[PRCo] Re: More Darwyn

[Fred Schneider]

Pleeeezz, John.  He is an acquaintance, not a friend.

But there is a lot of truth in the allegation that youth are eternal, until they
get older.  Unfortunately, they get older very rapidly in foxholes.


John Swindler wrote:

> I suspect multiple reasons:
>
> - Young people tend to consider themselves indestructible.  That's why they
> make good soldiers.
>
> - Others just like to show off to their friends.  Guess its called being
> 'kool'.
>
> - Others are fantasizing that they are NASCAR drivers.  And to bring this
> back to electric railways, Fred the third has good story of a railfan who
> fantasizes that he is accelerating a 'bullet' car.
>
> Just some suspicions.
>
> js
>
> >From: rogertrolley.1 at juno.com
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: More Darwyn
> >Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 08:02:59 GMT
> >
> >
> >I had a theory on why the young people drive fast!! The latest movies (2of
> >them) called THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS and a sequel, brought out a bunch of
> >kids trying to copy these people. Plus the car adds showing cars zooming
> >around sharp corners on wet or leaf covered roads and driving way too fast
> >in a sports car in a pouring rain on a curve laden road !!! AND the latest
> >one by Escalade showing this SUV zooming down a snow covered street in a
> >buisness district and turning at thee end of it. He would have been off the
> >road in a heartbeat on its side !!  These young kids want to get out there
> >and do the same thing !!! Stupid,stupid adds are setting a bad example !!
> >Most are speeded up to show the cars in them driving fast!!  And the driver
> >shifting gears and the motors roaring !!  BULLSHIT
> >
>
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