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    The "I Saw it While Driving Thread" UB5 Version

    On the MBDS (message board down south) we had the same thread where you post the funny, stupid, shameful, and crazy pictures you see while you are driving.

    And... Go!

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    A while back I was driving home from work on I-215 east of the airport towards Davis county. Traffic was light and I was going about 75 MPH (pay no attention, Diehard Ute).

    I noticed 3 strange things all at once. I noticed something moving rapidly up and down in my peripheral vision to my left, i heard a loud grinding sound, and I saw a car on the other side of the freeway with a large amount of sparks coming from it.

    I finally realized that the object moving up and down rapidly was the sparky car's front drivers side wheel and tire, and it was coming right at me. It bounced over my car and missed me by about 5 feet. It took me a few minutes to realize how dangerous the situation could have been.
    “To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisrenrut View Post
    A while back I was driving home from work on I-215 east of the airport towards Davis county. Traffic was light and I was going about 75 MPH (pay no attention, Diehard Ute).

    I noticed 3 strange things all at once. I noticed something moving rapidly up and down in my peripheral vision to my left, i heard a loud grinding sound, and I saw a car on the other side of the freeway with a large amount of sparks coming from it.

    I finally realized that the object moving up and down rapidly was the sparky car's front drivers side wheel and tire, and it was coming right at me. It bounced over my car and missed me by about 5 feet. It took me a few minutes to realize how dangerous the situation could have been.
    About 25 years ago, I was hurrying through the Mission Bay area on I-5 toward downtown SD. It was a warm Summer day around 2 pm. Three vehicles were travelling side by side a little below the speed limit, and I was frustrated for quite some time not being able to get around them. On the left was a SUV, in the center a Chrysler convertible, on the right a semi truck.

    By the time I was able to move around the vehicles, I looked over to see what kind of idiots were blocking so much traffic behind them. A look at the convertible revealed it... A 30ish brunette wearing nothing but sunglasses. She wasn't exactly Megan Fox, but she certainly wasn't Rosanne Barr either. True story.
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    No. No. No.

    You must post a pic of what you saw.



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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperGabers View Post
    No. No. No.

    You must post a pic of what you saw.



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    I was describing the picture I have in my head, but I didn't use the requisite 1000 words.

    You're encouraging us to take picures while we drive? Sounds a little reckless
    “To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.

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    I have no photo, but while at the U, when the golf course was still there I was driving down the road that went through the middle of it towards the Union Bldg. I had an old beater Honda Civic (still my favorite car I've owned of all time) and suddenly a golf ball ricochets off my hood. I hit the brakes and look around the golf course to see who shanked their drive so badly, only to see two guys in their late 70s - 80s running away. I hopped out of my car and yelled at them, "You better run punks!"

    Still cracks me up to this day thinking of those old farts running with their golf bags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisrenrut View Post
    I was describing the picture I have in my head, but I didn't use the requisite 1000 words.

    You're encouraging us to take picures while we drive? Sounds a little reckless
    Us UB5ers are more than capable of multitasking safely.

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    As an example:

    On my last trip to Utah, I was excited to learn that they water their sidewalks to help them grow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperGabers View Post
    As an example:

    On my last trip to Utah, I was excited to learn that they water their sidewalks to help them grow.

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    That is irrigation. They invented it, you know.

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    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperGabers View Post
    As an example:

    On my last trip to Utah, I was excited to learn that they water their sidewalks to help them grow.

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    I would be more concerned with the window neon sign....name and decal

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    I see lots of things. I can't take pictures or talk about them online per policy

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    Quote Originally Posted by FN Phat View Post
    I would be more concerned with the window neon sign....name and decal
    I used to work for Wacker Construction Equipment. I had a company truck with that exact logo plastered all over it. This picture was most likely taken outside a construction equipment rental company.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FN Phat View Post
    I would be more concerned with the window neon sign....name and decal
    Oh.Em.Gee!!! I never noticed that! Good eye FN! Snort!

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    Saw a dude today on the 15 in Layton pounding a tall boy of Bud Light at 645AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by big z View Post
    Saw a dude today on the 15 in Layton pounding a tall boy of Bud Light at 645AM.

    That is known as "breakfast" around these parts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by big z View Post
    Saw a dude today on the 15 in Layton pounding a tall boy of Bud Light at 645AM.
    I want to eat breakfast with that guy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Diehard Ute View Post
    I see lots of things. I can't take pictures or talk about them online per policy
    Can we make FOIA requests for them?
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    Those shoes are definitely bi-curious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by macktruck32 View Post
    Can we make FOIA requests for them?
    You can GRAMA request anything. What out lawyers do with it is up to them. However our reports are pretty dry reading lol

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    'Merica!!!

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    At least spell the words correctly.


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    if you saw spaceships over Glasgow?
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    Try to be bad.


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    Quote Originally Posted by IdahoUteTroutHead View Post
    At least spell the words correctly.
    Hey, your moniker is misspelled. You can't capitalize in the middle of words that way.

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    I have my moniker on the back of my car.

    ...but I do know how to spell "indivisible".
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    -What would you do
    if you saw spaceships over Glasgow?
    Would you fear them?
    Every aircraft, every camera, is a wish that wasn't granted.

    What was that for?
    Try to be bad.


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    Quote Originally Posted by IdahoUteTroutHead View Post
    I have my moniker on the back of my car.

    ...but I do know how to spell "indivisible".
    Speling is kind of a subjective thing anyway.

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    I like words that ewe can spell in different weighs.


    -What would you do
    if you saw spaceships over Glasgow?
    Would you fear them?
    Every aircraft, every camera, is a wish that wasn't granted.

    What was that for?
    Try to be bad.


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    $5.09 / gallon near La Brea, CA.
    The Ford in this photo just pulled out of this station, presumably after pumping some gas.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Solon View Post
    $5.09 / gallon near La Brea, CA.
    The Ford in this photo just pulled out of this station, presumably after pumping some gas.
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    Wow. Was that taken today? Premium is about $4.35 here in my neck of the woods.

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    Took this one with a little Nikon Coolpix last night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LA Ute View Post
    Wow. Was that taken today? Premium is about $4.35 here in my neck of the woods.
    Taken yesterday (June 1, 2013). The price is abnormally high for the neighborhood by about a dollar. I happened to have the camera in the front seat and was stopped at the light, so I snapped the photo. (was on my way to see the Helms Bakery Building on Venice Blvd - an important site in Olympic history).
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