30 Oct
2003
30 Oct
'03
2:10 p.m.
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Roger Merchberger wrote:
Then things sure have changed from when I was there...
I drove from Oerbke
(I think that's the spelling... it's been a while since '91... 12-year
brainfog) - 50km north of Hannover, anyway - I was driving an American
Military vehicle (CUCV -> Chevy Blazer for those who've seen one) 130kph up
to Bremerhaven (with oversized balloon tires only designed to withstand
72kph - it was *bouncy*!!) and rarely did those little, dinky,
currently-domestic Porches & Mercedes drop below 170kph, even in the
construction zones! Some of them zipped past me near cm away - that was a
rather hectic ride!
Many freeways (autobahns) in Germany (and Holland *grin*) can easily
be done at 180-220km/h. But during daytime, there's always the chance
of traffic, and then you'd better slow down.
And you had *no* witty comeback about the beer... ;-)
;-)
Well.. U.S. beer sucks. nuf said.
--f