Oh yes! And when I was racing my '61 +4, 4-seater the Tech crew at Watkins
Glen always had a termite inspection station set up at my arrival. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Vandergraaf, Chuck <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
To: 'Lannis' <ottoflick@netzero.net>
Cc: <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 10:08 PM
Subject: RE: Bah! Humbug!
> 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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