Between you, me and the fence post, my wife is a dreadful driver - nervous and indecisive ... and doesn't enjoy it at all. However, she fiddles with the CD player, the air con, the windows, and my leg as I drive ... Ha ha, watch out! Andrew On 7 March 2012 20:09, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > the day may come when Andrew's lady drives him… > > meanwhile mine buys the car and lets me drive - while she is busy on the > iPhone > > Max > (glad not to be driving in the US) > > On 07/03/2012, at 10:49 PM, Patrick McManus wrote: > > > Manhattan poor Max how awful far away from Melbourne -hope you survive > > P concerned > > Anyway why doesn't she drive you?? humff > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of Max Richards > > Sent: 07 March 2012 11:41 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: snap: change yr tune > > > > ring of truth, every so quietly. I'd drop the 'I' maybe. > > > > Max in Manhattan momentarily > > > > On 07/03/2012, at 7:25 PM, Andrew Burke wrote: > > > >> I got in the car, > >> backed out of the garage, > >> drove up the drive. > >> The player was pumping out > >> Miles Davis *On The Corner.* > >> Picked up my wife > >> at the front door. > >> She started in to tell me > >> how to drive, > >> where to turn, > >> *slow down!, don't play* > >> *that music so loud!* > >> I ejected Miles > >> and played *Spanish Guitar.* > >> She said,* Who's that?* > >> I said, *John Williams*. > >> She said, *Segovia is better.* > >> I hit a speed hump. > >> She said*, Slow down.* > >> I said, *Don't repeat yourself,* > >> and drove into the carpark > >> to park in an easy bay. > >> She said, *There's shade* > >> *over there. Why didn't you* > >> *park in the shade over there? > >> * > >> I said, *So you wouldn't have to* > >> *walk so far, dear.* She huffed, > >> then said *Thank you* > >> ever so quietly. > >> > >> > >> > >> Andrew > >> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > >> http://www.mullamullapress.com/QWERTY > >> BLUE ROSE enovel avail. at Amazon, Smashwords and > >> http://etextpress.com/books.htm > -- Andrew http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ http://www.mullamullapress.com/QWERTY BLUE ROSE enovel avail. at Amazon, Smashwords and http://etextpress.com/books.htm