The PapaGolf Chronicles: Oshkosh: A few pix that were trapped on my cell phone

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Oshkosh: A few pix that were trapped on my cell phone

Two hints that you're driving to Oshkosh:

Hint 1: You're stuck in Chicago traffic.
Hint 2: You're stuck behind some dude pulling a helicopter.

These are a couple of pics from the rib building workshop:

And completely apropos of nothing, here's the odometer on my Miata crossing a huge generational demarcation. It's officially an old car now:

Still runs great, though.

3 comments:

Hugo said...: Gheez...I lived around Chicago for many years. I never realized that they had any 73 MPH zones there.; August 6, 2009 9:29:00 PM EDT
DaveG said...: Indiana has 70 mph limits on their highways. I allow a 5% buffer due to an inaccurate speedometer. GPS measured speed showed me to be well within legal limits.

That's my story, anyway.; August 7, 2009 7:21:00 AM EDT
Steve said...: I'll be honest... 123,456 is a much more fun odo reading.

Don't worry, your time will come.; August 12, 2009 12:55:00 PM EDT

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If the meaning of words can be changed to suit political convenience, then discussions become an exercise in futility.

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Thursday, August 06, 2009