Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:22:25 GMT From: Nutmegger<Nutmeggernopsameja.com> Subject: Re: 9-5?
Marc Escuro says... > >> Ok, third time trying to post this! > > You have to stop using Windows. :) I know! It is all I have right now. > >> I've rode in a Porsche, felt like I was sitting on the pavement, but >> it was fast. > > There are a lot of Porsches at work, but I don't know the people who own >'em, so I can mooch a free ride somewhere. :) Well, maybe once you get to know them. >> I'm curious, do you remember if you turned into the spin? When it >> happened to me, that is what I did before I swung it around. I did >> not even really have time to think about it either. > > I turned in the direction of the spin in order to pull out of it. But >it was hard to get the wheel to turn that way... Especially when everything >happens in a blink of an eye. From that point on... I was going to make >sure that any car I got had traction control standard. Oh, I see. > >>> I skidded perpendicular to the mountainside and >>> gently slammed into the mountain (no damage). >> I did a 180 and stopped inches from the bridge. > > Wow... A 180. So you were facing the opposite direction. Yes, it was surprising. I'm glad I >was able to do a 360. Actually, a 450, since I ended up doing another 90 >degree spin. Wow. >> Did speed make a difference? >> Was there more play? > > It was a very noticeable handling difference. Turns that I could make >at 30-35 mph, I wasn't quite making. There wasn't the control I had in the >Aero. Hmmm....now I really want to try driving an Aero. >The pick-up also wasn't there. It's peppy, but not a match for the >Aero. Also the tires probably make a difference too. Going from Aero to an >SE was a disappointment. :) Yeah, I could see that. So you should be very happy with your choice. > >> I saw an Aero like yours (minus the fin) yesterday in Rhode Island. > > Aaaaah.... A black one, huh?? Yes, just washed too! >I met a guy who had a silver Aero >without the rear spoiler at a Chevron gas station. He took one look at my >Aero and said, "I'm getting myself a spoiler... That looks nice!!" We had a >laugh. > That's cool, I really like how it looks on the car. So many of them look lame, but that one looks awesome. >>> Oh don't get me started on baseball. Damn Giants can't even win a game >>> against the Rockies.... (grrr) >> I like baseball, but I haven't followed it for a while. I'm a Red Sox >> fan (Of Course!) Is it okay to admit that this season? > > The BoSox aren't doing too badly. 3.5 behind the Yanks. Ok, thanks for letting me know. Now I know who to ask. :) >>> HAHAHA!!!! If the hotel is a good one... Why not just stay in the >>> hotel! :) >> Oh sure, as long as my every whim is taken care of. ;) > > Well, I spent a few nite's in Chicago's Knickerbocker Hotel. It was >VERY nice. :) I bet, I stayed in a Days Inn. > >>> Yeah. Too much to do in SF. >> I had the best sourdough bread ever in SF. > > Yeah... I guess SF's spoiled with really good sourdough. ;) Actually, >SF has some of the best food in the country, IMHO. I've never even thought of certain areas of the country having better food than another. Hmmm.......I seem to find good food where ever I go. >(No wonder I'm gaining weight...hahahaha) heh, not too much, you want to fit in your car. > >> A month! >> Aren't you going to miss your car? > > Oh yeah. When I was gone two weeks I missed my car! ~J~
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