On 9/4/05, Bill & Skip Pugh <anabil@caltel.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Just finished installation of Ken Gellandars (siq) British
> Frame and Engine, high speed water pump, and as I look at my hands
> and arms I have come to the conclusion that ANY work on a vintage
> Triumph requires a Blood Sacrafice for successful completion ...
> Luckily for me, and the rest of you, not a whole lot of blood
> is required, maybe just a scrap here or a puncture there, but blood
> is required to satisfy the Gods. The only exception being the Prince
> of Darkness, who cannot be satisfied (at least not for very long) by
> any means ... >:-}
Hmmm... I always thought of it more as punishment than sacrifice.
Sort of the car's way of getting back at you for poking and prodding
around inside it. :)
BTW, red cars hide blood stains better than black cars. ;)
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Kurtis Jones
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
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