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You know you have too much horsepower when....



 Just a little humor that I got this off one of the other lists I
subscribe too.  I hadn't seen this before.


	> You know you have too much horsepower when:
	>
	> 1. The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull
onto
                          the rollers.
	> 2. You can't drive your car in the rain.
	> 3. Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car.
	> 4. You are afraid to drive your car.
	> 5. You spend more on tires than on food.
	> 6. You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.
	> 7. You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car
                          taped to the dash.
	> 8. You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the
hamper.
	> 9. You have to go to the track to buy gas.
	> 10. Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.
	> 11. Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher wave you by.
	> 12. You can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
	> 13. You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the
office.
	> 14. Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then
                            shift back to red as you're receding.
	> 15. You arrive somewhere before you left.
	> 16. You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will
                             let you go if "they can look under the
hood."
	> 17. You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.
	> 18. You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge.
	> 19. You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are
interested
                             in being in the Cannonball Run.
	> 20. Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when
you
                             drive the car.
	> 22. You need parachute braking.
	> 23. 'significant other' won't even ride in the car.
	> 24 There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood
at 6 am.
	> 25. Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the
                             garage door is opened. (Pets, and all the
neighbors...)
	> 26. Family photos throughout the house are replaced with
                             life-sized posters of your car.
	> 27. Fuel is delivered to your home: in 55 gallon drums!
	> 28. You carry earplugs in your car.(doesn't everybody???)
	> 29. The only spot on the car which receives any regular
cleaning
                             is the windshield. (what else is there to
clean???)
	> 30. You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds
                             exceeding 145 mph.

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