Gangrene?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schmitt" <jschmi7@us.ibm.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:00 PM
Subject: Chilly Roadstering
> When I put my 2L away for the loooong cold winter here north of Chicago, I
> put it in a heated(40-50 degree) garage. That is where I go to smoke my
> pipe and watch ball games so I can yell and not scare the family.
>
> Yesterday, I realized that, because of the excessive snow and cold so far,
> I had not taken out the roadster for the normal warm-up drive. When I
last
> put it away, the top was down and it is too chilly to put it up for fear
of
> cracking the windows so it remains down. Even so, I figured since it was
> one of those very cold bright days, and the date was 01/01/01, it was time
> to take it out.
>
> I bundled up and, in my parka, went for a 30-40 minute drive. I know most
> of you understand how great it feels to use power oversteer on a country
> road and how much it is missed during the winter. I really needed it
> though.
>
> Now, my neighbors and others on the road surely knew they were witnessing
> the other kind of holiday fruitcake when seeing me, sans top, driving in 5
> degree weather. My wife just slowly shakes her head and asks about the
> contents of my pipe.
>
> These are really great cars. What a blast. I can't wait till warm, 50
> degree, weather.
>
> By the way, what does it mean when my knuckles are still black?
>
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