Steve, et Listers,
Well, I guess no more useful work is going to get done today!!
First of all, Steve, as I've told you before, my car ISN"T that godawfull
Rootes #86 Forest Green that clashes with anything. It's actually a rather
attractive Jaguar ('82) BRG. And it does go quite well with cyan, although
aqua is pushing it a little. Your idea of the face mask and snorkel is
brilliant though. Haven't noticed any problems with fumes, but with the
opening facing forward, it should provide enough over-pressure to partially
make up for the altitude change. (May need to add a bug screen though.) The
Cobmeister might find this general idea useful for his particular needs as
well; perhaps opting for scuba equipment rather than a snorkel. Or maybe
you could help us design a ram air intake that would work even better. I
may need to install a miniature windshield wiper on the mask to conform to
State and Federal regulations. Wouldn't want to violate any laws now would
I? And since my windshield has only five bolts instead of seven, removing
it is only 70% as hard as most Tigers, and think of the improvement in wind
resistance.
As far as the black swim fins go, I think they would make heel-and-toe
shifting a real challenge. And given the direction this thread is going, I
think I'll start looking for some hip boots instead. ;-)
Now Steve, any response to Pen Pendleton's comment on your sartorial
preferences?
>Tigger shirts, eh? So do the Alpine guys get the Pooh shirts? Is there a
>special Eeeore shirt for Laifman?
TTFN,
Bob
At 04:38 PM 3/19/99 -0800, Steve Laifman wrote:
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>You know, Bob, that might be a good idea, but aqua would clash with #86
>Green. Besides, isn't that the wrong color for macho guys like you and I?
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>Personally, I think some swim fins might be better. They come in black,, to
>match the interior, and the extra weight helps keep the pedal down. And a
>full face diving mask with a snorkel tube would get rid of those complains
>about gasoline and exhaust fume smells. Might even allow removal of the
>windshield.
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>Steve
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Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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