schuyler grace wrote:
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> After sorting through a number of aggravations that arose with Malibu
> Barbie's Dream Car (stuck fuel sender, bad condenser, failed fuel pump,
> assorted lamps not working, etc., etc...) while she "rested" for four
> months, I finally got up the nerve to take a long road trip this
> weekend. Fortunately, she didn't let me down in the wilds of Middle
> Georgia, and the only mechanical failure for the day was the mysterious
> disappearance of one of her boot lid prop bolts.
>
> Saturday was gorgeous down here -- temps in the low 80s and clear blue
> skys. So, I gave MBDC a bath, gathered up a stack of CDs, and ran off
> with my favorite companion, taking the back ways to and from the family
> farm, north of Macon. Some of the highlights included, spotting a Mk.IV
> Spit parked in front of a house in tiny Barnesville; loosing my ponytail
> in Macon; and discovering that the no-traffic-light-town I grew up near
> (Gray) now has four (!) traffic lights, a Publix, a new branch of the
> local, small town bank (in case you don't want to drive all the way
> downtown -- three blocks -- to the main office), and a rush hour.
>
> My partner in crime, Cherie, got to experience, first hand, life in the
> fast lane in rural Middle Georgia by watching a haircut; wandering out
> to the Back Forty with me; listening to tales of infidelity and intrigue
> among the "horsey" (and cowsey) set (it's a real "Peyton Place" down
> there); and discovering that there are places in this world where you
> can buy gas, "minners," cheese, hunting videos, and beer -- all the real
> essentials of life -- in one efficient stop. Fine cuisine was the order
> of the day, too, and we finally selected a romantic little establishment
> -- the Monticello Dairy Queen -- where we dined on great French food
> (burgeres du frommage and french fries) in a cozy corner booth.
>
> Our day ended, ~260 miles later, as gloriously as it began. We arrived
> back in the Big City as the sun was setting and the Atlanta skyline
> began to sparkle. Folks were out walking to their Saturday night
> rendezvous all around Virginia-Highland, Little Five Points, Midtown,
> and Buckhead, and we were exhausted by our travels but refreshed by the
> sunshine, clean air, beautiful scenery, and great company. All in all,
> it was as close to a perfect day as I could imagine!
>
> Ain't our LBCs wonderful things for all they inspire?!?!!
>
> I hope everyone's weekend was at least half the pleasure ours was!
>
> -Schuyler
>
> PS: If MBDC is checking her e-mail, I take back every threat I ever
> made to replace you with a new (gasp) Honda or Chevy. Please forgive my
> lapses into stupidity in the heat of passion!
> --
> Schuyler E. Grace
> '73 Spitfire 1500 - FM1183U
> schuyler@bellsouth.net
> schuyler.grace@atl.frb.org
> http://members.tripod.com/~schuyler/
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Schular,
How wonderfully an LBC can affect the description that would otherwise
sound like, "I hopped in the car, picked up my date and drove in the
country for a while, stopped off for burgers and fries, and came home."
Joe Curry '63 Spit
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