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

Wed Oct 31 19:51:34 EDT 2007

Anne,

Give me a friggin' break!  That was the original 'Girls Gone Wild' tape -
you are being coy!  Catholic girls, Florida, motel room, blah, blah, blah.
Forget about it!  We have the internet now, nothing is left to the
imagination.  You still haven't dealt with the two front teeth story.
Inquiring minds want to know!

Brad

On 10/31/07, Anne M <anima13 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> OK, Back to the Vista cruiser station wagon.
> In 1970 we were sophmores in College (catholic all girls and all boys
> schools) when
> we took the Mom's Vista cruiser to Ft Lauderdale from St. Paul for Easter
> break.
> My Mom said "Sure": now that was a breakthrough. She contacted a friend
> who
> lived in Boca Raton and obtained a room at a VERY nice hotel. One room, 7
> folks.
> We rotated bed, floor, bed, floor.
> Now, the group started with my roommate and I, and three fellows. We
> needed
> another 2
> for expenses. I ended up getting my socially recluse cousin and her
> friend,
> both great looking
> gals but, it was a Catholic Women's college.....
> Any rate, we had a ball. Those two gals went to breakfast each day
> (probably
> because they did
> not drink. They met the fellow who owned the 21 club in NYC. He bought
> them
> champagne each
> morning! They visited him at the 21 on their way to Europe the following
> summer.
> The cousin's friend married the cool guy who went with us!!
> We came home on 7 cylinders........end of the cruiser.
> Anne
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 5:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cars instead of boats...
>
>
> > 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
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> >> > >> >> > >> >
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