Pre-Knott's BBQ in Dixon, CA

Bill,
If you want a 12v blanket, I bought it at Shuck's. $25 dollars. It draws 4amps which should be fine on most everyone's electrical system. It is fused in-line so if there is a signicant problem, theoretically it should shut-down. It's fleece, 42 x 58 inches and comes in a little clear plastic zip-shut bag for storage.

If you want one and can't find it locally, let me know and I'll bring one to you. If you see it and don't like it, I'll just return it when I get home.

Let me know.
angela

Angela, we don't have Shuck's down here. If you have time before departure, I will be in your debt for a long time. If not, no problem, when we are at Dale's, I will give you enough dough to cover the purchase and shipping and when you happen to be at that store, perhaps pick one up for me. Thank you very much for the generous offer.

There are a couple of nice spots up the coast where parking and watching the sun go down can be pretty nice. I have an aux plug ready and waiting, an electric blanket will allow me to keep the top down on the colder evenings.

Keep it clean Bill, watching the submarine races can lead to another tax deduction in 9 months.

Guys and gals:

Do a search on google for "12 volt blanket"

There are a bunch listed, especially on Ebay.

Bill,
I'll grab you a 12v today. No shipping costs. If you don't like it, I'll just take it back, I'm on a first-name basis with the guys at Shucks...
angela

...maybe the wrong place to post this question but Steve/Angela mentioned the amp draw of the blanket and I had an incident earlier this year (no Bruce, no pending deductions) where my stereo, or rather, the volume at which I play me stereo was drawing down more amps than my car was making.

My man Ted fixed it, but what does one look for in the way of a 'look-see' device for those about to embark on auxilary equipment, iPods, blankets, GPS, etc?
Always Shifting & Shivering,
P.

Angela, thanks a bunch, see you in two days.

Dale,what time tom.is pig pickin'.I'll bring wine from Napa Valley.707-812-6200.

Picture a front lawn full of Henrey's beautify constructed speedsters, roadsters and a street full of speedsters . Got the picture? That was what was happening at Dales. Eighteen brothers of soc coverged on the little town of Dixon, calif. Dale hosted what would almost was Knotts of Northern Calif. I was very much impressed with Bill's,Jim's new creations. Henery is an artist ,craftsman, and His legacy of fine crafted cars can attest to all the fine detail that is put into his cars. As the sun dipped and the grill offerings were being consummed , all thoughts were drifting towards the trip down to Knotts. Thank you Dale for a very enjoyable evening.

Great picture, should of had the Intermeccanica flag or the SOC flag under the US flag?

Dale,sorry I missed the Q.It looks by the pictures that Henry was doing a little fine tuning on Jim's car.Now thats what I call customer service!Wish I were with you guys,have a safe trip.Brooks

Here's the Picture

two pictures, thats it???????? you guys should be ashamed of yourselves........

Yeah! Someone please post s'more. PLEASE.....

Totally Awesome. Forget Knotts, hand out the trophies now! Sorry I missed Drunken Fest #1. Drunken Fest #2 and #3 will be as much fun I am sure.

I got home last night and WOW, you guys were great! 13-14 cars, 20+ friends and perfect weather. Henry did some minor work on Jim's alternator pulley in my garage, Jim and I had to make a rush parts run to Sacramento's Bugformance to get parts, I had called earlier and they were going to be closed 1/2 hour before we could get there so Parts Master Larry gave me the combo to the back gate and they stashed the parts in the dumpster for us, NO MONEY EXCHANGED HANDS. Thanks Bugformance!

Henry's "tech session" and all the great cars kept everyone in the front yard and garage while I started the BBQ in back where I had meticulously trimmed the grass, the bushes, and scrubbed the patio. No one came for the burgers so I pulled the HOT Webber to the front yard and the food fest started.

It was a great night, thank you all for driving up for the Speedster Social.

A real special thanks to Roxanne (sp?) Robinson, (Dick Robinson's wife) She came in saw the problems I was having with getting the onions, lettuce, tomatoes cut, and other "host issues" and asked if she could help. Hell Yea! I'm no dummy. She took control and turned the disorganization into a BBQ machine! If you ever plan to do something like this, invite Roxanne. Thank you very much.

BTW, that is Dan Palmquist's new IM Roadster on the lawn, congratulations Dan!

Very nice Dale....Thanks for the pic's

It was really great and I think everyone had a good time. If I do it again, I need to find someone else to mind the coals, I hardly talked to anyone. My loss, their gain, I guess

Thanks Dale!

You are all welcome. The neighbors were real cool about it, Im disapointed that the Cop neighbors did not make it. Most of the near neighbors had to park at the convience store down the street.

Thanks Dale!

Great Grub, Great Group, Nice way to start the festivities.

Thanks to your neighbors for being accommodating too.

B.

Dale, thanks for the great BBQ and company! Also Dan's IM is absolutely droolworthy... Of course, I've never seen an IM that I didn't like, but truly this one is exquisite.

And how about an atta-boy for Henry? Fixes alternators, carbs etc on the go! angela

Ok,....Speedster Social is a nice name, but I am going on record as voting that next time it it called Drunk Fest or Slurry Speedster Social,....or something like that.

Sorry I missed the fun. Next time I hope. Maybe something before the NCKCC show? Rude Rides Reunion,....now there's a name for the next party!

Dale,

Now that I've finally got out of bed I need to thank you for the great BBQ you threw on Wed evening. Speedies on the front lawn was a great photo op for sure. Great people, food and beer. Hey, where is my beer? Thanks again Dale, hope Michelle didn't have too big a mess to clean up when she got back from Maui.

Bruce

Bruce etal.
You are all most welcome, I had a blast and the wife was surprised to say the least when the kids told her there was 13 cars and about 20 people at our house. While we were in Maui I told her that Jim, Henry, and perhaps, Scott would be staying at our house and I might have a BBQ and invite a few friends. She was so fine with it, I may do it again!

Clean up was easy, everyone bussed their own tables and since it was in the garage, all I had to do was hose the floor and the walls and Vallah! Clean.

Thanks to everyone that made it a success.