Scott Fisher:
> Well, okay, so I'm a winter wimp... Still, I love northern
> California winters and British convertibles. I've had the
> MGB out the past couple of days (we just celebrated his
> first anniversary!), enjoying the morning fog, the evening
> condensation on the inside of the windscreen, the cold air
> whipping my cheeks and blasting down the nape of my neck
> in the one place where the scarf and the hat don't meet.
>
> Well, sometime in the next week, I'm going to bundle her
> up, put the seat in the B, wrap myself in my big jacket and
> cap, and we're going out to look at Christmas lights. With
> the top down.
Not to rain on your party, but my father-in-law, a former
SOL'er (Sprite, Alpine, Tiger), warned me when I bought my
Alpine that driving with the top down in cold weather can
contribute to a condition known as Bell's palsy, in which the
facial muscles become partially paralyzed. Be careful.
On a less morbid note, we have no idea where his Sprite and Alpine
have gone, but in the late '70s he sold the Tiger to a co-worker who
has kept it in original condition and still drives it in good
weather. Ask me if I have my eye on that piece of family history!
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