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Message no. 1
From: Ryan W. Bolduan emeottrw@***.umn.edu
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:46:53 -0600 (CST)
I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
(attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
latest is probably my most ammusing to date.

> Do you know were I might be able to find the device that can change a
> red stop light to a green one? Of if not do you know were I can find
> the schematics.
>
> Thank You For You Time,
> John

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http://cda.mrs.umn.edu/~emeottrw

A person concerned with such important matters as I, need not, and should
not, attend to spelling.
--Napolean
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Message no. 2
From: Kama kama@*******.net
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:23:01 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Ryan W. Bolduan wrote:

> I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
> sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
> (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
> everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
> latest is probably my most ammusing to date.
>
> > Do you know were I might be able to find the device that can change a
> > red stop light to a green one? Of if not do you know were I can find
> > the schematics.
> >

Strange. I've never seen a green stop light. Where do you find them?

Kama
Keeper of the Dicebag from Hell(tm)
Message no. 3
From: Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:52:09 +0000
In article <Pine.OSF.4.05.9903100943390.32106-100000@***.mrs.umn.edu>,
Ryan W. Bolduan <emeottrw@***.umn.edu> writes
>I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
>sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
>(attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
>everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
>latest is probably my most ammusing to date.

Yep. People e-mail me asking for anti-nerve-gas combopens,
flamethrowers, guns, you name it.

--
Paul J. Adam
Message no. 4
From: A Halliwell u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:31:59 +0000 (GMT)
And verily, did Paul J. Adam hastily scribble thusly...
|
|In article <Pine.OSF.4.05.9903100943390.32106-100000@***.mrs.umn.edu>,
|Ryan W. Bolduan <emeottrw@***.umn.edu> writes
|>I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
|>sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
|>(attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
|>everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
|>latest is probably my most ammusing to date.
|
|Yep. People e-mail me asking for anti-nerve-gas combopens,
|flamethrowers, guns, you name it.

*WHO* are these people?
Have they totally lost their grip on reality, and can't tell the difference
between an in-game fixer and an arms dealer????

They sound like a bunch of total twonks.
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Message no. 5
From: Ryan W. Bolduan emeottrw@***.umn.edu
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:44:47 -0600 (CST)
> |Yep. People e-mail me asking for anti-nerve-gas combopens,
> |flamethrowers, guns, you name it.
>
> *WHO* are these people?
> Have they totally lost their grip on reality, and can't tell the difference
> between an in-game fixer and an arms dealer????
>
> They sound like a bunch of total twonks.

Better yet...most of them don't seem to notice the, "if you order off this
page you're an idiot" link. It's amazing how many completely ignore the
warning of "we sell only to licensed professionals," as well. Oh well...I
get my laughs at least.
Message no. 6
From: Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:24:46 -0600
:*WHO* are these people?
:Have they totally lost their grip on reality, and can't tell the
difference
:between an in-game fixer and an arms dealer????


Visit some of the "arms dealers" pages- the don't seem to know the
difference between reality and fantasy either, or at least seem to figure
their customers don't.
Also, some SR pages have a more professional looking design than the
real "catalog" pages...

Mongoose
Message no. 7
From: Schizi@***.com Schizi@***.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:05:28 EST
In a message dated 3/10/99 9:33:41 AM Pacific Standard Time,
u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk writes:

> *WHO* are these people?
> Have they totally lost their grip on reality, and can't tell the difference
> between an in-game fixer and an arms dealer????
>
> They sound like a bunch of total twonks.
> --

Funny story from a magazine, a place called "rent-a-gun" that rent fake guns
to movies. Seems they got a phone call from a lady that wanted her husband
dead, let her fingers do the walking in the yellow pages(phonebook) and, there
they were, someone to handle her problem. Not to be dettered, she explained
everything to them, then also to the undercover cop that came to investigate
at the stores request.
Message no. 8
From: GMPax@***.com GMPax@***.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:06:06 EST
In a message dated 3/10/99 12:33:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk writes:

> *WHO* are these people?
> Have they totally lost their grip on reality, and can't tell the difference
> between an in-game fixer and an arms dealer????
>
> They sound like a bunch of total twonks.

Or employees of Law Enforecement Agencies around the nation and globe,
checking to see if the page is the site for some new terrorist group.

See? Even NOW, we get extra scrutiny from the government; kinda makes ya feel
the same as your character, neh? <g> heheheheh j/k

Sean
GM Pax
Message no. 9
From: Ryan W. Bolduan emeottrw@***.umn.edu
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:34:21 -0600 (CST)
> Or employees of Law Enforecement Agencies around the nation and globe,
> checking to see if the page is the site for some new terrorist group.
>
> See? Even NOW, we get extra scrutiny from the government; kinda makes ya feel
> the same as your character, neh? <g> heheheheh j/k
>
> Sean
> GM Pax
>
No, it makes me feel like I'm on the other end of my Evil GM schemes.
I've already got the NSA gunning for the group I'm running, and it's not
pretty. Besides, it's a lot of fun watching the team's vindictive sniper
try her hardest to take out the government every once in awhile.
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Ryan Bolduan emeottrw@***.mrs.umn.edu
http://cda.mrs.umn.edu/~emeottrw

A person concerned with such important matters as I, need not, and should
not, attend to spelling.
--Napolean
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Message no. 10
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 19:40:55 +0100
According to Ryan W. Bolduan, at 9:46 on 10 Mar 99, the word on
the street was...

> I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
> sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
> (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
> everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
> latest is probably my most ammusing to date.

I did get a message like that once, from someone who apparently thought
Plastic Warriors is in the business of selling firearms. Unfortunately I
can't find it anymore :(

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Message no. 11
From: Ryan W. Bolduan emeottrw@***.umn.edu
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:12:04 -0600 (CST)
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Gurth wrote:

> According to Ryan W. Bolduan, at 9:46 on 10 Mar 99, the word on
> the street was...
>
> > I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
> > sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
> > (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
> > everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
> > latest is probably my most ammusing to date.
>
> I did get a message like that once, from someone who apparently thought
> Plastic Warriors is in the business of selling firearms. Unfortunately I
> can't find it anymore :(
>
> --
> Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html

I save all of mine in a little folder called "stupid" I go there for a
chuckle every once in awhile.

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Ryan Bolduan emeottrw@***.mrs.umn.edu
http://cda.mrs.umn.edu/~emeottrw

A person concerned with such important matters as I, need not, and should
not, attend to spelling.
--Napolean
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Message no. 12
From: Max Rible slothman@*********.org
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:27:44 -0800
>> According to Ryan W. Bolduan, at 9:46 on 10 Mar 99, the word on
>> the street was...
>>
>> > I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
>> > sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
>> > (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
>> > everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
>> > latest is probably my most ammusing to date.

I used to get the most amazing number of people asking me how to get
them fake ID's because they found my page when searching for them.
I eventually managed to word things strongly enough that the idiots
stopped sending me mail about it, but it took effort. I was highly
tempted to have a canned reply to the effect "The FBI thanks you for
your inquiry." but decided it might send some folks over the edge...
and it's *still* the #2 search that finds my site, with #1 being
searches for latin phrases...

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Message no. 13
From: Trunks Ryuko kawaii@********.org
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:13:26 -0500 (EST)
/me rofls from all the traffic on this topic..

Remind me to start up an "Arms Dealer" page just so I can get such emails.
;) C'mon! A Colt American L36 with solid wood grip! For only $200! Send
only money orders and/or Cashier's checks. =P

-kawaii

On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Max Rible wrote:

> >> According to Ryan W. Bolduan, at 9:46 on 10 Mar 99, the word on
> >> the street was...
> >>
> >> > I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
> >> > sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
> >> > (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests
for
> >> > everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
> >> > latest is probably my most ammusing to date.
>
> I used to get the most amazing number of people asking me how to get
> them fake ID's because they found my page when searching for them.
> I eventually managed to word things strongly enough that the idiots
> stopped sending me mail about it, but it took effort. I was highly
> tempted to have a canned reply to the effect "The FBI thanks you for
> your inquiry." but decided it might send some folks over the edge...
> and it's *still* the #2 search that finds my site, with #1 being
> searches for latin phrases...
>
> --
> %% Max Rible %%% max@********.com %%% http://www.amurgsval.org/~slothman/ %%
> %% "Ham is good... Glowing *tattooed* ham is *bad*!" - the Tick
%%
>
>
>
>
Message no. 14
From: Kevin Langevin kevinl@******.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:15:36 -0500
> > I did get a message like that once, from someone who
> apparently thought
> > Plastic Warriors is in the business of selling firearms.
> Unfortunately I
> > can't find it anymore :(
>
> I save all of mine in
> a little folder called "stupid" I go there for a
> chuckle every once in awhile.

I have one of those folders...only I call it humor, so it houses both stupid
customer emails as well as things like the hysterically funny Spam Haiku
email... :)

-Kev
Message no. 15
From: Tony Rabiola rabiola@**.netcom.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 14:45:55 -0600
>> I save all of mine in
>> a little folder called "stupid" I go there for a
>> chuckle every once in awhile.
>
>I have one of those folders...only I call it humor, so it houses both
stupid
>customer emails as well as things like the hysterically funny Spam
Haiku
>email... :)
>


Spam haiku? Ok, cough it up....

Tony Rabiola
rabiola@**.netcom.com
Fourth and Sixth World Adept
(still working on the Fifth)
Proud owner BABY #972
Message no. 16
From: Scott Wheelock iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:27:35 -0400
"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to somebody..."
] > I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
] > sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
] > (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
] > everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
] > latest is probably my most ammusing to date.

I forgot who wrote this :)

My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems that
the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada) have a
little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of emergency
vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get through. Apparently,
you can simulate this by flashing your high-beams repeatedly...
just what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?

-Murder of One
Message no. 17
From: Lehlan Decker DeckerL@******.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:33:25 -0500
> My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems
>that the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada)
>have a little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of
>emergency vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get
>through. Apparently, you can simulate this by flashing your
>high-beams repeatedly...
>just what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?
>-Murder of One

Actually I think the list has heard this one before, and if memory
services its an urban legend that has never been officially proven.
(And god knows a few of us have tried. :))

Seem like I've been block deleting a bunch of stuff lately..maybe
its just me.

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deckerl@******.com Fax 378-1939
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Pager 1-888-608-9633
Message no. 18
From: Tim Kerby drekhead@***.net
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:51:43 -0500
At 3/10/99 5:27:00 PM, you wrote:

> My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems that
>the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada) have a
>little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of emergency
>vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get through. Apparently,
>you can simulate this by flashing your high-beams repeatedly...
>just what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?

Two words: Urban legend.

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Message no. 19
From: Scott Wheelock iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:04:43 -0400
"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to Lehlan Decker."
]
] > My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems
] >that the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada)
] >have a little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of
] >emergency vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get
] >through. Apparently, you can simulate this by flashing your
] >high-beams repeatedly...
] >just what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?
] >-Murder of One
]
] Actually I think the list has heard this one before, and if memory
] services its an urban legend that has never been officially proven.
] (And god knows a few of us have tried. :))

That's why I used words like 'apparently' and 'it seems.' And if I
ask him if he's done it, he'll probably say, "No, but my friend has.
Really. But he moved away last year..."
Message no. 20
From: Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:08:27 EST
In a message dated 99-03-10 16:38:49 EST, you write:

> Actually I think the list has heard this one before, and if memory
> services its an urban legend that has never been officially proven.
> (And god knows a few of us have tried. :))
>
> Seem like I've been block deleting a bunch of stuff lately..maybe
> its just me.

Yes, the list HAS heard about this before.. we were discussing the
possibility of runners trying to spoof traffic lights so they could out run
the star.

There IS a strobe that is mounted on emergency equipment that can trigger
sensors on some traffic lights and cause them to change from red to green.
Being able to trigger it by flashing your headlights is the urban myth part.

In addition to this, I do believe I have SEEN the other system, one where the
fire vehicles have a small radio frequency transmitter on them. Quite a few
lights in my neighborhood have suddenly sprouted small anteni.
Message no. 21
From: GMPax@***.com GMPax@***.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:48:20 EST
In a message dated 3/10/99 4:38:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
DeckerL@******.com writes:

> Actually I think the list has heard this one before, and if memory
> services its an urban legend that has never been officially proven.
> (And god knows a few of us have tried. :))

Actually, a former roommate / former friend of mine is an EMT, works on
ambulances all the time; she said the same thing. I would expect it works,
but she said it was a _coded_ sort of pules, a small strobe sortof thing on
the top of the vehivle (or worked into the flashers up there, mebbe).

At the _time_, she had precious little reason to lie to me, so I accepted that
as pretty hard fact. :-)

Sean
GM Pax
Message no. 22
From: Dave Post caelric@****.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:14:57 -0800
At 06:48 PM 3/10/99 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 3/10/99 4:38:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>DeckerL@******.com writes:
>
>> Actually I think the list has heard this one before, and if memory
>> services its an urban legend that has never been officially proven.
>> (And god knows a few of us have tried. :))
>
>Actually, a former roommate / former friend of mine is an EMT, works on
>ambulances all the time; she said the same thing. I would expect it works,
>but she said it was a _coded_ sort of pules, a small strobe sortof thing on
>the top of the vehivle (or worked into the flashers up there, mebbe).
>
>At the _time_, she had precious little reason to lie to me, so I accepted
that
>as pretty hard fact. :-)
>
>Sean
>GM Pax
>


Yes, you are correct; some lights can be triggered by some emergency
vehicles, using the correct strobe. As someone else pointed out, flashing
your high beams won't work, sorry all you speed racers!

Incidentally, I'm told most police cars don't have the strobelight, which
is why there are many accidents in high speed police chases, and lately a
loud public outcry to cut down on high speed chases...

Dave
Message no. 23
From: Fhaolan arkemp@*****.ca
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 19:25:42 -0800
At 05:27 PM 3/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to somebody..."
>] > I was wondering if anybody else with Shadowrun pages has weird messages
>] > sent to their accounts from people wanting to buy their products. I
>] > (attempt) to maintain the McGorimic's catalog, and often get requests for
>] > everything from Navy SEAL rings to people wanting actual catalogs. My
>] > latest is probably my most ammusing to date.
>
> I forgot who wrote this :)
>
> My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems that
>the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada) have a
>little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of emergency
>vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get through. Apparently,
>you can simulate this by flashing your high-beams repeatedly...
>just what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?

They have these thingies in Ontario too, but usually only on lights that
are likely to have lots of emergency vehicles pass through. They don't work
off of the flashing lights on the emergency vehicle, but off a very small
high-intensity white strobe that sits just ahead of the regular emergency
lights. I've never heard of being able to duplicate the effect of the
strobe with high-beams. Personally, I doubt it, unless you've got really
bizarre high-beams... :)

I've seen these things in action. Well, either that or somebody was
tracking the position of the fire-engine and remotely cycling the lights on
some kind of control panel somewhere.

-Fhaolan
Message no. 24
From: Iridios iridios@*********.com
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 23:15:52 -0500
"Ryan W. Bolduan" wrote:
>
> > Or employees of Law Enforecement Agencies around the nation and globe,
> > checking to see if the page is the site for some new terrorist group.
> >
> > See? Even NOW, we get extra scrutiny from the government; kinda makes ya feel
> > the same as your character, neh? <g> heheheheh j/k
> >
> > Sean
> > GM Pax
> >
> No, it makes me feel like I'm on the other end of my Evil GM schemes.
> I've already got the NSA gunning for the group I'm running, and it's not
> pretty. Besides, it's a lot of fun watching the team's vindictive sniper
> try her hardest to take out the government every once in awhile.

I deleted the original post before remembering I had this...

I recieved the other day a message from someone calling me stupid,
message as follows:

"Subject: your stupid
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 13:06:09 EST
From: Grind77777@***.com
To: iridios@*********.com

when u make a page and it says invisability spell u should problly
show how do
do the spell !"

I just about fell out of my seat when I read this because my site's
been down for upgrade for over a month by this time.


--
"My fellow Americans,
I'm pleased to tell you today, that I've signed legislation that
will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes"
-Ronald Reagan

Iridios
iridios@*********.com
ICQ UIN:6629224
The ShadowZone is down for Revision
Please email me with Zone Notification as subject to be
notified when it reopens.
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Message no. 25
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 12:15:56 +0100
According to Tim Kerby, at 16:51 on 10 Mar 99, the word on
the street was...

> > My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems that
> >the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada) have a
> >little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of emergency
> >vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get through. Apparently,
> >you can simulate this by flashing your high-beams repeatedly...
> >just what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?
>
> Two words: Urban legend.

I will add that where I live, bus drivers can turn traffic lights to
green. Not sure how it works, but I think it uses a radio signal; of
course, this is limited to those traffic lights that are on bus routes.

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Hoera, we leven nog!
-> NERPS Project Leader * ShadowRN GridSec * Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
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Message no. 26
From: Jester jester@**********.nl
Subject: Weird: Trafic Lights (fwd)
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:47:58 +0100
At 12:15, 11 Mar 99, Jester was told by Gurth:

> > > My roomate just told me about something interesting. It seems
that
> > >the traffic lights in New Brunswick's capital (that's Canada) have a
> > >little sensor on them. It "sees" the flashing lights of emergency
> > >vehicles, and changesthe lights so they can get through. Apparently,
> > >you can simulate this by flashing your high-beams repeatedly... just
> > >what that fellow was looking for. Strange, eh?

Hah, although I haven't been on this list for very long yet, I just
want to state that this is the first time I see a thread return for
the second time. Have I grown up now:)?

> I will add that where I live, bus drivers can turn traffic lights
to
> green. Not sure how it works, but I think it uses a radio signal; of
> course, this is limited to those traffic lights that are on bus routes.

Yeah, you're right Gurth (this once:P). The busdriver can use this
box on his dashboard which emmits a radio signal. Not all the traffic
lights on the route can be controlled like this, though. Only the
busy ones.

--
Ron Styler, healer of freshly slain dragons...

Jester
<jester@**********.nl>

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