Heh Ed. What are you complaining about? You just made one trip. It sounds
like what I do every day commuting from my home to my office and back home
up here in Maine. And we don't even get radio signals in some places!
Good luck with your new racer. See you this spring
Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "edward capullo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 5:31 PM
Subject: [F500] The trip from Hell or why I shouldnt buy an F500 in the
Winter
This past weekend I left nice warm southern CT to go get a trailer and the
KBS that Pat McRee was selling me. The trip to Swanton (Toledo) wasn't too
difficult except up on the Allegheny ridges at 2200ft level where there
was snow ice and a bit of fog going over I80. Afterstaying overnite in
Swanton got the brand new Haulmark 9x12 from Zero Gravity Trailer sales
(very nice people to deal with) and ran up US 23 to Flint MI and then to
Lapeer where the car was. High winds and some blowing snow in the fields
but nothing major except the cold and the empty trailer held up well (it
has the round nose not the V). By the time we loaded everyting in the
truck bed and trailer it was in hard blowing snow. We left to go back to
Toledo via MI24 to I75 through Detroit. It has been many years since I
lived and drove in upstate NY and I had forgotten just how bad it is to
drive in whiteout conditions. Fortunately snow ended by Toledo and our run
over I80/90 to Cleveland was only windy. Stayed in Independence and
visited Jeff Blumenthall. Admired his two KBS cars and discussed setups
etc. Next morning windy but sunny and no snow so had a pretty tame trip
but chose to go over the PA Tpke (world's most expensive toll road) so we
could go thru the ridges rather than over them. After stopping in
Harrisburg to see my oldest daughter who I hadnt seen since her wedding
five years ago had a tame trip up thru Jersey/NY and CT getting home to
find the furnace had gone off during a power interruption 24hrs before.
Fortunately no pipes burst but it is pretty bad when the truck is warmer
than the house. I have to say that the Haulmark trailer towed flawlessly
even in wind and snow. I now have a great respect for the people of the
Lakes states who have to battle such conditions every Winter. I also now
remember why I left upstate NY affter driving in and shovelling the "white
rain" in zero and sub zero temps from 1954 until 1971. Anyway the new
addition is sitting in the heated garage. Oh yeah I guess there was some
game I listened to on the radio as we were heading back
Ed Capullo
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