In more ways than one.
I know I can not complain about low temperatures when it is only in the high 40s. But anyone who has spent time in different parts of the country may have noticed that there is a difference in thermometer cold and feeling of cold. Wind chill, humidity, and sunlight all play rolls. Then there is also the issue of what you are used to. If you are from the great white north and used to temps in the single digits, it does not seem to bother you. But if you are used to winter being 60s and it is in the 30-40s you feel cold.
It has been cold, clammy and rainy for 2 straight days. Kind of miserable and peaked here at my house at right around 50ish the last 2 days. I know, I know, shut up and quit complaining. But it is cold for us here, and I have friends who just moved here a year ago from Long Island and they are used to winters well below freezing and even they are saying that it FEELS much colder here at 40* than it does there at 30*. Not trying to complain per say, just saying it has not been fun since I have gotten to a spot where a few good days and I may be making some good headway on the truck.
But the real reason I think it was a COOL afternoon, is that I got to spend it with an old friend. And that was COOL. It was cool and chilly out, but I still had a blast hanging out with Warren Webb.
I stopped by to introduce him to my wife and pick up a V8 service manual. I ended up getting to meet 2 of his grand kids and he gave me the grand tour of "Casa De Stude"....well that is what I am calling it.
We had quite a few good laughs, a few at my dads expense...well deserved...lol. He showed me very many cool old parts and pieces and some really nice project cars.
I will get him to sell me his '63 GT Hawk SC car if it is the last thing I do !!! I would honestly take about any of his project cars, they all have so much potential.
We figured out that I have known him {or is it that he has known me} for about 38 years. Sadly we went separate ways when I was in my 20s and had not seen him in a long time. Hence the reason I had to "introduce" him to my wife of 25 years, but it is really great to be back in touch with an old family friend, and I am really thankful to get to call him a friend and brother.
So that makes 4 SDC members that I have met and hung out with for little bit in the 4 months or so I have been on the site and man have I enjoyed all of them. I have known Warren but recently reconnected with him thanks to this site, I met Dean Pearson who lives 10 minutes away and was a really cool guy with a RAD project {when you gonna swing by over here for a beer?} and Of course my good new friend Bob K. who is just a great man and top of my list of helpful and knowlegeable guys, and I got to spend a while talking to Mark {Bullet} at the PSW zone meet a few weeks back.
So I am 4 for 4 on meeting really good folks here. At this rate of meeting 1 member per month I only have to live about 1500 years or so meet all of you.....maybe I need to pick up the pace?
Anyway I just wanted to share yet another great meeting of a local member and express my great appreciation of the loan of the much needed service manual.....Thanks a TON Warren.
I know I can not complain about low temperatures when it is only in the high 40s. But anyone who has spent time in different parts of the country may have noticed that there is a difference in thermometer cold and feeling of cold. Wind chill, humidity, and sunlight all play rolls. Then there is also the issue of what you are used to. If you are from the great white north and used to temps in the single digits, it does not seem to bother you. But if you are used to winter being 60s and it is in the 30-40s you feel cold.
It has been cold, clammy and rainy for 2 straight days. Kind of miserable and peaked here at my house at right around 50ish the last 2 days. I know, I know, shut up and quit complaining. But it is cold for us here, and I have friends who just moved here a year ago from Long Island and they are used to winters well below freezing and even they are saying that it FEELS much colder here at 40* than it does there at 30*. Not trying to complain per say, just saying it has not been fun since I have gotten to a spot where a few good days and I may be making some good headway on the truck.
But the real reason I think it was a COOL afternoon, is that I got to spend it with an old friend. And that was COOL. It was cool and chilly out, but I still had a blast hanging out with Warren Webb.
I stopped by to introduce him to my wife and pick up a V8 service manual. I ended up getting to meet 2 of his grand kids and he gave me the grand tour of "Casa De Stude"....well that is what I am calling it.
We had quite a few good laughs, a few at my dads expense...well deserved...lol. He showed me very many cool old parts and pieces and some really nice project cars.
I will get him to sell me his '63 GT Hawk SC car if it is the last thing I do !!! I would honestly take about any of his project cars, they all have so much potential.
We figured out that I have known him {or is it that he has known me} for about 38 years. Sadly we went separate ways when I was in my 20s and had not seen him in a long time. Hence the reason I had to "introduce" him to my wife of 25 years, but it is really great to be back in touch with an old family friend, and I am really thankful to get to call him a friend and brother.
So that makes 4 SDC members that I have met and hung out with for little bit in the 4 months or so I have been on the site and man have I enjoyed all of them. I have known Warren but recently reconnected with him thanks to this site, I met Dean Pearson who lives 10 minutes away and was a really cool guy with a RAD project {when you gonna swing by over here for a beer?} and Of course my good new friend Bob K. who is just a great man and top of my list of helpful and knowlegeable guys, and I got to spend a while talking to Mark {Bullet} at the PSW zone meet a few weeks back.
So I am 4 for 4 on meeting really good folks here. At this rate of meeting 1 member per month I only have to live about 1500 years or so meet all of you.....maybe I need to pick up the pace?
Anyway I just wanted to share yet another great meeting of a local member and express my great appreciation of the loan of the much needed service manual.....Thanks a TON Warren.
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