On 8/31/05, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Did anyone notice the block of wood leaning on the gas peddle.

Yeah, I asked about that and got a rather cryptic private reply: 

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John Bange wrote:

>What's with the wood block glued to the accelerator? Driver's leg a half
>inch too short to press the accelerator all the way down?

More or less. It's advantageous.

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Apparently, it's "advantageous". 
Ooooooooo-kay.......