Mostly stupid shit with cars in my youth,
Like in high school getting the family's '80 Delta 88 airborne multiple times through the same intersection over the course of a month. Lost 3 of the stupid aftermarket hubcaps it came with. While on vacation we saw some hubcaps proper for the car for sale and my dad bought them. Those I kept on.
Like in high school nearly totaling the family's '79 Accord by doing 50 in a 25mph zone straight into a tree --- this was during lunch break. Man was raking his leaves not 10 feet on the other side of the tree. Car wound up in his yard near his house, facing the street. Note to self: old Accords get very light in the front-end and hard breaking turns into oversteer around sharp curves @ 50mph.
Like in college being on a snow-packed highway in the middle of the night in my '74 Camaro and driving off the highway @ 60mph because I couldn't see the road and fishtailing back on. One girl in the back had the foresight to bring a large bucket to puke in. I could probably fill a book with the exploits of that car --- it was my first, I was the 2nd owner and I kept it for 12 years.
Like being the one to drive a roomate's dad's Chevette back to school @ 5am to make 8am classes. This was part of a 240-mile round trip for Steak n Shake begun at midnight on a Wednesday, but one of our team's sweet '64 Impala SS (the car we were all in) was impounded on the way when he got arrested for passing an ambulance with its lights blazing. Later I was told one of the cops was pointing his gun at me because my hands were still in my Levi's jean jacket (I looked like a bad ass I guess). Total # of people in the Chevy equaled 5, but 7 made the return trip in the Chevette. BTW Chevettes with 7 people will only do 70mph absolute max. And the floorboard will get uncomfortably hot.
Like borrowing a roommate's Yamaha enduro with zero riding experience. My trip was only across campus and never went above 25mph but I'm lucky I didn't dump it. Let's just say I took the long way through one intersection.
Even more stupid:
Something involving a friend's new Ninja while drunk at a party, starting it, riding about 50 feet. Don't know how I didn't dump that one either.
Like attempting to pay in pennies a $60 towing fee when I parked illegally at school. Had to bring 3 friends with me to the bank, down in the merchant dept. to get them and wait 30 minutes while the pennies were prepared. When we showed up to pay the tow truck guy, he immediately moved another truck behind my car, trapping it. My conversation with the police unfortunately confirmed that no, coins are not legal tender.
Like driving an overloaded rental van, pulling a full trailer with my CB7 on it, at speeds up to 80 or so. What you should know is that these things, loaded with extra mass, will begin to gently and then violently rock the front-end back and forth like a see-saw. This behavior is exacerbated when going over the smallest of 10-ft bridges, the kind that really just cover tiny creeks level with the ground. It was the only time I saw the whites of the eyes of motorists near me and have them hit the brakes. Later in that trip I discovered the insides of the front tires were showing the cords and that both front discs were cracked and I made Penske replace it all and refund a chunk of the rental fee before we continued --- albeit more slowly.
Everything these days, is done more slowly!
Like in high school getting the family's '80 Delta 88 airborne multiple times through the same intersection over the course of a month. Lost 3 of the stupid aftermarket hubcaps it came with. While on vacation we saw some hubcaps proper for the car for sale and my dad bought them. Those I kept on.
Like in high school nearly totaling the family's '79 Accord by doing 50 in a 25mph zone straight into a tree --- this was during lunch break. Man was raking his leaves not 10 feet on the other side of the tree. Car wound up in his yard near his house, facing the street. Note to self: old Accords get very light in the front-end and hard breaking turns into oversteer around sharp curves @ 50mph.
Like in college being on a snow-packed highway in the middle of the night in my '74 Camaro and driving off the highway @ 60mph because I couldn't see the road and fishtailing back on. One girl in the back had the foresight to bring a large bucket to puke in. I could probably fill a book with the exploits of that car --- it was my first, I was the 2nd owner and I kept it for 12 years.
Like being the one to drive a roomate's dad's Chevette back to school @ 5am to make 8am classes. This was part of a 240-mile round trip for Steak n Shake begun at midnight on a Wednesday, but one of our team's sweet '64 Impala SS (the car we were all in) was impounded on the way when he got arrested for passing an ambulance with its lights blazing. Later I was told one of the cops was pointing his gun at me because my hands were still in my Levi's jean jacket (I looked like a bad ass I guess). Total # of people in the Chevy equaled 5, but 7 made the return trip in the Chevette. BTW Chevettes with 7 people will only do 70mph absolute max. And the floorboard will get uncomfortably hot.
Like borrowing a roommate's Yamaha enduro with zero riding experience. My trip was only across campus and never went above 25mph but I'm lucky I didn't dump it. Let's just say I took the long way through one intersection.
Even more stupid:
Something involving a friend's new Ninja while drunk at a party, starting it, riding about 50 feet. Don't know how I didn't dump that one either.
Like attempting to pay in pennies a $60 towing fee when I parked illegally at school. Had to bring 3 friends with me to the bank, down in the merchant dept. to get them and wait 30 minutes while the pennies were prepared. When we showed up to pay the tow truck guy, he immediately moved another truck behind my car, trapping it. My conversation with the police unfortunately confirmed that no, coins are not legal tender.
Like driving an overloaded rental van, pulling a full trailer with my CB7 on it, at speeds up to 80 or so. What you should know is that these things, loaded with extra mass, will begin to gently and then violently rock the front-end back and forth like a see-saw. This behavior is exacerbated when going over the smallest of 10-ft bridges, the kind that really just cover tiny creeks level with the ground. It was the only time I saw the whites of the eyes of motorists near me and have them hit the brakes. Later in that trip I discovered the insides of the front tires were showing the cords and that both front discs were cracked and I made Penske replace it all and refund a chunk of the rental fee before we continued --- albeit more slowly.
Everything these days, is done more slowly!
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Wow. You know, being overtired can be punishable under the same laws as driving intoxicated.
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