Bill, Iv been on that highway before. It's a great drive, especially in an Imperial! I joined the Navy in 97 and haven't been home since. I really like hearing about home. Great short! Thanx! Johan Washington DC 65 LeBaron >From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: IML: Imperial Highway >Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 00:26:38 EST > >Today I decided to do something nice for my Nissan for a change. I had bid >and won a new aero package for it at a ridiculously low price on eBay, and >to >save shipping charges on it, I decided to go and pick it up myself today, >so >the Imperial was immediately called into action, as Super Trunk! I had to >drive to Whittier, CA, which is fairly close to downtown L.A., so traffic >on >the freeway getting there was everything but a smooth cruise, and coupled >with that, temperatures were soaring near 80 degrees today, so the Imperial >was running very hot almost all the way there. Once there I was able to fit >the rear and two sides of the aero kit easily into my trunk, but had to put >the front piece straddling the front and rear seat. Not wanting to face >that >traffic on the way home, I knew I was fairly close to Imperial Highway, so >I >set off to find it. Once on Imperial Highway it was a smooth cruise with a >lot less traffic than the freeway, and the Imperial was now back to normal >temperature. I took Imperial Highway through about six or seven cities, >until >I could get on a less congested freeway to get me the rest of the way home. >What started out as a nerve racking experience of sitting hopelessly in >traffic watching the temperature gauge rise, turned out to be a wonderful >cruise down the Imperial Highway! I only wish I had my camera with me to >take >some pictures of the car under an Imperial Highway sign. >Bill '59 Crown _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail