Ok, this just is not right! It's 6:20pm and I'm looking outside as I'm reading these posts, And I see SNOW mixed with RAIN. I hope the temps up here don't drop too much and it all turns to just snow. That could make for a long ride on the spyder.
Just drove through snow all the way from Burlington, VT to western Massachusetts.
Fun.
Barb denied it was snow, even as it accumulated. She, like many of us, is done with winter and thinks she can keep it at bay and bring on the spring season by sheer will.
(I'll be there. Even though I just drove past the Royal Diner on Friday night, I had to rewire a new plug on my Garmin just now. I've become addicted to it. I put it on when I drive to work, which I am pretty sure I know the way to...)
Just drove through snow all the way from Burlington, VT to western Massachusetts.
Fun.
Barb denied it was snow, even as it accumulated. She, like many of us, is done with winter and thinks she can keep it at bay and bring on the spring season by sheer will.
(I'll be there. Even though I just drove past the Royal Diner on Friday night, I had to rewire a new plug on my Garmin just now. I've become addicted to it. I put it on when I drive to work, which I am pretty sure I know the way to...)
See you all for "breakfast-served-anytime..."
You tell Barb to keep "willing" away the winter. Every little bit helps. Brian and I spent the better part of our afternoon riding and checking things out. It was up to 50 but very windy. Snow and rain and cold come back until next weekend now. Yuck
With Christ all things are possible, so live life with no fears and no worries.
Happy Ex Owner, Hopefully future Spyder owner again.
Pastor Deb Tangen, Missions Director and short term missionary.
Still going! I just looked out and snow is accumulating, but hopefully the highway isn't too messy. I'll probably need to find a car wash to clean up the spyder once I get there.
I don't know if anybody has a satellite internet connection (to read this post while they riding) but the microclimate here is now 39 degrees and actually party cloudy.
I don't see any snow on the road. Leaving soon.
Last edited by jeuchler; 04-05-2009 at 06:54 AM.
Reason: update to the update.
OK, Barb and I are the first ones home, everybody else had another state to drive (NY, CT, NH).
We had a late start due to black ice, and once we got going, our friend on his Bandit had to turn around when we hit unplowed snowy roads.
Banner is safely (?) in Salem, NH with tatt2r on it's way to Maine and then back to us in Eastern Massachusetts, then to Niagara Falls, downtown Canada.
There was a solemn vow (on a stack of toenail windshields) by a certain person that that person would absolutely not use Photoshop on any of the pics he took.
So while you wait for all the other stories and photos (I think there were fourteen of us plus one doggy), here's a taste:
(1) Barb, on top of Hogback mountain (2,3) The parking lot, after Royal Diner food (4) Ev & Patti's slot car! (5) tatt2r and RoadDog taking photos of who knows what
More pics, while you wait for the others to get home and upload theirs:
(1) We wander aimlessly after a hearty lunch (2) Most of us: vtrider, Smylinacha, HDXBones, Ev, Patti, Spyderbyter, Dee, Barb, Mike3069 (3) The Passing of the Sacred Scroll!
I have to say, I haven't laughed so loud and so hard and so often in a real long time. Thanks, everybody, we had a great visit with you all!
tatt2r and I should exchange the banner again this week, which'll mean it will have traveled through just about all New England + New York
More pics, while you wait for the others to get home and upload theirs:
(1) We wander aimlessly after a hearty lunch (2) Most of us: vtrider, Smylinacha, HDXBones, Ev, Patti, Spyderbyter, Dee, Barb, Mike3069 (3) The Passing of the Sacred Scroll!
I have to say, I haven't laughed so loud and so hard and so often in a real long time. Thanks, everybody, we had a great visit with you all!
tatt2r and I should exchange the banner again this week, which'll mean it will have traveled through just about all New England + New York
we made it too brother nice meeting you ...see you next week .... sitting in my shop dee's legs are cold i'm going to dump my coffee on her now...
THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD DIE BY THE SWORD... BUT...THOSE WHO MASTER THE SWORD SURVIVE BY THE SWORD....
Rev. J. Proctor reverendproctor.com
That looked like a great meet, can't wait to get the banner in Niagara Falls, I hope we have a good group for that one too. I am pretty sure Father Leo and his wife are driving up on Sat. to meet and sign the banner.
With Christ all things are possible, so live life with no fears and no worries.
Happy Ex Owner, Hopefully future Spyder owner again.
Pastor Deb Tangen, Missions Director and short term missionary.
OK, Barb and I are the first ones home, everybody else had another state to drive (NY, CT, NH).
We had a late start due to black ice, and once we got going, our friend on his Bandit had to turn around when we hit unplowed snowy roads.
Banner is safely (?) in Salem, NH with tatt2r on it's way to Maine and then back to us in Eastern Massachusetts, then to Niagara Falls, downtown Canada.
There was a solemn vow (on a stack of toenail windshields) by a certain person that that person would absolutely not use Photoshop on any of the pics he took.
So while you wait for all the other stories and photos (I think there were fourteen of us plus one doggy), here's a taste:
(1) Barb, on top of Hogback mountain (2,3) The parking lot, after Royal Diner food (4) Ev & Patti's slot car! (5) tatt2r and RoadDog taking photos of who knows what
Black ice? Unplowed snowy roads? John, you folks are all true Road Warriors! My hat's off to y'all!
Bruce
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Originally Posted by vtrider
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Owner, Hopefully future Spyder owner again.
John, you folks are all true Road Warriors! My hat's off to y'all! 
