Miata Mailing List: March 1998, Message #319

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SHERMAN DAVID shocked the hell out of me when he wrote:

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> Under the subject:    " Sick of hearing about the '99 "   Alessandro Di Sciascio wrote
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> "1) In order to attempt to look as good as my wheels, went from 224 lbs to
> 
> 169 lbs (and I had tried tons of times before)... in case you were wondering
> 
> that can do all sorts of strange things to your confidence .
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> 2) Quit smoking (tried this one many times before as well... this time I
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> promised myself that if I succeeded I would buy myself the most beautiful
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> '99 I saw... on the other hand, if I failed I would purchase a pink Toyota
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> tercel with turquoise leather interior... )"
> 
> My Miata was a present to myself for quitting smoking also. To be fair, the
> patch also helped. That was over six years ago. Now I even go to the gym
> five days a week. I think it is fair to say that my health has improved. There
> is no question that the Miata was the critical part of this process.
> 
> Clearly, the Miata is an important tool that can be used to improve health.
> Alessandro and I can attest to that - I am sure others on the list can too.
> 
> Therefor, I think that the medical insurance providers should recognize Miata
> ownership (or leaseship) as a legitimate medical treatment and pay
> accordingly. We just need someone to write the prescription!
> 
> dave and miatank - off the soapbox

Hey!  I used the patch too :)

And I also am going to the gym 5 - 6 days a week... I really think we're
on to something here :)

I think Mazda should get FDA approval for the Miata .

Alessandro
& SnowWhite'97 (will be around a bit longer with dealers asking MSRP for
a '99)