I think I'm going to have to install a Christmas wreath on the front of my
+4 tomorrow and go out and make a few people smile. After all, Lannis &
Toad are right, that's what these cars are best used for-making the owner
grin and spreading the good cheer around a little!
No snow yet in Boston and no road salt either! Now, if the salt spreaders
hold off for another week maybe my topless mog will make it to the Mass
chapter of the 3/4 Morgan Group's holiday party at Dave Crandall's next
Sunday.
Best to all morganeers!
Jerry Murphy
'67 +4 6676
At 10:08 PM 12/11/99 -0500, Vandergraaf, Chuck wrote:
>Lannis,
>
>If this quaint custom were extended to include Morgans, might we find a
>plane or a pair of tweezers to pick splinters out of our hind quarters?
>Maybe a pot of horse glue?
>
>I agree that we need to lighten up and I, for one, can be as light (lite?)
>as they come. Compared to us in these boondocks, you have a lot more
>British rolling stock around than we do. In our town of 1600 or so, there
>is one Morgan (mine, garaged and in need of restoring), one Jaguar sedan (in
>need of some engine work) and that's about it.
>
>Some years ago, I was in the London (UK) on my way back from Europe and went
>for a walk in the evening. Saw a 1930's Blower Bentley parked along the
>sidewalk near Hyde Park and an Aston Martin. I asked the kid who was
>keeping a watchful eye on the Bentley about it and he told me that there
>might be a Maserati racing car later on. Sure enough, there was and, a bit
>later, Stirling Moss showed up. That sort of event stays with you.
>
>Chuck
>
>
>
> ----------
> From: Lannis [SMTP:ottoflick@netzero.net]
> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 8:19 PM
> To: morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Bah! Humbug!
>
> Chuck, Toad,
>
> I remember after an '80s road race, the Sprite/Mini guys and
>Corvette guys
> were leaving each other presents. The Sprite guys would send over a
> Caterpillar bulldozer manual and a 3-1/16 3/4"-drive socket, and the
> Corvette guys would send back a set of jeweler's screwdrivers and a
>tiny
> little (1" or so) bench vise.
>
> IT WAS ALL IN GOOD FUN!!!
>
> In the words of a famous animated sage, "It's - ah say - It's a
>joke, son!"
>
> When people quit needling you and joking around, THAT'S a sign that
>they
> might not be your buddies anymore....
>
> I'm desperate for the sight and sound of ANY British car around my
>neck of
> the woods. Out of 2500 people where I work, there's one MGA, one
>TR6, one
> TR250, one Sunbeam Alpine, one A-H 3000, and One Morgan. ("One
>Morgan to
> rule them all, One Morgan to find them..", etc). I'd probably
>swoon out in
> a faint if I actually saw ANOTHER Morgan out on the road, and then
>get up
> and run and hug the driver, regardless of the type or model, as I am
>a mere
> grasshopper learning the Morgan Way at the feet of the MogMasters.
>Speaking
> of seeing someone on the road... Elton, how are you coming on yours?
>You're
> only 90 miles away!! Don't worry, just fooling about the hugging
>part.
>
> Lannis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: toad <toad@storm.ca>
> To: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 7:03 PM
> Subject: (no subject)
>
>
> >Brethren
> >It is sure nice to see some signs that the Morgan fraternity has up
>and
> >died.
> >
> >Who really gives a hoot as long as the beast is a Morgan.
> >As my Dad used to say, "All cats are black in the dark,"
> >At Christmastime especially we all should be thankful for family,
> >friends, health and the rights to follow our own pursuits.
> >Ahmen.
> >
> >Toad
> >
> >3 Morgans in the family
> >
>
>
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