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Yikes ... very sorry that happened to you, dude. After some of my experiences, I'm not sure I would've let her off the hook so easily in the first place. After all, her hitting you was an inconvenience to YOU.... *shrugs* Then again ... knowing myself ... I might've done the exact same thing originally..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "No store bought gifts to open, but there'll be Christmas just the same" ... Kenny Rogers ... 'Kentucky Homemade Christmas'

Since my 2007 travels are over, I've started looking at plans for 2008, including.... April 11-13 ... Michigan ... Monte Carlos @ Michigan International Speedway (MIS) June 27-30 ... Pennsylvania ... NMCOA MC Nationals August 8-12 ... Indiana / Ohio / Pennsylvania / New Jersey / Maryland / Arlington VA ... family reunion in PA (Aug 11) and "side trip" October 3-5 ... Missouri/southern IL ... Midwest Monte Carlo gathering And, looking at those plans, I wonder: What are your favorite car shows/cruise nights/events/gatherings ... be them local, regional or national? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I don't know where we'll go, but it beats where we're at" ... Lonestar ... 'What About Now'

TV, radio, the movies ... talk about "Southern Hospitality" and things like "Sweet Home Alabama". For just over a week, I experienced this "Southern Hospitality" phenomenon. And, yes, it is VERY true! I can hardly believe my 2007 road trip is over.... The wintry weather mix (mainly ice/snow) that greeted me when I returned Saturday, December 1, was NOT the way to welcome me back home; though, it was nice to see many people at our annual Christmas Open House that evening. As for the trip itself, I met a lot of great people along the way, saw some "old friends", and missed meeting a number of people as well. I had a blast ... and want to go back on the road ASAP! I rented a 2008 Buick LaCrosse. I wanted a Dodge Charger, but Enterprise did not have one at the time and offered me the Buick LaCrosse for the same weekly rate.... I told several people during my road trip that, while I like most of the new cars that GM offers, I wouldn't buy them because they are front-wheel drive. This Buick is no exception. Fine car ... handles/drives/rides well, even after about 3,000+ miles were added to it by me . But, I wouldn't buy it. TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: This IS the "Reader's Digest" version.... When you click on each pic linked below, you'll see/read further detailed info in the captions.... FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 =Elgin IL - Zionsville/Indianapolis IN - Louisville KY - Lexington/Nicholasville KY =IL RT 47 S...SR 24 E...I-65 S...I-465 E/S...I-65 S...I-64 E...I-75 S * stopped in Zionsville IN to meet Keith ("85t5mcss", MCC) for lunch at Applebee's [met Keith for the 1st time]. Pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mcc_IN_jpg.html * stopped east of Louisville KY (Simpsonville KY) to meet Janet (MonteCarloSS) to see her "new to her" Caprice Classic wagon. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...coa_KY_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...CCrear_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Cfront_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...et_wCC_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...wMCcap_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ick_KY_jpg.html * stopped in the Lexington KY area to meet Dino (NMCOA) and his family. We ate dinner at Applebee's [the HOT raspberry tea was delicious!]; I spent the night at their home [met Dino and his family for the 1st time]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...n_LxKY_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...erview_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Places_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...OverKY_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...coa_KY_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...MCrear_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Cfront_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...MCside_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...milyMC_jpg.html SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 =Nicholasville KY - Knoxville TN - Sevierville TN - Pidgeon Forge TN - Gatlinburg TN - Charlotte NC =KY RT 27 N...I-75 S...I-40 E...TN RT 321 S...I-40 E...NC 321 S...I-85 N * stopped in Knoxville TN to meet Andreas (FGMC); Karin (ACHA/SavingLittleHearts); and RJ ("crazyhorse", MCSS/MK) for lunch at BridgeView Grill [met Karin and her family and RJ for the 1st time]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...l_kvTN_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...tadium_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._group_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...N_boys_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ickWmc_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...css_TN_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...yhorse_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...geView_jpg.html * stopped in Sevierville with Andreas and RJ to see the Muscle Car Museum. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...museum_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala1_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala2_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...impala_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Cshirt_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Camino_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala1_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala2_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala3_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala1_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala2_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mpala3_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...trains_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...poster_jpg.html * took the "scenic tour" of Gatlinburg when I missed a crucial turn...and passed by a General Lee on display but couldn't get over soon enough to stop to look at it.... * stopped in Gastonia NC to spend Saturday and Sunday nights with my best friend, Heather, and her husband, Eric. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 =Gastonia/Charlotte NC =I-85 N...I-485 S...Exit 1...and then reverse * lunch (2:30p) at O'Charley's amidst rain showers with Jay O (MCML); Donald T (MCSS/NMCOA); Jim ("Big Jim", FGMC); Stella/Kevin (FGMC); Josh ("Future_Of_GM", C&G); Bryan (RacingOne) [met Jim, Stella, Kevin and Josh for the 1st time]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._group_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...group2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...group3_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...e_Cars_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Cars2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...MCaero_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...e_72MC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Cars3_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Stella_JPG.html * relaxed/visited with Heather/Eric that evening. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ric_NC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...erCats_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...herCat_JPG.html MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 =Gastonia NC - Anderson SC - Atlanta GA =I-85 S...Exit 11...I-85 S...I-285 W...I-75 N...Barrett Parkway (Exit 269)...THEN I-285 E...GA RT 78 E * stopped in Anderson SC to meet and eat lunch with Kevin W (FGMC) and Jared R (FGMC) and see Kevin's #12 "Coke Machine" 1972 Monte Carlo [met Jared for the 1st time]. In August 2005, Kevin's "Coke Machine" was just in the BEGINNING stages! Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...rsonSC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...CMrear_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...bbySIG_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...MjrSIG_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._CMads_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...dKevin_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._CMwME_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...poster_JPG.html * stopped just NW of Atlanta GA at MCMLer John C's home for dinner. Larry T (MCML) brought his '78 MC and Chris (El Camino Mailing List) brought his son, Carter, and his Corvette-powered Volvo station wagon [met Chris for the 1st time]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._JohnC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...hiteMC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...6Chevy_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...vette1_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...vette2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...yT78MC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...T78MC2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...aGroup_JPG.html * stopped just E of Atlanta GA for the night at the home of Brian ("Roopull", CarNuts.us) [met his wife and son for the 1st time]. Pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Roo_CN_JPG.html TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 =Atlanta GA - Macon GA - Tallahassee FL =I-285 S...I-75 S...Exit 160A (Macon)...I-75 S...SR 300 W/S...SR 19 S...SR 319 S...I-10 W * missed the exit for GA SR 85 and missed seeing Jim ("Drachen", CarNuts.us), though had seen him just a year ago when a group of CarNuts.us members were in Elgin IL en route to Elkhart Lake WI. * stopped in Macon GA to see my cousin, Sarah, whom I hadn't seen since 2001. Pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...zSarah_JPG.html * took the "backway" to Ken's home in Tallahassee FL [noting along the way the plethora of 4-lane roadways where virtually no traffic is, while in Northern IL we have tons of traffic but lots of 2-lane roads ... noticed this along Alabama's SR 55 N, too]; stopped for a DELICIOUS BBQ (including scrumptious baked beans). Along with Ken ("MC87SS", MonteCarloSS/NMCOA), David ("dbreeze", FGMC); Chris ("mcswain", MonteCarloSS); Jeff ("80 Landau", MCML); and several of Ken's local club members joined us [met Ken, Chris and Jeff for the 1st time]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...L_MCs1_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...L_MCs2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...L_MCs3_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...L_MCs4_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...L_MCs5_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...L_MCs6_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._KenMC_JPG.html * stopped in Marianna FL for the night ... my only night in a hotel the entire trip. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 =DeFuniak Springs FL - Birmingham AL - Nashville TN =I-10 W...SR 331 N...SR 55 N...SR 106 W...I-65 N...AL RT 31 W/S...AL RT 150 W...back to I-65 N...Bell Rd/Old Hickory Blvd E...I-24 W...Briley Parkway E...McGavock Pike * stopped in DeFuniak Springs FL to meet Ann ("hensylee", ValveReplacement) and had a lovely visit, including breakfast at the Waffle House and a tour of DeFuniak Springs [met Ann for the 1st time]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Ann_VR_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._AnnMe_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...buicks_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...tshirt_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._MeAnn_JPG.html * On SR 55 N, passed by what appeared to be a "slightly used" General Lee sitting at the edge of a driveway parking lot.... Then, along SR 106, saw signs for a Hank Williams Sr Museum. * stopped in Birmingham AL to meet Brandon (MCSS) and his wife, Samantha, for dinner at Logan's Roadhouse along RT 150 W, near Walmart. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mantha_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...mantha_JPG.html * stopped in Nashville TN to stay with college friends Kevin and Lori and their 3 children, Wednesday and Thursday nights. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 =Nashville TN =drive around the area, including Antioch TN * Mary (ValveReplacement) and her husband drove through Nashville en route from their home (Cape Girardeau MO) to Birmingham AL (onto Florida); they stopped for lunch and met me at Applebee's, across from the Opryland Hotel. A few of us from the NMCOA ate at that same restaurant for dinner one night during the 2002 MC Nationals. Pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Me_VR_JPG.html * After driving around the Nashville/Antioch TN areas a bit and visiting with Lori and the 3 kids later in the afternoon, I went to the Opryland Mills Mall to meet Mike ("blue02SS", 2000montecarlo); Mike (FGMCC); and John (Monte Carlo Mailing List) for dinner. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Group_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Group2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Group3_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...e_2KMC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...n_MCML_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._John2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...e_FGMC_JPG.html * After dinner, Kevin, Lori, Maleah, Micah and Jaren met me to go see the decorations at the Opryland Hotel. We noticed signs about the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in the hotel, but it wasn't until I got back home that I found out that those meetings started Monday, December 3 ... 4 days after I was there. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Hotel1_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Hotel2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Hotel3_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ryants_JPG.html FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 =Nashville TN - Big Sandy TN - Jackson TN - Ava IL =Briley Parkway...I-40 W...TN RT 641 N...TN RT 641 S...I-40 W...45 ByPass...SR 45E N...Purchase Parkway (future I-69 extension)...I-24 W...I-57 N...IL RT 13 W...IL RT 127 N...IL RT 4 W * On I-40 W, saw signs for the Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch.... * stopped in Big Sandy TN to visit John and Dot, friends who used to live in Elgin IL. John took me for a ride in their '79 Caddy and '55 Packard, and then we had lunch. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Sandy1_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Sandy2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ckards_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ackard_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ackard_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Caddy_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...usFGMC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...sFGMC2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ackard_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...9Caddy_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Caddy2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...dillac_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...incoln_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...n_boat_JPG.html * stopped in Jackson TN to meet Judy (from DeVillbiss, with whom I worked when I was at Sears) [met Judy for the 1st time] and meet Richard O (Monte Carlo Mailing List) and his wife for dinner at Steak'n'Shake [the hot sweet tea was DELICIOUS!]. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...JudyMe_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...rd72MC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ichard_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...Cwheel_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...rdWife_JPG.html * stopped in Ava IL to spend the night with Eric ("Otto", CarNuts.us) and his wife [met both for the 1st time]. Eric used to live in Elgin IL. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ric_CN_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...icWife_JPG.html SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 =Ava IL - Marion IL - Champaign/Urbana IL - Elgin IL =IL RT 4 E...IL RT 127 S...IL RT 13 E...I-57 N...I-74 E...Lincoln Ave S...I-74 W...IL RT 47 N...to home.... * stopped in Marion IL to meet Don ("darndot", GMI) and Mark T (Monte Carlo Mailing List) for breakfast at Steak'n'Shake [met Don and Mark for the 1st time]. Given the impending icy conditions up north, I did not have time to see the rest of Mark's G-body collection...next time, for sure. Pics: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...T_MCML_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...rkT_MC_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...kT_MC2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...on_GMI_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...n_GMI2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...rionIL_JPG.html * stopped in Urbana IL to meet Scott W (NMCOA) and his Dad for lunch, despite the icy conditions. Pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Scott_JPG.html ...and then drove home...arriving about 6:20p, just in time for the remainder of our annual Christmas Open House.... COMING IN 2008: I'm not planning a "full" road trip in 2008, but I intend to attend the following events/gatherings.... Let me know if you want to meet up along the way ... or at the gatherings! April 11-13, Friday-Sunday ...Monte Carlos @ MI International Speedway (MIS) ...Michigan (Brooklyn-Detroit) June 27-30, Friday-Monday ...NMCOA MC Nationals ...Pennsylvania (Greensburg-Pittsburgh) August 8-12, Friday-Tuesday ...family reunion/side trip ...Indiana (N Manchester-Fort Wayne) / Ohio (Akron) / Pennsylvania (Holsopple-Pittsburgh) / New Jersey / Maryland (Baltimore) / Virginia (Alexandria) September TBD, Saturday ...annual CHD Quilt Project/Golf Outing ...Illinois (Sandwich) October 3-5, Friday-Sunday ...MidWest Monte Carlo Gathering ...Missouri (St Louis) / Southern IL Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Traveled down the road and back again" ... Andrew Gold ... 'Thank You For Being A Friend'

No, that was the Lumina coupe . he he Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Action speaks louder than words" ... Black Crowes ... 'Hard To Handle'

Heh...I knew we were in for weird winter weather when I was greeting with freezing rain/snow upon my return from my road trip on December 1.... Aye. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Here today, forgot tomorrow" ... Duran Duran ... 'Ordinary World'

Kurt B noted this anniversary on the Monte Carlo Mailing List before I had a chance to the other evening.... 20 years ago today (December 11) the Monte Carlo was discontinued. A quote from the GM restoration packet: "The 1988 model year marked the end of an era. The Aero Coupe had been dropped. The Monte Carlo was made available in LS and SS versions only. After approximately 3 months of production, Chevrolet opted to completely cancel the Monte Carlo model. Sadly, production ceased on Friday, December 11, 1987, at 5:29 PM." Heh ... can hardly believe it has been 20 years. Quite a lot has happened and changed since then.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It almost seems like yesterday" ... Kenny Rogers ... '20 Years Ago'

electricity Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Play with the fire, and your gonna get burned" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Some Fools Never Learn'

night Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes it feels like its all moving way too fast" ... Pat Benatar ... 'Shadows Of The Night'

Aye, Sixty8.... Sorry that happened to ya. At least it was the Datsun..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm testing my resistance & it's wearing mighty thin" ... Eddie Rabbitt ... 'Every Which Way But Loose'

sleigh Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "And suddenly we're all grown up" ... Alabama ... 'Cheap Seats'

Aye, ocn ... very sorry this is happening to you . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'd try to run, but I don't think I can" ... Waylon Jennings ... 'Ain't Living Long Like This'

Oh My Goodness! That IS sweet................!!!!!!!!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

Hey BV, Sorry your day didn't turn out so well.... But, HAPPY BIRTHDAY anyway . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Crank up the music" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Live Out Loud'

*chuckles* That sounds like a plan, 76CT! BTW ... good to see you back! Sorry I missed you while I was in Alabama last week.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't tell me that it can't be done" ... Lorrie Morgan ... 'Watch Me'

Ah...oops....sorry for misunderstanding ya! And, your "car decisions" seem a bit like mine ... not sure what to get or do..... *sighs* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I see our time has gotten stale" ... Eve 6 ... 'Inside Out'

sonic Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Now, how do you feel?" ... Dido ... 'Don't Think Of Me'

The attached is perhaps my favorite one of myself from my recent road trip.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?'

*raises eyebrow* Oh? Replacing the Ford I saw ... or? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Come pick me up" ... Ben Folds ... 'Landed'

*grins* I know that song ... very well. In fact, it debuted on the country charts on 1/24/07, spent 22 weeks on the charts, topping at #1. It's one of my favorites of theirs..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We never stop to think what we consume" ... Bellamy Brothers ... 'Kids Of The Baby Boom'

Not completely, no. I can't say I'm pessimistic about my situation, but I'm not overly enthusiastic about it either. Medical bills play a big part into my "budget planning". But, gas, not so much. I think that is the case because something medical can be much more "catastrophic" than the amount I spend on gas each month, winter AND summer. Sadly, I'm not making anywhere near the hypotheticals in Northie's original post. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I see our time has gotten stale" ... Eve 6 ... 'Inside Out'

Thanks, F_O_G! Heh ... I'd say it is good to be home, but that wouldn't be quite the truth . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Every song, another scene" ... Dierks Bently ... 'Every Mile A Memory'

He he ... congrats on Roach III! Lookin' forward to some pics . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "When you slammed the front door shut, a lot of others opened up" ... Chris Daughtry ... 'Over You'

AMEN! he he That Cutlass would work well for me, too..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "This is the story of us all" ... The Last Goodnight ... 'Pictures Of You'

worker Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope" ... Alabama ... 'Angels Among Us'

Yes, seeing you then certainly would've been nice. I know how bad I feel for having missed a number of people on my road trip that ended yesterday. My "pet peeve" phrase is "next time" ... only because you don't know IF a next time will be available.... *sighs* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Believe what you feel inside" ... Ronnie Milsap ... 'In Love'