Kris,
Tell your Mother that I live with her Twin Sister!!! 8^)
Joe
SpitfireKP@aol.com wrote:
>
> You guys are lucky. I am not married. In fact, I am 17 and living at home. I
> do have a mother though. She hates my car. She hates my Dad's E-type. She
> hates my Dad's Jag Mark II. She hates the smell of bondo. She hates the stains
> on the gargae floor. She hates the smell of gas that permeates our garage. She
> hates the fact that we take up all "her" garage space, and that she can't get
> to her chest freezer. She hates it that we pile car parts all over said
> freezer. She hates the smell of the incredibly leaky propane heater that we
> use to heat our very cold garage. She hates the greasy fingerprints that we
> leave "all over the house." She hates the smell of the "Snap-On Pit Crew
> Degreaser" we use to wash or hands. She hates the fact that my dad dropped a
> couple hundred on new shocks for the Mark II, (not to mention the umpteen
> million other parts for the three cars) but wont have her chair re-upholstered
> or floors refinished, because they are too expensive. And as was brought up
> previously, she hates the cars' "unreliable nature" and my car's apparent
> "safety problem". She tried to convince me to sell the Spit and buy my
> cousin's old Mazda Protege. I would have laughed if she weren't so serious.
> She hates a lot more, but I cant really remember all of it at this time. I
> hope that when I get married, that I can be as fortunate as those other guys
> whose wives appreciate their hobby. My clever father, who is 6-3,
> "accidentally" got his seat jammed all the way back in his E-type, so my 5-6
> mother cant reach the pedals. Brilliant. He claims that it wasn't intentional,
> in which case, it must have been an act of God. This is all I have to say on
> the topic at this time. I have no idea how to fix the carb. Sorry.
>
> Kris Powell - '74 Spit 1500
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