Comments on: Drives, Drinks, Dares

By: Cicleworks » Hauling Ass

Cicleworks » Hauling Ass — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:13:04 +0000

[...] deserves a post in its own right, although I couldn’t sum it up better than Romerican did. The real trick with it is that the roads are almost all two lane, and passing lanes are [...]

By: steve in borlova

steve in borlova — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:23:35 +0000

ahh ha beware the licensed tractor or other agricultural mode of transport..

now in the rural communities they are getting licences for tractors..some bright spark here will no doubt travel to town on one…no wait its happening now. great thing is diesel will become cheaper in the vilages..the horse and cart is slowly being put to pasture.

soon the farmers will all be driving bmw x 5’s i give it 5 years for this

By: Romer!can

Romer!can — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:46:37 +0000

jon – For the time being, those are questions I’ve chosen not to answer. I may reverse that decision in the future, but for now the mystery remains swept under the rug.

shadowchase – I’ve never seen people come so close to an accident every 3 seconds, yet never actually have one. I think Romanian drivers all have three feet so they can keep one on each pedal. It’s truly remarkable to witness so many cars come within a single inch of crashing, but always stop in time. Surreal, even.

Yeah, the horse & wagons caused a lot of problems, but they’re finally not allowed on major highways and roads now. It’s probably a serious drag for the ultra-rural poor, but frankly it’s about damn time they’re dragged kicking and screaming into the early 1900s reality of cars existing.

By: shadowchase

shadowchase — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:33:14 +0000

Ah, life is an adventure!! Romanian highways sound like a cross between a roller coaster ride and the “fun-house of terror”. How many accidents do you see on a given day? And who mostly is involved…the poor horse & wagon?

By: jon

jon — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:06:07 +0000

Romerican, I visted Seattle many times…Texas once, only once.

My follow-up questions are: 1) what brought you to Romania? Why Romania? 2) What are you doin’ here?

By: American Friend

American Friend — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:32:26 +0000

Go SPEED RACER Go!!!!!

By: Romer!can

Romer!can — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:40:16 +0000

Alina – You’re one of the gutsy ones, eh? Reminds me of street racing in Houston, where the best drivers were almost always female. To me, palinca and tuica are just part of the territory — you can’t be here and not have some. BTW, I saw Working Definition followed your path to Istanbul.

jon – Calling me out in public, eh? Well, I’d have to admit there’s no Romanian blood in the family history that I have any knowledge of. And since I haven’t had any transfusions…

I’ve lived in a few places Stateside, actually. I most often identify with my long time in Texas, but my favorite place is definitely Seattle. Most of my life was spent in the western half of the US (and not just the contiguous).

mrs. S – You loved it; don’t lie! You loved it!

By: mrs. S

mrs. S — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:34:10 +0000

I am in still in recovery from my last ride with Romerican, almost 2 years ago!

By: jon

jon — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:14:34 +0000

Romerican,

Where in the States do you hail from?

Do you have any Romanian blood in you?

Just curious.

By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:40:24 +0000

Well, I have never refused to drive anywhere in Romania. I am used to it, even to Bucharest. But I did refuse to drive in Istanbul. Not because the traffic is crazy, but because of the narrow streets and waaaaaaay to many hills :D Yeah, I admit it, i am still a beginner.

I generally don’t like palinca. Nor tuica. My dad keeps explaining to me what I’m missing. I have not been convinced yet! I doubt I’ll ever be.