| 
Joe,
How far did the mouse shoot?
Andy D.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joe Curry
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 1999 6:04 PM
> To: Triumph List; Spitfire List
> Subject: Of Mice and Monzas
> 
> 
> 
> Today, I broke Huxley out of his hibernation with a little surprise.  I
> have been starting it at least once every couple of weeks and warming it
> up but I had not driven it in about a month.
> 
> It was no shock that it started right up, but when i went behind it to
> take down the top, I noticed cat food pellets scattered behind the
> exhaust tips.  I thought to myself, "That's strange, I wonder how cat
> food got over here in my shop?"  It didn't take long to figure out the
> answer.  Apparently, I have an energetic mouse that has been collecting
> cat food in all four of my Monza tips.
> 
> As soon as I revved it up, cat food shot out the back end about 20
> feet.  So, naturally, I had to take it up to 6000 rpm as I left to make
> sure I got it all out.
> 
> But I had a nice drive and really aired it out.  What a beautiful day
> for the first (and I hope not only) day of Spring.
> 
> Joe Curry 
> -- 
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> 
 |