At 12:01 PM 6/1/99 -0700, Simmons, Reid W wrote:
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>Gee, and here I thought I had coined the phrase "California Stop". Here in
>Oregon I use the term to refer to those drivers who accelerate upon seeing a
>yellow light, and REALLY FLOOR IT if the light is "orange" (turning from
>yellow to red). This phenomenon seems to have been imported along with the
>influx of immigrants from that state directly "south of our border". :)
Here on the 'right coast' (as opposed to the 'left coast') we use the
phrase California Stop to indicate a mellow, laid-back kinda
coasting-thru-the-intersection kind of manuever. Sort of seems that us
stuffy-always-in-a-hurry Easterners are jealous of the California
lifestyle. {Well not all of us...}
Cheers,
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire (with 57 HP, mellow and laid back is Normal) (Manual brakes
help too!)
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