What I find most intriguing about your post is that you sold one car and
bought another and THEN told your wife about it. Were I to buy anything
more expensive than a can of oil without discussing it with my lady for at
least a couple of weeks (or until some consensus might be reached), I would
certainly find myself treated to comments more animated than "Isn't that one
of those little wooden cars." Or, perhaps no comments at all (or anything
else, for that matter) for a suitably punishing period. We are still
debating the relative merits of an AH 100-4 versus some manifestation of
Morgan. On the other hand, she's a great sailor and dive buddy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
To: Morgans@autox.team.net <Morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 2:32 PM
Subject: One can only try...
>You know I try not to be sexist - I really do. I like to give women the
>benefit of the doubt when it comes to cars - especially old ones(cars not
>women), I will always presume that they might know SOMETHING about them,
>other than what color they are. Well, I was shot down again today -by my
>wife no less! (I am a little surprised, because I have (or rather THOUGHT I
>had) been teaching her a little about classic European cars and why they
>fascinate me so much.
>I broke the news to her today that I had sold the Austin Cooper 'S' and had
>purchased a Morgan, "a Morgan" she replied, "Isn't that one of those little
>wooden cars?"
>I realized three things there and then, 1/ the futility of my task 2/ that
>there was little point in continuing this particular conversation, and 3/
>that she must not have been paying attention the day I enlightened her on
>how the first cars were assembled......
>I can only hope to do a better job on the tuition front with my 5 years old
>daughter.
>
>Jeff
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