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Sunday, December 11, 2005
From the "What I'd Never Want To See Out My Window" Department:
In some ways I wish I'd been able to take it -- in many ways I'm glad I've never seen it. It came my way from some persons I know back east, so I believe it is accurate and not "PhotoShopped."
In any event, it certainly makes for an exciting photo. . .Boeing 737, BTW.
bigquitehat is getting around! If you haven't been to his blog you should. He's very good.
I dropped in here because of a comment you made somewhere (on one of my posts I think)that you drive 70 some odd miles to work every day and you live in the Sierra Nevadas. And it's getting ready to snow.
Hope you are careful with that. I used to live in Virginia City back in the 50's. My parents worked in Reno. One day while driving down the mountain to work in a snowstorm with cars following the tail lights of the car in front of them, about five cars just drove over the side of a very long and deadly drop. No one survived. My parents fortunately stopped before they went over.
Gayle: I made Big White Hat one of my very first links on my blogroll -- his site and, in particular, his WRITINGS are GREAT!
Regarding driving in the snow: I have a Subaru Outback Sport AWD and it does wonderfully in the snow and rain. Every winter, though, I watch all the stupid people pass me on I-80 and, invariably, I watch their SUVs and pickups make 360-degree spins into other vehicles.
I laugh mightily as I pass these folks in their Escalades, thinking they were invincible.
Every summer, on I-80, I know there will be two or three truck/trailer fires from truckers overusing their brakes; I know there will be an RV burned to the hubs from gas leaks.
Every winter I know at least one truck will punch through the guardrail into the surrounding pines, and 3 or more SUVs and pickups will flip attempting to negotiate corners too fast.
As John Wayne is credited for saying: "Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid."
Bloviate away, but with facts, attributions and maturity. Personal and/or cheap shots shall not be published. Comment Moderation is, unfortunately, ON, thanks to an ever-growing number of sublimate trolls.
I'll second that! Very scary...
ReplyDeleteDid you find this or take it?
ReplyDeleteIn some ways I wish I'd been able to take it -- in many ways I'm glad I've never seen it. It came my way from some persons I know back east, so I believe it is accurate and not "PhotoShopped."
ReplyDeleteIn any event, it certainly makes for an exciting photo. . .Boeing 737, BTW.
bigquitehat is getting around! If you haven't been to his blog you should. He's very good.
ReplyDeleteI dropped in here because of a comment you made somewhere (on one of my posts I think)that you drive 70 some odd miles to work every day and you live in the Sierra Nevadas. And it's getting ready to snow.
Hope you are careful with that. I used to live in Virginia City back in the 50's. My parents worked in Reno. One day while driving down the mountain to work in a snowstorm with cars following the tail lights of the car in front of them, about five cars just drove over the side of a very long and deadly drop. No one survived. My parents fortunately stopped before they went over.
BWH is one of those TEXAS people...
ReplyDeleteHe can't be ALL bad... LMAO..
Gayle: I made Big White Hat one of my very first links on my blogroll -- his site and, in particular, his WRITINGS are GREAT!
ReplyDeleteRegarding driving in the snow: I have a Subaru Outback Sport AWD and it does wonderfully in the snow and rain. Every winter, though, I watch all the stupid people pass me on I-80 and, invariably, I watch their SUVs and pickups make 360-degree spins into other vehicles.
I laugh mightily as I pass these folks in their Escalades, thinking they were invincible.
Every summer, on I-80, I know there will be two or three truck/trailer fires from truckers overusing their brakes; I know there will be an RV burned to the hubs from gas leaks.
Every winter I know at least one truck will punch through the guardrail into the surrounding pines, and 3 or more SUVs and pickups will flip attempting to negotiate corners too fast.
As John Wayne is credited for saying: "Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid."
TexasFred: I see this frequently so I have to suck it up, display my ignorance, and ask: what is LMAO?
ReplyDeleteBloZep, LMAO is laughing my ass off.
ReplyDeleteY'all are building me up to be more than I am. I'm just a kid from Odessa who got tired of watching the papers over edit my columns.
AHA! I KNEW it! Your writing was so good you had a newspaper column! Nice try, Hat -- being humble is admirable but I calls 'em as I sees 'em.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the acronym update too!
Count Blogula: you are too cool for school!
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