humbled on the hill
On the weekend I was heading up a nice little hill, in the fast lane, just minding my own business when I noticed this little F150 pulling a Kustom Koach in my sideview mirror. "He looks like he's got...
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BurbMan wrote:Vulcaneer wrote:
But I didn't care. I kept running at 4,000 RPM. Engine screaming in 3rd gear, Couldn't hear the radio, Wife screaming, Trans Temps climbing, watching the speedo to make sure it was holding speed. Finger on the hazard switch in case it dropped under 45 MPH. Pretty hectic in my truck. I completed the pass alright. Me driving like hell. A little sweat rolling down my brow.
Boy, you oughta get a Pulitzer in the fiction category for a drama story like this....
On the other hand, if it happened just like you said, why didn't you just stay in the right lane and go up the hill a little slower and a little more comfortably?
Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, having never driven a Ford V-10...going up a hill in the burb never produces that kind of noise and/or stress.
Pulling a long grade on a hot day, the cooling fan on a V10 is extremely loud!
