[Healeys] On the Road to Conclave (Day 2)

[David Nock]

Glad to here that the trip has been un eventfull so far hope the rest  
goes the same. So are you picking any one up along the way to SD.
See you there. We should be coming in on Sunday mid day.




David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Jun 23, 2008, at 4:19 PM, BJ8 Healeys wrote:

> Hello, Healeyphiles -
>
> The Haywood and Byers Conclave Contingent covered about 370 miles  
> today and it was all interstate driving, except for the last 30  
> miles, so there is not a lot of interesting stuff to report.  All  
> indications are that the probability of a deer surviving an attempt  
> to cross a road in Georgia is not very high.
> Some things never change, including the perpetual road construction  
> on the interstate highways around Atlanta.  It did appear that the  
> traffic on I-20 leading up to Atlanta was very much lighter than  
> normal, so perhaps there is some good coming from the high gas  
> prices.   So far, all the gas prices are cheaper than they are in  
> our part of North Carolina, though.  I'm sure that will change soon.
>
> When we got off the interstate, the coolant temperature of my car  
> went down 12 degrees in about 5 minutes.  My personal temperature  
> went down about the same amount, too.
>
> Today's AD- HOC figure (Actual Data - Healey Ogling Comments):   I  
> got one "Gorgeous!", and the Haywoods got two "Beautiful!" (s).    
> Those folks said the cars weren't bad, either.... ;^)
> At the Alabama Welcome Center, we got a double "Wow!".  I believe  
> TARHEELY collected two 1/2 votes as the car of choice (from what I  
> took to be 4 or 5 year-olds), and the Haywood BJ8 (as of yet  
> nameless, but we're working on it) got a full vote from the  
> father.  There were numerous thumbs up, hand waves, honking of  
> hooters, and it seemed to me that the rest of the traffic was  
> especially courteous to us poor Healeys on merging, etc.
>
> Here in Tuscaloosa we pick up US 82 and will follow it out to New  
> Mexico.
>
> Happy Healeying!
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA National Delegate
> Havelock, NC  USA
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