[Rhodes22-list] Cars instead of boats...

Steven Alm stevenalm at gmail.com
Tue Oct 30 03:01:07 EDT 2007 

Ed,

Thanks for that post.  I liked the sound track as much as the cars.
I started in a '62 Corvair in which I lost my virg... sorry, too much
information, then a '65 Mustang that I crashed in a Minnesota blizzard, then
a '69 Camero when I learned all about speeding tickets.  Then a string of
VWs and by the time I was out of school I was down to just a motorcycle.

Slim

On 10/29/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Relax, I only soloed one student in a car.  That was enough to learn it
> really isn't my area of expertise.  Neither is teaching people how to fly
> in
> real airplanes anymore. In college I was young, brave, stupid, and BROKE.
> The simulator never gets more than 20 feet off the ground.  I can jump
> that
> far, once.
>
> Brad
>
> On 10/29/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > I sincerely hope that your training situation is very different when it
> > comes to things airborne.  "That's been about five years ago and to my
> > knowledge he hasn't killed anyone yet." really isn't a good outlook,
> even
> > with automobiles.  My take on the situation is that he drives closer to
> > where you live than where I do, hopefully.
> >
> > If a prospective pilot failed too many sim runs, I used to suggest
> looking
> > at another aspect of flying, preferrably without leaving the ground.
> >
> > Mike
> > s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> > Nissequogue River, NY
> >
> > From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> Monday, October 29, 2007 3:19
> PM
> > > Elle,
> > >
> > > Forgive me If I've already told this one, your story about your
> driver's
> > > exam reminded me of an experience.  Other than my sons, I've taught
> only
> > > one
> > > other person how to drive and hope it was the last time.  A Chinese
> grad
> > > student who was renting our garage apartment wanted to buy a car and
> > asked
> > > if I could teach him how to drive.  "Oh sure".  He wasn't very
> convinced
> > > so
> > > I followed with "I put myself through college teaching people how to
> > fly,
> > > teaching you how to drive will be easy!"  Overconfidence is a
> dangerous
> > > thing.  He insisted on buying a five-speed so I found a Honda CRX
> > > two-seater, my thought being we'd be putting fewer people at
> > risk.  After
> > > about two hours of driving around a parking lot at the U of M, I got
> > brave
> > > enough to let him on the street.  Thirty minutes later my nerves were
> > shot
> > > and I called it a day.  Two days more of training my sanity was
> > completely
> > > gone and I had him drive to the examiner station.  The examiner lady
> was
> > > grossly overweight and barely fit in the car.  The examinee popped the
> > > clutch and killed the engine immediately.  About two minutes later
> they
> > > showed back in the parking lot.  "This can't be good", I was
> > thinking.  It
> > > took a couple of tries for the examiner to squeeze herself out of the
> > car
> > > and get her center of gravity to a walking position.  She stomped to
> the
> > > door which I held open for her, muttering under breath,
> > "jesushchrist!"  I
> > > walked over to the car to console the student but he had a big grin on
> > his
> > > face and gave me a thumbs-up.  To this day I'm convinced she passed
> him
> > > only
> > > because she didn't want to relive the experience a second
> time.  That's
> > > been
> > > about five years ago and to my knowledge he hasn't killed anyone yet.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > On 10/29/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Dang...re: high speed...I'll have to wait until I go
> > >> to work this weekend to see that.....
> > >>
> > >> Which reminds me of a story....
> > >>
> > >> When I got my license in '63 or thereabouts, we had a
> > >> '57 Mercury Monterey, black with gold fins, 18" tires,
> > >> if I remember correctly (important info for later in
> > >> this story...)Seemed huge but was as comfy as driving
> > >> your sofa......it had a new deal : an automatic
> > >> transmission that had buttons on the left side of the
> > >> steering wheel that you'd push for drive,
> > >> etc....two-barrel carburetor which my dad had to
> > >> disconnect because my lead-footed sister was burning
> > >> gas like there was no tomorrow...(what was it then,
> > >> about $.27/gal ?)
> > >>
> > >> Dad didn't have to worry about my speeding, as I had
> > >> not yet reached my full height & was more like 4'9 or
> > >> 10, so I could only reach the gas pedal with the tips
> > >> of my toes to at least get close to the speed limit.
> > >> (Now this was in central PA, so you didn't want to go
> > >> too fast & scare the Amish buggies...)
> > >>
> > >> I had to sit on a sofa cushion as well as have one
> > >> behind me to be able to see over the wheel, so I was
> > >> effectively sandwiched between the pillow & wheel.
> > >>
> > >> Going for the driver's license in PA (at least back
> > >> then) one drove around a course & performed a few
> > >> other maneuvers at the trooper's direction....who is
> > >> sitting in the front passenger seat all stern &
> > >> proper, and barely saying anything other than the next
> > >> instruction...
> > >>
> > >> So I completed the course & had only the 3-point turn
> > >> to complete...
> > >>
> > >> The only way to get those big wheels to turn was to
> > >> hold high on the wheel  just off center & pull down
> > >> with my full 90 lbs.. .(no power steering, if I
> > >> remember...)
> > >>
> > >> After completing this last trick, I looked over at the
> > >> trooper...he was having a mighty difficult time
> > >> remaining poker faced....after he composed himself,
> > >> pronounced me as having passed the test, he asked,
> > >> still chuckling, "Doesn't this car have power
> > >> steering?"  (DUH)
> > >>
> > >> Those were the (car) days.....
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> elle
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > This is about cars... not boats...
> > >> >
> > >> > While Elle was out of the country, someone found out
> > >> > what cars she drove
> > >> > when she was a young chick and made a video clip of
> > >> > her cars.
> > >> >
> > >> > You need high speed internet to see the video at:
> > >> >
> > >> > http://oldfortyfives.com/CarsWeDrove.htm
> > >> >
> > >> > Mayby Alan, Bob and Rik will also relate to this
> > >> > video...
> > >> >
> > >> > Ed K
> > >> > Greenville, SC, USA
> > >> > --
> > >> > View this message in context:
> > >> >
> > >> http://www.nabble.com/A-Very-Blustery-Day%21-tf4711459.html#a13473048
> > >> > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at
> > >> > Nabble.com.
> > >> >
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