[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[rhendy]

Doc was the pilot because he actually owns a hovercraft and is the only one
of us who had ever driven one before.  He drove through the wrong gate
because it was downhill from the starting box as opposed to the red gate
which was slightly uphill.  He was hoping that the blues would fail to
arrive at all which would throw the race to us if we were the only craft to
complete the course.  What you never saw in the episode is that the red
machine was the only one to complete the course at all prior to the race.
We were running our machine at about 30mph all around the beach, but
somewhere between the tinkering time and the race (about four hours), our
machine lost its ability to move.  It is just one of life's little
mysteries.

Fair Winds,

Bob Hendrickson
S/V Getaway

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:08 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island


> Bob,
>
> Let me be the first to congratulate you on a job well done!  The red team
> made all the right moves.  Frankly, I was embarrassed for the blue team
with
> all that arguing alpha-male crap.  I thought you had it all the
way--better
> hull design, winning the challenges, etc.  But why did Doc get to drive?
> YOU'RE the pilot.  He even drove it through the wrong damn gate!!!  I
think
> we'd stand a better chance with you at the controls.
>
> You looked great on camera, Bob.  I think you should look into a possible
> career in Hollywood.  Start with commercials and work your way up.  :-)
>
> Slim
>
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