tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post7685403066556530054..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Riding the Toronado Againvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-26246456547322827612012-08-30T15:09:09.629-04:002012-08-30T15:09:09.629-04:00Sharkey, I can feel the sarcasm; and I daresay the...Sharkey, I can feel the sarcasm; and I daresay the memory alone is a frightening experience!vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-47413265648697145412012-08-30T09:07:55.422-04:002012-08-30T09:07:55.422-04:00I actually know what that car looks like. I though...I actually know what that car looks like. I thought they were ugly. Now I know what they were good for. Better at the airport than in a road. I remember when my mother's cousin Jimmy drove 110 down a back road with two kids in the back seat. (I was one of them). My great love for cars was born that day (can you feel the sarcasm dripping)Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-19352875417679822552012-08-29T12:20:17.355-04:002012-08-29T12:20:17.355-04:00Shelly, thank you. I have gotten more careful over...Shelly, thank you. I have gotten more careful over the years. ;-)<br /><br />Jim, exactly. And also the reason I decided I did not need a Cadillac CTS-V. That, and the price.<br /><br />Chuck, it was a very impressive vehicle.<br /><br />Grace, I've had some scary rides, but I recently declined a ride with son in an unecessarily powerful Dodge Magnum. BBBH went, though, and it scared the bejabbers out of her. Which is what I knew would happen.<br /><br />vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-54088396900890901152012-08-29T10:26:19.042-04:002012-08-29T10:26:19.042-04:00I would have loved that ride when I was young - no...I would have loved that ride when I was young - nowadays it would have scared the bejabbers out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-46914380927291383542012-08-29T08:37:08.919-04:002012-08-29T08:37:08.919-04:00That was a fine vehicle. A former pastor and ment...That was a fine vehicle. A former pastor and mentor of mine drove one, but I never saw him do anything like WT.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-29953874711880027772012-08-29T06:58:53.261-04:002012-08-29T06:58:53.261-04:00What's the point of owning a powerful car if y...What's the point of owning a powerful car if you don't drive it hard sometimes?<br /><br />(I'm so glad my almost-16-year-old son doesn't know I comment here and therefore won't read that.)Jimhttp://blog.jimgrey.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-68475657518899371112012-08-29T05:48:08.414-04:002012-08-29T05:48:08.414-04:00What a great story- your wonderful descriptions ha...What a great story- your wonderful descriptions had me right there with you all. Glad you survived to tell of it~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com