Ron Soave wrote:
>--- Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Imagine it was 1962, no cell phones, only a very few
>>had AAA, pay phones
>>were miles away.
>>
>>
>
>1962??? Imagine it's last Thursday, perfect crisp Fall
>evening, you button up your race car a week+ early;
>it's 12:30 AM, so naturally you (spur of the moment)
>go out in the middle of the country to test drive your
>street Bugeye that's been acting up. Because you
>collect a paycheck for making good decisions all day,
>on your OWN time you crave mindless stupidity, and
>don't bring a cell phone or even your wallet. Your car
>dies, you jog home 2 miles and wake your beautiful
>wife to have her drive your truck while you sit
>sheepishly in your Sprite attached by a tow rope...
>
>
And the tow rope breaks as the tow vehicle crests a hill and "thinking"
what is there to lose?" you pass her, give her a wave, as you continue
down the hill with enough momentum to cruise into your driveway, up to
the garage. Two minutes later, the missus arrives, you sitting in the
garage sheepishly sipping a beer.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct <http://home.ix.netcom.com/%7Etype79/>
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"Why can't I be different and unusual...like everybody else?" Vivian
Stanshall
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