[AGL] what a tongue on that gal! she may be an ignoramus but she'sgot a good

[Jon Ford]

Mike-- you have never had an accident? I have had a few, one only a few 
months ago. They were mainly my fault (including one that almost killed me, 
a collision with an Oak tree out by Zilker Park). I had  a few in San 
Francisco back in the 60s when senior citizens had a habit of running into 
me (I think the dirty blue color of my VW blended in with the sky and they 
found me invisible). I would leap out of my car yelling in rage  "You hit my 
car-- I'll shut up about it if you give me $50." Usually worked, because 
they didn't want their insurance company to know the dirty little secret of 
their inability to drive straight and stop in time. Now I carry insurance 
meticulously fill out forms. I think I'll walk from now on.

Jon




>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>

>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 

>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 

>60s"<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>Subject: [AGL] what a tongue on that gal! she may be an ignoramus but 

>she'sgot a good fighting spirit

>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:27:05 -0600

>

>Frances,

>

>When you had that blue Ford, it was just too

>dangerous to be in the same car with you. You

>became a much more careful driver when you

>got the Mercedes. You even said so yourself.

>Have you forgotten?

>

>It was just a question of not wanting to die in

>your car wreck. You yourself know how many

>cars you have wrecked: the VW bus, the BMW,

>the Mercedes, the Ford, others?

>

>Mike

>

> > Jon,

> >  I'm not a scorekeeper. I just got really riled up that he would write 

>so

> > dismissively about my driving, what cars I had and how badly I drove 

>them,

> > except for the Mercedes--the implication being that I was a terrible

> > driver and that he deigned to be in the same car with me. That's what 

>set

> > me off, not the lop sided hospitality. I've gotten used to that with

> > Michael.

> >  Yes, he does have a car but he is careful not to offer to use it when 

>the

> > subject of driving somewhere comes up. Being stingy is forgivable,

> > striking out at someone who is gracious enough to offer one a ride is 

>not.

> >  Best,

> >  Frances

>

>


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