Well... There was this time when the headlight switch failed in our Taurus station wagon on the way home from some friends house. So my wife and I took the back roads, each of us holding a multi D cell mag light out the window. It got us home. But we weren't speeding. We just crawled along about 20 mph so we weren't overdriving the illumination. No deer, no beer, nu muss, no fuss... Sometimes you just gotta make do with what you have. I believe the style is 'run what ya brung'...
Huh. And of course it's illegal. Stupid bureaucracy. Stupid pointless contradictory invasive expensive rules.
If it's fucking bright enough, and doesn't shine in oncoming car's faces, that's nobody elses business, damnit! And even if it's not, the case for legal state intervention is pretty slim, if you ask me.
But I'm also the guy who thinks drivers licenses and vehicle registration (and license plates) ought to be abolished completely.
Flashlight for a headlight? The dope should have used a 9-candle power Menorah. The cops would have thought that was perfectly appropriate for the current season.
My son used a rechargeable 1M power spotlight as a headlight after he ran the old Camry he and his sister shared way back. Needless to say, the oncoming drivers nor the local popo appreciated his creativity
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Well... There was this time when the headlight switch failed in our Taurus station wagon on the way home from some friends house. So my wife and I took the back roads, each of us holding a multi D cell mag light out the window. It got us home. But we weren't speeding. We just crawled along about 20 mph so we weren't overdriving the illumination. No deer, no beer, nu muss, no fuss... Sometimes you just gotta make do with what you have. I believe the style is 'run what ya brung'...
ReplyDeleteHe or she at least tried. 😳
ReplyDeleteHuh. And of course it's illegal. Stupid bureaucracy. Stupid pointless contradictory invasive expensive rules.
ReplyDeleteIf it's fucking bright enough, and doesn't shine in oncoming car's faces, that's nobody elses business, damnit! And even if it's not, the case for legal state intervention is pretty slim, if you ask me.
But I'm also the guy who thinks drivers licenses and vehicle registration (and license plates) ought to be abolished completely.
John G.
If only we had government representatives instead of government nannies.
DeleteFlashlight for a headlight? The dope should have used a 9-candle power Menorah. The cops would have thought that was perfectly appropriate for the current season.
ReplyDeleteMy son used a rechargeable 1M power spotlight as a headlight after he ran the old Camry he and his sister shared way back. Needless to say, the oncoming drivers nor the local popo appreciated his creativity
ReplyDelete15 miles out from Needles at 2am, and my generator took a dump. Damned right i used a flashlight.
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