An American's Self Induced Calamity In Europe!

Part of the telling of this small story, needs a funny and rather unflattering outline of an American lady. Unfortunately she fit the long established quintessential inexpert American visitor image that wasn't usually in touch with reality. She didn't know her very own private boundaries and larger than life tendancy to significantly over blow and warp fact with terrifying and almost pathological frequency!

For purposes of subtlety, lets call this lady, Gracie. Gracie worked for the govt in an over paid career capacity. She had fancied herself, and painted an image of herself, to be a successful equestrian performer concentrating on show jumping for which she claimed to be basically short listed for the US Olympic Equestrian Team.

In truth, while she was not at all, except in her mind perhaps, a professional rider or horse girl, she was actively in the marketplace for a 'hot prospect ' that would 'suit her high level of accomplishment in the equestrian world ' ... An impeccably trained prospect that she could 'bring along'.

Actually, Gracie was 5'2" and an accurate 240 pounds. She was certainly only a beginning rider, in all senses, with a couple of years of just part time instruction under her belt and none as a jumper! As planned on the chosen day, Gracie landed in Florence, Italy, prepared to take her, soon to be disastrous, show on the road to meet her new chums at the barn to have a look at their horses for sale.

She went directly to the mini bus hire service desk to get her automobile for the next few days. The male attendant, attempting to do his job, started to orient Gracie to her new automobile and responsibility. The attendant asked Gracie if she would like an automatic transmission like most American women at which time she haughtily informed him that a standard was fine and that she could 'drive as good as any man! After countless vain attempts to get going and making a conclusive fool of herself, she came back to the service counter and angrily commented something was wrong with the auto. They subtly brought her another one with an automated transmission this time, and she was able to move on with out further incident.

Upon arrival at the sales barn, there wasn't any mistaking the tell tale signs of an amateur rider and after making an utter fool of herself once again, she promptly left the barn muttering something about European horses certainly not being trained the same! So, the moral of this story is, be honest with yourself about your skills and limitations, and, if you need an car with an automatic transmission be sure to say so.

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