Comments on: The Slow and the Ponderous: Isle of Wight Drift

By: ComfortablyNumb (of Ford)

ComfortablyNumb (of Ford) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:42:16 +0000

Must be a live axle.

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:51:06 +0000

That was wonderful to watch. Like an elephant dancing to Swan Lake.

Odd Chuck Trivia: I used to be an on-ice official, and the most bizarre game I ever refereed was a professional game at Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Bizarre game, bizarre crowd, bizarre players, bizarre circumstances… just… bizarre. Buy me a beer sometime and I’ll tell the tale.

–chuck

By: billc83

billc83 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:51:39 +0000

After a hard day’s work, then having to pony up $$ for new tires, this made my day! Thank you, TTAC!

By: lprocter1982

lprocter1982 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:40:21 +0000

Conslaw, my nipples explode with delight!

By: Conslaw

Conslaw — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:12:01 +0000

I wonder if that Hovercraft is going sideways because it is full of eels.

By: 50merc

50merc — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:08:05 +0000

I was so offended by watching the snippets from “Airplane!” I immediately added it to my Netflix queue. We’re letting you off with a warning, Lang. And remember, there’s no stopping in the red zone.

By: Bozzie

Bozzie — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:54:13 +0000

That is great — I was grinning for the entire video!

I wanted to see more so I searched on YouTube. Here is a three-part series showing the “Hovercraft for passengers between Ohita AP and port of Ohita city.” Between these three and the original post, you can see the entire drifting course.

I guess Ohita is one place where the trip to the airport is more fun than the plane ride.

By: arapaima

arapaima — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:36:02 +0000

I’d assume that’s the only way to turn it easily.

By: Steven Lang

Steven Lang — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:46:21 +0000

I still think my Airplane reference was okey-dokey. I’ll just edit out the Youtube link that’s a four part compilation of the funniest scenes ever recorded in the history of cinema.

Yep, you’ll never hear about ‘Airplane – Funny Snippets’ from yours truly ever again. You know it’s just not my style to point out funny material that is only peripheral to the topic discussed. Nope. That ain’t me.

Now I want to say this once and for all for the benefit of everyone here. As a literary equivalent to a modern day politician, I promise to never divert another thread for my own agenda. Really. At least not right now. A few seconds ago, yes, perhaps. But not at this very moment.

By: Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:38:43 +0000

What’s the problem? I always drive like this.

By: murphysamber

murphysamber — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:31:48 +0000

wish it was painted metallic lime green.

By: Steven Lang

Steven Lang — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:11:50 +0000

That’s one way of getting to Fresno!

Fresno? Fresno??? Nobody goes to Fresno anymore!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8KGZfSCI1E