Reminds my of my tour in Turkey. Old buses--laden with
flowers/beads/animals/and people hanging off the side rolling down a long
hill with the engine off to conserve gas!
Aw those were the good days.
Tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com>
> To: Greg Lemon <glemon@neb.rr.com>; BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>;
<healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 2/27/06 5:53:00 PM
> Subject: RE: Was Re - Trafficator finish; now, Driving in Italy orMexico
City
>
> It was very, very weird to see 13 old VW Beetles abreast coming at you
> door handle-to-door handle on one of the 8 lane avenues with their horns
> blasting away. Heck, they didn't even stop for wrecks they had among
> themselves. Ever wonder what happens to old U.S. school buses?? They
> disconnect the throttle governors, the brakes, add a big horn and sell
> 'em for mountain buses. Seems like you don't need brakes if you have a
> loud horn....been there, done that...pretty exciting for this 'ol
> gringo. We had a blast. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!
> Jack
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Greg Lemon
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:18 PM
> To: BJ8Healeys; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Was Re - Trafficator finish; now, Driving in Italy
>
> I remember my first trip to Mexico, Cancun, on the van ride to the hotel
> we gringos noticed the driver hardly noticed the red octagonal signs
> that said "Alto" and one happy vacationer quipped that "Alto" must mean
> "yield".
>
> Greg Lemon
> 54 BN1
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