I started out to buy a T series MG. My wife said..."Let's buy a
Morgan"...and we did! It is actually HER car. I get to drive it. She allowed
me to register the XKE in my name. A concession, I admit. So there are
members of the distaff gender who know all about these "little wooden cars",
Stu Ross (Barb's 63 +4...my '74 XKE.....)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
To: Morgans@autox.team.net <Morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 5:38 PM
Subject: One can only try...
>You know I try not to be sexist - I really do. I like to give women the
>benefit of the doubt when it comes to cars - especially old ones(cars not
>women), I will always presume that they might know SOMETHING about them,
>other than what color they are. Well, I was shot down again today -by my
>wife no less! (I am a little surprised, because I have (or rather THOUGHT I
>had) been teaching her a little about classic European cars and why they
>fascinate me so much.
>I broke the news to her today that I had sold the Austin Cooper 'S' and had
>purchased a Morgan, "a Morgan" she replied, "Isn't that one of those little
>wooden cars?"
>I realized three things there and then, 1/ the futility of my task 2/ that
>there was little point in continuing this particular conversation, and 3/
>that she must not have been paying attention the day I enlightened her on
>how the first cars were assembled......
>I can only hope to do a better job on the tuition front with my 5 years old
>daughter.
>
>Jeff
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