Posted on 06/27/2013 6:25:09 AM PDT by tioga
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”.
Chary
Adjective, also: charier, chariest
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
The T-bird was a pain in the butt, seemingly existing only to need expensive repairs. I can’t imagine a Model A.
I thought i saw Haitian for her. So French creole likely was her native language.
For the mechanically inclined, Model As are fairly easy to repair, and the parts are relatively easy to get. Model Ts are a different matter. Model As can travel at secondary highway speeds (not freeway speeds). Even if you are competing in “original” classes at shows, certain upgrades for safety are allowed. My husband’s car is all original (29 4dr. steel back sedan), but he’s changing the radiator so that it doesn’t boil on hot days (allowed) and we are going to add seat belts and additional tail lights and turn signals before we take it on any road trips, other than parades.
Now that is another thing that Pennsylvania is known for: Model A reunions. People drive their As from all over the country to gather at Hershey once a year. People who don’t want their As to get dirty (or who don’t trust them on a cross country trip) bring them in enclosed trailers. The owners also often dress in period clothing for another level of competition.
Re: Model Ts. On the web, I watched a tutorial on how to start and drive a Model T. That is a whole different animal. My grandmother helped move her family from Long Beach, CA to Chowchilla, CA. My grandfather drove a truck with part of the family (9 kids altogether) and my grandmother drove a Model T sedan with the rest of the children. She drove over the Grapevine Pass between LA and Bakersfield pre-1920. It is a tough pass today, but it was H*** in 1920 — one lane, very steep. If you met an oncoming car, the driver going uphill had to back down until he could get off the road to let the other car pass.
I was always impressed that my grandmother could accomplish this feat. My other grandmother never learned to drive at all. After I watched the tutorial on how to drive a Model T, I am ready to worship Grandma B’s amazing skill. (The parking brake is also the gear shift. It is quite different from a modern car, whereas a Model A drives pretty much like any stick shift car out there.)
And I do know that you mentioned the T-Bird (1955—). I just threw that information about the Model T in there to demonstrate how much automotive progress had been made between 1927 and 1928.
From what I read, the Model T was Henry’s and the Model A was designed by Edsel, his son.
I thought they said Spanish, but if it was creole French, I’m sure there are people there who speak that, too-there are certainly people from all of the Caribbean islands in Florida.
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