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Re: I'm so ashamed

To: witt@pairgain.com
Subject: Re: I'm so ashamed
From: romano@bellatrix.pcl.ox.ac.uk (Romano Kroemer)
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 20:20:27 +0100 (BST)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
>
>On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Susan Hensley wrote:
>
>> Joe -- 
>> 
>> Don't be ashamed!  Be proud you were out on the road in a British
>> sportscar!  That's what really matters.  Everyone has different internal
>> thermostats, and why sacrifice your warmth for "show?"  Now, you would
>> need to be ashamed if you, say, took the Explorer instead of the LBC
>> since it was going to be chilly...
>> 
>> And about the Miata contingent -- these guys drive all over Dallas with
>> their tops up.  It was a GORGEOUS morning today -- 70 degrees, high
>> wispy clouds and beautiful sunshine -- and I saw SEVEN Miatas down Hwy
>> 121 and the Tollway with their tops up!!  Not one with the top down! 
>> Hey, guess it's a status thing.  Must be something I'm not familiar
>> with...
>> 
>
>Driving with the top down kind of defeats the purpose of using the air
>conditioning, which all of those Miata guys were undoubtably doing.
>
>

An LBC, irrespective of having the top up or down, is much cooler than
  a Miata!

The real reason why there are so many Miatas with tops up is that
  those guys bought the cheaper version which has a soft top, but it
  cannot be taken down ...  :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Romano
'77 Spit
Oxford
U.K.


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