My car will still be in the shop and everyone in my MR club has a reason…
So if it’s not ready–
And if I can’t find a ride from the club president (who didn’t show last night)
And if no one driving through my area doesn’t stop when I stick out my thumb.
I don’t have a way to get there.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
I suppose riding the rods is out of the question!
Will
Hey ! Chip !
Y’know, there are these places where you can go and you give them some money and they let you borrow their car for little while. Its a fairly new thing; only been around for oh … about 70 years or so. [swg]
Oh, I don’t know, Timothy. I sort of have this vision floating around in my head (amid the vast emptiness) of Chip in an box freight car heading towards Timonium humming “City of New Orleans.”
Good News–I can make Timmy’s Immodium
Bad News-- My Jeep is so shot the mechanic says to shoot it. I’m shooping for a car as we speak.
Timonium…[tup]…Car…[tdn]. Sorry about the car, Chip. Are you going to look for another Jeep? I think there’s a guy around the corner from me who’s selling a 2-8-0 reeeeeeeal cheap.
Tom
I hate car shopping. We just did that because my keeper insisted I get rid of my trusty 1994 Integra. I don’t know why, it only had 177k miles and was just broken in.
I think Chip should put on his shootin’ outfit and stand by the road. Some trucker’ll give him a ride. (Hope you like listenin’ to country, Chip.) Then, when he gets there, everyone will say “Hey, look, it’s Spacemouse!” The MR groupies will be all over you. People will line up to buy you beers.
ROFLMAO!
I’ll becoming from the west on I-70.
I’m no authority on this, Chip, since I haven’t been up there in about 7 years. I’m also coming in on 70, and intend to take it to 695 North. Then take 83 North to Padonia (Exit 17). I’m told that once you get off on Padonia and head East, if you take the first right there is a park and ride lot that is close to the fairgrounds.
If I am all wet on any of this, I hope somebody corrects it before I’m on my way in the morning!
See you there. If cell phones don’t work in the building, we might plan on meeting near the MB Klein booth around 11:30.
Got a few cars offered to me this week what do you want?
I’d take any one of yours George [:D][:D]
If you want to drive right to the fairgrounds - there’s plenty of parking - after you get off 83 it’s about 3 or 4 lights up you make a right, drive down a bit and the fairgrounds entrance is on the right.
Dunno if the weather is gonna make it better or worse than usual.
So true, Mark, so true!
Both of my brothers put lots of miles on their cars, often more than 500 miles per week. They like the Nissans and Hondas. Neither one of them thinks 250,000 miles is anything more than break-in mileage!
My ‘new’ car is a 1994 Pontiac with 66k on the clock, bought as new/demonstrator in 1995. Don’t think I’ll live long enough to see 250K on it!
Darrell, getting a lot of mileage from being quiet…for now
JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket.
Sorry to hear the loss of your jitney. I’m with the group that if you get less than 300K miles you’ve been cheated. I drive them until someone totals them.
I expected more. I have a couple freinds with the same make/model that had over 200K.
Mine died at 151K. Rings. And rusted out floor pan.
By the way, I loved that Jeep Cherokee. No where it couldn’t go. Got 10 years out of it.
Ten years of eastern winters explains the floor pan. Got a Toyoyta Truck in 72 in CA. Took it to VA, OH and last OR. The three years in OH gave it what we called lace doiley fenders. Better luck on your replacement.
mstein,
You must have been somewhere close to Cleveland. Believe it or not, Cleveland is actually built on top of salt mines (they mine right underneath Lake Erie for it), so the city dumps tons of the stuff every year on the road during the winter months. The consequences are that both the roads AND the cars suffer from what I call “Cleveland cancer”. It’s amazing how creative folks are with duck tape though. Red Green would be proud…
Tom
Mid state. It was Columbus.