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Re: Floating a VW

To: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
Subject: Re: Floating a VW
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:25:57 -0500
Cc: James Algar <JamesA@HI-TORQUE.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <D16CF75AADD0D21182640008C7F7E76E01F763@NTSEXCH01> <00a701bff268$f502df70$d4695098@larry>
THAT'S THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!

Larry Miller wrote:

> In Texas it's "hold my beer and watch this"
>
> Larry Miller
>
> > As the old joke has it:
> >
> > "What are the three most dangerous words in the English language?"
> > "Hey, watch this!"
> >
> > Jim Algar
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: William M. Gilroy
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:05 a.m
> > > To: Ajhsys@aol.com
> > > Cc: JamesA@hi-torque.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Floating a VW
> > >
> > > Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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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