[Mgs] Why I hate Red Cars

[Glenn Schnittke]

I said I'd return to this, but figured it need to be a different subject.

A. When I was in my youth my sister was just going into college and got 
herself a red Fiat Spyder. She'd been forever harping about getting a 
little red sports car. She got one and wouldn't let me drive it. That's 
one strike.

2. Then later in life I discovered the prejudice that insurance 
companies and the police hold against red cars. In fact my first MG was 
red but dark enough to warrant calling it 'maroon' on the registration 
papers. I got away with it. It's always been known around here as the 
Maroon.

III. When I got this car ('67) it had been painted a late '70's Ford red 
and was in fairly good condition. Because of that I decided to rebuild 
it, this time body first. I wanted to tone down the red and spent 
several days with chips and paint books trying to find a suitable red 
that wasn't quite as loud. In the end I took a book Tartan and added 
some blue and am happy with the result. But looking at all those reds in 
different light - all I could see for the next twenty minutes was GREEN.

And then the color sanding and polishing after the paint was down. I had 
to take breaks every half hour so I could see something other than GREEN.

This week I had to re-polish the bonnet because I let the birdshit and 
water spots sit too long. Luckily my air compressor only holds enough 
air to keep the polishing gun going for about ten minutes. When I'd get 
back inside to let the tank refill all I could see was GREEN again.

That's why I hate red cars. I'm sick of looking at GREEN.

Glenn