Merry Chrismas All (public service announcement)

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca)]

ouch!

Glad eveybody is all safe.

Cheers.

Marc

> De: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> Date: 2006/12/24 dim. PM 06:48:59 GMT-05:00
> ?: " Allyn " <amalventano1@tds.net>
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet: RE: Merry Chrismas All (public service announcement)
> 
> Well, tires ARE the perfect gift. And you just proved how important they
> are, glad all is well!
> Cathy
> Likely buying the last of six ARGO tires for Hubby's present...
> 
> On 6:08 pm 12/24/06 "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
> > >  Merry Chrismas all.  Have a safe holiday!
> > >
> > >  David
> >
> > Holiday safety message #1:
> >
> > Don't let overzealous wife drive in rain on way back from Tampa...
> > Especially after rotating the tires (meatier ones placed up front)...
> > Oh, and as she's coming up on that enterance ramp bend too quickly,
> > be sure to get her to slow down BEFORE the turn, and not WHILE
> > ENTERING it... Oh, and teach wife to countersteer in a manner that
> > does not directly result in a Tiff Needell 'flick'.  While this method
> > works particularly well at inducing a 360, it is not recommended on
> > slippery entrance ramps.
> >
> > (Jetta did a reverse 360 off of the high end of the ramp, passing
> > through a gap in the guardrail, and missing a concrete storm drain
> > barrier by about a foot.  The rear wheel would have caught the barrier
> > with the Jetta sliding parallel to it while sliding down a 20 degree
> > slope - basically a guaranteed flip.  All of this with 3 kids in back
> > and a truck full of presents.  This happened about an hour ago. 
> > Everyone is fine, but I drove the rest of the way home, and Sandei
> > spent the entire time with a death grip on the shoulder strap.)
> >
> > Oh, to add to my list of stuff to do in the new year:
> > - Clean 50 lbs of dirt out of Jetta teardrops, brakes and
> > undercarriage. - New tires on Jetta, but not before I take Sandei for
> > a few 'tutoring' lessons in a wet vacant parking lot.
> >
> > Oh, and Merry Xmass to everyone.
> >
> > Al
> >
> >
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