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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:08 AM
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Well I had a humorous morning so I though I would share. This morning I was heading to a job interview in my camaro on I-20 when I notice a Shelby GT500 a few cars up ahead of me. Well I did what anybody would do and hurried to get next to him, I pulled beside him doing 60ish and dropped second to let him know I was game. Well he wasnt game, he looked like a typical middle-aged rich dude with an attitude, he shot me a "youre not worth my time look" and then looked away. That kinda irritated me so I goosed it a few times chirping the tires to let him know I wasnt your typical 3rd gen, about just that time he slid his hand over to the gear shifter and I got ready. I hit it and immediately my throttle cable snapped, sending my engine down to idle and forcing me to coast off the hwy. I spent an hour and a half trying to fix it and ending up being very late to the interview and quite pissed off at my car. Sorry for the long read but I laughed about it later and thought I guess he literally killed my car without even trying.
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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time for a beer, lets meet up. haha

shitty days..
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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time for a beer, lets meet up. haha

shitty days..
Oh it gets worse, let me tell you about my life........j/k I cant complain though, my life is full of of "small crisis'".
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lol, mine is about to get complicated...
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 03:57 AM
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Well he was right about one thing you didn't want any LOL! You'll get him next time. How did the interview go I am guessing not to well being late and all???
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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Broken cable = $50
Thoughts running through that other guys head when he finally got out of his shell, dropped down a gear taking off and seeing the camaro drift off the freeway = Priceless.

Sorry buddy, I had to say it . I'm still curious what exactly he was thinking. (Wow, my Cobra is so fast I left himi in my rear view faster than I thought?)
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for me there is only one way to fix a shitty day. as soon as it goes bad stop what im doing head straight for the local strip club, and enjoy the free lunch, and the women.
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Originally Posted by Inspector12
Well he was right about one thing you didn't want any LOL! You'll get him next time. How did the interview go I am guessing not to well being late and all???
Interview went good, its just a part time job for some extra cash. What irritates me is that Ive never got beside one of those and as long as it was stock I know I would have beat him. Im sure he was curious as to why I was able to spin the tires at 50mph yet I went nowhere when I punched it. Oh well, I raced a CTS-V the previous morning and crushed it along with a ls1 ws6 so things are going alright I guess. I told my boss what happened to make me late but I left out the racing part "I just eased into the pedal and it snapped, I dont know why?".
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Originally Posted by Devil Bird
for me there is only one way to fix a shitty day. as soon as it goes bad stop what im doing head straight for the local strip club, and enjoy the free lunch, and the women.
I might be able to do that if I was 21, watching women dance naked is wrong
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I might be able to do that if I was 21, watching women dance naked is wrong
ok, so spend $20 - $30 more and get a lap dance.....help them dance naked.....
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Originally Posted by capn smokey
Well I had a humorous morning so I though I would share. This morning I was heading to a job interview in my camaro on I-20 when I notice a Shelby GT500 a few cars up ahead of me. Well I did what anybody would do and hurried to get next to him, I pulled beside him doing 60ish and dropped second to let him know I was game. Well he wasnt game, he looked like a typical middle-aged rich dude with an attitude, he shot me a "youre not worth my time look" and then looked away. That kinda irritated me so I goosed it a few times chirping the tires to let him know I wasnt your typical 3rd gen, about just that time he slid his hand over to the gear shifter and I got ready. I hit it and immediately my throttle cable snapped, sending my engine down to idle and forcing me to coast off the hwy. I spent an hour and a half trying to fix it and ending up being very late to the interview and quite pissed off at my car. Sorry for the long read but I laughed about it later and thought I guess he literally killed my car without even trying.
What time in the morning are you on I-20?

I'm on I-20 going East from 35W to 360 from ohhhl.......6:05 to 6:25, I work in Grand Prairie.

Maybe we'll try it one day!
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