Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #212
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   From: harrison@cli.com (Calvin Harrison)
Subject: First Time Riders
   Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:42:24 -0500



Well, this weekend, I drove from Austin to Houston to see my nephew
for the first time (6 weeks old). The weather was great and the top
was down so I got the ol' Miata tan, you know, half your face burned,
the other half pale as chalk. Anyhow, below are some excerpts from a
conversation with my cousin's 4 and 6 year old boys, after requesting
a ride in my "race car"!:

Ryan (6 yrs): Can we jump in like the bad guys do in the movies
	      (i.e. without opening the doors)?


Jordan (4 yrs):  Can I ride in the back?

Me:  No, you cannot do that

Jordan: Why not?

Me:  Because there is no back (grin)



(After accelerating through a corner, but going slow elsewhere)

Both Boys: DO IT AGAIN, DO IT AGAIN, here comes another corner. (I was
	   told to ignore the stop signs)


And the best comment of the day came from the 4 year old:

"How come your car didn't come with a roof?"

I just laughed, told them to hang on, and accelerated into another
corner!


Calvin Harrison
'91 Silver Bullet