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11-05-2013, 08:56 PM

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Makes me glad that I live in the country. Going to work and back I can travel back roads most of the way. When I go through town, I am able to stay on streets that are less traveled.

I might have to see of I can find a route to my job with mostly country roads. Usually I take route 45 straight there. Wouldn't mind an alternate route to mix up the scenery a bit.

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11-05-2013, 08:56 PM

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I see that enough Ron. Many a time I see someone that has spun out on a wet road and took out a fence because they were speeding or not paying attention.

Both involving a call phone.

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11-05-2013, 08:58 PM

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Do any good today Don?

Just went and voted...

Also did something's that could bring in some work soon...

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11-05-2013, 09:01 PM

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Just went and voted...

Also did something's that could bring in some work soon...

Nothing here impotent enough to vote for.

Did you unplug the computers at the courthouse and leave your card on the desk?

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11-05-2013, 09:02 PM

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Now a days that is the truth Ron. Most of teh accidents involve a cell phone. And people speeding.

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11-05-2013, 09:06 PM

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Nothing here impotent enough to vote for.

Did you unplug the computers at the courthouse and leave your card on the desk?

That's a good one.

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11-05-2013, 09:06 PM

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Now a days that is the truth Ron. Most of teh accidents involve a cell phone. And people speeding.

Its the law January 1st. No cell phone usage by any driver in Illinois.

Also going to raise the speed limit to 70 on the Interstates.

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11-05-2013, 09:06 PM

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Nothing here impotent enough to vote for.

Did you unplug the computers at the courthouse and leave your card on the desk?

No we don't vote at a courthouse...LOL

I sent out some info trying to get a customer to upgrade their five computers

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11-05-2013, 09:08 PM

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No we don't vote at a courthouse...LOL

I sent out some info trying to get a customer to upgrade their five computers

Hope you get some work out of it.

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11-05-2013, 09:09 PM

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Now a days that is the truth Ron. Most of teh accidents involve a cell phone. And people speeding.

It's sad really. So many people endangering there lives and so many others for something so stupid.

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11-05-2013, 09:09 PM

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if I do early voting I go to my communities library. If I vote on election day I go to the middle school around the corner from my house.

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11-05-2013, 09:09 PM

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I seen one good one last year when I was going to work a guy was on the phone and coming onto and enterance ramp too hot and lost it.
that's a start don.

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11-05-2013, 09:12 PM

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Our polling place is in an old folks home a couple of miles from the house.

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11-05-2013, 09:12 PM

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Hope you get some work out of it.

It should happen... Just not sure when

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11-05-2013, 09:13 PM

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Its the law January 1st. No cell phone usage by any driver in Illinois.

Also going to raise the speed limit to 70 on the Interstates.

Yup. Been hearing commercials on radio at work about the sell phone law.

There is also a zero tolorence law for speeding that has taken effect recently.

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