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Re: Shrewd relationship move?

To: kirkm@zeta-idt.com, Jake Hodges <jake@codeworm.com>,
Subject: Re: Shrewd relationship move?
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 14:52:49 -0800
Maybe get a car with ABS? Or lousy brakes.
--Pat K

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>From: "Kirk Meline" <kirkm@zeta-idt.com>
>To: "Jake Hodges" <jake@codeworm.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Shrewd relationship move?
>Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2002, 2:53 PM
>

> Jake
>
> That e-mail in theory sounds great but in real life does not work.  My wife
> was driving my car for a season and kept flat spotting my race tires.  It
> gets very, very expensive.  Not to mention buying a new race car.  And also
> who's going to watch my son when we are both racing?  Single people have it
> made if you ask me.  Or you have to be rich.  You must be single?
>
>
> Kirk
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jake Hodges
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:43 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fwd: Shrewd relationship move?
>
>
> After a conversation with my friend about Autocross (or other
> motor-hobbies) being a source of interpersonal relationship difficulties,
> he sent me this.  It's a real thing.. I've seen it with my own eyes at BMW
> club track events both at Sears Pt. and Buttonwillow.  (I know.. Infineon
> and, what's Buttonwillow again? Jim's Towing?)
>
> Jake
>
>
>>You can pass this response on to the list, if you want:
>>
>>=====================================================
>>Hey, guys---
>>
>>I have some friends in the BMW car club, and they were able to find a
>>better solution: buy your wife a race car.  You can get some pretty good
>>results from this shrewd relationship move:
>>
>>
>>BEFORE: "Buying tires that cost twice as much and last half as long is
>>absolutely ridiculous and we can't afford it."
>>
>>AFTER: "Honey, my M3 was pushing badly in the corkscrew last weekend... I
>>could really use a new set of Kuhmos for Christmas."
>>
>>
>>BEFORE: "I'm not going anywhere with 'Willow' in the name."
>>
>>AFTER: "Give me a hand with this Easy-Up, will you, dear?"
>>
>>
>>BEFORE: "You spend too much time in that damned garage."
>>
>>AFTER: "Are you going to have my Brembo kit installed by Friday, or am I
>>going to have to do it myself?"
>>
>>
>>BEFORE: "Why do we need so many cars?"
>>
>>AFTER: "Burn up your own tires; I'm saving mine for Thunder Hill in June."

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