut in to my lane at the last minute. I'll be damned
if I'm going to wait my turn in a 1/2-mile backup (knowing I need to exit
where the line is going) and let some jerk fly past 50 cars and cut in.

--Shane

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From: andy@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Andy Hart)
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 07:09:17 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

The taunt "go ahead and rear-end me" was intended as sarcasm.

The only accident I'VE had was also a rear-ender (not my fault either).
Let's see now... you've been rear-ended twice.  I've been rear-ended once.

Gee, I wonder if tail-gating has anything to do with it?
From: aaron@kesher.UUCP (Aaron Schmiedel)
Newsgroups: dfw.general
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Date: 11 Oct 92 05:09:33 GMT
Organization: KESHERnet International - Dallas, TX


Someone mentioned that they would leave their cars on the road in an
accident situation.  State law requires that you *MOVE* the cars off
to the side or side road IF IT IS A NON-INJURY ACCIDENT.  You can get
a ticket for not moving.  And if you call in the city of Dallas and
to report an accident, if you say there is no injury they won't send
a police officer out to investigate.  So, if you positively want a
policeman out there, you should tell them you hurt your back or something...


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Newsgroups: dfw.general
From: harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp)
Subject: Re: Why do Dallas Drivers pass on the right?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 05:35:43 GMT

alfredo@ajahnv.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn V) writes:

>In article <BvqGJJ.Dnp@cmptrc.lonestar.org> andy@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Andy Hart) writes:
>> [...]
>>  1)  People who don't use their turn signals.
>The reason for that (and I'm not kidding here) is that when someone (in
>Dallas) puts on their turn signal to move into another lane, some idiot
>in a pickup truck will speed up to not let you in... I think its some kind
>of macho thing. I'm not sure. Therefore, people have to "sneak" in.

That's one thing they have right (IMO) in L.A.  When you see a turn
signal, it doesn't mean "Please mister let me into your lane."  It
means "Here I come!" ;)

Of course, it could be the typical Dallas turn signal reaction
bleeding over into highway driving.  Seeing the yellow light causes an
involuntary contraction of the calf muscles, resulting in unintended
acceleration. ;)

Lately it seems, many Dallasites have perfected what I call the
swerve-merge technique.  Instead of using their turn signal, the
person "fakes" a lane change that would permenantly attach them to
your fender, had they completed it.  When you hit the brakes to avoid
them, they switch lanes into the hole you so politely opened for them.
Grr...
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  And hearts on fire / Are just the same old song" -- The Cure
From: mswilson@msw.UUCP (Michael S. Wilson)
Newsgroups: dfw.test
Subject: msw
Date: 9 Oct 92 03:57:58 GMT
Organization: MSW Consulting Services

testing batch...
Newsgroups: dfw.test
From: james@dlss2 (James Cummings)
Subject: Test[ignore]
Organization: RedRock Development
Distribution: dfw
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 01:31:13 GMT

an ignorable test.
Newsgroups: dfw.test
From: doug@seas.smu.edu (Doug Davis)
Subject: Re: Lets see where "dfw" sends this message
X-Disclaimer: This message was not written by a user at CONVEX so there naayyh!
Organization: SMU School Of Engineering and Applied Science
Distribution: dfw
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 01:12:46 GMT

Wow and it went through convex twice, seems like news was supposed to
prevent this...

>Article 737 of dfw.test:
>Xref: seas.smu.edu misc.test:27308 dfw.test:737
>Newsgroups: misc.test,dfw.test
>Path: seas.smu.edu!convex!convex!schnoebe
>From: schnoebe@convex.com (Eric Schnoebelen)
>Subject: Lets see where "dfw" sends this message
>Sender: usenet@news.eng.convex.com (news access account)
>Message-ID: <1992Oct7.153451.10516@news.eng.convex.com>
>Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:34:51 GMT
>Distribution: dfw
>References: <BvoL4s.75n@egsner.cirr.com>
>Nntp-Posting-Host: orion.convex.com
>Organization: USENET news support, CONVEX Computer Corp, Richardson, Tx. USA
>Followup-To: poster
From: robert@cpvax.cpses.tu.com
Newsgroups: dfw.test
Subject: Re: Lets see where "dfw" sends this message
Date: 9 Oct 92 11:50:23 CDT
Followup-To: dfw.test
Distribution: dfw
Organization: Texas Utilities, Glen Rose TX 

In article <1992Oct8.151546.4685@news.eng.convex.com>, schnoebe@convex.com (Eric Schnoebelen) writes:
> doug@seas.smu.edu (Doug Davis) writes:
> - Wow and it went through convex twice, seems like news was supposed to
> - prevent this...
> 
> 	Well, Doug, thats because we have two news servers running in
> house, and they both want to be convex.  But neither of them calls the
> other convex.. :-)
> 

uunet does the same thing.

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From: emcguire@intellection.com (Ed McGuire)
Subject: Re: test
Organization: Intellection, Inc.
Distribution: dfw
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 22:19:49 GMT

In article <EMCGUIRE.92Oct14160239@fuller.Intellection.COM> emcguire@Intellection.COM (Ed McGuire) writes:

   test

Another reply.
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From: emcguire@intellection.com (Ed McGuire)
Subject: test
Organization: Intellection, Inc.
Distribution: intellection
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:11:08 GMT

test
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Newsgroups: dfw.test
From: emcguire@intellection.com (Ed McGuire)
Subject: test
Organization: Intellection, Inc.
Distribution: dfw
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:12:08 GMT

test
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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: dfw.test
Subject: Re: Lets see where "dfw" sends this message
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 05:52:44 GMT
Distribution: dfw
Organization: is sometimes desirable

In article <BvoL4s.75n@egsner.cirr.com>, Eric Schnoebelen writes:

> Ok, lets see where the distribution of "dfw" sends this message.
> 
> By rigths, it should go no futher than Dallas/FtWorth, but I have
> this nasty feeling that it will end up all over the world.  Lets see
> what the reflectors tell me (hopefully they include the Path: line as
> well!)

I have seen dfw messages go far and wide.  I have seen tx messages replied
to from the west and east coast.  I sometimes wonder about the distribution
of the "local" newsgroups.


                                                Jim Pritchett


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From: flip@thekidd (Phillip Dimock)
Newsgroups: dfw.test
Subject: Test of dfw.test
Date: 11 Oct 92 06:51:12 GMT
Organization: My Humble Abode

This is my first post. I hope I did not screw up and post to
a group other than dfw.test. If I did, so sorry.
10/11 1:54am

This is the beginings of a signature.
Newsgroups: dfw.test
From: emcguire@Intellection.COM (Ed McGuire)
Subject: test
Supersedes: <EMCGUIRE.92Oct13120816@fuller.Intellection.COM>
Organization: Intellection Inc.
Distribution: dfw
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 21:56:46 GMT

test
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