Lee, Do you remember the old Rambler American station wagon? For those who don't the American was about the size of the infamous Ford Pinto wagon only a little taller and not nearly as stable. Anyway, I was driving to visit my Grandmother and hauling right on down the road when traffic suddenly slowed down and came to a creep. There was an ancient pickup plodding down the two lane country road and several cars were behind it. All of the cars managed to pass the truck except a little Rambler American with a roof rack which was loaded with all manner of household goods. The American made no attempt to pass so I waited until I had a good clear shot and then floored my trusty Ford. As I reached the rear of the American it decided to swing out to pass and this was going to be a major type problem as we were not both going to fit in the available single lane. I honked the horn and backed off the gas as the American then realized the problem and whipped it to the right. This was most unfortunate and the center of gravity was (apparently) very high due to the loaded roof rack and the poor little wagon just leaned, wobbled and fell right on over on its side. I managed to miss the wagon and stopped to lend a hand. Other than some major gouges and scrapes the wagon was still drivable as we lifted it back upright but there was sure crap strewn from here to the end of time.. (LOL) Cy, the Ancient Okie.... o
_____ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 11:53 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Your thoughts on saving money while driving acar-truck-van Cy, you are correct at loading up that roof rack. when we did more family camping we had one of those I call" hamburger " box's we bought used and it was a Sears product. it held all the tents, sleeping bags, etc. it mounted so there was an air flow under and over it. Lee -- "A mind is a terrible thing to have leaking out your ears." -- The League of Sadistic Telepaths No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: 8/5/2007 4:16 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.8/940 - Release Date: 8/6/2007 4:53 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
