I agree with Ron.
The 12 noon start in the winter suits me just fine. I can sleep in alittle bit,
and I don't have to rush around washing the car and getting gas and checking
the oil and making a lunch. And the fog has lifted enough to where I can leave
the top down.
Just my 2 cents.
Charlie
Ron Engelhardt <nobbc@sonic.net> wrote:
>We had a great ride Sunday. We went out Chalk Hill Rd. to Alexander
>Valley Rd. then up to Geyserville to the Deli. Turned out there was a
>fall color event there featuring a car show so we stopped for a while to
>take it in. Highlight of the show for us was a beautiful 1937 MG VA
>saloon. There was also an Austin Healey and a Cobra. The rest were all
>american including a great GTO "The Judge". We then went to Mill Creek
>Winery on Westside Rd. for a picnic. It was chilly at the start but
>quite warm by lunch time (1 PM), a perfect day!
>
>Regarding Greg's comment about wet roads and rain, rides have always
>been cancelled or postponed in wet weather for the very reasons Greg put
>forward. The only times my car has ever gotten wet on a club ride were
>from surprise showers and the lesson was learned not to go when the
>weather threatens.
>
>Perhaps we can put the winter start time back to 11AM and plan a lunch
>around 12:30-1:00? I still prefer the later start and always ate an
>early lunch before the meeting. Nov. 10th is our ride date so we should
>come to some kind of concensus before then. The 10AM start just never
>worked for us in the past during the winter months. Too cold, too foggy,
>damp roads, lousy turnouts, etc.
>
>Ron
>58 MGA
>
>gtwincams wrote:
>> Hello NOBBCers,
>> I can understand the logic of both time schedules, and Trish and I
>> prefer an earlier start time, even if it is at 1030. I agree with Ron
>> that 0900 is very early for the winter. Since we have a functioning top
>> and heater in one car, we can bundle up for an earlier drive, which
>> allows us all to have lunch together on the drive, and gets us home
>> earlier so there is still a good period of daylight remaining for other
>> activities (family, domestic, other). Regarding Ron's idea of stopping
>> for a mid-afternoon snack or meal - that may throw off schedules for
>> some people, so may lack appeal to them.
>> The main limiting factor for us is rain or wet roads - I don't want to
>> have a lot of clean up to do after a drive, and don't want to put the
>> car away wet in the garage.
>> How was the drive on Sunday?
>> Cheers,
>> Greg Tatarian
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