And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I had a Friday like that. Always wanted a Beetle and finally bought one brand new in 1974. Was headed to the mountains to do some fall trout fishing in October of 1976. Driving up a mountain called Keating Summit a huge gust of wind floated the Bug across the road and it ended up flipping over. Next car was a used 1969 Buick LeSabre....................
A cop I knew a few years ago recalled that when he took a course in the Medicolegal Investigation of Death (in Florida, I think it was), he noted that ALL the students, each of whom had seen more than their share of the aftermath of violent death, drove large vehicles - mostly large SUV's, pickups, and a few Crown Vics. You can't fight the laws of physics, so put mass to work for you, not against you.
Mondays are like that.
ReplyDeleteI had a Friday like that. Always wanted a Beetle and finally bought one brand new in 1974. Was headed to the mountains to do some fall trout fishing in October of 1976. Driving up a mountain called Keating Summit a huge gust of wind floated the Bug across the road and it ended up flipping over. Next car was a used 1969 Buick LeSabre....................
ReplyDeleteA very heavy 1969 Buick LeSabre
DeleteThat thing was like a tank. Never bought a small vehicle again........
DeleteHey, that VW bug is well built! (Compared to a "smart" car. Just sayin'!)
ReplyDeleteA cop I knew a few years ago recalled that when he took a course in the Medicolegal Investigation of Death (in Florida, I think it was), he noted that ALL the students, each of whom had seen more than their share of the aftermath of violent death, drove large vehicles - mostly large SUV's, pickups, and a few Crown Vics. You can't fight the laws of physics, so put mass to work for you, not against you.
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