[Nobbc] Nobbc Reminder

[Ron Engelhardt]

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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