[DeTomaso] Fun Rally Chronicles, day six
Christopher Kimball
chrisvkimball at msn.com
Thu May 29 10:51:22 EDT 2014
I'm sending it to my family members who aren't here, and to my staff who are pitting it on my Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Chris
Sent from my Windows Phone
________________________________
From: Charles McCall<mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com>
Sent: 5/29/2014 12:10 AM
To: Christopher Kimball<mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally Chronicles, day six
Chris - where else are you posting this? You say "those on the fórum won't
see photos", which implies that somewhere else, one could!
Thanks and enjoy!
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Christopher Kimball
<chrisvkimball at msn.com>wrote:
> Day Six: The 2014 POCA Fun Rally officially begins!
>
>
> This morning, after a relaxing sleep-in, we returned to a wonderful
> eatery we discovered yesterday called Marys English Kitchen
> (www.marysenglishkitchen.com) for brunch. Since my mother is English,
> I loved this restaurant--it has all kinds of food I remember enjoying
> during (and after) my youth: wonderful tea (with plenty of cream and
> sugar, of course), finger sandwiches, quiche, English chocolates, lemon
> squares, pound cake, soups, chicken pie, etc. etc. etc. I had the full
> high tea menu option today, and left completely stuffed.
>
> That feeling of being overly-full is one I've become very familiar with
> over the last week or so. Something I've discovered is when one is on
> vacation, one usually doesn't think about what things cost, or whether
> or not it is prudent to continue eating. I have been spending and
> eating consistently since I left University Place, and am sure I will
> weigh 25 pounds more when I return from this trip than what I weighed
> when I left. There have been days when I've consumed up to three
> milkshakes within 12 hoursand loved every minute of it.
>
>
> Besides food, we've taken the time to see some pretty neat landmarks so
> far. Those of you on the forum won't be able to see the pictures I've
> included of several places: Old Town, the Hotel Del Coranado, the
> Cheesecake Factory (thats the picture of the milkshake), to name a
> few.
>
>
> Until a couple of days ago my car was the only Pantera in the parking
> garage, safely protected by its car cover as you can see in the
> photo. Then, a couple of days ago, another Pantera appeared, also
> under a car cover.
>
> Last weekend the entire property was infested with middle-school age
> kids involved in some sort of baseball and/or basketball tournament. I
> have a sneaking suspicion that may have something to do with the
> evidence I saw on more than one occasion indicating someone peeked
> under my car cover. Fortunately there were no pizza-sauce fingerprints
> extant on the paint, so no harm done.
>
> The same couldn't be said for our sleep.
>
> Theres something about middle-school-age kidswhat is it? Oh yes, they
> are hyperactive, loud, and dont go to sleep. Ever. I'm not kidding;
> there were laughing, crashing, and banging noises all night and again
> at six in the morning. My sons even detected a certain smell they
> recognized wafting under their door one evening. It seemed to be
> coming from the next room, so since were in California and not
> Washington or Colorado, they called Security to check it out.
>
> We never heard what happened, but not long afterward the smell
> disappeared
>
>
> After brunch, we headed back to the hotel. On the way we saw (and
> heard) a number of Panteras beginning to converge on the hotel
> property. When we arrived there were dozens of Panteras in the parking
> garage. Only 24 hours before, the spaces had been filled with normal,
> boring cars.
>
>
> Walking to the outdoor snack bar by the pool I ran into Bob Reid and
> President John Buckman. We chatted for a while, and I was surprised to
> see despite all the activities they had been planning in order to
> organize the event (along with help from others, of course), they both
> seemed to have remained quite sane.
>
>
> I spent some time outside the pool reading, and had the opportunity to
> meet Phil Tomlinson from Texas. We talked about Panteras, health,
> retirement (his, not mine) and the fact his location makes it tough for
> him to interact with other Pantera owners. The closest tech sessions
> are a half-days drive away from where he lives.
>
>
> I went upstairs to check out the hospitality suite and to check in, and
> found the Panteras Northwest banner displayed in quite the prominent
> spot. When I sent the banner to California, I knew slipping in a $50
> bill couldn't hurt!
>
>
> Four very hardworking women helped me register (I was the first person
> to do so), and they are in the picture those of you on the forum wish
> you could see. Left to right: Judy McCartney, Cheryl (whose last name
> is Stra followed by some other letters I cant read because I wrote it
> down with a stupid sharpie and cant read my own writing. Sorry
> Cheryl!), Kathy Buckman and Christine Hall. I visited the POCA store,
> which was up and running (other clubs hadn't yet arrived with their
> wares) which was being ably staffed by (left to right) Josett Dorazio
> (the store manager), and two other folks who preferred to remain
> anonymous. They obviously havent been reading about the NSA. I bought
> a cool DeTomaso tie for the amazingly low price of $10.
>
>
> After wandering back to my room, we decided to go to Chick Filet
> (again) for dinner. I love Chick Filet. Where else can you get both
> crispy AND grilled chicken nuggets accompanied by chocolate milk AND a
> hand-spun, peach milkshake (plus a soft-ice-cream cone)? Sadly, we
> dont yet have Chick Filet restaurants in Washington. Something tells
> me theres a franchise in my future.
>
>
> Because this is a vacation, and a full stomach is no deterrent to
> eating more food (see paragraph one), we then drove to the mall next to
> the hotel and visited Wetzels Pretzels where we each ordered one of the
> cinnamon variety. Delicious. Plus, thanks to the coupon book
> thoughtfully placed in my goody bag by the Fun Rally organizers;
> because we bought the first two pretzels at normal price, the third was
> free. What a bonus!
>
>
> Once back at the hotel, I waddled back up to the hospitality suite and
> said hi to Denny and Maggie Finn, and Forest and Judy Goodhart.
>
> Denny told me he is currently working on a Pantera in his Shop in
> Oregon. He described to me the myriad layers of metal comprising the
> structure of our favorite cars. I thought about how difficult it must
> have been, and the exacting scientific methods needed, for the Italians
> to figure out how to trap moisture and encourage rust so efficiently.
>
> Later I met Eugene and Eva Boston, who, despite their last name, are
> from California. We traded stories about speeding tickets, collector
> cars, and that sort of thing until the exciting moment arrived when Bob
> Reid announced I didn't win the raffle for two, free nights at the
> hotel. Doh!
>
>
> While I was talking with the Bostons, I learned Eguene was a family
> physician who retired a couple of years ago. I wanted to ask him if he
> retired because of our Presidents crazy policies, but realized the
> medical profession probably isn't affected at all by how John Buckman
> behaves.
>
>
> Tomorrow I have to get up at the ungodly hour of 8:00 AM so I can go
> with a group of POCA members to a car museum. For those of you
> unfamiliar with collector-car owners and their idiosyncrasies; just
> because a collector-car owner is surrounded by a large amount of really
> cool, rare, classic cars, this does not mean he or she will miss an
> opportunity to go to a place to see more cars. In fact, Friday night
> there is a car cruse which Im planning on attending, and Saturday a car
> show all who are here are planning on attending.
>
>
> Think of it this way: In the same way there can never be too much ice
> cream; there can never be too many cool cars. Its just that simple.
>
>
> On final thing on a serious note: This afternoon one Pantera owner had
> to be transported from the lobby to a local hospital due to a medical
> problem. Since I dont know specific details, I wont speculate on what
> happened, nor will I divulge his name, but please remember him in your
> thoughts and prayers.
>
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>
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I'm sending it to my family members who aren't here, and to my staff
who are pitting it on my Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Chris
Sent from my Windows Phone
__________________________________________________________________
From: [1]Charles McCall
Sent: 5/29/2014 12:10 AM
To: [2]Christopher Kimball
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally Chronicles, day six
Chris - where else are you posting this? You say "those on the forum
won't see photos", which implies that somewhere else, one could!
Thanks and enjoy!
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Christopher Kimball
<[3]chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
Day Six: The 2014 POCA Fun Rally officially begins!
This morning, after a relaxing sleep-in, we returned to a
wonderful
eatery we discovered yesterday called Marys English Kitchen
([4]www.marysenglishkitchen.com) for brunch. Since my mother is
English,
I loved this restaurant--it has all kinds of food I remember
enjoying
during (and after) my youth: wonderful tea (with plenty of cream
and
sugar, of course), finger sandwiches, quiche, English chocolates,
lemon
squares, pound cake, soups, chicken pie, etc. etc. etc. I had
the full
high tea menu option today, and left completely stuffed.
That feeling of being overly-full is one I've become very
familiar with
over the last week or so. Something I've discovered is when one
is on
vacation, one usually doesn't think about what things cost, or
whether
or not it is prudent to continue eating. I have been spending
and
eating consistently since I left University Place, and am sure I
will
weigh 25 pounds more when I return from this trip than what I
weighed
when I left. There have been days when I've consumed up to three
milkshakes within 12 hoursand loved every minute of it.
Besides food, we've taken the time to see some pretty neat
landmarks so
far. Those of you on the forum won't be able to see the pictures
I've
included of several places: Old Town, the Hotel Del Coranado,
the
Cheesecake Factory (thats the picture of the milkshake), to name
a
few.
Until a couple of days ago my car was the only Pantera in the
parking
garage, safely protected by its car cover as you can see in the
photo. Then, a couple of days ago, another Pantera appeared,
also
under a car cover.
Last weekend the entire property was infested with middle-school
age
kids involved in some sort of baseball and/or basketball
tournament. I
have a sneaking suspicion that may have something to do with the
evidence I saw on more than one occasion indicating someone
peeked
under my car cover. Fortunately there were no pizza-sauce
fingerprints
extant on the paint, so no harm done.
The same couldn't be said for our sleep.
Theres something about middle-school-age kidswhat is it? Oh yes,
they
are hyperactive, loud, and dont go to sleep. Ever. I'm not
kidding;
there were laughing, crashing, and banging noises all night and
again
at six in the morning. My sons even detected a certain smell
they
recognized wafting under their door one evening. It seemed to be
coming from the next room, so since were in California and not
Washington or Colorado, they called Security to check it out.
We never heard what happened, but not long afterward the smell
disappeared
After brunch, we headed back to the hotel. On the way we saw
(and
heard) a number of Panteras beginning to converge on the hotel
property. When we arrived there were dozens of Panteras in the
parking
garage. Only 24 hours before, the spaces had been filled with
normal,
boring cars.
Walking to the outdoor snack bar by the pool I ran into Bob Reid
and
President John Buckman. We chatted for a while, and I was
surprised to
see despite all the activities they had been planning in order to
organize the event (along with help from others, of course), they
both
seemed to have remained quite sane.
I spent some time outside the pool reading, and had the
opportunity to
meet Phil Tomlinson from Texas. We talked about Panteras,
health,
retirement (his, not mine) and the fact his location makes it
tough for
him to interact with other Pantera owners. The closest tech
sessions
are a half-days drive away from where he lives.
I went upstairs to check out the hospitality suite and to check
in, and
found the Panteras Northwest banner displayed in quite the
prominent
spot. When I sent the banner to California, I knew slipping in a
$50
bill couldn't hurt!
Four very hardworking women helped me register (I was the first
person
to do so), and they are in the picture those of you on the forum
wish
you could see. Left to right: Judy McCartney, Cheryl (whose
last name
is Stra followed by some other letters I cant read because I
wrote it
down with a stupid sharpie and cant read my own writing. Sorry
Cheryl!), Kathy Buckman and Christine Hall. I visited the POCA
store,
which was up and running (other clubs hadn't yet arrived with
their
wares) which was being ably staffed by (left to right) Josett
Dorazio
(the store manager), and two other folks who preferred to remain
anonymous. They obviously havent been reading about the NSA. I
bought
a cool DeTomaso tie for the amazingly low price of $10.
After wandering back to my room, we decided to go to Chick Filet
(again) for dinner. I love Chick Filet. Where else can you get
both
crispy AND grilled chicken nuggets accompanied by chocolate milk
AND a
hand-spun, peach milkshake (plus a soft-ice-cream cone)? Sadly,
we
dont yet have Chick Filet restaurants in Washington. Something
tells
me theres a franchise in my future.
Because this is a vacation, and a full stomach is no deterrent to
eating more food (see paragraph one), we then drove to the mall
next to
the hotel and visited Wetzels Pretzels where we each ordered one
of the
cinnamon variety. Delicious. Plus, thanks to the coupon book
thoughtfully placed in my goody bag by the Fun Rally organizers;
because we bought the first two pretzels at normal price, the
third was
free. What a bonus!
Once back at the hotel, I waddled back up to the hospitality
suite and
said hi to Denny and Maggie Finn, and Forest and Judy Goodhart.
Denny told me he is currently working on a Pantera in his Shop in
Oregon. He described to me the myriad layers of metal comprising
the
structure of our favorite cars. I thought about how difficult it
must
have been, and the exacting scientific methods needed, for the
Italians
to figure out how to trap moisture and encourage rust so
efficiently.
Later I met Eugene and Eva Boston, who, despite their last name,
are
from California. We traded stories about speeding tickets,
collector
cars, and that sort of thing until the exciting moment arrived
when Bob
Reid announced I didn't win the raffle for two, free nights at
the
hotel. Doh!
While I was talking with the Bostons, I learned Eguene was a
family
physician who retired a couple of years ago. I wanted to ask him
if he
retired because of our Presidents crazy policies, but realized
the
medical profession probably isn't affected at all by how John
Buckman
behaves.
Tomorrow I have to get up at the ungodly hour of 8:00 AM so I can
go
with a group of POCA members to a car museum. For those of you
unfamiliar with collector-car owners and their idiosyncrasies;
just
because a collector-car owner is surrounded by a large amount of
really
cool, rare, classic cars, this does not mean he or she will miss
an
opportunity to go to a place to see more cars. In fact, Friday
night
there is a car cruse which Im planning on attending, and Saturday
a car
show all who are here are planning on attending.
Think of it this way: In the same way there can never be too
much ice
cream; there can never be too many cool cars. Its just that
simple.
On final thing on a serious note: This afternoon one Pantera
owner had
to be transported from the lobby to a local hospital due to a
medical
problem. Since I dont know specific details, I wont speculate on
what
happened, nor will I divulge his name, but please remember him in
your
thoughts and prayers.
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