I *really* hate to tell you this, but... I did own my toy while in High
School! 16 and having a cool car like a roadster is unbelievable fun!
14 years later, it's still cool, but don't use it for the same reasons
now.. ;)
Eric
WyCROC
"David A. Fox" wrote:
>
> Nice story. I too wish I'd have owned my toy while in high school. Better
> late than never though.
>
> BS&CW,
> DAFox
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Mark Gill" <willie2570@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: "Mark Gill" <willie2570@hotmail.com>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Friendly Texans help me Enjoy the Ride
> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 02:09:55 GMT
>
> Howdie List,
> Texans are really friendly people! If all of you could be Texans, you would
> know what I mean.
>
> You may meet a few Texans in life. But remember your social graces and
> never ask if someone's from Texas. One Famous Rule of Etiquette is "Never
> ask a person if he is from Texas. If they are from Texas, they will be sure
> to mention it in every conversation. And if they are not from Texas, you do
> not want to embarrass them".
>
> My recently purchased California Roadster has worked hard to become a Texan
> and really enjoys motoring to Dallas on an almost daily basis. Have kind of
> gotten use to the friendly honks, waves, and thumbs up (much different from
> the finger as in some other states :') that the Roadster receives on a daily
> basis. I have been amazed at the wide variety of folks, who have made a
> point of commenting while in rush hour traffic, gas stations, restaurants,
> etc. The Roadster has gotten favorable compliments from Cadillac to Lexus
> drivers to teenagers in pickups. Often people will work their way across
> several lanes of congested rush hour traffic to ask about and compliment the
> classic Roadster good looks.
>
> A few weeks back, early one morning leaving for work, it was still pitch
> dark. The night air was cooler than normal, so I had put on my light jacket
> to keep off the pre-dawn chill. The slow rumble of the idling Roadster,
> brought a pleasing musical note to the silent motionless morning air as I
> climbed aboard for the 40 plus mile commute. Backing the topless Roadster
> out of the drive, noticed that the moon was almost full. My mind wandered
> back to my much younger high school dating years. Oh, to be a youngster in
> school again, and have a cool Roadster convertible rather than your parents
> old Army green Chevy. Boy, would the girls have dug me in a convertible.
> Another glance at the driver through the mirror smoked that pipe dream.
>
> As the Roadster wound through the gears and the neighborhood, we came upon a
> loading school bus coming down the opposite side of the street. The yellow
> and red lights awoke the darkness with commanding flashes. The Roadster
> came to a law respecting stop and I gave the accelerator a couple of kicks
> to soothe the rumbling two litre's idle .
>
> A young boy probably around 12 or 13 wandered out of the house. Rubbing his
> eyes he slowly stumbled to the patient school bus. Then off to spend a
> boring day with some ancient, uninspired teachers (that thought brought the
> back to school dream back to rude reality).
>
> Ending the daydream, found me glancing toward the clear, starlit sky. It
> was then I noticed that several of the buses windows were coming down. I
> could just imagine a bunch of teenage boys, trying to get the girls to
> complain about being too cold. Of course, the boys don't mind because
> they're tough.
>
> Then all at once, four or five small hands emerged through the open windows,
> and the Datsun Roadster receives a group teenager "thumbs up." The buses
> flashers flick off, and I wave a friendly thanks to my fellow though much,
> much younger Datsun Roadster admirers. Of course, the Roadster can't wave.
> So it says "Howdie" and "Thanks ya'll" by leaving respectable strips of
> rubber in two gears.
>
> The Datsun Roadster may have been born around the same time as these young
> teenagers' geezer parents, but Texans young and old recognize and appreciate
> the Datsun Roadster cache and ageless styling.
>
> Enjoy the ride everytime you can and share your Friendly Texas Smile with
> the top down!
>
> Mark Gill
> Denton, TX
>
> SRL311 14359
> 1970
>
> The Roadster's starter works great at times and not at all at other times.
> My practice recently is to look for hills to park on, which tends to be a
> real challenge in North Texas. Thankfully, I have made a lot of new Texas
> friends asking for a push start with great frequency. If it hadn't been for
> places other than Texas, we probably would not have had electric starters.
> Thanks ya'll, there is lot of good in everybody from every state and
> country.
>
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