[Healeys] Just want to vent!

Gilbert Gauthier comkanuk at cgocable.ca
Thu Oct 7 15:38:36 MDT 2010


What is the question ?????


Gilbert


Le 10-10-07 ` 17:11, Robert Blair a icrit :

> Alan, while most comments are 'great car' or the like, here are a
> few mixed
> suggestions....
>
> 1. None of your gxdxmn business.
> 2. Provide a long sentance answer in a foreign language.
> 3. Why would you ask such a stupid question?
> 4. Thank you for asking.
> 5. Does your thing run?
> 6. Do you have some spare cash?
>
> Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  RNBmail at yahoo.com
>
> --- On Thu, 10/7/10, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Healeys] Just want to vent!
>> To: "Healey" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 1:17 AM
>> 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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