> As you say you are not married, let me set you straight on one thing. The > Triumph restoration capable of consuming the same amount of money as even a > barely competent woman has yet to be created. I give the following > comparisons: > > Fancy Alloy valve cover = $100 (covers top of engine, great looks last a > lifetime) > Fancy female wash & cut = $85 (covers top of head, Great looks last 48 > hours, repeat once each month) > > New Italian tires on four wheels = $400 (One set required every 4-5 years) > New Italian shoes on two feet = $400 (25 sets required initially, 5/year > ongoing) > > Complete 8 coat paint job = $5000 (stunning looks for 10 years if polished) > 1 fur coat = $5,000-$15,000 (lasts 10 years at $150 storage/year, but called > "that old rag" after fashion changes every 4 years) > > Ahh, but you say "Oh cynic, you are talking about maintenance; The entry > cost of a car is high, not so a woman, Surely only a few movies and a dinner > or two are required to get a woman". And so the response to this is: > > Perfect condition restored TR6 = $14,000 (redone top to toe ready to look > fantastic for decades with maintenance involving polishing rags and oil > changes) > One 1.5 carat solitaire diamond engagement ring = $20,000 (on hand of woman > that will begin to let herself go 10 days after honeymoon, maintenance > involves $1000/day helath spas and plastic surgery) > > And so I leave it to you to decide which is the more expensive. All I can > say is that if I took the money invested in the woman and instead put it > into restoring machinery, the type of Spitfire I could drive would be the > one with wings not just four wheels. > > Mark Hooper > 1972 TR6 and wife with 150 pairs of Italian shoes (that I know of) ================================================================== Mark, before this I had always thought of you as a rather smart fella (still do on car subjects), your feelings about a fine lady are what I call ==== "Mental Masterbation"===== "FT"
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