On Thu, 30 May 1996, Jay Tilton wrote:
> Denise Thorpe wrote:
> >I agree with Ulix that rain is not a deterrent to driving with the top
> >down. As long as I'm going over 30mph in my B, I don't get wet no matter
> >how hard it's raining. But those stop lights are a killer.
>
> Just wondering how tall you are, D.
>
> Coming in at just a notch below six feet and riding with the seat way
> back (took the little stop block off the track), I tend to get pelted
> in the forehead by the drops that just slip over the windscreen.
> Highway speeds produce a few stingers.
Exactly! Hate it when the Height Challenged talk of not getting wet in
their MGB (You know who I am talking about, Gary), when us 6 footers, as
you said with the seat all the way back, getting pelted. I hear if I had
sunvisors, that they help a bit.
>
> Anybody know where a person could get a leather aviator helmet and
> goggles? I used to have a pair of lab goggles in the car (nothing
> worse than arriving for chem lab and having to go home to get
> your goggles), but they weren't classy enough. I want panache, baby!
> --
I saw them in the latest Moss flyer: RAF Goggles for $70, Helmet for $75.
Too rich for my blood!
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