Text 24532, 60 rader
Skriven 2009-05-29 16:16:12 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 24493 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: Re: cruising  was: geezerhood
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-=> Quoting hap newsom to Nancy Backus on 28 May 09  12:00:22 <=-

 hn> We have I-5 for north/south, and I-90 for 
 hn> east/west...if we're "going" anywhere those
 hn> are the most likely avenues for travel. We
 hn> could use side roads but that would take
 hn> a LOT longer to get anywhere. Speeds on 
 hn> the Freeways are 70+ outside the urban areas
 hn> so you can make good time and I usually 
 hn> set the cruise to speedlimit plus 5-8.

At best ours are 65, and that only in "non-populated" areas.  Usually 55
is tops, even on the limited access roads.  And apparently we have more
urban even in upstate than you do.

 -> Ah, but the joke is (although she was quite serious about it), the only
 -> reason she might have sped was if she lost track of how fast she was
 -> driving, which wasn't likely in the first place, and she generally drove
 -> below the limit anyway... :)  Much more the quintessential "little old
 -> lady" driver than I... I probably more resemble that "granny" in the
 -> 50's/60's song...
 ->
 hn> Hmmm, You from Pasadena eh? (grin)
 
Yeah, that one... (G)   So to speak, anyway... ;)

 ->  hn> you can open 'er up a bit. Got my first "warning" for 
 ->  hn> doing 140 in my 66 XKE on the way to Spokane...
 -> Now that sounds like fun...  :)   And I can see where the looooong
 -> stretches would be an encouragement to open things up, to keep from
 -> being bored silly, if nothing else...  ;)
 -> 
 hn> Yup! Loved that XKE...but it was a mechanic's
 hn> dream...lucas electrics and weber carbs...
 hn> had it in the shop a LOT...finally traded it
 hn> off when I was in Hawaii...but it was the 
 hn> best "chick magnet" I ever had!!

Better'n the bikes?  ;)

 hn> Oddly enough (or maybe not) My back went "out"
 hn> yesterday when I fed the bird...now both my knee
 hn> and my back are making me hobble...I look like
 hn> a 100 year old man when I walk!

One depends on the other... and the body tries its best to compensate.

 hn> hap (who's finding sitting doesn't help either!)

Get thee to a chiropractor or a good massage therapist!  And don't feel
guilty about lying down for a spell to get that skeleton to settle back
where it belongs... :)

ttyl      neb

And believe it or not, this was TOTALLY random!    (G)

... Everything put together falls apart sooner or later.
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