Cruise to Planes of Fame Museum...

Gabe, you shouldn't insult Squirels like that! LOL...

"D" looking forward to seeing you all here and at Desi's Friday! OMG I love So Cal!

"D" out...

JIMBO,

Looking forward to this run, plus the greasy spoons porkchops and eggs are more than I could handle, oh yeah picture time, I'm thinking calender material. Cabanaboy - whatcha think???

Desi -

I don't know if I can take calendar quality photos with my 'Malibu Barbie' digital camera. But they'll sure look great on my screen-saver!

See ya Friday!

P.S. - I'm e-mailing you those pics I took of your car from the last Tech nite. They'll be in a size compatible for you to save and add to your SOC photo file.

OK guys....Flo's it will be. I will bring plenty of Tum's for after our breakfast..LOL

Jim....Grant is soooo excited that he can't hardly wait! Thanks for setting this trip for us all! and don't forget your Barbie camera okay.

~Esther

Esther - we're looking forward to seeing you & Grant. It will be well worth the trip for you two!

I GUESS ILL BE COMING TOOOOOOOOO

Glad you'll be joining us, Gerd!

Jimbo,

No worries, I have the Cabana Canon, I'll shoot a whole bunch, ones all we need.
So dress to impress. Cabanaboy - time to FROST!!(ask the kid with the way tooo lowww pants)

I'm in for May 5th! Jim, I don't know anyone @ Prime, but I'll ask around though.

Desi, you crack me up... Hey I hope you're working today.. heard about BIG surf off huntington this morning!

See you tonight,

"D"

I am in San Diego and just got back from a stroll down to the Pacific Beach Pier and the surf is HUGE. I wish I wasn't here on someone else's nickle!

Joe....where have you been?? Glad you can make it!! What car will you be bringing??? abracadabra....make it reeeeeeeeeeally special one!!! LOL
~Esther

Cool, Joe! Looking forward to seeing you again. I wonder if it's not too far for Murph to make it?

Dang you all......I will be on duty on May 5th. Funny thing is I will be right down the road from the Brea FIre station. My station is on Yorba Linda so all you So Cal SOC'ers can give me a honk and a wave as you pass YB-Blvd on the 57.


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Darren -

Bummer that you won't be able to join us. If your station (#5) was only a little bit closer we would be able to cruise by and take some pics with some fire rigs before heading out to Chino.

We'll set up another cruise in May and I'll give you more lead time so you can have a better chance to join us. Maybe your kelley schedule will work out with our cruise dates.

Peace - Out!

Esther, I thought of driving the Speedster. I could bring the Ferrari 430 Spyder. It is a fun car.

Jim, I'll e-mail Murph. See you all in a few weeks.

Joe....that works for me!!!what! a Ferrari Spyder, bring it on... And what's Murph gonna bring??? Girl needs to know. ~Esther

I just thought I would light up this post again.

Jim is all good for this run.

Gabe

I hope so my 2 boys are lit-up for this one! and I may need another free right seater!

Any one gonna have an open seat?

Speedster "D"

SoCal SOC'ers!

If you haven't already done so - mark May 5th on your calendars for the Planes of Fame cruise.

See my post dated 4/10/07 for details on cruising there as a group or meeting directly at the museum!

According to the 10 day forecast, it should be in the mid 70's for Saturday's run to chino Planes of Fame Museum. Get those speedy's washed, waxed and get those speedster grins ready, it's going to be a blast.

Gabe

While I won't be able to cruise with you guys and gals, I was able to get to go to the Week's Fantasy of Flight Museum North of St Pete, Florida. They restore old aircraft to flying condition and here's a few of the better pictures I took.

Next time you see some old gray haired bastard with a cane and a Veteran's cap just say thanks. Those guys had the big brass ones.

Nolan -

Cool pics!

Looking at the material, technology and vulnerability of those warbirds makes you realize there were no wussies flying those machines.

Fantasy of Flight is really a great place. A friend of mine's father is 91 Years old and flew in B-25s in China in WW2. He lives in Melbourne Fl and my friend and I went with him to the Fantasy of Flight. When we got there the B-25 was in the service hangar getting worked on. When we asked where it was the employee started talking with us and said since Pete, my friend's dad, was a former flight crew member we could all go out to the hangar and go aboard the plane. We did and it was great. Pete could not gfet in because of the access door is a little too much for a 90 plus vet but he climbed around under ans looked in to the crew area and the bomb bay. He was amazing telling about what it was like to fly that aircraft. After thje war he came back to the US and never flew in an aircraft again. He was affected so severly by his experience. But he worked for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft for 35 years as an engineer at the Government Products Division in Florida with my dad. There is a Short flying boat there that is very large. We got a picture of Pete and his wife inside like they were on a Pan Am Clipper flight during the 30's. All in all a very memorable day. Great folks at Fantasy of flight. I hoope yo make a run to Planes of Fane this fall maybe.

Great story, Will!

From a history viewpoint I am fascinated by the stories told by WWII vets (I'm sure there is some embellishment, but what the hell, I give 'em their due). The evolution of technology in a 90-year old's lifetime is phenomenal - model-T Ford's to landing a rover on Mars as well as the communications aspect (computers, WiFi, ect.). The evolution of technology in military applications in the past 75 years is also mind-boggling.

If you're ever in SoCal give a shout out and I'll scare up a few of the SOCers for a meet & greet!

Later!