ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
>
> On Sun, 27 Jul 1997 18:39:18 -0700 Brian & Patricia LaVoie
> <BPLAVOIE@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> >Bob De Weese wrote:
> >>
> >> Well, I finally did it. I took Theresa, (my wife) out to teach her
> >how
> >> to drive the B.
> >>
> >> Beleive it or not, we didn't have one single fight. While she did
> >> fairly well for someone who's never really driven a clutch before, I
> >did
> >> a SUPER job of not "losing it". I smiled the entire time, and never
> >> once let her see of feel my horror.
> >>
> >> What a feeling of accomplishment! No. Not her. ME! Do you have
> >any
> >> idea what it takes to sit there, smile, and keep saying "Good job,
> >> hon", (with an ever increasingly bad case of whiplash)?
> >>
> >> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA what it takes to keep repeating the phrase
> >"Clutch
> >> in, shift gear, litlle gas, clutch out S L O W L Y", over and over
> >and
> >> over and over.... It's not hard to say. It's just hard to keep
> >from
> >> saying it through your teeth!
> >>
> >> BTW - I discovered a couple of things in the prossess. The head
> >rest is
> >> much further back than I thought, and the windscreen in much closer.
> >>
> >> B o b b y 8-()
> >> 77 MGB Roadster < with the garage doors barracaded from the inside
> >> --
> >> Bob De Weese
> >> Certified Professional Locksmith
> >> bearlock@bigfoot.com
> >>
> >> *******************************************************************
> >> * "The secret to effective communication is knowing what to say, *
> >> * how to say it, and whom to say it to." *
> >> *******************************************************************
> >My wife learned to drive stick on the B about a year ago. She was
> >terrible in the Geo, but the B had so much low-end torque she couldn't
> >stall it. If she let out the clutch slowly enough, no gas was needed
> >to
> >get underway. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to be improving on any
> >non-MGB...
> >
> >Brian LaVoie
> >'74 MGB
> >'97 Honda
> >
> Brian,
> That's a dangerous message you sent. What's to keep a totally
> unscrupulous person (such as myself) from printing that message and
> extorting vast sums from you to not mail it to Patty?
> Bob
Good point. Guess I should keep my mouth shut in the future. What do I
owe ya to keep quiet? - Brian
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