[geeks] Work getting slow

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> > >>I recall I80 being 65 for most of it's length.  That still doesn't stop
> > >>me from doing well over 100 for long stretches though...
> > >
> > >I drove I-80 from the oHio border to Easton last year...what a great
> > >road! The pavement sucked, but the scenery was inceredible.
> >
> > Coming back from Burning Man in 1999, I spent a *long* time at 160mph on
> > I80. That road kicks ass. Its funny how, at those speeds, even the long
> > sweeping curves that you might not even notice at 80mph all of a sudden
> > take a lot more thought and technique to navigate safely.
>
> What do you have to drive to sustain those speeds?  Even at 80, things get
> tricky in my Jetta

Jetta's don't have the world's best aerodynamics.  And the tires most
likely wouldn't hold up.

Peace...  Sridhar