OT: Autobahns & Re: Another EBAY item, I wish I could get

From: Fred N. van Kempen <waltje_at_pdp11.nl>
Date: Thu Oct 30 22:10:04 2003

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Roger Merchberger wrote:

> Then things sure have changed from when I was there... I drove from Oerbke
> (I think that's the spelling... it's been a while since '91... 12-year
> brainfog) - 50km north of Hannover, anyway - I was driving an American
> Military vehicle (CUCV -> Chevy Blazer for those who've seen one) 130kph up
> to Bremerhaven (with oversized balloon tires only designed to withstand
> 72kph - it was *bouncy*!!) and rarely did those little, dinky,
> currently-domestic Porches & Mercedes drop below 170kph, even in the
> construction zones! Some of them zipped past me near cm away - that was a
> rather hectic ride!

Many freeways (autobahns) in Germany (and Holland *grin*) can easily
be done at 180-220km/h. But during daytime, there's always the chance
of traffic, and then you'd better slow down.

> And you had *no* witty comeback about the beer... ;-) ;-)
Well.. U.S. beer sucks. nuf said.

--f
Received on Thu Oct 30 2003 - 22:10:04 GMT