Hello??? doug russell
Longish hair and a grey beard?
>What's weird is that I cannot think how this guy knew that the MG belonged
>to
>me. He pulled up well after I did and I was not discussing the car with
>anyone when he did arrive. I was wearing shorts and a tee-shirt and the MG
>logo tattoo on my forehead was covered by my hat. But he knew (or guessed)
>that the car belonged to me! I'm thinking that maybe we're all beginning to
>look funny or something.
>
>Dr. Doug
>An apparently obvious gaggle of 69 MGs regardless of where they are.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Jurgen Hartwig
>Sent: Friday, August 15, 1997 11:06 AM
>To: RAY WYGONIK; mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: opinion on new mg
>
>At 11:02 PM 8/14/97 -0500, RAY WYGONIK wrote:
>>
>>It always gives me a chuckle when I am on my bike with my Harley friends
>and we
>>pass other Harleys. 99% wave to their comrades on American "irron". If I
>am
>>lucky, 20% of those same riders wave to me on my rice burner. That attitude
>>is probably the reason I will never own a Harley. Once my B is on the road
>>I'll probably flash my lights at M***a's!
>>
>oh, most indubitably so. i agree here; the only time i get waves from
>anybody else while I'm driving are other fellows in mgs. the rest of the
>populous is out on the streets with goals of getting from point a to point
>b as efficiently and quickly as possible. i figure that if i am going to
>spend a few hours per week in my auto, i might as well have fun or at least
>make it enjoyable. well, that's what i like about mgs besides the other
>characteristics of the mg. you only live once, you know.
>
>the throwaway generation is here and i don't want my mg to be mutated into
>some plastic creation with a huge gas-guzzling engine just out of
>convenience for the new generation. I know that last statement is rather
>selfish. like i said in my last post, the mg has character and is fun from
>every aspect. if chrysler wants to reincarnate the mg, i would have no
>choice but to accept it and hope the designers do a good job(i think they
>would).
>
>sorry for the defense of the old mg; i feel like an old-timer now even
>though i'm only 21
>
>oh, and please disregard the absence of capitalization; my pinky finger was
>lazy
>
>Safety Fast while Old
>Jay
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