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AnonymousAnonymousalmost 4 years ago
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Not much to the story,

but what there is

provides an interesting glimpse backward in time.

When I was just a kid -- way too young to drive --

(I'm 72 now)

my Dad looked at a used Packard with a straight 8.

I could tell he was impressed with a Packard.

He didn't buy it.

Funny/strange/interesting how a snapshot of a mundane incident has stuck with me for over half century.

Paul in Oklahoma

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Grew up in southern Oklahoma and went to college for civil engineering in upstate New York where I have lived ever since. Had a successful career, but some years ago in my mid-life crisis I quit my job, went back to school for a doctorate and became a college professor. It's...