Yesterday - - - - & Today


RALPHIE

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Mar 1, 2007
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Well, yesterday, I finished the new redwood upper back deck on the house. The temp was a comfortable 70° and, while a bit breezy, my chickadee visitors enjoyed their water drinks

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Aftewards, I connected my boat to the truck and drove it down to Bishop, putting into a winter storage area...

When I woke up this morning...

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This is supposed to continue, on & off, all week----guess I'll have to cancel the track days at Willow Springs this coming weekend with the SoCal Cobra group. Damn!

PS - Guess I'll have to break out the long-johns...
 
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Piccola

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Feb 17, 2006
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I don't see my friends in the picture! I guess the Stellar Jays have migrated farther south to get away from the cold. BTW, how's the downstairs project coming along? :biggrin My sister prays for snow every day now in the hopes of starting the ski season early. She's looking forward to hopefully meeting you for a ski weekend with the family in Mammoth Lakes this winter. :thumbsup Time to put away the GT...
 

fjpikul

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Ralphie, you must be getting old and senile. The new guys don't realize it, but he shows the same pictures every year.
 

RALPHIE

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Mar 1, 2007
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Ralphie, you must be getting old and senile. The new guys don't realize it, but he shows the same pictures every year.

Frankie -

Would you rather I post pictures with the date/time stamps? Say yes, & I will. I hope the St. Louis area stays clear of this weather change, as it put a damper in my desire to track my GT with the SoCal Cobra group. This was my one chance to track the car this year, as I was afraid that Rally attendance would not allow me to get home prior to major snowstorms. I was absolutely correct in this assessment, and while I dearly miss having been able to attend the Rally, I would have never gotten my car home. It's your call, but I wish I could have been with you. A month earlier, and I would have been.

Next year, let's have a little competition on the track - maybe Dave will set up a "group" for the 2 of us, and we can go at each other...

(I hope I don't lap you more than once - you better think about a major power upgrade)

:cheers

Ralphie
 

RALPHIE

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Mar 1, 2007
7,278
Frankie -

Would you rather I post pictures with the date/time stamps? Say yes, & I will. I hope the St. Louis area stays clear of this weather change, as it put a damper in my desire to track my GT with the SoCal Cobra group. This was my one chance to track the car this year, as I was afraid that Rally attendance would not allow me to get home prior to major snowstorms. I was absolutely correct in this assessment, and while I dearly miss having been able to attend the Rally, I would have never gotten my car home. It's your call, but I wish I could have been with you. A month earlier, and I would have been.

Next year, let's have a little competition on the track - maybe Dave will set up a "group" for the 2 of us, and we can go at each other...

(I hope I don't lap you more than once - you better think about a major power upgrade)

:cheers

Ralphie

How about - if you lose, you have to clear my driveway for the next winter?
 

Ed Sims

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Is the chickadee a popsicledee now?

Ed
 

FLY GT40

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Ralph
Thanks for posting I'm looking forward to skiing mammoth. You are living the dream.:slap:bow:usa:cool
 

RALPHIE

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Mar 1, 2007
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Ralph
Thanks for posting I'm looking forward to skiing mammoth. You are living the dream.:slap:bow:usa:cool

http://www.mammothmountain.com/Mountain/Conditions/?messageid=504790&memberid=492601&cid=1340&ref=

Brrrr....21° and windy
 

KJRGT

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May 4, 2006
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Nice work there Ralphie boy on the decking. Did you get a chance to treat it prior to the snow?

We are supposed to get mid to high 80's down here in L.A. in a few days, maybe all that initial snow will disappear in time for you to consider Nov. 4.

Sure hope so.
 

Copenhagen GT

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Frankie -

, as it put a damper in my desire to track my GT with the SoCal Cobra group. This was my one chance to track the car this year, as I was afraid that Rally attendance would not allow me to get home prior to major snowstorms.

Next year, let's have a little competition on the track - maybe Dave will set up a "group" for the 2 of us, and we can go at each other...


Ralphie

Ralphie ..... what´s wrong with using snowtires? :biggrin

Yes, you and the doctor on the track racing ..... the senior citizen racing group :biggrin:lol:facepalm:

Cheers
Anders
 

fjpikul

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Thanks Anders, you're a real pal.
 

Ed Sims

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Dr. Frank vil bære en thong. Hvordan siger du thong på dansk?

Ed
 

fjpikul

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Dr Sticker - pocajuj mnie w dupie!