D'oh! A new first...

My family told me that when I was about 3 years old I
released the brake on the family car, while it was parked in
the neighbor's drive and I steered it down the hill
backwards about 150 feet, across the road and into the
ditch. Too bad they didn't have video cameras back in
1948-49, the video could be sold to TV.

You can buy some of those pre-cast concrete parking lot
stops and make your own curb. Find an inclinometer (the
ball part of a T&B) and mount two of them so you can tell
whether the vehicle is parked level in both front to rear
and side to side. You could just use a 6 inch spirtit
level, but this an aviation group. I had a Danforth anchor
in my Jeep CJ7, to use with the winch when there were trees,
posts or vehicles to attach to when I needed to pull myself
out of a spot, but if you had two small Danforth anchors and
3 feet of chain on the front and rear bumpers, you could
sound your bell, set you lights, pipe in the watch and drop
anchor, this would be good practice for when you get your
seaplane rating.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P
ASMEL-ASES

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
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"Jim Burns" wrote in
message ...
| LOL... "in the country" "1/4 mile from the road" the
township's road
| department doesn't "do" curbs. They do ditches, but just
barely, and only
| along the town roads.... but I get your drift. On the
other hand, if it
| HAD been parked at an angle, it still would have rolled
and there would have
| been no chance at all to miss the trees.
|
| Jim
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:mMH8g.18372$ZW3.11356@dukeread04...
| If your drive is sloped you might want to park at an
angle
| so the car won't roll, or chock it against the curb,
| remember the drivers' manual...how to park on a hill?
Turn
| your wheels so the car would roll into the curb.
|
|
|
| "Jim Burns" wrote in
| message
...
| |A few years ago I came home from work and noticed that
my
| wife's car wasn't
| | in the driveway as normal. I simply assumed that she
| wasn't home yet, but
| | after entering the house and finding her there, I
| naturally asked where the
| | car was. "In the driveway" I was told but then
corrected
| her that no it
| | really wasn't. Hmm.... where's the car?! We
instantly
| thought that someone
| | had stole it as we always leave the keys in it, but
living
| in the country a
| | 1/4 mile off the road, never worry about it.
| |
| | So we both tear out the door and look at the spot that
the
| car normally sits
| | (as if it should magically appear)... nope no car. We
| look around the yard
| | (as if the kids had taken it to play with in the
| sandbox)... no car. So I
| | start walking down the driveway and finally spot
it....
| buried deep in the
| | underbrush of the little oak woods that our driveway
| dissects on it's way up
| | the hill to our garage. The car had backed "itself"
down
| the center of the
| | driveway until it came to the ONLY spot without a 10"
or
| larger oak tree,
| | then turned 90 degrees and continued into the chest
high
| weeds, brush, and
| | undergrowth. Nearly completely hidden from view.
| Considering the steepness
| | of our driveway, we were extremely lucky. If it had
hit
| just a single tree
| | on it's driverless adventure, it would have most
likely
| suffered severe
| | damage.
| |
| | It escaped with only a few scratches and I escaped
with
| only having to spend
| | a couple hours re-adjusting the parking brake.
| |
| | Don't feel bad Jay... someday I'll tell you about the
time
| that I left my
| | car running as I ran into the store in our one
store/horse
| town.... it was
| | gone when I came out...
| |
| | Jim
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

When my friend Sam and I were newly minted private pilots (1965) we went
down to Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington to rent a Cessna 172. We were
pretty familiar with the FBO people and they said to just walk to the line
and jump into the 172 that had they keys in it.

Well, we did run down there and, sure enough, a pretty 172 was sitting there
with the keys in it all ready to go. We started it up and did our runup and
SOMETHING seemed a little strange, but we continued and took off.

While we were flying around something WAS a little strange, the engine
seemed to rev up a little higher. But everything was OK and we continued on.
Pretty soon we heard Portland Radio calling out our N number. This seemed a
little strange since how would they know we were up? This was in the days of
the Narco Super Homer, and even at their best, were terrible radios. We
tried to call back but got no responce. I think we flew around for about an
hour and a half and then returned.

After we landed and parked we were surprised to have the Washington State
Patrol show up! It seems that some pilot had landed his Cessna 175 and was
unloading it when someone STOLE it. Of course it was us!

The owner was pretty good about it and everyone had a pretty good laugh
after a long while. He was happy to get it back in one piece. We ended up
paying the 175 owner the amount that the 172 would have costed us to rent.
Plus we got to learn that there even was somthing known as a 175.

Karl
ATP CFI ETC
"Curator" N185KG

That would make one of those PRICELESS ads.
Getting the day to go flying.
Getting to go home afterward, priceless

Today, what would Homeland Security say?



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"karl gruber" wrote in message
...
| When my friend Sam and I were newly minted private pilots
(1965) we went
| down to Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington to rent a
Cessna 172. We were
| pretty familiar with the FBO people and they said to just
walk to the line
| and jump into the 172 that had they keys in it.
|
| Well, we did run down there and, sure enough, a pretty 172
was sitting there
| with the keys in it all ready to go. We started it up and
did our runup and
| SOMETHING seemed a little strange, but we continued and
took off.
|
| While we were flying around something WAS a little
strange, the engine
| seemed to rev up a little higher. But everything was OK
and we continued on.
| Pretty soon we heard Portland Radio calling out our N
number. This seemed a
| little strange since how would they know we were up? This
was in the days of
| the Narco Super Homer, and even at their best, were
terrible radios. We
| tried to call back but got no responce. I think we flew
around for about an
| hour and a half and then returned.
|
| After we landed and parked we were surprised to have the
Washington State
| Patrol show up! It seems that some pilot had landed his
Cessna 175 and was
| unloading it when someone STOLE it. Of course it was us!
|
| The owner was pretty good about it and everyone had a
pretty good laugh
| after a long while. He was happy to get it back in one
piece. We ended up
| paying the 175 owner the amount that the 172 would have
costed us to rent.
| Plus we got to learn that there even was somthing known as
a 175.
|
| Karl
| ATP CFI ETC
| "Curator" N185KG
|
|

Try dropping a ZIP code into this:

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src="Netx


C

In article LZJ8g.18374$ZW3.11673@dukeread04,
"Jim Macklin" wrote:

My family told me that when I was about 3 years old I
released the brake on the family car, while it was parked in
the neighbor's drive and I steered it down the hill
backwards about 150 feet, across the road and into the
ditch. Too bad they didn't have video cameras back in
1948-49, the video could be sold to TV.

You can buy some of those pre-cast concrete parking lot
stops and make your own curb. Find an inclinometer (the
ball part of a T&B) and mount two of them so you can tell
whether the vehicle is parked level in both front to rear
and side to side. You could just use a 6 inch spirtit
level, but this an aviation group. I had a Danforth anchor
in my Jeep CJ7, to use with the winch when there were trees,
posts or vehicles to attach to when I needed to pull myself
out of a spot, but if you had two small Danforth anchors and
3 feet of chain on the front and rear bumpers, you could
sound your bell, set you lights, pipe in the watch and drop
anchor, this would be good practice for when you get your
seaplane rating.


3 feet of chain may not provide the proper scope. G

("Casey Wilson" wrote)
Try dropping a ZIP code into this:

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src="Netx


55434
$2.59 (Lowest - today)

I'm very loyal to my local gas station. It's rare if I fill up elsewhere.
My station is #2. ($2.59)


Montblack
#2 (today) doesn't show up on the map, but it's west of the (ANE) airport,
where the "N" in Anoka is. g

On 2006-05-11, C. Massey wrote:

Way back when in 1991 I bought a new Mustang LX with the 5.0L engine. The
morning after I bought it, I went to Tom Thumb to pick up a few groceries.
This Tom Thumb has 2 doors,

I did this on a grand scale at the Marriot at Hobby International in
Houston. I parked in the A terminal lot (which doubles as a hotel parking
lot) and went down the stairs to a tram that runs in a loop and stops
under the hotel lobby. The next morning I went back to the lobby, down
to the tram and around to the stop at the lot. I knew something was
wrong, because there was yellow caution tape on the stairway, and it was
caked thick with dust from disuse -- and I had been on it only yesterday!
As I got to the top of the stairs and looked for my car, not only was
there no car, there was no LOT. It was a giant field of dirt with a few
pieces of heavy equipment. Turns out I was on the other side of the
hotel, at the symmetrical parking lot, which was under construction.

Imagine that feeling you have when you reach for a bottle you think is
full, but is actually empty. You automatically apply too much force
and nearly throw it. Now multiply that sensation by 1000...

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Ok...here's my car D'oh!!!

I had been having problems with the heater core rusting out.
Long story short, the new after-market aluminum cores do not
like the green anti-freeze. So after putting in the 4th core
in about two years and finally learning about this problem,
I was changing to the new orange stuff.

But when I was switching over, I needed to flush the system.
So, I disconnected one of the hoses that goes through the
firewall to the heater core to act as the drain and then put
the hose in the filler cap and let 'er run, flushing the old
stuff out.

I went back in the house and came out about 10-15 minutes
later to finihs things up. Upon opening the door to the car
I discovered water 6 inches deep inside!!!

Turned out the hose I used as a drain was splashing the water
against the firewall, which was not water tight. The water
was running down the firewall and leaking through along the
bottom edge at a joint.

D'OH!!!

BTW, since changing to the new orange anti-freeze, I've not
had to replace the core....yet.

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

Some engine blocks are cast iron and if the
water/anti-freeze solution is not proper ph, the iron will
rust and flacks will circulate into the heater core until it
is plugged. It can also cause corrosion of the aluminum.

The best way to flush the system is in reverse so you need a
water hose and some connections, best and cheapest is to
take it to a radiator shop. How much are the new carpets?

Any computers mounted on the floor under the seats?



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Skywise" wrote in message
...
| Ok...here's my car D'oh!!!
|
| I had been having problems with the heater core rusting
out.
| Long story short, the new after-market aluminum cores do
not
| like the green anti-freeze. So after putting in the 4th
core
| in about two years and finally learning about this
problem,
| I was changing to the new orange stuff.
|
| But when I was switching over, I needed to flush the
system.
| So, I disconnected one of the hoses that goes through the
| firewall to the heater core to act as the drain and then
put
| the hose in the filler cap and let 'er run, flushing the
old
| stuff out.
|
| I went back in the house and came out about 10-15 minutes
| later to finihs things up. Upon opening the door to the
car
| I discovered water 6 inches deep inside!!!
|
| Turned out the hose I used as a drain was splashing the
water
| against the firewall, which was not water tight. The water
| was running down the firewall and leaking through along
the
| bottom edge at a joint.
|
| D'OH!!!
|
| BTW, since changing to the new orange anti-freeze, I've
not
| had to replace the core....yet.
|
| Brian
| --
| http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy,
Skepticism
| Seismic FAQ:
http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
| Quake "predictions":
http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
| Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com...
Exactly where do you hide this thing to park it, that it could sit running
through Friday evening and all of Saturday without attracting comment? :-)

That's the truly amazing thing...it was parked RIGHT OUT FRONT, but in
the farthest corner of the parking lot. It's just a very quiet
vehicle, at idle, and no one noticed.




Probably didn't hear it because of that big, bad, noisy airport! ;-)