Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:48:11 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: don't use cruise control in the rain?
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That wasn't common sense, that was luck!
Must have been hard to stay afloat with those horseshoes up your
.............:)
On Nov 3, 2007 11:19 AM, Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote:
> Our youth certainly have different forms of "common sense" than they will
> as
> they continue to mature. Heck, I recall a high school beach party when
> several of us decided to dive off the ferry dock in Burlington and swim
> across Lake Champlain. We had indulged a "fair" amount of Carlings Black
> Label that night.
>
> After swimming what seemed like a long time we went ashore with relief,
> climbed the rocks feeling successful about our prowess and realized we had
> managed to hit the breakwater about 500 yards off the beach. 10-15 more
> miles to go. A fellow fishing from his boat came and gave us a ride back
> to
> shore, shared a beer with the crowd and laughed heartily as he went back
> to
> his fishing.
>
> SamC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@mac.com>
> To: "Sam Conant" <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: don't use cruise control in the rain?
>
>
> > Many years ago (as a young driver) I was traveling at night on the
> > Maryland eastern shore (heading to the beach). I was traveling in my
> > Super Beetle on US 50. Maintaining speed and having no troubles at all
> > driving in the rain.
> >
> > I glancd down at the speedometer (infrequently enough) and suddenly saw
> > that it was reading 30 mph, instead of the 60 mph I thought I was
> > traveling at. A short time later the front left wheel got back on the
> > pavement (instead of hydroplaning) and the speedometer jumped back up
> to
> > 60 mph. That was my first experience with hydroplaning and I thought it
> > pretty cool. Did I slow down? Heck, no, I watched it happen multiple
> > times on that trip.
> >
> > I was young and invulnerable.
> >
> > Common sense is something that folks acquire with age. The young
> (mostly)
> > don't have it.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 3, 2007, at 11:41 AM, Sam Conant wrote:
> >
> >> Hydro-planing can occur with Cruise Control on or off ... It is the
> wear
> >> on
> >> the tread and the driver's level of common-sensical driving which
> >> determines
> >> the risk and, often, the outcome.
> >
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
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