What does this all have to do with rebuilding a steering rack? :) --- On Fri, 4/17/09, content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [DML] REBUILD OF STEERING RACK > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 8:33 PM > Driving over the curb was an > accident. At the time it was raining so hard that I couldn't > even see the front fascia, much less anything further > beyond. > > This all happened one week ago today, in the middle of > those storms that rolled across Georgia. I was driving Jim > Franklin down to SEDOC to get his car from Sean Mullins. At > one point on I-85 I thought my trailing arm bolts had > broken. The whole rear end of the car was shimmying > incredibly. I told Jim that the wind was kicking our butts. > He nonchalantly replied "that's because there's a tornado > over there." I looked over and sure enough, a couple of > yards away was an honest to goodness tornado -- the first > one I've ever seen in person! > > A little while later, as soon as we pulled off the > interstate, the bottom fell out. It was raining so hard that > when we got out of the car (after driving over the curb), > water was running OVER our shoes. A big burly truck driver > ran past us yelling "run, tornado!" The manager of the gas > station herded us all into a back room. Fortunately I was > parked under the gas pump awning when the hail came. > > This isn't the first time I've driven my little silver car > through tornadoes. Last year Louie Golden and I drove home > from DMA's Spring Fling through the storms that made > tornadoes in Virginia. Didn't see one myself, but the rain > and wind were incredible. > > Some DeLorean owners are so fastidious about their cars > that they won't even drive them in the rain. I can't seem to > find sunshine.... > > Bill Robertson > #5939 ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/