[Tony Radford]

45 degrees, but the sun is shining (the one benefit of being off daylight savings time) and with the exception of the few usual overturned vehicles, pedestrian fatalities and multi-car pile ups, traffic was pretty smooth for an Atlanta morning rush hour. I decided to transcend the usual boring 45 minute trip to work in the pick up and opt for an exhilarating roadster ride. I was surprised at how quickly the stroker fired up, having no choke of any kind. That BG carb continues to make me happy. Soft leather gloves, ski cap, Oakley glasses, medium coat and my favorite 50s & 60s hotrod CD pumping through the stereo (I know, get over it!) - off I go. I can't even describe how much fun that new motor is. Ahhh, the feeling of total road dominance. Metro busses, overloaded construction vehicles, women in SUVs putting on make up while jabbering on the cell phone, nothing gets in my way. Give me 20 feet of clearance and I'm outta here! That dense, cool morning air might not be giving me an additional 20 HP, but it sure feels like it does! Any way, that's it. My face is sore from smiling so much. Time to get to work.