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If so: Please answer 3 questions! This query is due to several comments within the last few weeks or so that those of us in Chicagoland (and nearby states) really "ought to get together" ... key words, "ought to". So many times this ends up being well-intentioned "talk". Yes, some gatherings have been successful, but it seems the bulk of 'em either never get off the ground or end up with people disappointed at the lack of ACTUAL attendance/interest.... And, yes, I KNOW "life happens" and that driving distance is a factor for some.... BUT ... after a successful gathering of 2 groups [heart-related, of which I'm a member of both] for a late lunch today (Saturday, March 1) at The Assembly in Schaumburg IL, here are a few questions about a potential Chicagolander gathering of car-related boards: 1 ... Would you rather have an EARLY spring / LATE fall gathering [i.e. March, April, October, November], namely for lunch or dinner ... OR ... a LATE spring/SUMMER/early FALL gathering [April to September timeframe], namely for a cruise/show? 2 ... Do you want to meet at an established show/cruise ... OR ... somewhere else to meet and see each others' vehicles? 3 ... Are you willing to drive to Schaumburg IL or places north or west or south of the Schaumburg IL area for a Saturday/weekend gathering? Depending on the interest/responses, I'm willing to plan a gathering in 2008 ... and, of course, post invitations to various groups/boards ... so the "ought to" becomes "we will" and eventually "we did"! Whatdya think? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I should've done what I'm going to do a long time ago" ... Joel Sonnier ... 'No More 1 More Time'

...potholes. Yes, potholes ... those unsightly, menacing, treacherous holes in the roadway that absolutely love to feast on tires and suspension systems. I don't know about YOUR area, but in Chicagoland ... potholes seem to have overtaken the area roadways. On one road I frequent to and from work, one 3-4 mile stretch has been claimed by AT LEAST ONE MAJOR pothole every few FEET. And, each time one is repaired ... another one is proud to take its place. Heh ... as frustrating (and dangerous) as they are, it has become somewhat commonplace humorous to watch drivers find new ways to "outsmart" the potholes. In all my years of driving (admittedly, not that many, relatively-speaking), I do not ever remember a "pothole season" THIS bad. Course, I don't ever remember quite a winter when the major weather trend has been an up'n'down roller coaster ride of 40s one day with rain and teens and snow in less than 12 hours. So ... does your area face major pothole invasions? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "How should I feel when it comes to you?" ... Social Burn ... 'Down'

Hmmm...after coming through Des Moines during my road trip in 2006: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/DSC07604r8_jpg.html ...I'd say DM is TAME compared to even Chicagoland standards.... I'd much rather drive in/around Des Moines than Chicagoland.... But, then again, I strongly dislike traffic . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes solutions aren't so simple" ... Linkin Park ... 'Shadow Of The Day'

Sweet! Any new progress notes, Camino? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "She became the envy of my dreams" ... Kenny Rogers ... 'Scarlet Fever'

Tell me about it. As I noted in one of those pics, it sure did not look like that when I visited Kevin 2 years ago during my 2005 road trip. It was, at that point, just a shell (more or less) with a few ideas attached to it. The amount of time and effort and work he (and others) put into that car the last 2 years is simply phenomenal. He has a few other cars, including the '70 MC seen in a few of the pics ... and a older model Cadillac station wagon. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I could never get enough" ... Eddy Raven ... 'I Could Use Another You'

*grins devilishly* Then, instead of kicking it, "pick" it up again ... and throw it . he he Seriously, though, sorry you are having problems. Mom and Dad have had no problems (that I know of, anyway) with their used 2007 orange Cobalt sedan. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What you said when you left just left me cold and out of breath" ... Chris Daughtry ... 'Over You'

lady Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's a no-win situation" ... Michael Bolton ... 'How Can We Be Lovers?'

Wow ... seems like a great deal ... CONGRATS . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Count your blessings now 'fore they're long gone" ... Pink ... 'Who Knew'

space Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Your heart is in serious danger" ... Tanya Tucker & T Graham Brown ... 'Don't Go Out'

*nods* Indeedy it is! Two people also signed the car for him: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...bbySIG_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...MjrSIG_JPG.html Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You might miss what you left behind" ... Dierks Bentley ... 'Slow Down'

Amen ... simple and to the point. C'mon GM ... let's GO! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Time is a valuable thing" ... Linkin Park ... 'In The End'

That's about the high we are supposed to have tomorrow (Friday). And, shoot, cletus ... I missed you when I was in Anderson last fall ... to meet up with Kevin and Jared from the First Gen MC club ... and see this: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._CMwME_JPG.html Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Are we having fun yet?" ... Nickelback ... 'This Is How You Remind Me'

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A most emphatic NO. Yes indeed. This is why I always post my road trips and try to get local gatherings together in greater Chicagoland ... to meet as many people as I possibly can. As NOS mentioned, I've met him before ... as well as others, including FOG and Oldsmoboi. IMHO, I've never had a bad experience meeting people from the online forums/groups. For me, it makes the online portion of it much more enjoyable ... because you are able to put a face and a voice to the name on the screen....and you KNOW that they are REAL people out there ... not just someone typing words into a computer to be posted on a screen..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "If by chance you are ever this way look me up" ... John Anderson ... 'Down in Tennessee'

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Hmmm....that is the weekend before the MC Nationals in Greensburg PA.... Might have to alter my plans and spend a whole week in PA....sounds like fun! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Someday slowly turns to never" ... Tanya Tucker ... 'Soon'

OH wow ... I like that a lot. And it is a coupe, too!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Maybe pretty much always means no" ... Jack Johnson ... 'Flake'

We're getting more snow tonight ... about 2 more inches are expected. It's been quite a see-saw winter, with lots of snow, then warmer temps to melt, then more snow. But, it has also been bitterly cold, too, with subzero temps just about a few days after each snow. I took some pics of the recent snows we've had and posted 'em here: http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...showtopic=22784 http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/temp/ We're supposed to have temps in the 40s on Sunday ... followed by cooler temps the next week, but thankfully, mostly above freezing. Is spring coming YET???? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower" ... Counting Crows ... 'A Long December'

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Heh ... I know that see-saw feeling all too well. Die-hard GM fan, but my goodness mercy me. Course, it didn't help that I went to look at a '90 Caprice 9C1 this past Saturday, after calling right before I left to make sure it was still there ... only to arrive 20 minutes or so later (that's how long it took for me to get from the house to the lot) ... seeing it being driven off the lot by its new owner. The dealer then had the nerve to ask if I wanted an '06 Ch#$r%*et Celebrity/Lumina/monte carlo LT instead. Right. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "There's things goin' on make me mad down to the core" ... Charlie Daniels ... 'Simple Man'

The more I see and hear and read about this new Pontiac G8 ... the more I want to see one in person. Lookin' forward to that opportunity. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Walk right out into a brand new day" ... Everclear ... 'Santa Monica'

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Hot dang ... if nothing else, that'd make a good winter beater for me... he he. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Everything is so messed up" ... Puddle of Mud ... 'Blurry'

CONGRATULATIONS, Chris . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm going to make it to heaven" ... Irene Cara ... 'Fame'

LOL! This is how I half-expected my '87 MC LS to be, since I had planned to have a winter beater so the '87 MC LS didn't have to suffer through the winter again... But, instead, the '87 MC LS has been more reliable than any new car I've ever had.... Go figure. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What can you do?" ... Mickey Gilley ... 'Full Grown Fool'