Martin,
I'm with you. I live in San Bernardino. My electric bill during these
months goes from about 35 bucks a month to $200 because the air conditioner is
going almost around the clock!
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Martin Johnson wrote:
> This will be the 5th day of 100+ temps in the San Fernando Valley area of
> Southern California. Oh, but that's really okay-it's a dry heat! Yeah,
> right... The only good news is that no LBC's are rusting here. Radiators
> are exploding, heads are cracking, bearings are melting, dash pads are
> splitting. Heck, I can hear vinyl cracking right now. I don't mean to
> gripe, but I hate to sweat unless it's from working on the Sprite, or maybe
> the yard (in that order). I guess I sound like a heat-wimp. So be it. I'm
> moving to the beach next year- even if I can only afford a trailer. If it's
> good enough for Jim Rockford, it's good enough for me! Hey, maybe if it
> gets hot enough, it'll burn off the smog! One good thing: It's too hot for
> bugs. Haven't seen skeeters, gnats or flies in a week.
> Martin Johnson
> Hotter-n-hell, and looking forward to a cold snap
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Duquette [mailto:RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 4:57 AM
> To: spridget list
> Subject: Re: One Bummer of an MG Summer
>
> We are getting massive amounts of rain here in Ottawa, too.
>
> Robert Duquette
> Ottawa ON Canada
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
> RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
> '65 RHD BRG Sprite
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tomsaudi@aol.com <Tomsaudi@aol.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>; mgs@autox.team.net
> <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: August 2, 2000 12:19 AM
> Subject: One Bummer of an MG Summer
>
> >Am I the only person here missing out on driving his/her MG this summer
> >because of the rain? Here I am in August, and I could not even guess the
> last
> >time I drove my MG. It's either always raining, I'm out of town, it's too
> >humid, etc, for me to enjoy the car. What makes matters worse is that this
> is
> >my first full summer with the car.
> >
> >Not like I had a great start either. Being psyched about just having the
> car
> >tuned up, the car died on my way to my first club event of the year-culprit
> >was a shot clutch slave cylinder, and then after that it was discovered the
> >tie rods were totally shot and needed to be replaced. And so, here I sit,
> and
> >it's pouring outside, and the weather forecast keeps calling for more of
> the
> >wet stuff, my beloved car collects dust in the gargage.
> >
> >UGH! Anyone else having as great a summer as me?
> >
> >Tom
> >78 Midget (I think it's green, I may have forgotten)
> >
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