Re: RE: How to make somebody's life....

Hi guys,

A funny postscript--a few days ago I had dropped off a 1-inch carb spacer at
the machine shop nestled in the back of the NAPA store, having it drilled and
tapped for a vacuum port for a power brake booster (this on behalf of my
friend Geoff in the UK).

So I went in there today to pick it up, and when I asked the garrolous
machinist what I owed him, he just snarled, "Get it the hell off my counter, it's
taking up space!" And then he grinned.

This is the second time I've been in that shop in the last two months, and
both times they performed the work for free because they know what kind of cars
I drive.

I told him that the Cobra was pretty well sorted, and that once it was
finally dialed in I'd stop by and give rides to the kids who work in there. He told
me, "I heard that you're already giving rides. Mike at the Firestone shop
can't stop talking about it!"

Apparently, he went and called his buddies and told them about his little
adventure in my car, and each of them told two friends, and so on, and in 24
hours word sailed around through every performance and automotive shop in town! :>)

Mike