Would "Think about what you say, and it's repercussions before you
inadvertently say something
inappropriate " have been better? I just chose the old cliche, sorry for
not" cocking my brain first" :-)
but I still think it's appropriate. anyone else ?
john.kahoon@juno.com
71 midget
On Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:37:31 -0700 stuart farmer <k7wf@kalama.com>
writes:
>At 01:44 PM 9/19/98 -0400, John C Kahoon:
>> Sprites, and Midgets ( same thing ) were designed for the driver,
>NOT
>>the guy looking at it.
>>It's important to understand what an engineers' goal is before you
>judge
>>something.
>>If you ever drove one of these cars, you might decide ( from the
>drivers
>>point of view )
>>that it is a better car to drive under certain circumstances, than a
>>"big" healey .
>> ( as long as you don't want to go over 90mph :-)
>> I believe the engineers ( correct me if I'm wrong ) built these
>cars
>>as a reasonably price
>>sports car, with the driver in mind. Road feel, handling,
>responsiveness
>>in general were the
>>priority, not appearance ( which I think is OK ) or high speed
>cruising
>>ability.
>>You get up to 50mph real quick and don't have to slow down for much
>of
>>anything, if you can drive.
>>
>>Cock your brain before you shoot your mouth off, it works much better
>!
>>appology accepted, at leat by me anyways....
>>
>>john.kahoon@juno.com
>>71 midget
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>John, an excellent description of the subject matter. I enjoyed your
> ideas on the Sprite, really....they made good sense to me.
> Unfortunately you spoiled the whole thing by adding that
> last paragraph.
> Sincerely, Stuart....'79MGB (with the top down)
>Stuart Farmer
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