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Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:01 AM
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gets a speeding ticket (doing 97 in a 65 zone) and it makes National news. I see hundreds doing this on I-85 every day. Guess he will live under the media microscope all his life.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:10 AM
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You see hundreds of people doing 100 mph every single day?
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That may be a slight exaggeration.. but…
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Oct 20, 2022, 9:12 AM
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It’s really not uncommon on the highways.
It’s wrong. But yes, people do it all the time.
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Re: That may be a slight exaggeration.. but…
Oct 20, 2022, 9:36 AM
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It’s certainly true in Dallas. You can be doing 100mph and a motorcycle will go past you like you’re nailed to the ground, doing a wheelie. I use the express lanes around Dallas, where the speed limit is typically 75. My normal is cruise control on 79. I get passed like I’m parked, every single day.
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80 mph is the “new” 60 ... if you drive less than 80, you’re
Oct 20, 2022, 10:05 AM
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getting tailgated, and aggressively passed by almost everyone on the road.
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If he lived in Atlanta, he could answer yes to this
Oct 20, 2022, 9:22 AM
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without exaggeration.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:25 AM
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Yep! Just sit and watch any interstate highway on any given day. I-95 is the worst. They are nothing more than race tracks. Very similar to the autobahns. And you hardly ever see any law enforcement on the highways.
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I was doing 80 out on the interstate YESTERDAY, and got
Oct 20, 2022, 9:30 AM
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my doors blown off by a convoy of three cars that had to EASILY be doing 90+. It ain't uncommon.
An older foreman at the chemical plant years ago was right on about interstate driving, too. I came back off a week's vacation, and we were taking a break in the break room, and he asked he, "Well, did he pass you?" I said, naturally, "Who are you talking about?"
He said, and I had to laugh, because it HAD HAPPENED: "The guy in the rusted out old Toyota Tercel doing about a hundred miles an hour."
They don't rust out so much anymore, but if you drive on the interstate for more than a couple hours, some guy or gal in an old, beat up Toyota Tercel or Corolla WILL blow your doors off. It's as sure as death and taxes.
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Oh come on...ever drive Atlanta
Oct 20, 2022, 10:06 AM
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The real Atlanta speedway are the interstate highways there. Just watch out for the daily ladder or BBQ you'll find in your lane.
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As the Lowered is my Witness, this is a true story. I was
Oct 20, 2022, 10:12 AM
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driving straight through downtown Atlanta on the Interstate on a Sunday morning on vacation several years ago. It was a five to six lane wide racetrack, with EVERYBODY doing at least 85 mph. I happened to look over to my right, and there was a Highway Patrol car right in with the rest of the traffic. He wasn't even CONSIDERING pulling anybody over. He found an opening, dove to the right, and took the next available exit out of the madness. I almost had to laugh, but I was too busy trying not to get wrecked to do so. I don't know why anyone would ever take the loop around Atlanta to avoid traffic, it could not possibly have gotten you past the city any faster than we went that day.
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Why would you need to avoid running over bbq in the road?***
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Oct 20, 2022, 11:24 AM
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Think someone’s gonna come back to eat it?
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:40 AM
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Try I-95 from Florence to Orlando, if you are doing 85 you are getting passed with regularity!
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 1:13 PM
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And I-95 north between Point South and I-26 is like a dirt 'washboard' road.
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Uh, yeah!
Oct 20, 2022, 1:17 PM
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If you aren’t doing a solid 90mph in Atlanta on the interstate you are holding up the slow lane(s).
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:11 AM
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If you ever get super rich and get in the news (for the wrong reason) like
DW did...you would be in the news every time you made a wrong move.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:14 AM
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... is reaping what he sows.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:21 AM
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Since he’s getting ready to come back, they are digging for any dirt possible in hopes of adding to his suspension. “They” don’t want him to play again.
This time next year (almost) everyone will have forgotten everything. He just needs to keep his head down and work.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 10:01 AM
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Don’t think so. Unfortunately he has cooked his goose. It is crazy he came through our program and excelled at every spot. He knows better. Like raising children. Pray, love, nurture - but satan makes that sin so enticing. Kids go wrong.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 1:17 PM
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I doubt they extend his suspension. Too much money riding on his first game back. It's no accident his first game back is the Houston matchup.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:26 AM
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reminds me to delete the data out of the garmin
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It's not a good look when he really needs to stay out of
Oct 20, 2022, 9:30 AM
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trouble for awhile. You can kill people driving 100mph and not many people are going to give him the benefit of the doubt right now.
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Re: It's not a good look when he really needs to stay out of
Oct 20, 2022, 11:45 AM
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DW needs to grow up and face reality--he's around 27 years old now. The only way he gets any bit of respect back is to be careful about everything he does. Think!
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 9:39 AM
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regardless... it's still dumb and dangerous. With all the scrutiny he is under already you would think he'd have enough sense to not do stupid stuff like this.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 10:02 AM
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Watson needs to understand he will be under the microscope in everything he does.
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Any high profile and "wealthy" individual should know better
Oct 20, 2022, 10:09 AM
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I'm sure they explained that to him when he was drafted.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 10:10 AM
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There's plenty of people that do it. It's really not even that fast. They just want to run him down some more
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:02 AM
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It was a 65 mph speed zone. We’ve all drifted a few mph over a limit but 30??? They should have busted his A$$.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:06 AM
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He was in a hurry to get to work ... oh wait. Maybe not. Must have been his testosterone. We've all been there.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:18 AM
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I think the speeding is due to how easy it is to drive modern cars. With one toe you can hit the gas or the brake, anti-lock braking, enhanced steering with one finger...
Most of us remember longer stopping distances, having to mash the brakes, and using two hands on the steering wheel. You had to anticipate and pay attention more. There was still tailgating and speeding, but much less so.
I'm especially worried about the folks with 4-wheel drive who speed in rain and snow. Four-wheel drive doesn't help with braking or steering.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:24 AM
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Speed limit here in NC is 70, they give you 9 mph here without stopping you so 79 is the the regular speed but 100 is very common on I-85 & I-40 going through NC.
I don’t do it but it is common.
When I was 16-19 years old I drove over a 100 many times until I lost my Drivers license in SC, paid SR22 insurance after riding a bike at Myrtle Beach all summer without a license.
I didn’t have another speeding ticket until I was 45 years old going through Greenville where the speed dropped from 65 to 55.
I got a ticket on I-85 doing 67 in a 55 down a big hill. Haven’t had another ticket for the last 9 years.
I’m sure Deshaun will learn his lesson too.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:37 AM
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I do this everyday. But, only in the left/fast lane!
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:40 AM
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No excuses, everyone should obey the law-whether they like it or not.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 11:46 AM
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Well I’ve got ticket money, so I’m good. Thank you for caring though!
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 1:36 PM
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Hope you got half a mill if you tag me.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 1:43 PM
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NFL players who sign hundred million dollar contracts should be held to a higher standard and their transgressions should be made public.
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Re: Deshaun Watson………
Oct 20, 2022, 1:51 PM
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This happened on June 11 and he paid the fine and the case was closed July 6. Not news.
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was he wearing a towel?***
Oct 20, 2022, 3:51 PM
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