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

Anne M anima13 at bellsouth.net
Tue Oct 30 06:39:57 EDT 2007 

I lost my bottom front teeth in a 62 Corvair (boyfriend's).
They got sewn back in that evening!
Unfortunately I drove the family vista cruiser station wagon.
Anne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cars instead of boats...


> 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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