[at-l] re: Help

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark)]

sounds about like my old Isuzu Trooper! :)

on a serious note, the bit about racks on top triggered this thought:
when it's summer, don't forget to take the darn thing OFF - it will add
to your mileage considerably . . . I forgot to take our kayak rack off
when I drove our old Trooper from NC to PA, and it definitely affected
the highway mileage . . .

thru-thinker

Paul Magnanti wrote:

>>some jumpsuit-lookin' things. Then, Buffy pulls up
>>
> in
>
>>some SUV the size of Rhode Island and says something
>>
>
> That ain't too big...
>
>
> BTW, I am still waiting for Ford, Chevy et al to get
> it over with and come out with an SUV called a
> "Brontosaurus". I can see the commercial now. Show a
> large vehicle on some immacutely maintained jeep road
> driven by a young (mid thirtyish) couple who stepped
> out of a Bean catalog. Pipe in some pseudo dramatic
> outdoorsy type music. Pan to the huge vehicle with the
> stock mountain footage. (Note to self: Have hiked on
> both coasts now and in the Rockies. Where the hell is
> this dramatic view that seems accessible to everyone
> on a nicely kept jeep road?!?!? I've been on jeep
> roads. They don't look that nice!) Flash a caption:
>
> THE BRONTOSAURUS..IT IS BIGGER THAN YOUR NEIGHBORS'
> CAR. PLTHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
>
> ********
>
> A real outdoor person's car must be a compact
> car(Honda CRX with a standard shift preferably) with
> grey primer for a color. There should be copious
> amounts of coffee stains all over the front seat due
> to getting up early in the AM on a Saturday or leaving
> late Friday night after work to get to an outdoor
> destination. It is optional, but also suggested to
> have a lab-mix in the front seat. Why a lab mix? I
> don't know why. It just seems right.
>
> The back seats must always be down. The back seats at
> all times should have a mix of hiking boots, ski
> poles, 'biners, climbing rope, ski skins an old
> sleeping bag (or two) and a roll of duct tape. You can
> mix and match the equipment, but the duct tape is
> mandatory.
>
> Finally, be sure the car has a ski rack on top worth
> more than the car. Naturally the equipment in the car
> should be worth more than the car itself.
>
> Mags (originallyfrom Coventry, RI... with tounge
> firmly planted in cheek)
>
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