[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[Steve Alm]

Bob,
What was the "thing" you did that was never done before?
Slim

On 1/16/03 8:25 AM, "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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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