[Healeys] Just want to vent!

I Erbs eyera3 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 7 03:57:21 MDT 2010


Some people like to piss on anothers parade. I usually say no, I like  
to push it every where I go for exercise.

I Erbs
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On Oct 7, 2010, at 1:17 AM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> All -
>
> Yesterday I was in a public parking lot and I had the bonnet open on  
> my '59
> Jag Mk IX - I was simply replacing the fuse for the interior panel  
> lights.
> The car runs perfectly and I drive it daily (as all of my cars) - I  
> tend to
> be maniacal about keeping my cars on the road and in perfect working  
> order.
> This car is beautifully maintained and is a solid 5 footer.  73K  
> original
> documented miles.
>
> So.... for the all of three minutes that I am changing this fuse in  
> the
> parking lot, some guy walks by and says matter-of-factly "Does that  
> thing
> run?" and gets in his crappy Nippo-BJ9 and drives away.
>
>
> 1) Why the **** can't these people say "nice car" instead?
> 2) What possess these people to think up the most negative thing to  
> say?
> 3) Do any of you have a clever retort for such nonsense?
>
>
> I sheepishly said "yes this car runs just fine" but later was  
> unsatisfied
> with my response, especially while I'm busy with the bonnet up.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.
>
> Alan
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