

| Subject: | orange buses (was Re: life of a brake cylinder or somesuch) |
| Date: | Mon, 18 Jul 94 21:00:31 PDT |
Joel wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Jul 94 17:55:13 CDT <STAFFORD@zenith.dnet.hac.com> said: > >And now for something completely different... > >Maximum speed on flat ground? 95mph on I-10 East in Calif. > >It's International Orange; the same color they paint utility vehicles > >and garbage dumpsters. > > well ... i always heard that Ugly was faster than Pretty. :) <it gets to > ya quicker, don't you see!> > > seriously, FLAT ground? as in, no hills, bumps, hollows, etc.? i think > you had a CHP car pushing you, bub. trying to get you OUT of california > as quick as possible. > > on a more congenial note, that is actually NOT a bad color to have a car > painted. one, you can ALWAYS find it in the mall parking lot. two, very > few people will park next to you. three, other cars can see you very well > on the highway, in all sorts of weather. > > my sister had a volvo station wagon in that color (factory paint, no less!) > and, while not being the most attractive shade, it was very practical and > useful. i would recommend one small change/addition: paint the roof white. > this seems to make it even more noticeable (while reducing the heat intake > of the bus). > > joel > Orange is a BEAUUUTIFUL color for a bus! Especially Orange and White! *hmmph!* UGLY indeed! (There there, Bobo, it's alright, you're not ugly like all those mean people say... (even if you look a bit, well, stupid...)) John Ritchie ritchiej@ucs.orst.edu and Bobo, the `74 ORANGE and WHITE bus
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