Well, if there was a snake list....
Roland
>
> Ah...for the good old days of the British-cars list with daily
> updates on Roland's gas tank troubles.
>
> No more Scott Fisher, Ray Gibbons, Chris Ball, and even TerriAnn has
> fled to the Triumphs list.
>
> But Roland and his "snake" are like Beach Boys music. When the
> driving season begins, they're *there*! :-)
>
> Cheers!
> Tom O'Malley ('74 Spitfire)
>
>
>
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 07:19:42 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
>
> >The forecast for the weekend was sunny weather on Saturday and rain on
> >Sunday, so I chose Saturday to get some shopping out of the way and put
> >a few more miles on the snake's fresh motor. One stop was at a local
> >mall. Shoppers were out in force. A sign of the recovering economy, I
> >hope. In fact, there were so many shoppers that parking was at a
> >premium. I was stuck behind SUVs and Hondas moving at a snail's pace,
> >looking for spaces to open up. I was forced to stop briefly in front of
> >one of the main trances to the mall. Two young girls, maybe 10 or 11
> >years old, were chatting with each other. Since I was one of the
> >impatient searchers myself, I didn't even noticed them at first, but
> >being in an open car and only a few feet away I clearly heard one of
> >them say "I really like that car!". When I looked over I noticed
> >that one of the girls was looking right at the snake, so there was
> >no doubt in my mind what car she was referring to.
> >
> >Imagine developing such exquisite, discriminating taste at such a young
> >age. This young girl will make her mark in the World one day. She also
> >made my day.
> >
> >Roland
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