shutdown -h in Denver

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 09:19 -0800, Bill Campbell wrote:

> I saw an article recently on how many people have died as a
> result of the CAFE (Corporate Aggregate Fuel Efficiency)
> standards resulting as manufacturers have cut the size and weight
> of cars to meet these standards.  Personally I like a light car
> that handles well so I can avoid the accident rather than a tank
> that will survive it, but then I spent 13 years racing formula
> cars and know how to drive, unlike the vast majority of the folks
> behind the wheel.

For business driving, when I lived in Helena covering all of Montana as
my territory, my Ford Taurus with studded snow tires, all around, drove
through roads of any conditions. No traffic there on the interstates in
good weather, in bad weather it was just me and God on the road. I could
do 60 on snow and black ice, slick as you please, by keeping the speed
down on the straight-aways and when you went into a curve just keep a
tad of pressure on the gas pedal and steer where you want to head. Front
wheel drive works just fine in those conditions, as long as you don't
get stupid or meet a full grown elk on the road. I hit deer routinely.
An elk would kill ya. Badgers eat tires. That's about it for driving up
there! Ric

 
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