Oh, If only it were possible here!
My car is from Southern California (stll has the "Burbank Sportscar Centre"
badge) and is rustless enough that last night may well be the only snow it
has seen in it's 36 years, but it wouldn't take many Minnesota winters to
reduce it to a pile of parts. Even if I were hardy enough to endure
sidescreens at 30 below zero (Farenheit); the road salt and sand, ice ruts,
monster potholes, slithering autos, and multiple feet of snow both
underfoot and obstructing vision at intersections would seriously reduce
the life expectancy of my little Midge.
At 30 below the long empty stretches of midwest roads and the Lucas
electrics might reduce the life expectancy of the driver. (Even with a cell
phone; last year there was a couple in S. Dakota that waited a whole day
for the county to come find them in a Snow Cat after giving directions on
the cell. They finally used radio triangulation to locate them.)
Phil Vanner
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> From: Steven Tritle <stritle@epix.net>
> To: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: First Flakes
> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 1997 9:37 AM
>
> Phil Vanner wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday defied the meteorologists and the afternoon was sunny and
cool. I
> > had a hectic, typically Monday, day at work, and as I drove home all I
> > could think of was how nice it would be to take the Midget out for a
drive.
> > The MG season was coming to a close,
>
> The MG season doenn't come to a close for me. I drive my TD year round,
> but the car has never seen rain or snow or road salt.
> Too much fun to put the car away. I got it to use it!
>
> Steve
> 52 TD
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