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[Rap]

Liz asked me this last year and I told her real casual like. She didn't believe it until she got there! Bet she asks again. Isn't it safer to say wear whatever you'd like? Course ya might not fit in and feel funny but why listen to me. Woman and this what are they wearing questions can never be adequately answered because the truth won't do! Miniskirts no panties should be our answers. Lol

[94SilverCab]

Height of fashion...

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[DaveN]

I'll pass that info on but I know what will happen. She will STILL pack for every possible outcome! Good thing I have a hatchback

[tom968]

Made the hotel reservation, and the check is in the mail.

Really looking forward to this.

[Rap]

Jay did you get some new tats?

[94SilverCab]

Here is my proposed Tat...actual size>>> .

(Earth from 1 Billion miles away)

Jay

[ds968]

Jay did you get some new tats?

That's a great idea ; ladies go to the spa and the men go to the local tattoo parlor to get 968 script inked on our arms ;-) :-)

[flash]

at the moment, we're holding steady at 36 attendees and 18 968s (though i'm still waiting on ticket money from a few people).

we have 11 more people and 6 more 968s "on the fence". i'm hoping they commit soon so i can finalize the arrangements.

i have been in constant touch with the spa, and it is extremely important that any of the women wanting to use their services call and make a reservation. this is not something to lag on. it is very clear to me that they will not be able to handle a last minute rush. nice people, but not used to such a big group.

[flash]

only 2 weeks to the deadline now. there are still a number of people on the fence, and bunch more who said they are coming, but have not made hotel reservations and/or sent checks yet. you guys need to make a decision. because the group is so large, the arrangements are a lot more restrictive, and must be paid in advance, i cannot add people after the deadline.

this is especially true of the spa. as of friday, only 5 of the 14 women have made their reservations. i need to know how many more are going to be using the spa.

so, if you are coming, make your hotel and/or spa reservations, and get your check in the mail this week, or it might not get here in time.

[flash]

only 1 week now to the deadline. as of friday, some of you had still not reserved your room. you lose the pricing 1 week from today, so get on it and don't miss out.

only 5 weeks to the event
arrangements are now made at all 4 wineries.
catering is handled.
spa is getting under control.
meet and greet is all worked out
checking out the fun run course in the next 2 weeks.

so, all is about ready.

[flash]

i've heard rumblings from a few who said they "plan on attending", but have not gotten registrations from them. it occurred to me that there may be some people planning on "just showing up". please be aware that i cannot accommodate this, as the group is so large that i can't add people at the last minute. all arrangements are made in advance. everyone will have group identification. the wineries can't adjust to changes easily, and i'm not going to ask them to. i also cannot provide catering for drop ins, and don't want to be in the awkward position of turning someone away.

about the only thing that can accommodate "party crashers" is the fun run, and even then you'll need to follow how we are doing things, as even that is going to be very organized, so that we make sure we don't lose people. you're welcome to join us for that, but at the end, we will need to go off for our lunch and onto our tours.

so, if you want to go, i highly recommend contacting me and registering. you only have a few days left before i have to call it "done" and close the doors.

[94SilverCab]

Wow, is this a PCA event ???

Just kidding, I know how hard it is to herd cats. Seriously folks, if you are going say so and pay up now...this type of event takes a monumental effort and Flash is going to blow a gasket if there are any stragglers.

It has been adverttised for months..do it now!!!

Jay

[flash]

lol - yeah - i knew it would come off a bit like that. it is indeed a lot to manage though, and timing is everything. last minute curve balls are really hard to handle when you are managing a group this size. any individual activity through the day would be one thing, but given how many things are going on, and that this year they all rely on other people to provide services that i normally provided, i just can't bob and weave as easily.

[banditsc]

And make sure you get to registration on Friday on time, there are a lot of volunteers lined up for a short amount of time to man all the different registration tables. The late registration table will only be open on Saturday morning between 5:20 and 5:25am.

[flash]

roflmao - too funny

yeah - i'm handling that all a bit differently. i will have wine and cheese ready for people, and have all their materials ready all at once.

[bombfactory]

Flash, as one of the aforementioned fence-sitters (not by choice though, as you know, my car suffered an electrical meltdown some months ago, and not knowing how long the fix would take, or how much it would cost me, I couldn't commit to the wine tour. Unfortunately, just when I thought we were seeing daylight on the repairs, more melted wiring was discovered. Now we're going to do what we should have done at the beginning: replace ALL the wiring under the dash) I have to officially say I cannot make it.

My car is not being nice to me right now. My repair guy has had it for much longer than either of us anticipated, and now he has to put it aside for a while to finish another job. We have to source a main wiring harness now and I'm hoping we find a decent deal, because I'm running out of money real fast. I'm bummed about all this, and doubly bummed about missing the final wine tour bash, which looks to be a really great time.

This all reminds me of a time in the mid-90's when I owned my '68 Charger. I had put some killer Boyd's wheels on it and was going to attend a rare open house at Boyd Coddington's hot rod shop (this was when Chip Foose was still working there) to show off the car to Boyd himself. A few days before the event, the ignition cylinder (where you insert the key) in the car stopped working, and I couldn't get a replacement part in time to take the car to Boyd's. Talk about disappointment!

Man I miss this car sometimes...
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[Rap]

Groovy car dude. hp ?

[flash]

lol - i had a 70 and a 68. the 70 was a very rare very special model. it had the big nose and wing, and a blown 440 under the hood.

sorry to hear you won't make it. that sucks.

[bombfactory]

Yeah the pain with the 968 continues. By talking to previous owners, I was able to trace the probable cause of the meltdown: A decade or so ago, when the car was on the east coast, the right side drain tube (in the battery area) got clogged, and a bunch of water got into the passenger side of the interior. It was literally 'sloshing around' on the floor, that's how much got in. Evidently once everything dried out, there were no issues at that time.

Fast forward ten years. I had a warning sign - alarm started going off for no apparent reason after car was locked up - but evidently the creeping corrosion caused by the water finally got bad enough to cause quite a spectacular meltdown in the alarm and passenger airbag control modules, and the damage traveled far and wide in the surrounding wiring. At least the car didn't catch fire and burn to the ground.

Rap - the Charger had the original 383 with console shifted Torqueflite in it (I added a 750 4-barrel, headers, Flowmasters and front disc brakes off a junker). A nice 440 came with the car when I bought it, but I just didn't have the means or know-how to get it in there. So it looked good, but wasn't terribly fast.

[ds968]

Owned a 70 'Cuda ( the 440 engine one ) Felt like you're strapped to a rocket and yet, it's essentially par with our 968 coupes in both the 0-60 and the Q mile times. To make things worse, it gets annihilated by something like a Tesla roadster performance-wise, but for the straight line seat of the pants feel you just can't beat the sensation that comes with those old muscle cars , IMHO