1/8 Mile To 1/4 Mile Conversion

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (Patrick) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

Fascinating. But doesn't this ASSume a consistency in the (pretend) second half of the run that may or may not be in effect?

Or, in other words, do all of the variables take place in the first 1/8th mile, such that the 2nd 1/8th becomes utterly predictable?

Or, as I think about it a little more, is Patrick having trouble finding a REAL dragstrip down in Florida?

dwight

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (Patrick) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

Glad to help.

Not all the time, it's just the rainy season. D-oh! ;)

Welcome to the tropics.

You'll get used to it sooner or later. A/C is a way of life.

You mean summer. By the end of this month you should see some nicer weather. But watch out - hurricane season doesn't end for a few more months. Btw, we're coming into peak hurricane time right now. I also see you're about to get drenched again.

Glad to hear it. Life _is_ good. Could be a helluva lot worse. We could be living in Cali-Land! ;)

Sounds good. Hey, at least you're at sea level. Even with the 97% humidity. Just wait until February - you'll love it.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

Thanks. It's somewhat comforting to know others are experiencing the same pain. Florida would be better for me if I would have moved here from when I lived in Virginia. But coming from NM, the weather here is crappy.

I am. She likes it here. She likes the small town living for a change.

Exactly. But I like to think of the 1/8 this way. It's like street racing without the cops around. Roll up to a light, blip the throttle, wait for green, then hammer it through 2 gears and a bit in third gear, then shut it down. Race over, we have a victor! But the worries of a red and blue lights showing up in your rear view never happen. Ahhh... street-racing nirvana.

Always looking for the positive things in life,

Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD

You think the weather is crappy? Have you gone through Love Bug Week yet? Seems there's another one coming up soon.

(...as opposed to the huge metroplex you were living in before...)

Sure, but you don't get any of the thrills of street racing. No small animals or children (which I'd rank as 1a and 1b), no men or women pushing strollers out into the street before looking both ways to see if it's safe for themselves, no cars pulling out of side streets without slowing. No, not even a squirrel doing the suicide mambo. Where's the fun?

Hope you find some one day. 'Course, there'd probably be no living with you if you did...

dwight

Yes, I believe it has started down here. Just got done with caterpillar week last week. Damn things destroy two of my favorite plants in the yard... took 'em but three-four days to chew 'em up. Little bastards!

Yeah, Izmir Turkey was about 3-4 million, Albuquerque was like a million, Anakara Turkey about 5-6 million, and Hampton Roads in VA was pretty big area too. This is the first time we've been in a small town in 20 years. It's nice. Crime is LOW here!! Don't have to worry about if your car will still be there when you come back.

lol I guess you could always mow down some folks on the return road.

C'mon... you're ruining it for me. Think positive... 1/8 mile is good... the 1/8 mile is fun...

It's not that I don't find positive things, it's just that when I do find them, I think they could always be better... gotta have high standards...

Patrick '93 Cobra (needs more power, better brakes, and 200-300 lbs less curb weight '83 LTD (needs a real motor)

Just pinch them off and put it on a hook to fish with :P