And remember MacNeice's wonderful sonnet, SUNDAY MORNING:
"Take corners on two wheels until you go so fast
That you can clutch a fringe or two of the windy past..."
Often felt that meself (which, I guess, is why speed checks are a good idea, sadly). Full poem on the following link:
http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.a...633&poem=33649
[This message has been edited by Mark Granier (edited October 04, 2005).]