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If you think your Thanksgiving is uncomfortable

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A Northern California man who drove 51 miles with his wife clinging to the hood of his minivan has pleaded guilty and agreed to be sentenced to five years in prison...

Calif. man who drove 51 miles with wife clinging to van hood pleads guilty to spouse abuse - The Washington Post

First of all the woman must have some superhuman arm strength, second: what the hell?! Fifty-one miles is not a trip to the grocery store, that's an hour of driving. What kind of person is capable of something like this, and what is the world coming to? It could be that I'm not old enough, but I don't remember stories like this in the past. Is society crumbling, is it that the news is better at reporting these events now, or, maybe, am I just not jaded enough?

I...I don't even........what?

The fact that she jumped on the car in the first place leads me to believe that neither one of them are very stable. I mean, they started out in the driveway. Had it been me, I would've ditched the van the moment a) he drove out of the neighborhood, or b) gotten on the freeway ramp. (well, had it been me, I wouldn't have jumped on the van in the first place. But, yeah.)

Weird.

Good point, I'm going to close my eyes and just imagine what finishing school she went to.

Why didn't she just let him go? Was it her car?

What gets me is the fact he got 51 miles before being stopped. Why did it take so long? Shouldn't have made it out of the neighborhood let alone onto the highway. A lot of people must have looked the other way.

Were the Beach Boys playing on the radio?

/obscure?

If my wife had tried to make me listen to Kokomo, I'd have been driving her around too!

i'd have ditched the car and did a runner while the car was still moving. but that just me.

I refuse to believe there weren't any stops between the driveway and the freeway.

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Originally Posted by albania (Post 2901219)

Calif. man who drove 51 miles with wife clinging to van hood pleads guilty to spouse abuse - The Washington Post

....I don't remember stories like this in the past. Is society crumbling, is it that the news is better at reporting these events now, or, maybe, am I just not jaded enough?

Ever heard of King Henry VIII who, although without a car, certainly treated his (six) wives at least as poorly?:eek:

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Originally Posted by CinnamonGirl (Post 2901220)

I...I don't even........what?

The fact that she jumped on the car in the first place leads me to believe that neither one of them are very stable. I mean, they started out in the driveway.....(well, had it been me, I wouldn't have jumped on the van in the first place. But, yeah.)
Weird.

Do you think that alcohol might possibly have been involved? And of course, two drunks can be more than twice as stupid as one drunk.:shakehead:

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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru (Post 2901345)

I refuse to believe there weren't any stops between the driveway and the freeway.

That's what I thought too.

Lindy