Alex,
I know Marks wife, and knowing her, she wouldprobably be in the middle
of trying to fix a car along with mark, nice to see there are a few
understanding wives in the world that understand our affliction w/british
cars
paul rogers
the Healey enthusiast - always
Alexander Joseph H wrote:
> Automobiles and Understanding Wives, eh? Perhaps a start of another
> thread.
>
> Feature off campus housing in the 60s, during a northern winter, with
> no garage. Although disassembly and cleaning took place elsewhere, the
> 948 cc frogeye engine was assembled in the bedroom on an old chest of
> drawers.
>
> Wedding Anniversary #34 is forthcoming.
>
> > From: Mark Donaldson[SMTP:ardmore@voyager.co.nz]
> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 1997 9:47 PM
> > To: vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Winter Wonderland
> >
> >
> > I live in a temporate climate. I can laugh. But I've also lived in
> > Canada
> > where, having the good fortune to have a very understanding wife, I
> > was
> > regularly permitted to heat up engine parts in her gas stove in Winter
> >
> > before spray-painting them! (I don't believe I'm alone here?)
> >
> > Enjoy.
> >
> > Mark Donaldson
> > ... Several engines later, still married to same gas stove operator.
> > ;=>
> > Auckland NZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > > A Texan moves up North:
> > >
> > > January 10 - 5:00pm It's starting to snow. The first of the season
> > > and
> > > the first one we've seen in years. The wife and I took our hot
> > > buttered rums and sat by the picture window watching the soft flakes
> > > drift down, clinging to the trees and covering the ground. It was
> > > beautiful!
> > >
> > > January - We woke to a lovely blanket of crystal white snow
> > covering
> > > the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Every tree and shrub is
> > > covered with a beautiful white mantle. I shoveled snow for the
> > first
> > > time in years and loved it. I did both our driveway and sidewalk.
> > > Later , a city snowplow came along and accidentally covered up our
> > > driveway with compacted snow from the street. The driver smiled and
> > > waved. I waved back and shoveled it again.
> > >
> > > January12 - It snowed an additional 5 inches last night, and the
> > > temperature has dropped about 11 degrees. Several limbs on the
> > trees
> > > and shrubs snapped due to the weight of the snow. I shoveled our
> > > driveway again. Shortly afterwards, the snowplow came by and did
> > his
> > > trick again. Much of the snow is now brownish green.
> > >
> > > January13 - Warmed up enough to create some slush which soon
> > became
> > > ice when the temperature dropped again. Bought snow tires for both
> > > cars. Fell on my ass in the driveway. A hundred and forty dollars
> > to
> > > the chiropractor, but nothing was broken. More snow and ice
> > expected.
> > >
> > > January 14 - Still cold. Sold the wife's car and bought a 4 x 4
> > in
> > > order
> > > to get to work. Slid into the guardrail anyway and did a
> > considerable
> > > amount of damage to the right quarterpanel. Had another 8 inches of
> > > the white shit last night. All my vehicles are covered in salt and
> > > crud. More shoveling in store for me today. And the Damn snowplow
> > > came by twice today.
> > >
> > > January 15 - Two degrees outside. More snow. Not a tree or shrub
> > > on or property that hasn't been damaged. Power was off most of the
> > > night. Tried to keep from freezing to death with candles and a
> > > kerosene heater that tipped over and nearly burned the damned house
> > > down. I managed to get it put out but suffered second degree burns
> > on
> > > my hands and lost all my eyelashes and eyebrows. Car slid on the
> > ice
> > > on the way to the emergency room and was totaled.
> > >
> > > January 16 - White shit keeps coming down. Have to put on all
> > the
> > > clothes we own just to get to the mailbox. If I ever catch that son
> > > of a bitch that drives the snowplow, I'll chew open his chest and
> > rip
> > > out his heart. I think he hides around the corner and waits to plow
> > > that shit on our driveway again. Power still off. The toilet froze
> > > and part of the roof has started to cave in.
> > >
> > > January 17 - Six more inches of snow and ice and God
> > > knows what other white shit fell last night. I wounded the
> > snowplow
> > > asshole with an ice axe, but the bastard got away. Wife left
> > > me. Car won't start. I think I'm going snow-blind. I can't move
> > my
> > > toes. Haven't seen the sun in weeks. More snow is predicted.
> > Wind
> > > chill is -22 degrees. To hell with this, I'm moving back to Texas.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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