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RE: gas prices, a rant, etc [a modest proposal]

To: John Steczkowski <stecz@Crossroads.com>,
Subject: RE: gas prices, a rant, etc [a modest proposal]
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 20:06:23 -0500
Can anyone tell me to which list I must subsribe in order to receive
information on MG related topics?


At 04:36 PM 3/21/00 -0600, John Steczkowski wrote:
>Hey, I had one kid after the birth control was taken care of.... :-)
>
>The funny thing is, when I first got married, I only wanted 1 kid, and my
>wife wanted three. After we had one (a son), I relented because, having one
>kid is tough, only child syndrome and all of that, so I agree to two. My
>wife got pregnant again, this time with twins (both boys). So now we've
>passed my limit of 2 and right on her limit of three, but we both wanted a
>daughter. Our track record on making girls wasn't so good, so we decided to
>put a little guarantee on the matter, so we adopted a girl.
>
>So, 4 kids, but only 2 pregnancies. Heck, even with four kids it's tough in
>a sedan or mini-van, it's much more pleasant if you can split the kids up
>for long trips.
>
>----
>John Steczkowski
>Director, Server I/O
>Crossroads Systems, Inc.
>512-794-2742
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:10 PM
>> To: MG List
>> Subject: RE: gas prices, a rant, etc [a modest proposal]
>> 
>> 
>> Hmmm, maybe we need to start talking about birth control... I 
>> mean, no 
>> one should have more kids than can fit into an LBC, right?
>> 
>> John Steczkowski had this to say:
>> 
>> >Ok, I get to start my anti-anti-SUV rant....
>> >
>> >As the owner of several cars, each with a different mission 
>> (ok a couple
>> >aren't all that different)... I think people get a little 
>> extremist in their
>> >opinions... I have a Suburban, which I would gladly trade-in 
>> for a different
>> >car, if I could find one, that can hold Me, my wife, my four 
>> children, our
>> >luggage, and an occasionally our childrens friends, or the 
>> children that
>> >carpool to school with my kids and transport us safely and 
>> comfortably to
>> >various places. I would suggest that there is none, except for an
>> >Excursion... (the suburban seats 8)
>> >
>> 
>> Please note: The foregoing comment was entirely tongue-in-cheek. No 
>> offense meant, coming from the second of seven children in a Catholic 
>> family (BTW, we got by with Pontiac and Plymouth station 
>> wagons in those 
>> pre-SUV, pre-minivan days). Just couldn't resist, considering the 
>> irrelevant directions this discussion is taking.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>> 
>
>
Regards
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net



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