Date:         Mon, 18 Jul 94 21:00:31 PDT
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From:         ritchiej@ucs.orst.edu (John Ritchie)
Subject:      orange buses (was Re: life of a brake cylinder or somesuch)


Joel wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 18 Jul 94 17:55:13 CDT <STAFFORD@zenith.dnet.hac.com> said:
> >And now for something completely different...
> >Maximum speed on flat ground? 95mph on I-10 East in Calif.
> >It's International Orange; the same color they paint utility vehicles
> >and garbage dumpsters.
> 
> well ... i always heard that Ugly was faster than Pretty. :)  <it gets to
> ya quicker, don't you see!>
> 
> seriously, FLAT ground? as in, no hills, bumps, hollows, etc.? i think
> you had a CHP car pushing you, bub. trying to get you OUT of california
> as quick as possible.
> 
> on a more congenial note, that is actually NOT a bad color to have a car
> painted. one, you can ALWAYS find it in the mall parking lot. two, very
> few people will park next to you. three, other cars can see you very well
> on the highway, in all sorts of weather.
> 
> my sister had a volvo station wagon in that color (factory paint, no less!)
> and, while not being the most attractive shade, it was very practical and
> useful. i would recommend one small change/addition: paint the roof white.
> this seems to make it even more noticeable (while reducing the heat intake
> of the bus).
> 
> joel
> 

Orange is a BEAUUUTIFUL color for a bus!  Especially Orange and White!  
*hmmph!* UGLY indeed! 

(There there, Bobo, it's alright, you're not ugly like all those mean people
say... (even if you look a bit, well, stupid...))

John Ritchie
ritchiej@ucs.orst.edu
and Bobo, the `74 ORANGE and WHITE bus