Russ
You know it never actually rained at the Bowie show.
A few drips around 9 am but that was all.
Again, nice to meet you.
Frank
Frmjr45@aol.com wrote:
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> Hi all,
> I enjoyed meeting Frank, Biff, and Steve from the list at British Car Day
> in Bowie, Maryland, on Sunday. I wish I could have had longer to talk with
> them, however I was a late arrival due to the rain that we weren't supposed to
> be having. Another accurate and dependable forecast from our crack weathermen
> in Baltimore. They haven't been right on most forecasts all year!
> Ignoring the sprinkles, my son and I headed out for Bowie. When it began
> to pick up, I gave in and put the top up under the I-95 underpass. This will
> pass, I'm sure. A mile later, the heavens opened. I don't drive my Midget in
> the rain anyway, and secondly, the rubber in the windshield frame needs to be
> replaced. My son had to mop up inside as we drove. Seeing that it wasn't
> going to pass and we were running out of towels, I threw in the towel. We
> turned around and headed for home. My new tires do great in the wet.
> The rain we weren't supposed to get, let up around noon, and we made a
> second, successful attempt for BCD. I was disappointed to find that the
> Sprites and Midgets were once again split up on opposite sides of Allen Pond.
> Last year, for once they were all together in a shady area. I had hoped that
> all our list people could be in the same area. I intend to lodge a protest
> with the organizers.
> Anyway I hoped everyone had fun, I did. The field was down due to the
> liquid sunshine, and it seemed that there were half as many vendors, so fewer
> fleas to look through. As they say, wait 'til next year! BTW, Frank, I'm
> going to check through that tape from BCD of 1989 to see if I can see you and
> your car.
>
> Russ Mullaly
> Ellicott City, MD
> 1962 Midget
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Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
Too many LBCs
3 Sprites, an Austin A40, and an Austin Mini all on the road.
1 Jaguar XJ6 family car, 1 Racer Midget project , & 2 Parts Spridgets
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