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

Wed Oct 31 18:22:23 EDT 2007

That proves it!  Unsafe at any speed.

Brad

On 10/31/07, Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Gee, I lost something in a 62 Corvair, but it wasn't my front teeth.
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Steven Alm
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:15 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cars instead of boats...
>
> 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 <anima13 at bellsouth.net> 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" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > 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 <anima13 at bellsouth.net> 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" <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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> > >> >> > >> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust
> our
> > >> >> > >> sails.
> > >> >> > >>
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