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I love my momma!
Coming soon Mike's 2.5 liter scirocco.
On 10/1/06, David Utley <fahrvergnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> That ROCKS, Mike! I am more than jealous, I have decided that I need a
> new(er) car too. Two jobs, and working on VWs simultaneously is not
> something for the faint of heart...
>
> Anyways, a big congrats!
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
> PS-- You don't ever loan out your Mom, do you? Mine is not near that
> giving...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:00 PM
> To: car
> Subject: OT: I love my momma!
>
> The story:
>
> Last month: My mom helped my brother buy an '03 Lexus. He needed a
> new car. I understood. When he sees it, my 11 yr-old nephew says
> "It's cooler than your car, Mike." I wanted to smack that little
> putz, but he ran away too fast.
>
> Last week: My mom mentions she has a new-to-her convertable. "What
> kind?" I ask. "An '03 Solara. I've lusted after these since they
> came out." I tell her "Welcome to my world with the Scirocco. You'll
> know you have a problem when start driving out of state to hang out
> with other Solara owners." She says "That won't happen. And by the
> way, I haven't bought your sister a car." Meaning "Don't think that
> I'm going around buying everyone cars."
>
> This weekend: My mom sells quilting supplies and she was working a
> quilt show 30 min N of me so she was staying with us. Monday being my
> birthday, she decided that after we packed her stuff in her van this
> afternoon (Sunday), she would take us out to dinner to celebrate. My
> brother was also coming up to help pack things up and to join us for
> dinner.
>
> While he's driving up here, I call and ask him if I can drive his
> Lexus from the show back to our house. He says "Sure." My wife and I
> arrive and he's already there and we spend about 40 minutes getting
> everything packed up. As we walk outside, I look in the direction
> that my brother says he parked and I see a nice car I want to drive,
> but not his Lexus. "Must be around the corner," thinks I.
>
> I say "Wow, I'd almost rather drive that car instead of yours." My
> brother replies "Oh yeah?" and tosses me his keys. I look in my hand
> and notice that these keys match the car I was ogling. I say "This is
> yours? Where's the Lexus?" "I crashed it."
>
> Knowing my brother and his history with cell phones and a certain
> totaled Prelude, I bought it hook, line and sinker with no question in
> my mind about the veracity of his statement. As I start walking
> towards the car with a bemused smile on my face, my wife says "You
> know, you should thank your mother." It didn't register. I mean,
> hey, I get to drive this cool car my brother just got. At that point,
> something started to trickle through my head. I stopped and looked at
> my mom. She had a weird smile on her face.
>
> At this point, I'm told that I first turned white, then red, then
> started to tear up. It was at this point that I realized that I was
> going to be updating my sig.
>
> I really, really, REALLY love my momma!
>
> --
> Mike
> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> '05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T (nameless, ATM)
> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>
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