shutdown -h in Denver

[Collins Richey]

On 12/21/06, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 17:04 -0600, Alma J Wetzker wrote:
>
> > It turns out that the bumpers on SUV's are higher than on cars.  High
> > enough that they strike other vehicles above the safety features
> > designed into cars.  The only thing between you and the SUV is some
> > sheet metal and glass.
> >
> > I am annoyed by SUV's because I cannot see traffic conditions when
> > driving behind one of them.  That is dangerous in and of itself.
>
> Where's Ralph Nader when you need him? I thought they were supposed to
> standardize the height of bumpers 15 years ago. I remember some
> jacked-up pickup trucks being fined for their bumpers being too high.
> Ric

How can you standardize bumper heights when these vehicles are sdet
8-12" higher off the road than the other little squirts? Either my
bumper would have to be set at the middle of the hood, or the SUV's
bumpers would have to beset way below the level of the rest of the
body.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.