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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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Thank goodness you saw that in time. If I were the owners of those other cars that were damaged, that store manager or the shopping mall owner would be getting a bill for the repairs.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:23 PM
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That's the biggest one I've ever seen!
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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They need to build a few of those around New Orleans.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
This just proves that "EVERYTHING" is big in Texas.


Thats a nice one.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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seems like a nice store manager, usually mall parking lots fall under the property owners.....simons etc....that speedbump is unbelievable
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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That is one badass speedbump!
That'll teach you to speed for those deals at Old Navy...
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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Do you think I would make it across?

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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:37 PM
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They have some a lil smaller than that on campus and well I cant take my car to.school
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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OMG WTF
To quote Ron white: "You can't fix Stupid"
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 11:39 PM
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I would think you could high-center almost any Corvette on that thing.

I'd like a new exhaust system, please.
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 12:54 AM
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climb to the top and plant a corvette flag
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 12:59 AM
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Thou she blows,,,,,,, she beckons... alast, turn ye corvette around, full power about ye.... SHE BLOWS.......

If only Gregory Peck had a corvette, and he may have had one...
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 01:19 AM
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that thing needs a flag planted on it
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 01:31 AM
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we should play find the biggest speed bump game, I think I know of a bigger one
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Txsailor
A friend told me that he was in some foreign country (don't remember which one) and they had them everywhere. They called them sleeping policemen
Jamaica.

P.S. They are regular speed bumps though, not this monstrosity.
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by $$$frumnuttin'
Do you think I would make it across?

Nice skirts though so sacrifices have to be made.

I'm running at 3 1/4" without skirts and nearly got beached recently on some plastic bolt down humps. That's the first time that I've seen concrete speed humps.

Originally Posted by Txsailor
A friend told me that he was in some foreign country (don't remember which one) and they had them everywhere. They called them sleeping policemen
UK, also known as humps.
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by sfc rick
Just driving through the Best Buy parking lot and almost ran into the new "Berlin Wall" speed bump! I've never seen one this high in a parking lot, especially without Security Forces and M4's pointed at me.

It was giving most cars a hard time scrapping and gouging all that tried to go over it. It tore up a cars exhaust system earlier and the owner had to pick up the pieces.

Saw a 4X4 truck roll up on it and perched on top for the driver to take his photo on it! I told the store manager she was going to get all kinds of lawsuits for tearing up cars. She promptly went in the store and pulled out some of thiose warning signs they use for "Wet Floors" and blocked off the Berlin Wall speed bump.

I told the lady if any lowered Vettes (like mine) rolled over it and damaged them, she was gonna regret having it installed. I just drove around it...and hopefully others do the same!



While I agree that thing is just plain stupid,you would have a very hard time proving anything in court due to your car being lowered from stock height. Nuetered vettes have to crawl around like lame race horses all the time.
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For the love of Pete!!!!
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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Looks like part of the Maginot Line..........
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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The concrete contractor showed up to resolve the height problem, MAYBE. Or the contractor is used to dealing with the government and knew they could charge more for the additional work.


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