On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> > >> LOL. You pessimist 8-)
> > >Naw, more of a realist ;)
> > Exactly. You should see the rig.
> I adore Hans' childlike sense of adventure, but this time I am seriously
> concerned :)
Not to worry. If he's willing to take it slowly, he shouldn't have any
problem. Remember the <1960 VW bus? Those made it over the rockies.
Several times, I drove US40 (which became I70 in the east and I80 west of
Salt Lake). The VW bus had 36hp (probably less than Hans' vehicle), and
much more body weight (unless he has badly overdone the collecting).
'Course the last time that I drove it, it was with a 1960 bus with 1600cc
engine (type 3 converted); it burned a valve in Colorado, and blew oil
cooler seal in Nevada.
To reduce the mountain driving on the way back, he could go back by way of
US66 (or whatever it's called now) That'll get him as far as St. Louis
with very little mountains; there he can pick up US40 (I70) to take him
back to Baltimore. (Actually, I70 diverts down towards Washington, but
US40 went straight through Baltimore.) In the old days (60s and 70s),
when most of the city was condemned, US40 in Baltimore was lined with
demolition fences made of all of the doors of the buildings being torn
down, with periodic marble doorsteps sticking out.
Historical? trivia: Coming into Baltimore from the south (on the parkway,
long after passing GSFC and NSA), just as you reached Baltimore, there was
a big clock tower. What did that clock have instead of numbers?
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Wed Aug 15 2001 - 11:16:13 BST