bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones) writes:
|> >> Wanker (n) One who purchases a british roadster for the style it imparts
|> >> to the owner but has no interest in taking proper care of it.
>
> As someone who would probably be considered a "wanker" were it not for the
> help of people on this list, I think someone needs to stand up for "wankers".
> [...] Fortunately, fate smiled on me and for over a year, this car ran with
> little more than oil changes and usual stuff...
^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
Ah-ha! Much as you sympathize with the wankers, you're not one of them. :-)
You admit doing oil changes and "usual stuff" (Good heavens!). My complaint
is about the owners who don't do ANYTHING and expect the car to run forever.
A wanker is easily spotted when asked about the last oil change: "Ummm, it
was last fall, I think; one day it wouldn't start, so I had to have it towed
in. They said they had to do some stuff to it [bet they changed the spark
plugs again... -- ACG] and I think they changed the oil, too. I forget."
Andrew C. Green
Datalogics, Inc. Internet: acg@dlogics.com
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Chicago, IL 60610 FAX: (312) 266-4473
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