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Posted by 2002 SLP SS (Member # 1893) on :

We in the Chicago area are expecting temps in the 70's for the next 3 days, so i am putting off the storage to enjoy the SS feeling for now!

Posted by 35TH ED/ed (Member # 1709) on :

Have the Insurance to drop on the 1st when the policy renews [Frown]

. BUT since it will be warm the next few days and no rain I will get it out once more [Smile]

. And besides where I park at work they have a masDA display set up SO its MY duty to take the SS to work and show them what a Real car looks like [Big Grin]

Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :

Heck no! I drive my car all 365 days of the year!! [Big Grin]

Even in deep snow, and blizzards. Of course, it's my only car and i'm 22. [Razz]

Posted by cytruffle (Member # 1733) on :

Texas!! Gotta luv it!! T-top weather except when it gets to be 90+......c'mon down, guys!! [Big Grin]

Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :

I will be putting mine away this weekend. One last drive and then its time to add fuel stabilizer for the winter. [Cool]

Posted by LPE LS1 (Member # 2154) on :

Pushing my storage plans off another weekend or two myself...wife is out of town this weekend, so it's me, the open road and perhaps a butt whoopin' or two [Razz]

. Of course, now I need somewhere to go [Mad]

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[ 30. October 2003, 04:42 AM: Message edited by: LPE LS1 ]

Posted by Opie (Member # 2007) on :

Put 374 in hibernation on Tuesday...

Until next year...

Posted by 35TH ED/ed (Member # 1709) on :

quote:
Originally posted by LPE LS1:
f...wife is out of town this weekend, so it's me, the open road and perhaps a butt whoopin' or two . Of course, now I need somewhere to go . [/QB]

Stop by for a beer the wife is out of town also [Big Grin]

. And besides you are only a loooooong 10 blocks away [Big Grin]

Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :

I usually have the insurance off my SS on the 1st week of October.Been too busy to call and cancel it even though I only drove it a few times this month. [Smile]

Posted by poSSum (Member # 119) on :

We still have one trip to go ... at the end of November. The SS wil go on lay-up after that.

Posted by DarkSde (Member # 2012) on :

winter [Confused]

What's that??? [Razz]

This pic was on Jan 1st of this year... my first Zaino of the year [Big Grin]

Posted by poSSum (Member # 119) on :

quote:
Originally posted by DarkSde:
winter What's that???

I'd like to point out that comments like these, which we may find humorous right now, tend to reveal the ugly side of some of us when our cars are put away, we "enjoy" about 5 hours of daylight ....per day, and the mercury is hovering somewhere under the -20 mark [Eek!]

You've been warned [Big Grin]

BTW ... the warning comes from poSSum the Wintergpegger, not poSSum the moderator. [Smile]

Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

quote:
Originally posted by poSSum:
You've been warned

See, he's getting cabin fever already and the snow has barely begun to fall!!! [Big Grin]

Don't worry, Art. We'll suffer through the winter together. We have to deal w/gray skies, wet ground and non-stop rain from here to June. At least you get sunshine and bright, reflective snow. [Cool]

Posted by DarkSde (Member # 2012) on :

quote:
Originally posted by poSSum:
I'd like to point out that comments like these, which we may find humorous right now, tend to reveal the ugly side of some of us when our cars are put away, we "enjoy" about 5 hours of daylight ....per day, and the mercury is hovering somewhere under the -20 mark You've been warned

BTW ... the warning comes from poSSum the Wintergpegger, not poSSum the moderator. [/QB]

It's an even trade off in my eyes poSSum... while I don't get your winters... you don't have to deal with 115 in the summers. [Eek!]

I won't rub it in once the white stuff hits you [Smile]

Posted by KurtK (Member # 1779) on :

Only when it rains! [Cool]

Posted by alfredf00_1673 (Member # 142) on :

Store! Winter? What are those things???

We ain't got no stupid storage or WINTER!!!

[Cool]

Excuse me while I go outside and catch some rays.

Posted by Elie Garfinkel (Member # 1635) on :

quote:
Originally posted by poSSum:

quote:
Originally posted by DarkSde:
winter What's that???
we "enjoy" about 5 hours of daylight ....per day, and the mercury is hovering somewhere under the -20 mark You've been warned

BTW ... the warning comes from poSSum the Wintergpegger, not poSSum the moderator.

Try a SAD lamp!!!! The winter/lack of sunlight/cold has a tremendously negative effect on me. It's called "Seasonal Affective Disorder" - and it's for real! My wife, out of desperation in trying to live under the same roof with me in the winter, bought me one of these lamps about 6 yrs. ago and it has been a godsend! I sit in front of it for 1/2 hr. a day (started a few days before turning the clock back to build up a bit of a cushion). This really helps mr keep my sanity! At some point during the 3rd or 4th week in March, I'll wake up in the morning and I'll be able to tell that I don't need the lamp anymore until the following October.

Cheers,

Elie

Posted by sstraveler (Member # 2135) on :

Mine gets stored about 330+ days a year. Only cause I live and work overseas.

Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Elie Garfinkel:
The winter/lack of sunlight/cold has a tremendously negative effect on me. It's called "Seasonal Affective Disorder"

To combat this, we take a trip over the Cascade Mountain range to Central/Eastern Oregon. The crisp, cool, high desert air and sunshine are just the ticket once a month or two during the dreary, wet, gray winter in NW Oregon.

Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :

quote:
Originally posted by HTWLSS:

quote:
Originally posted by Elie Garfinkel:
The winter/lack of sunlight/cold has a tremendously negative effect on me. It's called "Seasonal Affective Disorder"
To combat this, we take a trip over the Cascade Mountain range to Central/Eastern Oregon. The crisp, cool, high desert air and sunshine are just the ticket once a month or two during the dreary, wet, gray winter in NW Oregon.

We usually got see the ice sculptures in Plymouth,Mi. Then across the street to the warm Box Bar for a hot chcolate or dinner.

and if you just happen to have some other Camaro Enthusiasts with you,make an evening out of it.

Posted by LPE LS1 (Member # 2154) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 35TH ED/ed:
[QUOTE]Stop by for a beer the wife is out of town also . And besides you are only a loooooong 10 blocks away

Just might take you up on that! Shoot me some directions and a phone and I'll give you a call. [Cool]

[ 30. October 2003, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: LPE LS1 ]

Posted by JohnS (Member # 1073) on :

quote:
Originally posted by poSSum:
BTW ... the warning comes from poSSum the Wintergpegger, not poSSum the moderator.

Ah-ah! There's a medical term for I'm a poster, no I'm a moderator, no wait I'm a poster condition .... 'winterpeggia-schizophrenia'. [Big Grin]

Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

quote:
Originally posted by JohnS:
Ah-ah! There's a medical term for I'm a poster, no I'm a moderator, no wait I'm a poster condition .... 'winterpeggia-schizophrenia'.

Good one!

Posted by Raven (Member # 1962) on :

No storage!! How can I get my Fix if the car is stored and the sun is out no matter what the temp. The car runs stronger with that cold air ram air.....Effect.....

Posted by 35TH ED/ed (Member # 1709) on :

quote:
Originally posted by LPE LS1:

quote:
Originally posted by 35TH ED/ed:
[QUOTE]Stop by for a beer the wife is out of town also . And besides you are only a loooooong 10 blocks away
Just might take you up on that! Shoot me some directions and a phone and I'll give you a call.

You have email.

Posted by SS_CarGuy (Member # 2065) on :

Mine gets "stored" year round [Eek!]

First I drive to this store and then I drive to that store and......well you get the idea!

Sorry NORTHERNERS.......you have to move south (or be brave in the snow) if you want to drive year round.

Posted by 67&02 (Member # 1570) on :

The car is stored for the Winter, but the ol'two plankers are sharpened, waxed and ready to accelerate at ridiculous speeds!

Posted by Buddy (Member # 1698) on :

Stored for the winter...well sort of. It stays stored all year, cause I don't have room for both at the house.The wife get's her side of the garage, so that only leaves one side for me, and the '70Z stays here.

Getting it out tomorrow though for a long morning ride. The weather is perfect this weekend.

I just got back from a local cruise-in with the Z tonight, so I'll get my "SS fix" in the morning. [Big Grin]

Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :

I just stored the SS yesterday and the IROC will be stored today. Fuel staibilizer is in and will be in the IROC today. Looks like a long winter. [Frown]

Posted by MaryandRalph (Member # 244) on :

Normally it is done by now. Weather has been nicer this fall so I may end up doing it next weekend. [Cool]

Posted by lrdvadr (Member # 1382) on :

Fuel stabilizer in this morning.
Trickle charger, car cover, and garage planned for later this afternoon.

Posted by Steven2000SS (Member # 780) on :

Winter [Confused]

Posted by cytruffle (Member # 1733) on :

Wowwwwwwww..........amazing!! Storage? Fuel stabilizer? Trickle charger? Seasonal affective disorder? Ice sculpture? Winterpeggia-schizophrenia? I'm learning a foreign language!! [Wink]

Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :

quote:
Originally posted by cytruffle:
Wowwwwwwww..........amazing!! Storage? Fuel stabilizer? Trickle charger? Seasonal affective disorder? Ice sculpture? Winterpeggia-schizophrenia? I'm learning a foreign language!!

LMAO

Posted by JohnS (Member # 1073) on :

quote:
Originally posted by cytruffle:
Wowwwwwwww..........amazing!! Storage? Fuel stabilizer? Trickle charger? Seasonal affective disorder? Ice sculpture? Winterpeggia-schizophrenia? I'm learning a foreign language!!

That's "a foreign language, eh!". [Big Grin]

Just take off your touque, put on your flannies, sit down on the chesterfield, open a bottle of brew, and watch the hockey game (there's one on TV every night). [Roll Eyes]

And, oh ya, and if you make a mess, you can clean it up with your serviette. [Big Grin]

Posted by cytruffle (Member # 1733) on :

LMAO!!!! [Big Grin]

OK....lessee:

touque = hat?
flannies = pj's?
chesterfield = either sofa or cigarettes!?
brew = I DO know that one!! hahaha!!
hockey = shuffleboard on ice
serviette = French maid?

[Wink]

Posted by JohnS (Member # 1073) on :

quote:
Originally posted by cytruffle:
LMAO!!!!

OK....lessee:

touque = hat?
flannies = pj's?
chesterfield = either sofa or cigarettes!?
brew = I DO know that one!! hahaha!!
hockey = shuffleboard on ice
serviette = French maid?

serviette = French maid. We wish!

That's what we've been doing wrong. We've been sitting on our cigarettes, and not the sofa. Doesn't that just burn your ..... (only when the cigarettes are lit) [Big Grin]

Posted by cytruffle (Member # 1733) on :

????

Posted by DGOETZ (Member # 1846) on :

Hey I've had my car for 2 years and no matter how bad the winter is there will be a day where the streets are clean and dry. On those days the Unit will be driven.

Crisp winter days they never run than on days like that.

Posted by 35TH ED/ed (Member # 1709) on :

quote:
Originally posted by DGOETZ:
......... no matter how bad the winter is there will be a day where the streets are clean and dry. On those days the Unit will be driven.

Don't come to MIchigan [Confused]

. There is so much Salt on the streets that the streets stay White till the 3rd spring rain [Eek!]

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