As long as it isn't Barbara ;)
Tod & Barbara Jones
Harrisonburg, Va
66 Spit MkII 1/2 way there
78 Spit 1500 parts car
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: "Dean Dashwood" <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: Car Names (was Re: Thanks to a list member, Susan Hensley)
>
> Don't worry, Dean. I don't plan on addressing Mrs. Jones by her first
name
> and will more or less refrain from doing so on the list out of
consideration
> for you.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff
> > Sorry Jeff, you can't have that name, I've already used it! Oh, all
right
> then,
> > I suppose we can share it. I thought it was the perfect name for my
car,
> > especially since I'm a big Stephen King fan, too. (Half way through The
> Girl
> > Who Loved Tom Gordon, by the way. Excellent book - King demonstrates
his
> > totally unique ability to get inside the human mind. If you liked
> Gerald's
> > Game, you'll love this - they're very similar in style.)
> >
> > Dean (+ Christine, but no surname)
> > ---------------------------
, Susan Hensley
> >
> > Here, here! Susan is terrific!!
> >
> > Hey, not to get off the subject, but I thought this was kinda funny.
When
> I
> > first bought my Spitfire and began spending so much time working on it
> early
> > this year, my wife jokingly referred to it as "Mrs. Jones". The name
> stuck.
> > Yesterday, when she was walking through the garage and almost slipped on
a
> > jack handle I had carelessly laid near the car, she took another
> > good-natured swipe, calling the car "Christine" (ala Stephen King). So
> > that's it!! Mrs. Jones has a first name now!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> >
> >
>
>
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