Thursday, 19 January 2012

You know this sent us on a fast spiral into the gutter....

Tricia and I picked Steph up from work while running errands today. We cut through the neighborhood to avoid stoplights, etc.  I don't recall ever seeing a sign for this before. There is a wikipedia page it seems and websites to purchase these. (You know I had to google when  I got home!!)

 so what is the difference between a hump and a bump?  "While similar to speed bumps, humps are less aggressive than speed bumps at low speeds and are used on actual streets, as opposed to bumps which are primarily placed in parking lots. While speed bumps generally slow cars to 5 – 10 mph (8 – 15 km/h), humps slow cars to 10 – 20 mph (15 – 30 km/h). The narrow nature of speed bumps often allows vehicles to pass over them at high speed while only perturbing the wheels and suspension, hardly affecting the vehicle cab and its occupants. The relatively long slopes of speed humps gradually accelerate the entire vehicle in vertical direction, causing the perturbation of the cab to become progressively more severe at higher speeds."

Now for the real conversation in the car...;)  We wondered 1. why anyone would advertize their shortcomings.  2. Was this a new form of speed dating (why waste money on dinner and drinks eh?) 3. Who we knew that qualified...4. And of course there were comments about the imposed speed limit :D   

All that led to much snorting, laughter, and general hilarity.  I really love silly moments!! 

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