Cameron:
You did the correct thing by staying calm. Now you have your wife totaly
confused. The kids can't beleave it ether. Besides "ITS ONLY A CAR". I think
a wife first said this.
Good Luck With your repairs
Bob Kamholtz
ECOD
-----Original Message-----
From: Cameron Greig <cameron@enterprise.net>
To: Triumph list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 05:10
Subject: Wife,SAAB and TR have a coming together!!!
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>Hi All
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>Arrived home last night after a great top down drive from work along the
>empty Tay valley roads.As I was a little late I left the car out and
>went in for my meal.During dinner my wife and kids announced that the
>were taking the cat to the vets,and left me to clear up the kitchen.Two
>minutes after they left my wife was back to tell me she had just reversed
>her SAAB into my poor little TR!.I stayed calm and suggested she and the
>kids continued their trip to the vets,and after they had left I went down
>to assess the damage.She had managed to push in the whole front wing from
>the tyre to the door and from the sill to the top ridge.The good points
>are that she missed the door,only by inches,and has only broken the paint
>in one small area.The SAAB need less to say is unmarked.
>
>I hope the dent will push out,put as it is so large an area I think I
>will have to remove the wing to accomplish this.Has anyone any
>suggestions?
>
>One interesting observation regarding this incident,I remained calm and
>treated the whole thing in a very matter of fact manner,which seemed to
>make it even more difficult for my wife.I think she would have been
>happier if I'd gone mad.The kids reaction was amazing,they are 10 and 12
>and both went white and serious,waiting to see my reaction .I must give
>the impression that this car is important to me,where as as we all know
>it's only a car,right!!
>
>The lesson from this is obvious,watch where you leave your car,even at
>home,and also remember that a TR with the hood down cannot be seen
>through the rear view mirror of large family cars,however you should be
>able to see a bright RED TR as you walk past it to get to your SAAB!!
>
>PS, This isn't the first time,2 years ago the post man reversed his
>Landrover into another car of mine,saying after " its not normally there
>when I call" can't a man have a day off now and again.
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>Cameron
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