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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ha! I’m still here too . . . aged 56. My Spridget turned out to be a little much for road driving ( <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>L</span> ); so ended up selling it on BringaTrailer. I still have my MGBGT and I ended up with my Dad’s 1953 AH100 – so plenty of maintenance is still required. I miss the NOSHIT Spridget get-togethers, and seeing all my Spridget friends – but I still love (and keep up on) the list!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keep Spridgeting, friends. Maybe someday I’ll find a good Bugeye to keep the 100 company . . .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phil<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seattle, WA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PS: Thanks for the shout-out, Rich! Hope you are doing great.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Message: 11<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:35:46 -0700<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: "Richard Ball" <<a href="mailto:rich_ball@mindspring.com">rich_ball@mindspring.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Old guys<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:57E545E07F1E4E84BFD1733F676C8B76@psych.washington.edu">57E545E07F1E4E84BFD1733F676C8B76@psych.washington.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> reply-type=original<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I'm 53, so on the younger side of the group. Not many places I can say that anymore.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We picked up our Midget a little over 10 years ago. and one of the first things I did after towing it home was to join this list on Phil Jones' <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>suggestion. I think it would have been a lot tougher road without it. I am on the BCF and MGE forums also, but I like to bring my questions here first. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Where else can you ask people you don't really know (yet) to come over and help on your car. I read about the OSHIT events and thought they sounded like something I would like to part of. Not wanting to pirate the name I asked Frank if he thought it would be alright If I started up one out here and NOSHIT was born.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The car also proudly wears the Spridget.net window sticker.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Rich Ball<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>'76 Midget<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Everett, Wa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>