Lane is going to be in the Baltimore area so a bunch of us are going to meet him on the evening of the 16th. We'll be meeting for dinner (and maybe a few drinks) at the G&M restaurant located minutes from the BWI airport. G&M is known for their crab cakes, here is their website: http://www.gandmcrabcakes.com. Time TBD. Dinner dress to include Speedsters...barring rain.

If you're interested in joining us, please post here so we can get a count. Confirmed so far are Lane, Cory, Kelly, Hotfoot and me.

What do you mean "maybe"?

Teresa is also planning to attend, Bruce.

If Lane and Alcohol are in the same building...THERE IS NO MAYBE!

Yeah, we know, "It was the flash!"
I'd love to attend, but 'till she got off, I'd never make it on time. (2 Hrs)

~WB

Why did I know these pictures would resurface? Why?

I swear! It WAS the flash!!! An no, I'm not pregnant.

Lane, I did not want to say anything but Sandy just saw that pic and said "what happened to Lane?" :-)

That picture's from '07. Let's just say I was a bit inebriated and my posture was poor. Yeah, that's it.

We are just playing with U.

"Captain Beer"

I'm really looking forward to meeting you characters at Carlisle.

Characters, huh?

You're just being kind........

Lane doesn't always wear a WWI flying hat and puff out his belly while wearing a dazed, glassy expression.

We just caught him on one of his better days...

He looked even better after a few of those Obans!!

I love Teresa's expression in the Oban picture: "He's having another Oban????"

Gordon, did you get my email about real estate in Beaufort?

Yeah, I want to check out the real estate there too!
Got this fluffy white stuff dumping down right now and I'm NOT likin' it! :(

~WB

That is absolutely my favorite pic of Lane. It captures the essence of east coast madness, plus it shows the fun we all have.

Tom:

Haven't seen anything from you. Re-send to gnichols0414 at charter.net

Real estate market here in Beaufort really, really sucks.

You don't want to come here.

We're just a bunch of uneducated Rednecks who all worship Joe Wilson.

Look for retirement property in Florida instead.

(Sorry, we're trying to keep the massive New Jersey influx at bay....gn)

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Saturday night after a really cold Beaufort Autumn day (the foliage is just past peak here). It's currently 9:35 pm and the outside temp is a chilly 47.5F

Whoa! Time for that extra quilt (and maybe a couple of Jack Russells under it!!)

'nite all! gn

Hmmm....that's the email I tried before. I'll try again. Maybe I went into your junk email :) Please look for one from Tom Blankinship

Got it....tnx

Gordon,
You're whinning about cold ??? Right now (7:55pm) it is 4 degrees at my house and last night it was -8 !!! Looks like we will drop below that tonight and we have 14 inches of snow on the ground. We probably won't be playing croquet on the lawn tomorrow.

NOW do you see why I am looking into relocating to Tryon, NC??? Maybe we should reconsider Sedona, AZ. It was sure nice there a couple of weeks ago.

Keep shivering.....

Dusty

I vote for Sedona as your new base of operations!!

Dusty---Tryon? As a former Tarheel I can tell you that the 7-11 closes at 6 there!

Check out Hot Springs, AR.

And Lane---will there be a 'wee drop of Oban at Balto?

"Wee Drop?" Com'on Jack....We're talking about Lane here......

Yeah, a

BIG FRIGGIN DROP

most likely......

;>)

(good thing Lane has a good sense of humor).

(('cuz he sure doesn't have a hollow leg!!))

Dusty and TLMS: Just remember that up in Tryon, they get more than their fair share of ICE STORMS. Of course, the Summers are a little more temperate than Sedona. Boy.....that one would be a pretty hard choice for me and Kathy...I kinda think she'd lean heavily toward Sedona, though - GOD! It's beautiful out there, even for a couple who feel lost without the Sea nearby.

Hey! I heard that there's a horse farm for sale over in Ridgeland, SC. Still in the Tropic Zone, no snow, no Ice Storms and Summers around 90-100.

BTW: "Winter" in Beaufort comes between 1/21 and 2/21 every year. Yup, four weeks of Winter; Daytime lows hit mid 30's first week, then mid 40's 2'nd week, then mid 50's 3'rd week, then keeps climbing after that. 1 month of Winter, 3 months of kinda hot and 8 months of "Summer". Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........the Southland!

Dusty: Send a picture of the snow. That's a close as I want to get to it unless I visit the kids.

gn

GORDON
HERE IS A PIC OF DUSTY IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS WITH HIS SNOW

And when he was on his way up:)

Say 'hello' to my leetle friend...

Looks like a typical Key West resident ~

Just a wee bit off track here guys. Anyway, dinner is on for 6:30 PM at G&M restaurant, see website above. I have five confirmed: Lane, ECB, Hotfoot, Kelly, Teresa and Cory...and two possibles. Anyone else?

Do you have room for Vince and his nephew...

That soft drink went right thru me...

This looks like a form of territorial marking to me. Is this a left coast thing or what?

He's just topping off the vat.

No more California wines in my house!

ECB - Looks like you'll all have a good time at your dinner soiree next Wednesday. Wish we were there to join you!

Vince - did we have fun on that Solvang trip OR WHAT?!! Looking forward to PS this weekend!!

What a whacky thread. Lane sure has an effect on people -- he just shows up -- or promises to -- and all He** breaks loose.

MUSB: love those CA girls. [que the Beach Boys: . . . wish they all could be . . .] Except for the brunette, looks like sextuplets, or whatever.

Oh, and PS: I'll be there.

There ia a lot of horse power in that pic, to be sure...
I offered my grooming skills to these ladies prior to them slipping into their fancy attire, but Gerd scared them away....

Kelly, I consider it my public duty to keep up folks' morale in these tough times.

Kelly....I think it has something to do with how Oban reacts with Lane's testosterone.......I could be wrong.......;>)