Thought some of you might like this story. Yesterday I was driving my wife to the hospital in my Civic Hybrid. Without getting too detailed, she was going to have surgery to remove some internal organs that are causing her trouble. She was understandably nervous, so we tried to keep the chatter light. She looked over at my FE gauge and said, "How come when you drive your car you get 55 miles per gallon and I get 40?". I proceeded to bore her for 5 minutes on driving style, tire pressure, etc. I went on to describe the new wheels I'm going to purchase that will reduce the overall wheel weight by about 12 lbs and how excited I was about the weight reduction and possible increase in fuel economy. She smiled and nodded, probably thinking I was the one that needed surgery of some kind to remove this hybrid disease.

We drive on and I break the silence by offering some words of sympathy and reassurance about her upcoming surgery. Without missing a beat, she turns to me and says, "You know, after the surgery I'll be 2 or 3 pounds lighter. That ought to help your fuel economy when you drive me home."

Now that's a good woman.

PS - she did very well with the surgery and we're looking forward to having her home.

*** Retired after 65,000 outstanding miles ***

Oh man! Thats one for the "you know your a hybrid owner when..." You bring the wife in for surgery (or have surgery yourself) to lighten the load in the car.

My hydroponics experiment

You ever notice how hard it is to lip read cartoon characters?
"Crazy is what the sane call Delta Flyer"

Thanks Tim that was great!

Efficient drivers do it better.
1003 miles a tank personal record. 74MPG calculated. HCH1 CVT

Hi Tim:

___That was the best story I have heard this month!

___Good Luck and God Speed on your wife’s safe and fast recovery.

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net

Too funny.

That is a very understanding wife. I hope everything goes OK after the surgery.


Billy

ROTFLOL

Thank you for the story Tim. I hope that she recovers well. Gotta give her huge credit for that one, nothing funnier than quick wit, gotta love it.

That is the stuff that GREAT commercials are made of.

Thank you two, for the starting my day off with a hearty laugh. I will print your story, and surprise my wife with it today. She will Love it!

.. still chuckling

R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG: 56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles

Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."

Very good indeed. Hope her recovery is swift.