HOWARD'S DAILY CHRONICLE #20 & 21

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBERS 20 & 21 VOL 2

WEATHER BOTH DAYS; FANTASTIC, COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 83 & 85 DEGREES.

WOW! WHAT A WEEKEND, GOT TO TIMS IN PLANO, TX. ABOUT 10:30 AM LEFT TO GO DRIVE A “SMART CAR”, GOT TO DALLAS ON THE LIGHT RAIL TRAIN ABOUT 11:30 AM, STOOD IN THE LONGEST LINE I’VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME FINALLY GOT IN THE “SMART CAR” ABOUT 1:45PM.

THIS IS THE TWO SEAT CAR MERCEDES BENZ CAME OUT WITH IN 2003 AND SHOWED IN ENGLAND IN 2005 AND ARE JUST NOW SHOWING IT HERE IN THE GOOD OLD U.S. OF A. NOW. IT’S CALLED “FORE 2”  IT’S GOT ALL KINDS OF LEG & HEAD ROOM, 71 H.P. TOP SPEED 90 + MPH 40-50 MPG DEPENDING ON YOUR DRIVING HABITS.

THEY JUST LET US GO AROUND 6-8 BLOCKS BUT THERE’S ONE STRETCH WHERE YOU COULD LET IT OUT A LITTLE, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED. IT’S OFFERED IN A COUPE AND CONVERTIBLE (SLIDING CENTER CLOTH TOP LIKE THE 1946-48 NASH RAMBLER IF YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THAT FAR BACK) AND THEY TAKE OUT THE SUPPORTS ON EITHER SIDE ABOVE THE DOORS TO GIVE THE CONVERTIBLE EFFECT. IT ALSO HAS SNAPPED OFF PANELS SO YOU CAN CHANGE THE COLORS OR MAKE IT TWO TONE! I THINK THE PRICE IS A LITTLE STEEP FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON AT $12,000- $16,000. FOR A SECOND CAR, NO ROOM BEHIND THE SEAT TO PUT EVEN THE SMALLEST BABY! BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE!

WE ALSO BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR, NO, NOT A “SMART CAR”, WE BOUGHT A 1995 DODGE INTREPID FROM TIM. IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION, HE’S GOING TO SEE IF KELLY WILL COME DOWN AND HELP HIM CHANGE IT OUT. IT’S A REAL CLEAN AND NICE CAR HAS ALL THE FEATURES I NEED, POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS, A/C P/S P/B, ALMOST NEW TIRES, THE PAINT IS PERFECT, IT LOOKS LIKE KELLY GREEN IN THE GARAGE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’LL LOOK LIKE IN THE SUN? NO BODY DAMAGE, A SMALL SCRAPE ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. WE’LL KEEP THE 91’ PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM FOR A WHILE, SHANNON’S HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH HER CAR AND WILL PROBABLY DRIVE IT TILL HER SEMESTER IS DONE! THEN WE’LL SELL IT.

THEN, OFF TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT IN FT.WORTH FOR THE AIR SHOW ON SUNDAY! WE HAD TO WALK OVER A MILE AFTER WE PARKED, TIM ASKED ONE OF THE TRAFFIC DIRECTORS WHERE THE HANDICAP PARKING WAS AND HE SAID THERE WAS NONE BUT, AS WE WALKED TO THE FLIGHT LINE WE WALKED PAST THE DESIGNATED HANDICAP PARKING WHICH WAS AT LEAST ¾ OF A MILE CLOSER THAN WHERE WE PARKED! YEAH! THE ALLIANCE AIRPORT PROJECT MANAGER WILL GET A LETTER FROM ME FOR ALL THE GOOD IT’LL DO BUT, HE’LL KNOW HE’S BEEN TOLD!

THE AIR SHOW WAS FANTASTIC, I WISH I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WALK AROUND TO ALL THE STATIC DESPLAYS BUT I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO SET WHERE I COULD SEE THE FLYBYS, TIM AND LILLIAN TOOK OVER 600 PICTIRES SO I’LL BE PUTTING SOME IN THE CHRONICLE WHEN I CAN. THE FINALLY WAS THE “BLUE ANGLES”, FLYING THE F-18 HORNET, WHAT A SHOW AND SUCH PRECISION, THOSE PILOTS HAVE GOT TO TOTALLY TRUST EACH OTHER, 18” BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND WING TIP OF THE OTHER PLANE AT 5-600 MPH IN A FOUR PLANE DIAMOND. ONE PLANE UP SIDE DOWN OVER ANOTHER PLANE ALMOST TOUCHING LIKE TOM CRUISE DID IN TOP GUN! JUST FANTASTIC AND THEIR FINALLY IS AN UPSIDE DOWN FLURE DE LEAF, INSTEAD OF CLIMBING AND BREAKING OFF IN 6 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THEY CLIMB HIGH AND COME STRAIGHT DOWN BREAKING OFF GOING  IN 6 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE ENTIRE SHOW WAS AWESOME.

BUT I’M AFRAID IT WILL HAVE TO BE MY LAST ONE UNLESS WE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE UNDER COVER AND NOT HAVE TO WALK SO FAR, HELL, WE WOULD HAVE RENTED ONE OF THOSE POWER CHAIRS IF THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THEM! I’M GOING TO UNLOAD ON THAT PROJECT MANAGER TOMORROW. THE LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD WAS SHUTTLES RUNNING FROM THE PARKING LOTS TO THE VIEWING AREA ON THE FLIGHT LINE. THEY HAD GOLF CARTS RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

OH YEAH! HOW ABOUT “DEM BOYS”? ESPECIALLY THE DEFENSE, THE OFFENSE WILL COME AROUND IN ONE OF THESE GAMES! 6 & 1 AIN’T BAD!

HOWARD