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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:00 AM

The motor home fades into the sunset

There's nothing like having the freedom of the road and the comforts of home. But $5 gas is pushing the fantasy of comfortable vagabondage to the wall.

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  • Wednesday, June 18, 2008 09:45 PM

    One unintended side effect

    Is that people are using all sorts of modes of transportation that were never intended for public streets. Like ATVs and tractors. We've had a few fatalities recently from people doing damn fool things like that. Now it is summer so you expect a nominal number of drunk bubbas doing stupid shit like that, but this year is somewhat worse.

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