Motorhome bummer

[Gardner Yeaw]

Greg,
My first experience driving a Bird was with Randy Dupree sitting
behind me. He gave me just a couple of tips that cover the whole
thing. Stay off the sholder, begin braking well in advance, and you
can go too slow forever, but you can only go too fast once.

These simple rules are always in the forefront when I am driving
the Bird. It is really just keeping mindset.

Oh yea, one more rule, Watch out for a&%$holes.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
wrote:
>
> Gardner, Older vehicles don't react like newer vehicles. The
tragic
> situation started when a Moron got behind the wheel. Even his
> reaction reveals a lack of responsibility and shame. Jersey DMV
has
> a motto "a good driver operates a safe car." I hope the guy gets a
> Camper he can control, and we will all be safe. I had a Travco and
> believe that the camper is now where it belongs.
> I had some classic 1976 state of the art performance cars that
don't
> even perform and handle as well as a modern 2006 Ford Focus.
Today's
> traffic pushes older vehicles to keep up a pace that is too fast
for
> their capabilities. Faced with the situation I would not drive a
> vehicle closer to forward traffic than I could stop it or enter a
> curve faster than I could control it. Once you leave the road your
> mind set should be stopping, not returning to the street. Realize
> your limits and Don't let traffic push you to speeds past them.
> People like you that consider a reaction rarely get caught up in
the
> situation.
> Gregory O'Connor
> 94ptRomolandCa
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> wrote:
> >
> > It is sad to see a vehicle that survived 35 yrs in good
condition,
> meet its demise. The new
> > owner was in remarkably good spirits given the situation. He
> didn't have collision
> > insurance, but having been in a rolled vehicle myself a number of
> years ago, I know the
> > feeling of surviving intact is pretty good. I hope someone
either
> picks up a lot of good
> > parts or takes on the much bigger job of repairing it. I have a
> lot of good memories
> > associated with that vehicle.
> >
> > Kerry
> > 82 FC 35
> > Denver
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott"
wrote:
> > >
> > > Kerry, WOW... sorry to hear about the buyers misfortune. Thank
> > > goodness no one was hurt, cept for pride and mebbe the pocket
> book. I
> > > was thinking how you must feel after having the Travco for
years
> > > (looked very cool) and now seeing it in it's present condition.
I
> > > know given the same circumstances with all that I have done to
> our
> > > coach how I would feel, heck I don't know how I would
> feel...given
> > > the same circumstances. Thanks for the pics.
> > >
> > > Scott B
> > > 86FC35 4SALE
> > > SC
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I sold my Travco on Wednesday to a nice gentleman from
Atlanta
> who
> > > flew out to drive it
> > > > home. He rolled it and totalled it not too far from Denver
> after a
> > > momet's inattention put him
> > > > off the right side of the road. What a terrible
experience.
> He
> > > was not hurt, which is a credit
> > > > to the structural strength of the Travco, one of the main
> reasons
> > > I owned it for such a long
> > > > time. He sold it to the tow company which is now selling it
on
> > > Ebay:
> > > >
> > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> > > > ViewItem&item=280045578643&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:2
> > > >
> > > > Be careful out there.
> > > >
> > > > Kerry
> > > > 82 FC 35
> > > > Denver
> > > >
> > >
> >
>