Re: OHMYGOD!

[Brandon Dove <bdove@mks.com>]

Big kudos to you!!! When I first read the story I thought it was pretty cool,
but this is just too much!! I'm going to have to start going to Guelph more
often!!!

- -Brandon Dove
89 8v Scirocco

Michael Helms wrote:

> Guys, I'm totally stoked.  I mean, I just had the wickedest, baddest, most
> totally rockin' morning that anyone with a Volkswagen has ever had.  I AM
> DA MAN!
>
> So here I am, feeling kinda bummed this morning ... nothing particularly
> exciting on the plate for the day ... decide to take an old battery down
> to the recycling depot here in Guelph.  I load said battery into the trunk
> of my car (with a garbage bag around it to keep from leaking shit on my
> carpet), and I go to the recycling depot.
>
> So I pull in, and there's a guy in a Saleen Mustang there.  I spot a black
> Golf behind it, and decide I shall park and gloat over this penis on
> wheels (the Mustang, that is).  Owner of said mustang is chatting (hitting
> on, turns out) with the owner of said black Golf.
>
> Guys, I almost fucking shit myself when I took a good look at the Golf.
> It was the SAME Golf GTI I saw last week!  Sweet mother of Jesus, if there
> ever was a sign from heaven ...
>
> ... anyways, I go back to my car before I am spotted.  I need to think
> about this, and plan carefully.  The jerkoff with the Saleen appears very
> self-absorbed, and I can see that Ms. GTI is becoming slightly
> disinterested.  Neither have noticed me or my car.  I started my car, and
> pulloed out of the parking spot ... made a nice sweeping arc through the
> parking lot and backed into the spot next to Ms. GTI.  Revved the engine a
> bit so she could hear the sweet sounds from the SuperSprint.  Then, I set
> my plan into action.
>
> I got out of my car, and coolly looked surprised to see her.  She
> recognized the car, and immediately got out of her car and came over to
> me.  Mr. Saleen is obviously annoyed by this, and starts his car.  Revs
> the engine a bit, and I have to admit the V8 does sound nice ... but the
> girl is talking to ME ME ME, and he can have all the V8's in the world,
> 'cause this chick is baaaaaaaad .... I mean, just looking at her and her
> car rocks my world.
>
> Anyways, she asked me coyly if I was following her around ... I told her
> that I lived in Guelph, so it must be her following me.  We both smile.
> Mr. Saleen is gone, but amazingly, neither of us heard him leave.  I asked
> her what brought her to this part of Guelph ... said she was helping a
> friend move ... then she said that she was almost done, and that she would
> head back to Scarborough ... and then, she asked me if there was anywhere
> decent in Guelph to grab a donught and a coffee.  God, if there ever was a
> sign to make a move, that was it.  I told her I knew of a decent place to
> grab a bite, and asked her if she wanted to head there.  Five seconds
> later, I got back in my car the happiest Scirocco owner this side of the
> moon.
>
> So, we went and had breakfast together.  Her name is Sheila, and she works
> as a legal secretary in Markham.  Lots of pleasant small talk this
> morning, and she invited me to a party she's having in a few weeks.
>
> And yes, I got her number.  After she left, I gave my car a good washing,
> and realized why it is that I drive Volkswagens.  We rock, people.
>
> -- Michael Helms
>
> '81 Scirocco - the fixer-upper
> '86 Scirocco - the happy, happy, happy daily driver and total GTI driving
> girl magnet
>
> Web Site:  http://www.continuum.org/helms
>
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