I went outside this morning to be greeted with a warm, spring-like day. I didn't even need a jacket for the first time in many months. A gentle, balmy breeze was blowing, wafting the scent of mods delicately through the air. As the odor permeated my nostrils, a whole panoply of scents invaded my rhinencephalon parading before me in turn the smells of gasoline, engine oil, MT-90, brake fluid, solvent and wheel bearing grease, while my senses became inflamed as visions of working on my car dominated my every thought. My right hand made spasmodic, involuntary clutching motions as if trying to encircle the handle of my Snap-On ratchet while my left hand reached for an unseen box wrench with no corporeal form as it was only a product of my fevered imagination.
Fortunately, my wife soon followed me out of the house and, recognizing the symptoms, immediately led me back inside and had me lie down on the couch while she applied a cold compress to my burning brow. When the seizure passed and I was relatively normal again, I was able to more or less calmly sit down and plan out my potential mods for 2006.
There was nothing really strange or unexpected about my behavior as it's quite common among most garageless car enthusiasts who have to suffer the cold, bleak almost unearthly rigors of a northern NJ winter without the mediating prospect of being able to carry out extensive modifications to one's car. From past experience, it's likely that I'll suffer a number of repetitions of these symptoms, but by April, the worst is generally over. The sooner I can take wrench to the car, the more quickly my return to normal. Therefore, none of you have to worry about me as this is an expected series of events that I, and my family, have learned to live with.
Right now, I'm feeling okay.
Happy Motoring!
Fortunately, my wife soon followed me out of the house and, recognizing the symptoms, immediately led me back inside and had me lie down on the couch while she applied a cold compress to my burning brow. When the seizure passed and I was relatively normal again, I was able to more or less calmly sit down and plan out my potential mods for 2006.
There was nothing really strange or unexpected about my behavior as it's quite common among most garageless car enthusiasts who have to suffer the cold, bleak almost unearthly rigors of a northern NJ winter without the mediating prospect of being able to carry out extensive modifications to one's car. From past experience, it's likely that I'll suffer a number of repetitions of these symptoms, but by April, the worst is generally over. The sooner I can take wrench to the car, the more quickly my return to normal. Therefore, none of you have to worry about me as this is an expected series of events that I, and my family, have learned to live with.
Right now, I'm feeling okay.
Happy Motoring!
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