OK, who took snakes to work today?

Tony Radford · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 09:16 AM

All Georgia Cobra owners should be smiling today (functioning Cobras I should say). Clear blue sky, 70 degrees and no wind (except for the 70 MPH jet stream trying to blow my cap off while I was barreling down HW 316 this morning). Now I'm REALLY looking forward to getting off work this after noon. I think it's supposed to be 75+ degrees by then. I think my speedometer is gaining an error. My tires are getting smaller and smaller in diameter since I had the stroker installed. Hey, I don't need no stinking tread!

mzhun · #2 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 10:14 AM

Took a little life off of the T/A's myself today. Need to look at these brakes before tomorrow.

Tony Radford · #3 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 10:27 AM

We don't need no stinking tread or brakes! Just go-juice and a little oil! Another reason to always be in front.

ItBites · #4 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 10:55 AM

Drove mine to work today here in AZ. Supposed to be 94 degF and sunny here. No wind.

Russ Dickey · #5 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 12:01 PM

I was THIS close. It's going to be close to 70 here in KC today. Unfortunately it doesn't warm up very fast, so it was only 43 when I was leaving for work. If I would have allowed myself another 10 minutes, I would have snapped the soft top on, but oh well.

As it is, I am dying to get out of here and get home so I can take the snake out of the garage.

Then maybe I'll go for a drive in the Cobra.

Russ

petek · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 12:08 PM

Left home this morning and the temps were just into the 40's ... of course I was in my Cobra! Should have driven the Cobra Russ.

Lowell W · #7 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 03:03 PM

Better yet: I didn't HAFTA go to work today. So I went joyriding.

chill · #8 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 03:45 PM

Yep, a bit chilly in the AM, but well worth it. I took off a bit early and enjoyed the day, got my car aligned after the winter disassembly, and then.....

OOOPPPS, got on 400 north...

I'm planning on a trip to Johnny B's for dinner to get another opportunity to ride once the traffic dies down a bit.

need4speed · #9 (**permalink**) 03-19-2004, 04:11 PM

Don't have a "snake" but I drove my Lister to work today. Funny how the commute is much more interesting this way...

Johan · #10 (**permalink**) 03-20-2004, 06:25 AM

I drove mine to work. First time in a long time. Too long. Fun to sit in traffic with all that snarling potential, next to somebody in a rice pod, no longer able to discern if their car is running or not..

Lowell W · #11 (**permalink**) 03-21-2004, 06:38 AM

I didn't have to go to work yesterday, either, but I did get a chance to enjoy my car. A good friend lives in southeastern Wisconsin, about 135 miles northeast of here, so I decided to go visit him and see how the car was running. During the winter, I had installed a Pro 5.0 shifter and addressed a few little issues after putting on 10,000 miles last year, so I figured this should be a good shakedown cruise.

The weather was as nice as we've had so far this year: sunny after about 10:00, temp in the mid 50's or so, but with probably a 30mph wind out of the west. The trip there was beautiful, although the wind was a little bothersome driving north, but it didn't really blow the car around, so it wasn't too bad. I stopped at Joe's, in Marengo, for a couple of hot dogs, then continued on to my friend's place, arriving mid-afternoon. We spent a few hours visiting and looking around his shop and at my new (actually used, but hardly) Bridgeport mill he had found for me. While we were visiting, we remarked several times on how windy it was getting and how the temperature was dropping. By the time I left, at about 5:15, it was in the mid 40's and the wind had shifted a little and was now W/NW. Definitely time to put up the top! By the time we got the top up, my hands were blue. I started the car, let it warm up for a few minutes, then, with the Bridgeport in the trunk (naw, just kiddin'-we'll leave that for another trip), I headed for home. I did have a long underwear top on, with a flannel shirt, and a Carhartt work coat, but I still didn't expect to be very comfortable for the three hour drive. I stopped again at Joes for some of his delicious lasagna, and wasn't cold yet, although I was surprised at how cold it was when I got out of my cozy little rocket pod. Back on the road and I stopped for gas at about the 100 mile mark, as I didn't know for sure how much the headwind was affecting my fuel consumption (not a lot, actually), and now it was really COLD when I got out of the car. OK, back in the car with a cup of coffee and a muffin and headed for home. When I arrived it was 36 degrees and still windy. Yeah, my toes were a little cold but heck, I've been MUCH colder than that, and I was driving a COBRA!! I never once wished I had taken my truck instead. Hmmm-sun's out again today...