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

john Belanger jhnblngr at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 31 17:06:19 EDT 2007 

the good old days, its a wonder we survived chilhood at all!  

Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:  Anne,

Ah, yes, the death trap, or so said Ralph Nader. My sis, Mary Jane was
driving down a hill and lost the breaks. Never mind that the hill flattened
out at the bottom with no curves or stop signs or anything. She panicked
and threw it in reverse. The thing was never quite the same after that.
But it had that ignition key thing where you could remove the key without
stopping the engine and then, without the key you could start it. Of course
the key was promptly lost so the car was never locked and I "stole" it many
times to go joy riding long before I had my license.

Slim

On 10/31/07, Anne M wrote:
>
> Yes, we were kissing while traveling at 15 mph. You know what "death
> traps"
> they were!
> 16 yo stuff.
> Anne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hank" 
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cars instead of boats...
>
>
> > Anne,
> >
> > Dare we ask how you managed to lose you bottom front teeth?
> >
> > Hank
> >
> >
> > On 10/30/07, Anne M wrote:
> >>
> >> 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" 
> >> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" 
> >> 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 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 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" 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 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:
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >>
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> >> >> > >> >
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> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our
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> >> >> > >>
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