RW> They still think that I'm in the roadside assistance business. How can a
RW> Isuzu Rodeo cost more to insure than a Chevy Silverado, both of which are
RW> within a year of age? And, the Silverado has full coverage, while the
RW> Rodeo has only liabilty coverage.
 
If just liability, there shouldn't be any difference in price if you have
the same options selected.  The difference comes with Comp & Collision.
 That varies from model to model and most probably the Isuzu parts would
have to come from Japan.
 
RW> Damn! I didn't know that or I wouldn't have gotten so old!
 
That makes two of us!
 
RW> Well that's different. I'd eat that!
 
I wolf that stuff down.  I like French toast.
 
RW> It doesn't pay to be an aggresive pedestrian.
 
No, that's suicide.
 
RW> Drive down the frontage roads in Texas and you will soon come to a Yield
RW> sign that gives the right of way to vehicles exiting the freeway. I
RW> swear!
 
There is an intersection in Metairie where the traffic coming from Veterans
Blvd. on the side road, which was an actual street before an overpass was
put at this junction, where that traffic has to yield the right of way to
the traffic coming off the overpass (Causeway Blvd.) and veering right to
access I-10W.  Those motorists do not see the yield sign (or more
accurately pretend it isn't there) and continue on like it isn't there. 
One day at that section while enroute to visit my daughter in Houma, I was
getting off that overpass and veering right to access I-10W and a guy
failing to yield shouted obscenities at me.  Tsk, tsk.  I was in my 1984
Chevy 3/4 ton truck at that time, so it wouldn't have bothered me a bit if
he had hit me. Someone is going to get killed at that intersection one of
these days just because some idiots refuse to obey the rules of the road.
 
RW> However, you won't see a Yield sign for the existing traffic on the
RW> freeway when you want on.
 
That makes sense.
 
RW> My favorite driving weather.
 
You ever try to drive in blinding rain -- rain that is coming down so hard
that the wipers can't keep up?
 
RW> They say the population here is double what the sign says it is. I guess
RW> we'll find out next year.
 
Isn't next year already here?  (-:
 
RW> As a small town boy, I was happy to be there when I first arrived. As the
RW> years wore on, it became more and more crowded. I hadn't realized how
RW> much until I moved here and then went back for a visit.
 
As a big city boy from New Orleans, I was used to the life there, mostly
because it was during saner times.  We no longer enjoy those times and the
world is getting more crazy by the day.  Therefore, I couldn't move back
there even if an honest administration (we actually had one once) was in
place.  Nice country around S.A.
 
RW> That could be, enticing me into speeding on his watch...
 
That's the kind of character I tend to avoid.
 
RW> He had a girlfriend back in Germany that he built a house for here in the
RW> city. She never made it here and why he went back. The place is called
RW> the Sophienberg...her name was Sophie. Today it's a museum. There's a
RW> whole history of this place that would keep one busy for a long time.
 
New Orleans is like that.
 
RW> You don't have to drive here to enjoy the chocolate cake. There's a
RW> bakery that sells their goods by mail...the oldest bakery in Texas.
 
What's its name?  Never mind.  I just googled it and it Naegelin's in New Braunfels.
 
RW> Depending on the flow, you can choose the day that the faster river isn't
RW> flowing very fast and enjoy a leisure time in a tube. I'd say, don't tube
RW> the fast moving Guadalupe, but do tube the Comal...it's a short spring
RW> fed river that eventually flows into the Guadalupe.
 
Sounds interesting, but also sounds like it is meant for the young.
 
RW> If it had more than one on each end, that's a funny kind of Rack and
RW> Pinion...usually there's only one rod on each end. They shouldn't need
RW> greasing, since they're greased and sealed at the factory.
 
I can't see the rack.  It makes an awful noise whenever I turn the wheel
and the steering itself is somewhat unstable.  Even getting into and out of
the car is noisy, which is why I think those two steering rods need
replacing.
 
RW> Chrysler products make the most noise.
 
Yeah, in the early days they sounded like tin cans.
 
RW> Of course not.
 
Then I discovered that the C&C union and/or the longshoremen were going
to strike every three years and although the money was very good and I
enjoyed what I was doing, that was a situation I was unwilling to put up
with.
 
RW> Ahhh, Clansmanship...that must suck...
 
I left that far behind me and went to work for the local Chevrrolet dealer.
 
RW> Should be easy enough. Reverse the 'ports of call' and load accordingly.
 
That's exactly how it is done.
 
RW> It's been in the fridge, but if you say so, I'll move it to the freezer.
 
The refigerator is okay, too, but the freezer is better.
 
RW> I'm like that. Although I snack for dinner.
 
I'm going to start doing that so I get down to my target weight.
 
RW> So far, I've resisted his offer and he understands. I doubt that he would
RW> do the trade either, if he were in my shoes.
 
Then you've already made up your mind.  (-:
 
RW> Sounds like a nice car. It's worth quite a bit if you can get it on the
RW> road.
 
Yes, it is.  I wouldn't mind driving it myself, but if I had to hold my
breath waiting for her husband, who is a mechanic, to put an engine in it
and do the interior work, I'd lose consciousness.
 
RW> I don't give a thought to what they do anyway. I'd like to have one of
RW> their new Z28s, but they've put that model on hold and are only selling
RW> six bangers. Oh well, I already have a Z28 that I like better.
 
What engine does it come with?
 
RW> I think that's because of a family tradition of keeping it in the family.
RW> Certainly, old Henry is looking down and smiling.
 
And I don't believe Ford was in the dire strights the others were.
 
RW> Bad move. I bet you'd like an F-150 or the Lincoln model better.
 
I'd rather have a station wagon.  The Lincoln truck is too expensive and I
don't feel like changing a tire on anything that big after having wearing
myself out on that Chevy truck I used to have.
 
RW> Good...now you can go look for a nice F-150 or the Lincoln pu.
 
I'm looking whenever I'm out and about.  No foreign cars for me, though. 
If I free up some time today, I may call those two dealerships and inquire
as to why I wasn't called back as promised.  I hate that.
 
RW> As long as he got his cut, he probably didn't care.
 
That's true nowadays.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... There is no fool like an old fool.  J.Heywood (1497-1580)
--- D'Bridge 3.26