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Re: Story time!

To: "Allen Hefner" <Ajhsys@aol.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>, "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Story time!
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:39:27 -0400
Congrats on the successfull run. Wait till you get to do a 2300 mile trip 
3 weeks after passing inspection for the first time in 6 years. Nervous - 
yes, confidence builder - Oh Yea!!!

Larry

At this exact moment in time 4/19/00 11:17 AM, Ajhsys@aol.com made the 
profound statement:

>Well, I took my first big trip this past Saturday in my '77 Midget.  Not 
>real 
>big, but it was the longest I've driven the car in one day.  I went from 
>Philly to Ocean City, NJ for a Laurel and Hardy club parade and banquet.  
>(Seems to fit right in...the Boys and LBCs.)  It was about 150 miles total.
>
>POURING RAIN ALL DAY!!!!  (Sorry Larry, the hood was up.)  I found the two 
>obligatory leaks under the dash.  One on my left leg and the other would be 
>on the passenger's left leg.  Not real bad, so I'm not going to spend time 
>looking for them.  (The leaks, not the passenger's leg.)
>
>The car ran almost flawlessly all day.  The only engine related problem was 
>an exhaust explosion once.  I was driving at about 55 MPH for maybe 15 
>minutes and had to slow down for traffic.  Pushed in the clutch and BANG.  I 
>assume it is just running a little rich, so I will fiddle with the Weber 
>sometime.
>
>I never got to drive in the parade because they told us the wrong meeting 
>place.  By the time we found the parade, it was about to start and my car 
>was 
>5 blocks away.  We walked instead.  Lots of Laurel & Hardy lookalikes, plus 
>Groucho, Harpo, W.C Fields, Carmen Miranda, and a wonderful Abbott and 
>Costello team who did a PERFECT "Who's on First" routine.
>
>A great banquet followed with guests including two of the Little Rascal kids 
>(now both 75 years old) and one of the Munchkins from Wizard of Oz.
>
>Then a late night drive home in the rain with very little traffic.  Still a 
>nice day and a good confidence builder for me.
>
>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport


Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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