<<I just did a dumb thing......I added up all my receipts for purchase of
69 MGB, parts, paint, etc.....$9172!!!!!! To me this is a fantastic
example of 'ignorance is bliss'!!!! Wish I didn't know now what I
didn't know then.......And I'm not done yet!!!!! >>
It's not dumb to add it all up - it gives you an idea of the extent of our
lunacy!
It _is_ dumb to leave the calculations lying around for significant others to
see. I had done up a total for the engine and turbo conversion on my street
Fiero (around $7000 Can.) because someone else asked for it, but left it lying
around for my wife to see. Big mistake!!! A friend of mine who is older and
wiser told me that he learned very early on that the stock answer to any
question about money spent on any car is "It cost $100, dear", whether she is
referring to a new clutch or a new engine.
Something in that, perhaps.
Bill S.
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