Karl Malone watching bucking contest

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>Funny, related story:  About a year ago, when I still had the "bucking" 
>problem every time I pulled into traffic, I was driving around the Avenues 
>in SLC doing some apartment
>hunting.  I stopped at a Stop sign, and pulled away, thinking I had plenty 
>of time to get through before the car coming down the very steep hill got 
>to the intersection.  Well, the
>Scout decided it was a good time to start lugging, and I came to almost a 
>dead stop in the path of this car.  I floored it, he laid on the horn, and 
>I "bucked" through the
>intersection, glad to be alive but feeling very silly, since it looked 
>like I didn't know how to work a clutch (I have a 727).  There were a lot 
>of people staring at me by now, and I
>felt very small.  One of the people staring was Karl Malone!  He was 
>sitting on his Harley on the other side of the intersection, just staring 
>at me.  I couldn't get a read on his
>expression, 'cause he was wearing shades, but I'd like to think he was 
>thinking, "What is that?  A Scout?  I should get me one of those for my 
>next hunting trip..."

Been there, done that, but not with Karl Malone watching. That's funny, 
since it didn't turn out any worse than it did. 
John H.