December 19, 2009...

December 19, 2009 - 11:30AM PST - 73 degrees ---WoooooHoooooo!!!!

...I'm just saying...

I HAD MINE OUT ALL DAY YESTERDAY
I LOVE CA WEATHER

MICKEY WHATS IT LIKE BACK THERE

Jim El Guapo, DAMNNNNNNNNN YOU!!!!!! Im sitting in a Nor'Easter which is dumping, and I mean DUMPING 12-18 inches of the White stuff all over NJ/NY and New England. Its 18 degrees outside, I just got back trudging through the Mall, trying to herd my kids through gift selection for Mom. But I must say, you DO look good!

Been snowing all day here :^(

Yeah,...I hear ya......All I've had for the last several weeks is rain, drizzle, and cold temps.....We've gone from a near record drought, to the wettest year in Georgia's records...IN JUST 3 MONTHS....El Guapo, I don't want to hear the complaints about the short sheets at Carlisle this year.......I'm just saying...

Jim,
You folks in Sandy Eegoo should be shot ... just on general principles! We have already had -18 at the Pleasant Valley Ranch in Loveland and up in the mountains last week it was a balmy -39. I just spent 4 hours shoveling out the drive to the big garage and they tell us we are going to get more snow Tuesday. (Not as bad as the East Coast, but we have had it now for weeks!!) And you guys wonder why I have decided it is time to move????????

Happy sledding trails,
Dusty and the frozen LMS

Snow brings water.....want some?

Just spent two days driving up to New england to see everyone for the Holidays.

It sucked.

What usually takes 18-1/2 hours took just about 23 hours. LOTS of stop and go and we even took the inland route to avoid the traffic.

Even sat still for three hours out in the middle of No Where, Virginia, on I81 because some "Professional Truck Driver" managed to get wedged under a bridge with a tall load. (musta been from J.B. Hunt, huh, Alan??)

Anyway, we're here, El Guapo is enjoying the Sun Coast for us, and after we get our 12"+ of snow tonight, it'll be a White Christmas.

And then we have to drive back home with all of the other nuts out there on the Interstates.

Ya gotta love Holidays.

gn

What's the worst weather any of you have driven your speedsters in?

Big truck crashes are for the most part caused by inexperienced young drivers and half assed small car drivers. In bad weather it's the seasoned driver who is first to pull off the road ... no load is worth a loss of life.
J.B. Hunt, Swift, or Schneider..they all hire right out of Community College Driving Schools or worse "train them" in house then cut them loose way too soon from their driver trainers after minimum hours of instruction to get another load delivered ...that's when the serious crap happens.
Here's a rookie driver's mistake running down through Donner's Pass way too fast, along with a driver trainer no less. This cost both of them their lives. ~Alan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wifwg6xWVAU

....and the right way to do it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFBo5qbrmn4

WHEW, I'm sweating real bad here. Just came in from working out side all afternoon in a T-shirt and shorts. It's darn hot out there! Have to change to a clean T-shirt before dinner. Cheers.


heh heh

I got up early and went for a sunrise drive down PCH thru Huntington. What a great sunrise! We had one week of winter and now it's summer again. Stoped by "Donut Derilics" at Magnolia and Adams. Meet a guy there with a 57 Original Speedster same colors as mine.Funny, everyone thought his was plastic! I had to tell a few people that this was an original and mine was a replica. He bought his 14 years ago and drives it all the time.

I get to play in the cold and snow. Good crew these last two days and great calls as a result of the storm. Twenty-odd inches plus drifts.

Cant wait to go skiing!

F you Gerd and Jim!!!!

I just got done shoveling snow for two hours so I can get out my front door.

I think my wife is scared to death about me going to morro without her. I think shes scared I might not come back. She may be right.

Howard, Just got my first three days for this ski season up at Gore Mountain in the Adirondacks. Looking for many more. Where do you do most of your skiing?

Had the Ghia in a car show yesterday..80 degrees, top down, sweating my ass off....

Florida deaming!

TO ALL MY SNOW-BOUND FRIENDS!! Just put another log on the fire, stay warm, stay safe and imagine how SWEEEET your next drive in your Speedy will be!

We have 12" + here and early this morning I helped dig the electric co. truck out of a snow drift so he could get up the street to put the broken wires back together that were taken out by a tree limb. No power since last night. Kind of a flashback to a previous life. It's about 30F with a wind of 35 with gusts to 55. A lovely day on "Old Cape Cod".
On the bright side, no bugs,no traffic, no earthquakes, no mud slides, no heat stroke, no wild fires (except in the wood stove), no tourists, a full bottle of Scotch, the juice is back on and so is football. Could be worse. Merry Christmas y"all.

Took the car out for its first ride in weeks, with the new fuel pump in place. The German Hule pump worked just fine. Hopefully I won't have any problems with it like I had with the CB thingie. Also have the new KYB GR-2 shocks on the front. Ride was no stiffer as far as I could tell, and the shimmy was better controlled. Now I gotta get the ones on the back.

The day was sunny but temps in the upper 40's meant I had the top up. With the windows on and the heat going it was quite cozy. I think the car enjoyed the cold, dense air, as it seemed to love it when I stopped the gas. Zoom, zoom!

Brian, We usually go to Hunter. PA is just too small for real fun. Kids want more of a challenge. Killington when we can. Planning out West sometime later this season.

hi speedsterpoeple,just shovelt 6 feet of sunshine of oceandrive went back to the pool,it was full with blistering sunrays,finally i startet my speedy up for a spin in miami beach and got some action from tourists and locals checking my 356 jps replica out and ignoring totally the ferraris and lamboghinis competing for attention,it feels great,i do it almost everyday,but i had to tell you guys,also run into the boss from UNIQUE MOTORSPORTS the tv show on speed tv,loves my car,anyway a merry cristmas and a happy new year to all you speedsternuts in the wide world,herbert hofer.

Howard, EVERYBODY and their brother goes to Hunter. Try Windham, I like their trails better but don't ski any more. Less than an hour from my house, too.

We got about one inch, three fell at my job, 20 minutes east. My buddy in Rhinebeck got zero snow. I got to play rally driver this morning, pulling e-brake to force the back end out then flooring it into a four-wheel sideways drift around the corners! No traffic at all at 6:30 a.m., but lots of fun on summer tires in the Subie.

I did drive the Spyder in a torrential downpour once, and it REALLY sucked. Worse traction than ice, think raw egg under your right foot.

Danny, Ive gone to Windham too. I might take your advice being Xmas break and all.

Don't believe those West Coasters. We froze our tushes off the first few days. But I have to say, it was like 70 and Sunny the day we left. On the way back to Chicago it was like Hottie overload at the San Diego Airport. Just keep rubbing it in, we can take it.

Here's a pic of me & Ginny visiting Marty & Sandy's neighborhood in Chicago!

After visiting Marty & Sandy G. in Chicago, Ginny and I visited Bruce & Norma S. in Maryland where they took us for a nice sail on the bay...

6 inches of snow here in west of Scotland....The entire country has come to a standstill.... :)

Winter...

Spring...

Summer...

Fall...

It's pretty windy today, so instead of the speedster I decided to ride ole Debbie so I won't get blown off the hiway

When she's around there's a different kind of wind to deal with.

Breaker...Breaker...911

I'm trying real hard not to hate you guys....
Merry Christmas anyway

OK I got it..
Hey Vince....Blow This!

Al G. - VERY COOL pic of the Christmas Speedy!