Posted on 08/21/2008 10:54:36 AM PDT by submarinerswife
It’s “just” an addiction. ;o]
You should see the photos of the car my friend has, when he first got it. Talk about ugly! LOL
When I met him, it was a really pretty marine blue, and was still street legal, meaning I could drive it. I did. Twice!
Now, it’s got almost 1000 horsepower, and the passenger seat has been replaced with electronics. It’s also red and silver with a touch of blue. His mother now calls it, “The Redhead.”
If Anoreth ever got a chance to race a car (and she could take the Purple Thing to the track and race it as it is) she would probably be hooked for life.
Here, the cops have Midnight Madness where the teens can come and race whatever they are driving. It’s ALWAYS packed, both with drivers and fans.
Yah. Like that.
I'm sure she would be. She's got her Granddad's "need for speed" gene, and apparently his pilot reflexes as well. (And his motion sickness ...)
She can get into auto racing when she's off our insurance policies!
Ack! I found you! LOL....
Here it is!
Wiener dog races, monster car runs and pig races today at the LA county fair.
WHOA! I pinged you! (Two weeks ago!)
My grandson got married in Eagle, and I didn’t get to go because I didn’t have money for a hotel room.
Dang!
*HUG*
How is the writing going?
LOL!
Give her something to work for! A few more trips to the track, and that will seal her fate, I’m sure!
LOL!
All are fun, for sure! Did you go?
Her mother's daughter ...
Welcome aboard, Anoreth! We can always use pilots. (By the way, our rigs have more horsepower.)
Sorry kiddies.
My fever is up, and I need to get parallel to the deck. I’ll see you all tomorrow!
Tag!
Well, if I had a laptop, I would use my big chair, and FReep like I owned the place! LOL!
She’s too short to be an Air Force pilot, but the Army has a lower height requirement. Go figure ... how many 5’1” people want to be Army pilots ...
I’m six inches taller than Anoreth, but I can’t be a pilot because my eyesight isn’t so great.
She has farsightedness, corrected. With the advances in optometry since my youth, all kinds of people can be pilots who once couldn’t have been. You have to get into training in your early 20’s, though.
I expect a golf cart has more horsepower than the Purple Thing.
I had alot of fun at the drag strip. There was plenty to see. I could have stayed all weekend if I didn't have to come home.
Although there was a guy who'd set up a George Foreman to run off his car battery and had some burgers going. Lots of camper trailers, too. Some people were going to stick around.
Here, the cops have Midnight Madness where the teens can come and race whatever they are driving. It’s ALWAYS packed, both with drivers and fans
You couldn't do that in Charlotte. Violent groups of armed youths would get drunk and/or stoned and start having territorial conflicts all over the place. Otherwise, I would definitely go to something like that, even if I had to race the van.
She can get into auto racing when she's off our insurance policies!
The Air Force probably has a drag racing club, like poker or bar-hopping.
I told you, big military bases have every kind of club, and the DoD encourages any sort of legal activity to keep the troops out of trouble until it’s time to blow things up and kill people.
Did you put your clean wash away?
I'd guess it's a short list.
I was talking about our nuclear shuttle pilots. We don't have a height restriction, but you have to provide your own space-suit.
Remind me to look for a space suit next time we go to The Salvation Army store. Or maybe you could borrow Darksheare’s, if we used a few safety pins.
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