And the seat warmers help with the hotness...

 

I'm originally from the Atlanta area and occasionally go back to visit daughter and family. I enjoy going to some of the area 'haunts with my wife to watch the action and see the ladies as well as the men working the floor. What would you call the old guys, leopards, or prowlers.
Getting off subject here, I think.

 

You should download the cellphone app & crank her up remotely... next time. LOL

 

Ha! Depends on how creepy they are? I was just assured last night by the bartender I gave my number to when I got drunk that I'm not creepy so I have that going for me. Next time y'all are here, let me know and maybe we can meet at Johnny's or even the Claremont! My friends took me there for my 40th birthday and Blondie herself groped me and offered me a job (I couldn't decide if I should be flattered or insulted). If they are older gentlemen, that's how I think of them, but I just looked and apparently the term is rhino, although another suggestion is silver fox. Of course if they are the creepy type, then just dirty old man.

Seriously though, if y'all are in town, let me know and I'd be happy to get out of my house. Most of my local friends are much younger and now that they've all had kids, I rarely see them.

See, I'm terrific at threadjacks!

 

 

Still, you gave them an "F". Put another way: Type, not Tort.

 

Last Sat night I drove to Amity OR and, like most tiny towns, that is where a decent car really stands out. Lots of questions and stares.

One guy asked me if I drive it in harsh weather and I said no, not really. So of course that night the most brutal lightning storm I've ever seen with the hardest rain.

Leaving the little 'hotel' the same guy spots me and yells 'get that thing to a car wash ASAP!' (as if).

So lucky there wasn't any huge hail stones.

 

 

Monsieur Gummer!

My pop grew up in Dayton, Oregon. He won honorable mention in a duck calling contest in the town square, and won a screen door, sometime in the early 60s. Funny to think he was picking beans for 3 pennies a pound on the most fertile wine soil on the planet. LOL He used to take his car to the drag strip in McMinnville each weekend and blow up his clutch. Rebuild it during the week, aaaaaand... repeat. =)

I take coastal drives up to work at our hotel, sometimes, in Willamette Valley. I will make sure to bother you for a wonderful drive around wine country for some responsible wine tasting, or a lunch at our restaurant. The hotel is The Allison, if you've heard of it. It's a place that would marry well to an F-Type. Ignore the complimentary Lexus available for guests, of course. The predator face grills will weep in silence as they sit alongside your vehicle that will undoubtedly be given priority parking.

 

@Uncle Fishbits. You must be devestated at the idea of retirement.. ..no more scenic drives to work.. .. no more wine tastings under working hours.. .. a nightmare..

 

If that were part of my work, I wouldn't bother retiring!

 

Definitely NOT creepy...but I have been called other names.

 

Oh, I've been called many names myself so I understand!

I don't know if the sunlight was hitting the car differently today or what, but while I do get more looks in this car, lots of smiles and stares, today was a banner day. First the guy in one of the 5 new Mustangs in the parking deck - after he stole my spot that I've been parking in for 3 years - stopped his phone conversation long enough to say beautiful car, which made me stop muttering under my breath long enough to say thank you. Then at lunch I went out and got to the gym where my physical therapist works and one of the guys came over to talk to me about it (they've all been asking her about it after I leave anyway and she's told me that). Turns out he's a retired NFL player and he was like a little kid asking about my car and I told him if he can find a spot where we can open the car up, I'll take him out in her one day. Then I had a couple of guys in a car next to me at a red light asking me questions, then two guys in the parking deck stopped to just watch me drive by.

I know it's the car, not me, but still makes me smile.

 

@PBBarb.

So you DO need a 'hotseat' for a toy boy my dear..

 

Apparently I do! Even though he's "retired," he's probably still well my junior so we'll go with that!

 

My pop just read a book about retirement, and he was perplexed because it helped him realize he'll never retire. If anything, you just morph... start doing more of the work you love, and go to less of the meetings you hate. I really do love what I do, so outside of the writing or some random career change, I am happy to suffer the drives and fermented fruits. =)

 

Two reactions come to mine:
1) Was at Kona Grill at a local mall on a first date. There was a super hot redhead on a date also there. After walking my date to her car, I was leaving in the F-Type with the top down when I came to a crosswalk. The redhead was walking across with her date. When she saw me, she let go of him and started walking over to me. He had to quickly grab her and pull her away. I just smiled as drove past .

2) Was on my way to the first date's house several dates later when I got caught up in some traffic. Two men who could be mistaken for being a bit ghetto were in a car next to me. One of them yelled out "Damn, who's pimp are you?"

That's been my favorite experiences.

 

Good Idea ! lol Did not know about the cell app....have to look it up including the incontrol
Thank You

 

So I stop for a quick coffee to go at a small coffee shop in our dowtown, and I park curbside in front. When I come out, guy shouts from sidewalk in front of next building over:

Hey, what are you doing with my car!

Me: I'm just borrowing it for awhile.

Him: Well make sure you bring it back washed and waxed!

 

I live in a 'nick-in-the-woods' , away from major towns and cities. Not too long ago a 'state-of-the-art' carwash opened. But they also have spots to wash your car with pressure and gels and stuff...

Thing is : you put your money in and press whatever you want to do on a stack of buttons. First time I didn't have a clue as there are 3 guns ; what product comes out where..

The machine spits out what you choose, but time keeps on running and even pushing "stop" let it run on..

Now I used it on all three cars, I brought my expense down from € 4,- to € 2,- on a car, and I just thought up a plan to take it to € 1,50.. Harmless prank for 'beating-the-system'...

Sofar I managed to put insect desolvant on the front window, wheel cleanant and a full coat of foam on the car for € 0,50 .... Tuff part was cleaning it as the foam doesn't com off easily..

Turns out if I do not rinse it, but spray it with wax with the foam on, after that the foams comes off really quick... ... every day one learns..