Sounds like the Moose run the tolls and the roads!!!! Can the Mounties actually catch a speeder? CR
Matt Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The biggest problem is not that the moose run the tolls but that the moose RUN OVER our cars and the moose win! Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Reinhardt" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [F500] The trip from Hell or why I shouldnt buy an F500 in the Winter > You have tolls in Maine? Are they run by the Moose? > A buddy of mine had a motorcycle shop on the coast up there, nice place > to visit.... in the summer!!! > > CR > > Matt Smith wrote: > 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" > To: > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > It's here! Your new message! > Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
