Texting while driving ban begins Thursday

If they are driving slower than the speed limit....blow your horn. If they are driving the speed limit....slow down. Normal is not a law.

If you see an idiot swoop by you in the highway,stop before they squat and get their tag number. These careless, greedy people do not care who they hurt. Some people with morals may even stop and give you their phone number and witness for you if need be. These are ruthless jerks.

There are at least four variants of this scam:
1. "Swoop and Squat." The scammer swoops in front of you, jams on the brakes, and you hit them from the rear. Inside the scammer's car are passengers who then pretend to have severe and painful injuries, even if the collision was at a very low speed.

2. "Drive Down." As you are merging into traffic, the scammer slows down and waves you forward. He then rams into your car and denies waving you into traffic, and of course, blames the accident entirely on you.

3. "Sideswipe." At a busy intersection with a dual left-turn lane, the scammer deliberately sideswipes you if you accidentally drift into the outer lane while completing the turn.

4. "Shady Helpers." Whether you've had a legitimate or staged accident, a stranger approaches you to convince you to use a specific auto-body shop, doctor or chiropractor, or lawyer. It may be a setup: you could easily get poor and overpriced work done, shoddy or no treatment, or bad legal advice.

Yes, we are in agreement. I apologize for the misplaced comment.

Good comment.

You are one crazy being.

This entire cell phone fiasco is just another example of the global digression of our logical thinking. Can anyone out there explain why they were ever condoned in the first place? Did someone somewhere stand up in a conference room or board meeting and say, "I have an idea that will make us multi-billionaires. Let's make a phone that can be used while driving down the road." Then a bigger idiot stood and said, "Cool idea, dude. Then we will upgrade it in two months and add texting so people can be even less attentive, while driving. Then after a few thousand get killed trying to use the little keys, we will make a little portable computer. Then we will make it bigger and bigger until it is so big it requires a seat belt of its own. We will unite the whole world.........(except those we kill or cripple, but progress always has sacrifices, doesn't it?) Let them pass a law, they won't catch me. And they are too stupid to make them illegal in vehicles. After all, I need to call and tell my BF that I am in her yard. I cannot walk all the way to that door. (I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.) If your teenagers have cell phones, you ASKED for the call when you get it..."there has been a terrible accident and I am sorry to tell you that......"
The even sadder part will be when the other vehicle is full of totally innocent victims that our law calls "DEAD at the SCENE of the ACCIDENT." Does it make you feel better when you tell them not to use it while driving? If so, give them a bottle of liquor and a gun and tell them not to use them either. Clear your conscience. Oh yeah, Coggins, Pasley-Fletcher and Moody Funeral Homes wish to say, "Thank You" to all you Parents, Grandparents and other enablers of cell phone users.

Are you telling me that cell phones are also allowed in schools? Say it ain't so, Joe.