Well, this is one lady who's still here, even if I've been getting a little
caught up lately. But it's probably an appropriate time to mention the
great weekend I spent with Ebony. On Saturday she finally got an overdue
oil change (could the filter be in a more inconvenient position - don't
answer that), a clutch adjustment and I swapped the spare tire back off
after getting a hole fixed. Sadly, she's starting to go through the oil -
it looks like there's a few seals on the way out. The clutch had been
slipping and I hoped the adjustment would do the trick. It's improved, but
still there when I'm trying to accelerate up hills. Sunday I took her to a
local car show and was rewarded for my cleaning efforts by the nice
comments I overheard and the young father who took a photo of his daughter
in front of the car. I got to meet another couple who have just bought a
MkIIa and are looking forward to fixing it up. There were some beautiful
vintage and veteran cars there, and some Austin 7's, a magnificent 3000,
one MGB and several TC's. It was a superb sunny day and the people were
friendly - a great end to the weekend.
For what it's worth, I'm not planning on going anywhere - there's too many
friendly, helpful people here to talk to. Sometimes an email will come
across my screen that I don't much fancy, but there's always the delete
key. I don't find the conversation too 'blokey' and it doesn't feel like a
boys club. I've gotta say, it's also reassuring to see the odd post from a
fellow lady Spridgeteer. It's all good :)
Leigh Ellen
'62 MkII Sprite - Ebony
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