At 00:31 9/21/94 -0500, Stuart Redford wrote: > One of my favorite bits of advice from them: > > Woman called in and said she had an older Datsun with a five speed > that was slipping out of 5th. Ray told her to go to a junk yard and > buy a shifter knob from a Datsun with a 4-speed and sell hers as a > 4-speed. Hah!! Almost as good as the time some other lady had the same problem, and they told her to attach a bungie cord between the stick and the seat. Or whenever anyone calls in about a Renault (or any French car)! We should get these guys on the net. They're both pretty smart. I think one has a PhD, not that that is an indicator of intelligence, but, well, nevermind. Bob -- Bob Kenyon | "Pilots take no special joy Beautiful Downtown San Jose, CA | in walking. Pilots like rrk@rahul.net | flying." -- Neil Armstrong
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