"Bob Willard" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/22/2012 9:35 AM, dwight wrote:
>>
>> " > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 900 bucks gives you six dream cars for the day.
>>>
>>> http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...150-mile-drive
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a friend who did this. He said it was worth every dime.
>>>
>>> Patrick
>>
>> I'll use my Hotel Room analogy...
>>
>> Recently stayed at a beautiful hotel down in D.C. As nice as the room
>> was, I still had complaints - the pillows were so fluffy as to be
>> unusable; the shower head was one of those prickly rain types. Yes, the
>> room was clean and sparse, but I couldn't wait to get home to my messy
>> house, with pillows that had my own head indent in them, and a shower
>> head that didn't hurt.
>>
>> I'm sure that driving a Ferrari or Lamborghini at 45mph on a Florida
>> highway is a hoot, but I'm a creature of habit and comfort. I'm just not
>> interested in driving a rental far above my means. Part of me prefers
>> the uniquely-mine familiarity with TFrog, and the other part of me is
>> afraid that a Ferrari would completely destroy my relationship with my
>> own car.
>>
>> Yes, TFrog and I have an open marriage, of sorts. TFrog lets me drive
>> CFrog once in a while, but only because it knows that I'll always "come
>> home to" TFrog. If I stepped out with a dream car, TFrog would never
>> forgive me.
>>
>> dwight
>>
>>
>
> Cars sure can be jealous. I once picked up a Ferrari sweatshirt on a
> trip. When I got home, the first time I got in my Mustang wearing that
> Ferrari sweatshirt, I didn't get two blocks from home before my Mustang
> dropped its muffler onto the street.
> --
> Cheers, Bob

Ah-HAH! See?

I guess I'm fortunate that TFrog breaks down in my own driveway, more than
out and about...

dwight