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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
I remember when even having a phone---party line or not----was absolutely a luxury. If you had an extension phone OMG you were rich! 
I also recall when touch tone phones became available---I had to carefully consider switching from my rotary due the extra cost--a whole $1 making the monthly bill a whopping $5.95. That would have been about 1974 or so?
Good times!
I also recall when touch tone phones became available---I had to carefully consider switching from my rotary due the extra cost--a whole $1 making the monthly bill a whopping $5.95. That would have been about 1974 or so?
Good times!
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From: Here in No. Calif
Is that what happened, my gawd. I remember seeing the headlines but I didnt read it. Thanks Bass
I read a story last week that a Jeep owner is being sued for $15 because a mechanic was killed. The Jeep had been brought in for routine service but the technician, a millenial, had no experience with a standard transmission. He tried to start the Jeep (without getting in) but it wouldn't start. He put his foot on the brake but it still wouldn't start. He stepped on the clutch and the Jeep started. When he took his foot off the clutch the Jeep lurched forward, crushing the mechanic in front of it. The laws in that state put a lot of shielding on those responsible so the mechanic's family/estate is suing the Jeep owner!
I read a story last week that a Jeep owner is being sued for $15 because a mechanic was killed. The Jeep had been brought in for routine service but the technician, a millenial, had no experience with a standard transmission. He tried to start the Jeep (without getting in) but it wouldn't start. He put his foot on the brake but it still wouldn't start. He stepped on the clutch and the Jeep started. When he took his foot off the clutch the Jeep lurched forward, crushing the mechanic in front of it. The laws in that state put a lot of shielding on those responsible so the mechanic's family/estate is suing the Jeep owner!
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From: Sportsman's Paradise
I read a story last week that a Jeep owner is being sued for $15M because a mechanic was killed. The Jeep had been brought in for routine service but the technician, a millenial, had no experience with a standard transmission. He tried to start the Jeep (without getting in) but it wouldn't start. He put his foot on the brake but it still wouldn't start. He stepped on the clutch and the Jeep started. When he took his foot off the clutch the Jeep lurched forward, crushing the mechanic in front of it. The laws in that state put a lot of shielding on those responsible so the mechanic's family/estate is suing the Jeep owner!
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https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-car-...075228792.html
Here's the story. It's hard to believe it's gone this far.
Here's the story. It's hard to believe it's gone this far.
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https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-car-...075228792.html
Here's the story. It's hard to believe it's gone this far.
Here's the story. It's hard to believe it's gone this far.
Interesting...an employee can't sue his employer for negligence. Something wrong there.
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