In doing this, it is customary for the guest
to get the second and third fingers of his right hand so severely
pinched that he can not use the hand for several days. As soon as
the top is up and the rain curtains are in place the sun will
come out and you can at once get out and put the top down, taking
care this time to ruin two fingers of the LEFT hand.
No good conversationalist confines himself exclusively to one
subject, and when you are once more "under way" you should remark
to the mother, "I think that motoring is great fun, don't you,
Mrs. Caldwell?" Her answer will be, "I wish you wouldn't drive so
fast!" You should then smile and say to Aunt Florence, "Don't YOU
think that motoring is great fun, Mrs. Lockwood?" As she is about
to reply, the left rear tire will blow out with a loud noise and
the car will come to a bumping stop.
The etiquette of changing a tire is fairly simple. As soon as the
"puncture" occurs one should at once remark, "Is there anything I
can do?" This request should be repeated from time to time,
always taking care, however, that no one takes it at all
seriously. The real duty of a young man who is a "guest" on a
motor trip on which a "blow-out" occurs is, of course, to keep
the ladies of the party amused during the delay. This can be
accomplished by any of the conventional methods, such as card
tricks, handsprings, and other feats of athletic agility, or
making funny jokes about the host who is at work on the tire.
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