[DeTomaso] Fun Rally Chronicles, day six
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Thu May 29 15:33:22 EDT 2014
Experience.... he lost is button once.
Asa Jay
Quoting fastgrandma <fastgrandma at aol.com>:
> And you know this for what reason????
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> Judy
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> forced to drive a Kia for the rest of the Fun Rally...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> To: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Thu, May 29, 2014 8:00 am
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally Chronicles, day six
>
>
> Everyone has a name badge; you must be wearing it to access the POCA
> activities if you lose your badge you're in big trouble, and are
> forced to drive a Kia for the rest of the Fun Rally...
> Chris
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> From: [1]John Donahue
> Sent: 5/29/2014 7:51 AM
> To: [2]Christopher Kimball
> Cc: [3]detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally Chronicles, day six
>
> Hi all:
> It's my first Fun Rally and I won't get there until Friday around noon
> (I hope) - and during the past year I have become involved in The List.
> In doing so, I have come to recognized a lot of names that I would hope
> to meet - was just wondering if people are wearing name badges.
> Jack
> #4348
> On May 28, 2014, at 11:53 PM, 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
> > ([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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> References
>
> 1. mailto:demongusta at me.com
> 2. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
> 3. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
> 4. http://www.marysenglishkitchen.com/
> 5. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
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