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

Robert Skinner robert at squirrelhaven.com
Tue Oct 30 11:36:44 EDT 2007 

Lovely nostalgia.  My first car was a '50 Chevy convertable, 
which my brother destroyed while I was away at college.  

Returned to college in a Henry J. which died protecting me 
from someone who turned left in front of me.  Loved that 
little J.  It had a jeep engine (Kaiser mfg) and the back 
end was so light I could lift it off the ground by the 
bumper - sort of like the front end of a bug.

Then it was succession of bugs -- what fun!

Thanks for raising the subject.  I think I'll have another beer.

/Robert
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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" <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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Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."

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