Lou Pickney's Online Commentary
Not Responsible
Tuesday
September 27, 2005
There are some massive dump trucks that I've seen around here in Tampa that proudly proclaim on the back "Stay back 20 ft. - not responsible for broken windshields". Now, I'm far from a legal expert, but a sticker like that is hardly grounds for immunity from civil prosecution (or potentially even criminal) if, say, a large piece of debris were to fly loose and strike a driver behind the truck. What if I want people to give me plenty of room behind Lou Jr. (my Honda Accord, as seen on this page), can I put a sticker like that on my car? Ridiculous, I say. When trucks has stickers that say "Wide right turns", I appreciate that kind of information. But one that's downright threatening? I take umbrage to that.
I'm not sure if this is a regional thing or what, but the Subway attached to the Citgo on Westshore near I-275 in Tampa will stop accepting the Sub Club stamps, effective at the end of the month. So today I used two cards to get a 12" Subway Club; one for lunch today, and one for lunch tomorrow. Plus that way I only had to pay for one drink, whereas if I had gone in for 6" sandwiches individually, I would've been on the hook for two drinks. I have a card with six stamps on it, and I need to scour my apartment (and wallet) to see if I can find a stray two extra stamps to fill out the card.
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