[geeks] 4th of july plans

[Bryan Fullerton]

On Friday, July 5, 2002, at 08:48 AM, Amy wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Kurt Huhn wrote:
>> Not only that, but I had to endure the shame of driving my mothers
>> minivan for a short period of time.  Fellow college students can be so
>> unkind.  Good thing I was twice as big as any of them...
>
> *smile* Me too. Ours was this hideous white Caravan with tinted windows
> and gold/bronze hubcaps. It's one redeeming feature was the sound 
> system.

Ours was a black Ford Aerostar with 4L V6. A bit of a sleeper for 
acceleration, but still handled like a minivan. I fondly remember racing 
a girl I had a crush on, doing 80k on a 50k city street while our 
passengers freaked out.  :)

When I was younger (early teens?) we had a big white 3/4 ton extended 
Ford van with a huge V8 and two gas tanks. Had one bench seat each for 
myself and my two brothers - great for long trips, not so great for gas 
mileage. :) Think I drove it once or twice on my learner's permit - that 
was a big vehicle (ok, not like Mog big, but...).

Bryan