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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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Warning: Roadside Smog Check
Scoot called me, said they've got roadside smog check (the laser crap) set up on the on/offramps at 50/Howe.

Watch out for your cornhole, bud.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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All this new fangled technology, and the state is still in a budget crisis. Incredible.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron@S-S
Scoot called me, said they've got roadside smog check (the laser crap) set up on the on/offramps at 50/Howe.

Watch out for your cornhole, bud.
what does the laser do??

damn! ****ers!
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by soggynoodles
what does the laser do??

damn! ****ers!

*Frickin'* lasers!

Basically, if you're running catless, clutch in and coast when you're getting close to Howe.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by soggynoodles
what does the laser do??
The lases is shot through the exhaust gas to a sensor on the far side of the road.
Too much crap in the exhaust gas causes the laser to "defract" and the sensor picks this up.

And then you're ****ed.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Just tell them you had a bean burrito.

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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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I'll light a couple boxes of cardboard on fire and drop them at Howe on my way home.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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all I have to say is

**** smog
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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Could you just drive right next to a big truck and let it run interference for you?
Is it on the offramp or on the freeway?

That sucks.


Edit: Offramp.. I see. Crappy.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by skimonkey30
all I have to say is

**** smog
I'm telling.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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Oh, I'm skeered! HAHA! Losers.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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i saw those. i made sure to cruise by at a liesurely pace. there were no cops there to enforce anything when i passed by.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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I figure it's like camera radar, so it'll take a pic of your license plate and shoot a ticket your way via the mail. Time for a license plate cover
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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Problem is, that's illegal too, like no front plate. Another excuse to get pulled over.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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whew, i glad i stay off the freeways for the most part.
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