Big Booger
October 19th, 2006, 04:01 AM
It's not terribly easy to parallel park an automobile on a lake.
Now, John Giljam knows this to be as true as the highway is long, and for good reason: He's tried to park his car on a lake -- and on rivers, ponds, even the Intracoastal Waterway.
Giljam, in fact, has practiced not only parking on water; he's become quite adept at turning sharply on it. (He no longer gets drenched in a curtain of spume when cornering, he'll have you know.) And he's mastered the art of steering clear of critters -- geese, mostly, though gators have a habit of surfacing at inopportune moments.
The Rest:
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/10/17/amphibious.car.ap/index.html
I'd take one if the price is right.
Now, John Giljam knows this to be as true as the highway is long, and for good reason: He's tried to park his car on a lake -- and on rivers, ponds, even the Intracoastal Waterway.
Giljam, in fact, has practiced not only parking on water; he's become quite adept at turning sharply on it. (He no longer gets drenched in a curtain of spume when cornering, he'll have you know.) And he's mastered the art of steering clear of critters -- geese, mostly, though gators have a habit of surfacing at inopportune moments.
The Rest:
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/10/17/amphibious.car.ap/index.html
I'd take one if the price is right.