If they actually did have one, that is fine.
I was referring to the guys that never had a classic, don't have any experience, no hands on wrenching work but like the look of the classics.
These are the kinds of people that I often meet....they are the husbands or boyfriends of those my wife knows.
John is a car guy, you two ought to have plenty to talk about.
Uhhh, no. John owns a Nissan, works at a Kinkos/Fed Ex and can't "fix" a cup of coffee. He may be a great guy but he isn't a car guy.
In those cases, I reckon it'd be a short conversation, eh?
Every case is different, of course...
Lookit -I've told some stories on here of chance meetings with strangers in parking lots or shows when I've
had Fred out and the few times I've really not felt at all like chatting when approached by someone....
I'm convinced they weren't just "chance" meetings, once the experience was over and I'd had time to
contemplate what went down - they were sorts of "tests" put upon me by Him.
The story about the old couple in the grocery store parking lot still tempers my public behavior with Fred
to this day, for example...
I was so burnt up and nasty and tired from wrestling with Fred that day that I just didn't feel very sociable
when they approached me - but thank God, I managed to remember who raised me and "got right" and
showed them respect - and eventually, it became clear why I had been put there at that time and place.
I treasure those times, those events, those
opportunities....and I always try to be a good
steward
of both the car and the hobby as a result.
