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On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:35:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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>But there's a valid point hidden in the OP's post. Don't just pull over
>simply because a car flashes a light at you (red, blue or whatever) if you
>are in a remote area. I'm not saying lead the [possible] police in a merry
>high-speed chase - simply drive to the nearest gas station or residential
>area where you won't be alone on a dark stretch of highway. Most myths and
>legends, urban or not, seem to be based on a small kernel of truth.


Years ago, a neighbor got pistol whipped and robbed by someone who
flashed a red light at his car and he thought it was the cops. It was
on a rural F&M road in Texas and he nearly died before someone found
him. Taught me a lifelong lesson.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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