Seattle, and it's only rained for 20 straight days? Get used to it, my
former borther in law who lives thee half joningly says that they
delcare a water shortage if it fails to rain for more than 3 hours, and
a drought is considered 3 days without rain.
Having lived there for most of a eyar, I htink he just might be right.
Greg
Mark Moburg wrote:
> Hi, gang!
>
> Well, we got moved to Seattle, I've found a temporary job, and my wife
> and I
> are back to the old grind - commuting. Ugh. It'd be a little better
> if I
> could do it in the 'A', but I think it's now been about 20 days
> straight
> where it's rained at least part of the day. I'm dusting off the ol'
> ark plans.
>
> I did get to drive the MGA a little bit before the rain came; oh what
> fun!
>
> Also, having moved from Manhattan, where there aren't any hills to
> speak of,
> I am beginning to see why people swap the Chevrolet 350's into the XJ
> 6
> Jaguars. What a gutless wonder that car is! Now I see why they
> designed it
> around the V-12. (Okay, purists, I didn't say I was going to do it.
> But
> with 105,000 miles on the original Jaguar engine and Lucas fuel
> injection,
> let's just say it could be an option . . .!)
>
> Has Deutsch been behaving himself? :^) (Hi David!)
>
> I saw a good one on the Jaguar list today - the poster didn't know
> where he
> picked it up, but credited Scions of Lucas:
>
> Lucas Aphorisms
>
> * Lucas - Prince of Darkness
> * Lucas - inventor of the first intermittent wiper.
> * The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker, and Off.
> * Or the other 3 settings: Smoke, Smoulder and Open Flame?
> * "The British drink warm beer because they have Lucas refrigerators."
> (A
> golden oldie)
> * "I have had a Lucas pacemaker for years and never had any trou...
> * How to make AIDS disappear? Give it a Lucas parts number.
> * Lucas systems actually uses AC current; it just has a random
> frequency,
> that's all.
> * In 1947, Lucas tried to get Parliament to repeal Ohm's law. They
> withdrew
> their efforts when they met too much resistance. (Ouch)
> * Quality Assurance called and told the engineers they had trouble
> with
> their designs shorting out. So they made the wires longer.
> * Recently, Lucas won out over Bosch to supply the electrical for the
> new
> Volkswagens. So, now the cars from the Black Forest will come with
> electrics
> supplied by the Prince of Darkness -- how appropriate!
> * Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.
> Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb.
> Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.
> * Recommended procedure before taking on repair of Lucas equipment:
> Check the position of the stars, kill a chicken, and walk 3 times
> sunwise
> around your car chanting "Oh, mighty Prince protect your unworthy
> servant..."
> * Appropriate LBC license plate:
> ----------------------
> | Joseph Lucas |
> |----------------------|
> | |
> | M T B F 1 H R |
> | |
> |----------------------|
> | Prince of Darkness |
> ----------------------
>
> Mark Moburg
> MarkMoburg@mindspring.com
> Seattle, Washington
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