tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4859190848036009266..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Oh what a beautiful morning!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34794166679222035852011-05-21T10:40:07.422-04:002011-05-21T10:40:07.422-04:00My first thought was "he's been in-theate...My first thought was "he's been in-theater for a while, and knows the intersection is a registered target..."Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79224952891653057552011-05-21T02:16:21.172-04:002011-05-21T02:16:21.172-04:00Interstates...?
do they all have a speed limit, o...Interstates...?<br /><br />do they all have a speed limit, or is it a funny road like in Germany? No speed limit on the autobahn.<br /><br />That's ... exciting, I think. Unless you have a low powered car..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69337669493507566822011-05-20T23:53:47.679-04:002011-05-20T23:53:47.679-04:00Cars have tops for the same reason houses have roo...Cars have tops for the same reason houses have roofs, and I want one on all of mine. Isolation from nature suits me just fine at this point in my life.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77468515703190244332011-05-20T23:42:03.824-04:002011-05-20T23:42:03.824-04:00I love the targa top off on the Vette so much I so...I love the targa top off on the Vette so much I sometimes wonder why I didn't get a convertible.<br /><br />I also am baffled on perfectly wonderful days why more people have their tops up.<br /><br />Didn't they buy a convertible for a reason?Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28681343987345043812011-05-20T21:50:07.058-04:002011-05-20T21:50:07.058-04:00...buttoned up like a Sherman during an artillery ...<i>...buttoned up like a Sherman during an artillery barrage...</i><br /><br />For some reason this reminded me of one of my favorite Mauldins: "Able Fox Five to Able Fox. I got a target but ya gotta be patient."<br /><br />Okay, so it was a Sturmgeschutz in the cartoon....Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6323612320752469502011-05-20T20:32:08.021-04:002011-05-20T20:32:08.021-04:00Top down around Maui is ok because the limit is 35...Top down around Maui is ok because the limit is 35 or less most places, but the drive up the west side gets a bit frazzling after a few trips to La Perouse. I imagine the superslab is no better than on a bike.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62686637123391506112011-05-20T18:09:12.664-04:002011-05-20T18:09:12.664-04:00Not a big fan of top-down travel on the interstate...Not a big fan of top-down travel on the interstates.<br /><br />A two-seat roadster with the top down on the superslab is like an unlimited hydroplane in a 1-acre farm pond: Sure, you can do it, but it's kinda missin' the point. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61832940862600616972011-05-20T17:31:29.193-04:002011-05-20T17:31:29.193-04:00The novelty of a convertible wore off (along with ...The novelty of a convertible wore off (along with most of my exposed skin) following a trip from Dallas to Houston in a friend's VeeDub Cabriolet.<br /><br />They ought to have a gizmo that pops up a bottle of sunscreen at the same time you retract the roof...El Capitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166884584708996911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3082029554877307282011-05-20T17:25:26.576-04:002011-05-20T17:25:26.576-04:00Somebody has to take one for the rain gods. If eve...Somebody has to take one for the rain gods. If everyone dropped their top at the first sign of sun, the skies would be guaranteed to open up on you.<br /><br />That's the reason I don't wash my car - helping out all the folks with their shiny clean cars.GuardDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622236339096746029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74994118887712671712011-05-20T17:13:11.812-04:002011-05-20T17:13:11.812-04:00I put the top down on a rental car in Missouri at ...I put the top down on a rental car in Missouri at the local Wal-Mart parking lot.<br /><br />Three cars collided (none of them with me).<br /><br />If its a Porshe, it is Buttoned up like an "Elefant".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41300654544427327442011-05-20T16:41:15.230-04:002011-05-20T16:41:15.230-04:00The only starving kids I worry about are the ones ...The only starving kids I worry about are the ones that'll be pulling my rickshaw around after work. Hopefully they've bathed this time around. You think sitting behind a horse for a couple of hours is bad, try a gaggle of rounded-up street urchins. Horrid!<br /><br />At least I've got spinners, ground effect lights and hydraulics on my rickshaw now. It's important to prioritize your transportation expenses.SoupOrManhttp://www.theguncounter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75946750124483734492011-05-20T15:57:52.215-04:002011-05-20T15:57:52.215-04:00Don't worry about the starving kids in India, ...Don't worry about the starving kids in India, all the bullock-carts I saw there were rag-tops. Flick that whip-stick. :-)NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53192932471966281552011-05-20T15:40:49.115-04:002011-05-20T15:40:49.115-04:00I ride around in my Jeep, "buttoned up like a...I ride around in my Jeep, "buttoned up like a Sherman," for one simple reason. It takes two people 15 minutes to take the top down & another 15 to put it back up!<br /><br />But, I DO have A/C & it feels soooooooo good during our triple digit summers!<br /><br />Ulises from CA<br /><br />P.S.<br />@North<br />You naughty man! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29963621020524740212011-05-20T15:29:56.049-04:002011-05-20T15:29:56.049-04:00Ran around a bit in the sploder with the sunroof a...Ran around a bit in the sploder with the sunroof and all windows open, whoch is as close as I can get. A shame to waste days like this, don't get too many in these parts.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63858664065407167202011-05-20T15:05:39.018-04:002011-05-20T15:05:39.018-04:00I wished my 69 911 was a drop top many times. No ...I wished my 69 911 was a drop top many times. No a/c by the way. Although i had owned three converts previously & ran top down quite often.davidchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417803586544919713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87636215964515066652011-05-20T14:55:36.353-04:002011-05-20T14:55:36.353-04:00See that's why I'd never own a drop-top. ...See that's why I'd never own a drop-top. <br /><br />Well one is the loss of frame rigidity from the docking of the roof.<br /><br />But the other is in New England the weather is always threatening to suck ass, much like a New England house with a pool...its a waste because you'll maybe use it one or two months out of the whole year!<br /><br />Why bother!Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88099870362781212682011-05-20T14:39:17.095-04:002011-05-20T14:39:17.095-04:00Soooo, a cabriolet simply with the top up and wind...Soooo, a cabriolet simply with the top up and windows up is "buttoned up like a Sherman"? I armor is thinner up top, but nylon?<br /><br />Besides, if it was a 911, wouldn't be "buttoned up like a Tiger" or "a Panzer" or something?genedunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097356800628843967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77312420187560216632011-05-20T14:36:13.298-04:002011-05-20T14:36:13.298-04:00The top is ALWAYS down on the GoldWing.
Can I mak...The top is ALWAYS down on the GoldWing.<br /><br />Can I make it an electric-powered motorcycle if I put a wind-turbine on the pillion behind me?Blackwing1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83537298636756573072011-05-20T14:33:04.424-04:002011-05-20T14:33:04.424-04:00The only thing worse is if someone has the top dow...The only thing worse is if someone has the top down and the windows up.libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67756564962174619872011-05-20T14:28:16.374-04:002011-05-20T14:28:16.374-04:00Let the comments about you driving with your top d...Let the comments about you driving with your top down begin in 3... 2... 1...Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778737553770514684noreply@blogger.com