Tom,
You said:
>Also, if a cat PEEed in my car after working on the interior
>I would be thourghly PISSED OFF as well.
In that case:
if a cat PISSED in my car after working on the interior,
would you be thourghly PEEed OFF as well?
Just curious... ;^)
Dan
Tom Wagner Houston, TX. '67 MGB
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> From mgs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Nov 22 09:09 CST 1996
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> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 09:56:27 -0500
> From: Dan Hughes <Dan_Hughes@troweprice.com>
> To: drded@ix.netcom.com, boballen@sky.net
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Hey Deutsch! Bite-Me! -Reply
> > HEY BOB, SETTLE DOWN, MELLOW, CHILL!
> Having read your rambling diatribe, I take more exception to your statements
> than David's. If you thank God for this STUPID list, then quit comparing
MG's
> to Japanese cars (I own a Honda but no one on this list knew that till now);
> blasting the rubber-bumpers (they are still an MG) And, why is this list
> STUPID?
> Safety Fast and All Due Respect,
> Dan
> > >>> Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net> 11/21/96 11:23am >>>
> David Deutsch wrote:
> > > I'm watching the list for almost a year now and am finding patterns.
> > There are only a handful of real enthusiasts out there... <snip out
> long, self-serving, opinionated drivel>
> > Safety Fast, David Deutsch
> > David,
> > Does the term 'bite-me' have any deep meaning for you? I think you've
finally > bent over that wing mirror one too many times. Where do you get off
getting on
> your soapbox thinking that there is some sort of right of passage for a
silly
> mailing list about these stupid cars? Doesn't just the fact that we're here
> qualify all of us as enthusiasts?
> > I moved to the midwest 9 years ago and gave up motorcycles for MGs. Less
bugs
> to eat and, when the SO comes along, there's something to twist other than
> the throttle. These are basically dirt simple cars conceived with a few
good
> ideas that are older than I am. They aren't particularly competitive in any
> measureable field and just about anything from Japan makes a better
> transportation appliance. But, then again that's their charm. Tremendous
> pride of ownership: History, memories, the "I fixed it" factor, the
> comraderie of running with a group, the pride of owning a classic. After
you
> finish the payments on a Z28 you own a fast used car; an MG is just as
> desirable now as the day you bought it.
> > I haven't driven my car since October 20th. I shut her down wet and dirty
> after 600 miles of playing in the boonies. Want to read about it? Go to >
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/kcmgcc/FatRun96.html and click on the picture.
> So if I commute in my Dodge Dakota I'm not an enthusiast? Again, BITE-ME!
> > I get pissed because in this town of a 750,000+ people and an MG Car Club
of
> over 350 members, I have a hard time scrounging up a dozen cars to make a
500
> mile round-trip overnight. Purpose of trip -- cause the roads are crooked.
> Takers -- few. But we can get 100+ MGs out to sit in a parking lot and brag
> about paint jobs and car wax to compete for some wall plaques that are
worth
> less than $20.
> > But again, so what. I *really like* some of those people that keep their
cars
> as shrines to their anal-retentiveness. I'm thankful I live in a country
that
> has such wealth and diversity. And I'm thankful for this stupid list so I
can
> hear about other people who like to go out and drive their cars -- and fix
> them too.
> > I like my car because it is rare, I can fix it, it has a wonderful sound,
and
> it can drive me into trouble anytime I'm not paying attention. The purists
be
> damned, the car ain't stock and it's my money and I like it fine. The paint
> is worn-out, the interior is in shambles, and it can get deathly hot
inside.
> But the stuff that turns and bounces is in tip-top shape and as long as the
> tach is pushing 4 grand none of that other stuff really matters. Oh, and
it's
> been known to powerslide around a few dirt roads (myth: you can't go fast
> enough to out run the dust.) Want to see the beast? Go check out >
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/mymg.html
> It ain't a bad looking 20 footer. And, when underway, few get that close.
> > Personally, I think 'B's are boring, Midgets are a hoot, 'A's are
beautiful > performance bimbos, and 'T' owners are loons (they don't GO!).
And there ain't
> nothing collectable about a rubber-bumper anything but, I'll concede, they
> make the best daily drivers. And they made MGs before the War but who
cares:
> they made baby buggies too and you can't drive them either. But that is
just
> my opinion and the only person who thinks its valuable is me. And I am so
> very glad there is such a diversity in enthusiasm or the car shows would be
> really boring and I would never learn much.
> > A lot of the stuff that passes across this list is of little direct
interest
> to me. But all of it is about MGs (clever coincidence) and I like checking
in
> several times a day to catch the chatter. I learn a few things and I can
> dream of doing thinks that my life won't let me (Alaska comes to mind). I
> will only respond to technical stuff when I can say I've been there. And
I'm
> not generally willing to leap on my soapbox and spew forth subjective
drivel.
> > And I ain't an old timer on this stupid list either. Maybe a few months.
But I
> just figured there might be some of the more timid list readers that check
in
> here from time to time and they might now think they don't belong. So for
> them I'll go on record to say all folks are thankfully welcome -- even
those
> with stupid, inane, self-serving, caustic, denigrating, and, generally,
dumb
> opinions.
> > I hate cats, too.
> > ;^P***********************************
> > Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69MGC/GT
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