Re: Whats a standard?

["beth glover" <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>]

Gee Howard, I hate to sound like a dumb woman or anything, but is that a Southern term for a stick shift? I'm sorry, is it anything like the 4 or five speed manual transmission cars, and trucks (that would be, uh,  about six of them that I've personally owned, and about 300,000 miles) or do you think that would be more like MY TRACTOR?????   Heh heh, I really dig all the gears on that tractor, floor ones, front ones, back ones, buckets, augers, tillers, anyone got a D9 I could play with?  You know I have a problem though with my automatic that my husband insisted on buying because it's easier to comute in. When I get real tired, my right hand and left foot just automatically start reaching for the gears and clutch, and  its like a neurological thing. Oh and Howard, you may not like driving a Hummer, it's too stinky inside.   Beth

>From: Howard4567@aol.com

>To: ridecamp@endurance.net

>Subject: RC: Auto vs. manual for towing

>Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 22:28:42 EDT

>

>In a message dated 5/19/01 9:39:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>truman.prevatt@netsrq.com writes:

>

> > Who said I can't drive a standard? Where do you see that in this message?

> >

> > Truman

>

>Of course Truman can drive a standard. All men can drive a standard. It's

>you women, who usually cannot, and it's why a lot of the truck makers stopped

>making them. Women, the main group who ride, and therefore tow, horses

>around, can't drive a standard, so the truck makers stopped making as many of

>them as they used to.

>

>At the next ride I'm attending, I plan on giving a free lesson on double

>clutching, stick shifting, downshifting, and a quick discussion of curves and

>hills, just for the ladies, who are unable to grasp this concept. Like I

>said, it is free, open to all.

>

>It's my part to help with the energy conservation plan (now, that is funny)

>of our illustrious leaders. They need all the help they can get.

>

>cya,

>Howard (flame me, please. My AC is broken, it's hotter than Hades down here,

>so give me more)

>

>

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