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Rabbit
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i don't believe anyone has ever been eliminated for stopping to help someone else. NT
09/25/06 10:07 AM





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* Maybe the moms should have been kinder about Tyler and James' car trouble!! NT
BB6ProudPOS
09/24/06 05:45 PM
xx * I know. They never even entertained the very thought of helping. NT
taytay
09/25/06 09:14 AM
xx * i think them stopping, asking what's wrong, then taking off is way worse than not stopping at all. NT
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:03 AM
xx * Has anyone ever been eliminated for stopping to help someone else?
diana
09/25/06 10:06 AM
xx * i don't believe anyone has ever been eliminated for stopping to help someone else. NT
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:07 AM
xx * Yeah, so far racers and strangers helped them out, and yet they haven't repaid any kindness to others. NT
fitty
09/25/06 06:33 AM
xx * i was wondering..........i remember rob and amber flew by the car that had a wreck
Belle
09/25/06 06:32 AM
xx * I'm trying to remember the scene of the wreck and can't, but the fact that the car flipped made it more serious...
Coral
09/25/06 08:57 AM
xx * they could have loaned their jack just like Rob & Kim were going to do. NT
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:04 AM
xx * but Rabbit it would have been the same jack, and I'm doubting anything was wrong with it.
treepixy
09/25/06 10:05 AM
xx * the difference is, R/K were trying to help. T?J told them to go cause another team was approaching. The moms simply
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:09 AM
xx * I understood it. Made sense to me. They did check to see if the people were out of the car and looking ok. It is a race after all. There were enough
treepixy
09/25/06 06:34 AM
xx * i know i never thought r&a did anything wrong but there was an
Belle
09/25/06 06:35 AM
xx * i think it's cause of the seriousness of it. the least they could have done is stopped and seen if
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:06 AM
xx * There's a big difference between a flat tire and a car rolling over. NT
seamus
09/25/06 06:36 AM
xx * but when R&A drove by the guys were standing outside fine NT
Belle
09/25/06 09:15 AM
xx * Yes, but what would have Romber done if they stopped? Stand around with all the others? I think if there was something they could have done, they
treepixy
09/25/06 06:43 AM
xx * the difference to me is:
VeronicaLodge
09/25/06 10:22 AM
xx * stop. ask if they were ok or needed help. no.. ok. continue on. 30 seconds, that's it. NT
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:10 AM
xx * Also Terry and Tom did basically the same thing, and we don't hear much complaining about them. They didn't loan their jack or offer help. NT
treepixy
09/25/06 10:14 AM
xx * that is correct, they didn't. in an earlier post i said that it would have been better for the moms to have just driven
Rabbit
09/25/06 10:25 AM
xx * I understand that point and agree. But anxiety could have started setting in. I still don't like them, but I just don't blame them. NT
treepixy
09/25/06 10:28 AM
xx * Oh, well. I just think if you stop you can loose a lot of time quickly by people rambeling etc. I don't know what I would do, but I don't think badly
treepixy
09/25/06 10:12 AM
xx * It amazed me more in the season where one of the cars flipped...people were hurt...and racers rushed by.
RealityTVChick
09/25/06 06:21 AM
xx * One team blew by... but they did make sure they spotted both people and that they looked ok. It is a race after all. They couldn't help. All the
treepixy
09/25/06 06:24 AM
xx * It's funny that they got such a harsh edit for not helping the guys, but they didn't make a big deal of noone helping the hicks. I figured it was
VRM
09/24/06 09:11 PM
xx * The moms blew by the models without even asking what was wrong. They COULD have helped. The hicks were just screwed. and it was obvious
Fluffy_Bunny
09/25/06 05:26 AM
xx * It was obvious that they couldn't help the models, but they could have said something encouraging as the rolled by but no big. The Kentuckians
treepixy
09/25/06 05:58 AM
xx * Honestly, I always thought that was a bad "theme" for a reality show... because as a part of these types of game, that just isn't true. NT
treepixy
09/25/06 04:20 AM
xx * No doubt...the car karma is very strong on this show...be nice to cabbies and be kind to fellow racers with car trouble! NT
Scarlett
09/24/06 06:11 PM
xx * At least pretend to care. May bite them later worse than just the karma tonight. NT
Lil_Moco
09/24/06 06:13 PM
xx * Reap what you sow! NT
iheartrealitytv
09/24/06 05:46 PM

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