Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
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> I knew that! I used to own a '64 Beetle myself, and I tried to float it
> once! (Not on purpose.)
Years ago my buddy and I were traveling down a dirt road and came upon a
tree blocking the road. I told my friend to go around the tree. He pointed
out the only way around was through the front yard of an abandoned house
and there were some hedges blocking the way and view. Boy genius, (that's me)
told him the hedges are not a problem if you have enough speed. So he
backs down the road and gets ready for the run. His only concern was what
might be behind the hedges. I figured since it was front yard there would
only be trees and since there were none taller then the hedges in view
it was not a problem, "Trust me" I said. Sadly he did. So he gets the
VW up to about 30 MPH, since we did not want to get stuck and we left the
road and plowed right through the hedges like a hot knife through butter.
Once were in the front yard doing about 20 MPH imagine our surprise when we
saw the large in the ground swimming pool. Off the shallow end we went.
We came to a stop in the deep end in about 5 feet of water. Since the
VW had holes in the floor it sank quickly. To make matters worst the pool
was filled with about 5 feet of black water, leaves, and it had a really
bad smell. Oh yeah those holes just help shoot a massive stream of water
all over the interior of the car and us. Let me tell you old, black,
stale pool water has a really bad taste. We both got a mouth full since
we hit the water screaming. So we had to wade out and walk
several miles to a phone to call a friend for a tow. He want to know
why we needed him to bring a couple of 2x10s. He laughed for a good 10
minutes when he saw our predicament. I wonder just what kind of mental
patient puts a pool in the front yard, don't they know the danger to young
foolish children. True story.
Bill "Hey I have an idea, trust me" Gilroy
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