Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:55:07 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
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The bumper sticker I'm seeking for my Westy says:
83 hp / 5,162 lbs
You do the math.
On my aircooled baywindow I had a sticker made that said:
45 hp. Tailgating will not increase speed.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 10/2/2009 2:16 PM Mark Hersh wrote:
> I am glad. I'm no zen master, but I would never rig something on my car
> that may cause someone else to wreck. I've had a moderate seriously head
> injury and don't wish that on anyone.
>
> Generally when I'm in the VW, I am in no hurry but recognize that others
> might be, so I usually pull over or give them room to pass. But when
> there's no shoulder, I'm not going to risk running off the road so some rude
> fool can get to their destination 15 seconds sooner...
> On this trip I saw a licence plate frame that said on top "The closer you
> get" and on the bottom, "the slower I go" I would not mind a bumper
> sticker that said that.
>
> I'm having enough electrical issues on the stock van, so rigging something
> up is not an option. I'm also too lazy.
>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
>
>> Aren't you glad you didn't have the means to blind the cop? Or the redneck
>> with an assault rifle?
>>
>> Old friend of mine (also known for his yarns) told me he had installed
>> landing lights as headlights on an old car he had. He said he went to a
>> parking lot to aim them and they both exploded. Turns out they need the
>> 200mph wind of flight to keep them cool.
>>
>> Karl Wolz
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Mark Hersh
>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:16 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: No High Beams
>>
>> The guy tailgating me yesterday at 645 am on US 101 in southwestern WA
>> was a
>> cop, although I did not know it until he passed when I pulled over
>> partially
>> off the road to let the blankety-blank by. Why didn't he just put on his
>> emerg. lights if he wanted by that badly?
>>
>> Reminded me of a story told to me by an old boss who said he had a friend
>> that mounted an airplane landing light on top of his old VW bug to activate
>> when an oncoming driver would not dim. Said it dimmed all the other lights
>> in the VW. Don't know if it was BS or not, but he could tell a good story
>> and just remembering it made me laugh again.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 7:06 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> At 07:25 PM 9/28/2009, Loren Busch wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some years back I saw an ad for a reflector that could be mounted on
>> your
>>>> dash, facing to the rear, that would put most of the light from the bozo
>>>> behind you with the high brights right back in his face. Didn't buy one
>>>> at
>>>> the time, wish I had, and can't find them now...
>>>>
>>> Not sure I'd recommend that. The very last time I punished someone
>>> who'd passed me with his brights on, he fell back alongside and aimed
>>> a pistol at me. That was in VA in 1972.
>>>
>>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2 laser
>>> -- invisible beam and he thought the lamp reflector would focus
>>> enough energy on the filament to blow it. That would be more my
>>> style if I were going to get shirty...
>>>
>>> :)
>>> D
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"
>>
>> Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
>> regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
>> http://www.blackpearldogs.com/
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"
>
> Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
> regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
> http://www.blackpearldogs.com/
>
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