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

[Anne M]

I did not loose that till years later...in a real house!
A

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From: "Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cars instead of boats...


> 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
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>> >> >> > >> >
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>> >> >> > >>
>> >> >> > >> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our
>> >> >> > >> sails.
>> >> >> > >>
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