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TurtleKiss
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I'm mad that the city decided to put 2 speed tables on my street and I keep forgetting about the first one.
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PECo
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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What's a "speed table"? Is that like a big speed bump? In Farmington, they have speed humps. On the roads. 
And, no, nobody slows down for them.
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DirtyDawg10
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm mad because it's supposed to effing snow tomorrow...WTF...it's still October!!! |
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TurtleKiss
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen signs in Hartford that call the "humps," "tables." The sign calls them "bumps."
Phil, please correct my punctuation.
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DirtyDawg10
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Phil, I wouldn't "Speed Hump" in the road if I were you...you might get arrested.
Seriously, a speed hump is not the same as a speed table. A speed table has a slope on each side and a flat spot in the center. A speed hump (bump) is rounded and doesn't have the flat section in the middle. There are a few speed tables on Prospect St in Hartford and if you forget to slow down for it you are in trouble. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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The speed humps in Farmington are four feet wide.
Our electrical power has been out for almost two hours, now. I'm still more bored than mad, though.
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perfect hook set
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Dirty dog stole my answer!
Kira are u mad cuz u forget that they are there or that you forget.
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RobO
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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I am mad because I have to work each day and PECo doesn't.
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PECo
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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I'm mad that you have to work each day when I don't, too, RobO.  I feel for you, Chaka Khan.
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TurtleKiss
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| perfect hook set wrote: | | Kira are u mad cuz u forget that they are there or that you forget. |
I'm mad because these humps are trying to murder my truck. I always have to pull over and check for damage/missing stuff because the boat, oars and anchor go into orbit at 20mph. It's like hitting a curb. I know that the people who live next to these things are enjoying their new source of entertainment.
Derek, the Prospect St. tables are wider and flatter than what I have here. That's where I first encountered them, and that's the reason I'm calling mine "tables" too. They definitely aren't "bumps" like the sign will have you believe...my suspension handles old-school speed bumps quite well, but these things are guaranteed to launch your vehicle if you don't slow to a crawl. Phil's description of Farmington's "humps" sounds close...maybe 4 ft wide, flat on top, unnecessarily steep incline on each side, way too much freaking height.
Temporarily done being mad; going fishing now.
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RobO
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: |
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I have a new reason to be mad..
See 2011 Snow Storm.. How did you fare??
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