Good advice, mate. I've never been run in and don't expect to. At home it's
a different story...I'm not laffin! Drive safe and sober. Cheers, Rj
On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Tom Reier <bluesson@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I know this is going to go over like Lucas electrics on a dark night,
> but:
> A club full of very unique British cars, drinking and driving. As the
> Brits
> would say, "BRILLIANT!"
> I'm being extremely sarcastic.
> When I finally show up in the Grinnall S3, I'm going to call for a show
> of
> hands as I ask loudly, "Anyone who's had a DUI, raise your hand!" I'll tell
> my
> story if that's what you want to hear. But you probably don't want to hear
> it.
> After all, it can't happen to YOU.
> The concept of a car club, going driving on club events, and consuming
> alcohol in any quantity before or during the club drives, is a fool's
> errand
> imo. It's not a matter of IF, but WHEN it causes a problem for one to
> several
> members, their vehicles, and possibly some innocent civilians. On a
> personal
> note, the concept of driving my very unique British specialist car, one of
> less than 360 in the world, in concert with a pack of drinking drivers, is
> just something I'm not willing to do. So just count me out on any drive
> that
> involves drinking in any quantity and then driving. You folks are really
> looking for trouble. Go ahead, laugh at me now...but don't call me for bail
> or
> complain to me when you have to do that expensive, time consuming and
> EMBARRASSING "legal cakewalk". That fifteen grand or so you'll be out will
> pay for a lot of Brit car parts. Been there ONCE...8/11/84, and NEVER
> going
> there again. Tom Reier
> p.s. I know, it can't happen to YOU. You're special. Tell it to the LEO as
> you're doing that test.
>
> > From: mvg1@att.net
> > To: nobbc@autox.team.net
> > Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:59:51 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Old Speckled Hen ride?
> >
> > WHAT, BEER? I'm in.
> >
> > Michael
> > 64 TR4
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Thresh" <tsthresh@hotmail.com>
> > To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 2:07 PM
> > Subject: [Nobbc] Old Speckled Hen ride?
> >
> >
> > > o;?Great ride by Dawson last week-end. I have to apologize that we
> ended
> > > up
> > > ahead of the caravan ( needed gas in Healdsburg) and sat at a separate
> > > table.
> > >
> > > During the week I visited HOPMONK TAVERN in Sonoma, and discovered from
> > > the
> > > owner Dean Biersch (think co-founder of Gordon Biersch Brewing Co) that
> > > they
> > > have OSH on draught ! He gave me a sample in a to-go glass, and an
> > > invitation
> > > to bring the NOBCC back there sometime. See www.hopmonk.com, there is
> > > another
> > > location in Sebastopol which I have to check out.
> > >
> > > I would like to organize something, perhaps in May. Ron mentioned Mt
> > > Veeder
> > > Road whilst we were talking b should be no Napa cops there? There
> seems
> > > to
> > > be a movement for a picnic, and that could not be at Hopmonk. So is the
> > > group
> > > interested in a ride to a b pubb -like destination for a lunch and a
> pint
> > > in
> > > the British tradition, sometime soon?.
> > >
> > > If so, I will arrange a date and organize for a b car-showb
> reservation
> > > in
> > > Hopmonkb s parking lot. Dean says they have hosted the Porsche club
> before
> > > (known as slumming it by real Brit car fans).
> > >
> > > Meanwhile I have to make another quick trip to the UK late March so
> will
> > > be
> > > forced to drink real ale again......oh well.
> > >
> > > See you all again soon .
> > > Tim
> > > 1958 MGA (one of at least 4 red-uns in the club now, it seems)
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