The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[NotWise]

Well, I had a ball. I saw 220 km/h on the speedo going down conrod straight. 3.18 minutes was my fastest lap, but I was held up.

Took me a while to get the adrenalin out of the system.

The speedometer on the 1965 Mercury Comet I drove for a while in High School pegged at 120 mph (190 km/hr), and I pegged it on an empty road in the wee hours of the morning. A friend of mine drove a 1970 Olds 442. Its speedometer went to at least 140 mph (~220 km/h) and we pegged it on the same road. It was a long, down-hill stretch with multiple lanes and one broad curve, so it was easy to get the speed up.

We may have been lucky to survive all that.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Yeah, the dumb things we did...

110 mph in a Leyland P76 V8 along a highway with 9 people in the car. Four in the front, four in the back, and one lying on the parcel shelf...

 

[MrPixel]

All decades ago, so the statute of limitations has run out:

Let's see... 155 mph in a '69 Mach I on I-5 in California. Speedo was pegged; buddy in the passenger seat had a stopwatch and timed mileposts. There was more craziness on that particular road trip, including some massively stupid speeds on a winding canyon road with rock cliffs on the left and big drop-offs into the river on the right. The buddy who was egging me on on the Interstate was clenching hard on that leg. The topper? After we returned, Dad took it to his mechanic for front-end noises, and he found broken welds on the suspension mounts.

170 mph in a '79 Ferrari 308GTS, on I-285 in Atlanta on a sunny Thanksgiving afternoon. Over 3X the legal limit at the time. The 308 was rock-solid as a Ferrari would be and had more to give, but I didn't. The unintended treat on that run was smokin' a "crotch rocket" sportsbike.

You know that SciFi movie special effect where they "go to warp" or whatever? Glancing in the rearview mirror after passing another vehicle at these speeds has the same feeling. Whooosh! Vanished.

 

[MrPixel]

You know, these fast car fish stories make me think of TxRad. I miss his wise presence. I don't think he talked much about his car racing hobby here, but IIRC he was big into stock car racing on dirt tracks. Miss ya', buddy.

 

[HandleyPage]

What happens when the duty servant meets the lady of the Forrest ?
It's a bit of a puzzle round here.

Anyway, Good Morning to all.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Morning (evening) HP. How are you feeling?

 

[Duleigh]

What happens when the duty servant meets the lady of the Forrest ?
It's a bit of a puzzle round here.

Anyway, Good Morning to all.

Good Morning HP!
I suppose the duty servant requests a cord of firewood from the lady of the Forrest, or maybe some venison

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Good morning, HP! How are you feeling?

 

[Candy_Kane54]

Glad to see that HP is up and about. The teapot is hot if anyone wants a cuppa. I'm still waiting for my Holiday story to be published.

 

[MrPixel]

G'afternoon, HP!

 

[NotWise]

If I titled a story "Not a River in Egypt" do you think people would understand what it's about?

 

[cole4258]

Good evening folks. Getting the turkey n pork roast all brined and ready to start the smoker up

 

[Duleigh]

If I titled a story "Not a River in Egypt" do you think people would understand what it's about?

NIAGARA FALLS!
SLOWLY I TURN!
STEP BY STEP...
INCH BY INCH...

 

[NotWise]

NIAGARA FALLS!
SLOWLY I TURN!
STEP BY STEP...
INCH BY INCH...

I guess not then

 

[MrPixel]

If I titled a story "Not a River in Egypt" do you think people would understand what it's about?

Denial.

 

[NotWise]

Denial.

Yay!

I don't know if I'll use the title or not. It could be either "Denial Is Not a River in Egypt" or just "Not a River in Egypt." I kind of suspect that people who don't get the short form won't get the long form either.

 

[Duleigh]

Yay!

I don't know if I'll use the title or not. It could be either "Denial Is Not a River in Egypt" or just "Not a River in Egypt." I kind of suspect that people who don't get the short form won't get the long form either.

Denial is Not a River
Quick, to the point, and is a new take on an ancient, tired, nearly dead meme.

 

[Noor]

Denial is Not a River
Quick, to the point, and is a new take on an ancient, tired, nearly dead meme.

I thought it was “ denial is not just a river in Egypt “

 

[Duleigh]

I thought it was “ denial is not just a river in Egypt “

It is, but it's old, and tired and EVERYONE knows it. I believe "Denial Is Not A River" is quick, and catchier.

 

[NotWise]

I thought it was “ denial is not just a river in Egypt “

It can be stated several ways, and that's one of them. I don't like that version, because it implies that there is a river in Egypt named "denial." There isn't a river in Egypt named "denial". The river is "the Nile."

Being widely recognized is kinda the reason for using it, @Duleigh, but I don't know if I will. I'm only about 3K words into the story.

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

Denali is just a mountain in Alaska.

 

[Noor]

It is, but it's old, and tired and EVERYONE knows it. I believe "Denial Is Not A River" is quick, and catchier.

But it doesn’t really make any sense

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Well, Noor, I understand it myself. That certainly doesn't mean others will or should.

Ultimately, the choice is the author's.

 

[MrPixel]

Here's hoping that everybody has a good Thanksgiving today.

Our traditional Thanksgiving entrée is spaghetti and meatballs.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Wishing a happy, peaceful and enjoyable Thanksgiving to those south of the 49th.