I've come to cherish every green shell or banana I get. Red shells are at least when I use them pretty much useless. I remember firing a triple red in short succession maybe a few seconds in between and none of them hit. They were a lot more useful in earlier games when there was not so much going on on the tracks that could block them.
The biggest danger I found are not red or blue shells, but flashs. Defense items are at a premium and an item that makes you lose your last defense is just terrible.
If you demand respect or gratitude for your volunteer work, you're doing volunteering wrong.







