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Re: Bugeye Sprite and a Semi off of HW-36 at Superior exit...

To: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Subject: Re: Bugeye Sprite and a Semi off of HW-36 at Superior exit...
From: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:15:46 -0700
Cc: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>, "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <4.1.19990728124952.00ba8850@mailbag.com> <v0313030ab3c5b9fa2f9f@[209.24.234.96]>
Reply-to: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
...that does it.  I'm mounting a C.B. antenna on FROGGI with a bright day-glo
green flag at the very top!
WFO Herb

Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:

> ...doubtful, but I have a third light on mine anyway.
>
> In the late 60's, I spent 6 weeks one summer touring the US in my Bugeye.
> When I first arrived in San Francisco, (before I lived here) one of my
> first stops was to see Chinatown. Sitting at a stoplight, I found myself
> between the car at the light, and a Foremost two trailer semi-truck. It was
> one of those Mac's with the long snout. Well, he couldn't see me at all and
> apparently forgot I was even there. Thinking he was closing the gap, he
> began to crawl forward toward the car in front of me. Dispite the fact that
> I had all four wheels locked up and had my air horn blasting, he proceeded
> to push me. With all four tires protesting and my leg straining to press
> the brake that much harder, I had visions of the crushers that make cars
> into little cubes! Fortunately he stopped as my fog lamps made contact with
> the car on front of me, but he still managed to collapse my rear overrider
> bars and put a nice dent in the boot. The consequences of this episode kept
> me in town for several days and led to a chain of events that is quite a
> long story... (includes hippies, lawyers, cats and a fleabag hotel)
> fortunately with a happy (but dented) end(ing).
>
> I always hate being out in traffic in that thing and can never believe how
> close people will ride my rear bumper... especially those SUV drivers with
> a Latte in one hand and a cell phone in the other!
>
> Gerard
>
> At 11:17 AM -0700 7/28/99, Larry Miller wrote:
> >I've been thinking about a 3rd light mounted on the roll bar but not sure it
> >would help.
> >
> >Larry Miller
> >http://www.ado13.com
> >Ever Wonder How Much Deeper The Ocean Would Be Without Sponges?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Peter C. <nosimport@mailbag.com>
> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 10:52 AM
> >Subject: Fwd: Bugeye Sprite and a Semi off of HW-36 at Superior exit...
> >
> >
> >> Listers,
> >> The following is forwarded from the MG list. Seems only car-body damage,
> >> thankfully.
> >> Hey,hey,hey.... let's be careful out there.
> >> Peter C
> >> >Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 09:42:43 -0600 (MDT)
> >> >From: Andrew Lundgren <lundgren@iname.com>
> >> >X-Sender: lundgren@mail01.query.net
> >> >cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> >> >Subject: Bugeye Sprite and a Semi off of HW-36 at Superior exit...
> >> >Sender: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
> >> >Reply-To: Andrew Lundgren <lundgren@iname.com>
> >> >
> >> >I just saw a bug-eye sprite and a semi tangle...  Could have been a lot
> >> >worse. The Semi rearend the sprite.  The semi had a yellow paint mark on
> >> >it's bumper and the sprite hat a big semi mark covering both back lights,
> >> >the whole rearend and part of the boot.
> >> >
> >> >I asked the owner if he wanted to push it off to the side, as can be
> >> >expected he was not in a very amicable mood...  He said something about a
> >> >Semi and a concorse winning sprite...
> >> >
> >> >Made me think about those tail light improvements people have been
> >> >mentioning.
> >>
> >>
>
> G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
>  E A
>   R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>    A A
>     R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
>      D E
>       S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com


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