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Re: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

To: David Moag <moag@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
From: Jim <jdeatsc1@rochester.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 08:11:58 -0400
Dave,
Good on YOU.  I'm smiling here knowing just what you felt.  We look forward to
that in the spring.

Don't suppose you sold tickets did you?  <G>

J


David Moag wrote:

> Hello Listers ---
>
> Yesterday, after 2 years of going through every chapter in the repair
> manuals two or three times, I drove the TR3B for the first time since I
> bought it (and it had sat in a field for 15 years before that). Talk about
> pumped up!!! Now it's pretty ugly (front apron missing, bonnet tied down,
> gotta hold the doors in, brakes go damn near to the floor before stopping,
> have to pull the accelerator pedal back up with your foot as soon as you can
> spare its use on the brake, all the paint is either 37 years old or primer),
> but talk about FUN! I got so excited I extended my "once around the block"
> initial drive to "once around the neighborhood". This led to the fulfilling
> experience of walking 1/2 mile back home to haul back the gas can I was
> going to use before becoming overwhelmed by the whole thing.
>
> Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! to all of you. I not only could not have
> gotten this far without you, I never would have even considered trying. And
> while my wallet may have been more complete if I had not taken this path,
> the rest of me would not. So this moment was yours as well as mine.
>
> Dave Moag
> 62 TR3B (pretending it's a real car for a day)
> 77 Spitfire

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