Date:         Wed, 5 May 1999 11:40:41 -0700
Reply-To:     "Tom L. Neal" <jneal@NETCOM.COM>
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From:         "Tom L. Neal" <jneal@NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      7 fans of the...
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>
> As an added bonus, when the temp gets at or near the top of the gauge, you
> get to hear the high speed on your radiator fan; (you will initially think
> the Second Coming has arrived when you hear it).

Driving through Italy on a warm humid day, we came to a military
checkpoint at a roundabout. Waited our turn.  A polite young carabineri
walked up the car and requested an explanation for the temporary German
plates, American passport, wife and bunch of kids, strange car paperwork
and the direction of travel (from Yugoslavia). About that time the full
effect of the idling, a/c, and warm day triggered the fan control system
and the wind tunnel commenced operation. We were communicating poorly
anyway because of my non-Italian and his non-English, so after jumping
back a few feet, he just waved us on to save his ears.

Regards, Tom Neal