sfisher@wsl.dec.com writes:
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>But I'm having a hard time getting my non-car-enthusiast friends
>to understand that no, the car isn't BROKEN. I just have it APART.
>There's a DIFFERENCE.
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The one that irritates me is the conversation that takes place
repeatedly with those who know I own a LBC, but don't have any great
fund of small talk, as follows:
Non-LBCer> "Hey, Cory, how's the Lotus running?"
Me> "Fine."
Non-LBCer> "How come I haven't seen you driving it for awhile?"
Me> "Well, I'm working on the _____ right now, so I can't drive it."
Non-LBCer> "I thought you said it was running fine!"
Me> "There's nothing wrong with the engine, it's just that it's
on jackstands/the dash is out of it/I'm waiting for new ___/other."
Non-LBCer> "Wow, I bet you wish you never bought that car!"
Me> "Well, there are certain times... ."
This isn't too bad the first time, but then you run into that person
again the following week... .
-coryc
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