My SL is the one with the oval tailpipe. You'll get familiar with it.ScottinSoCal said:Right down PCH. I'll wait for you to catch up in Malibu, then we can go watch your wife spend your childrens' inheritance on Rodeo Drive. On a single pair of shoes.
ScottinSoCal said:You're going to drive it backwards? Is that wise?
It's going to seem to you that YOU are in reverse when I pull away .ScottinSoCal said:You're going to drive it backwards? Is that wise?
Thanks for the tip.POS said:Make sure you hit the MB Classic Center in Orange County. I'm thinking of taking the SL AMG up to the Woodward Dream Cruise.
I am about 2.5 hrs away. I have worked at YUL and YYZ for the past 27 years. In YUL I always seemed to live under the flight path while here in Barrie MAYBE you will hear the odd single engine aircraft. I quite like having normal backyard conversations.flyboyike said:Hey, nobby, how far are you from London, ON? If not too far, I probably flew right over your house the other day on the way to Chicago from Boston.
Thanks, Scott.ScottinSoCal said:When it gets closer, give me an idea of when you'll be through. I can give you two options:
Option 1) A very nice room at a resort in Santa Barbara. I happen to be sleeping with the manager, and I can get pretty good room rates.
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Option 2) A nicely appointed guest room with ensuite bath. Dogs sharing the bed are optional. Sharing your food with the parrot is not optional. At least, not if you want to keep your hearing. Parrots can be loud.
Thanks. I am sure I will announce my departure in 12 months.crb49 said:Did this trip last summer... sort of backwards by your standards, Knobbie.
LA up the coast to Seattle to Victoria BC. Wonderful trip and you'll enjoy almost every minute of it. I'm good for an Orange County get together. Also good friends with the parts mgr. at MB Restoration Center. So I'm sure we can hook you up with a VIP tour. Keep those cards and letters comming.
Thanks for the kind offer. Stickers on the SL aren't going to bother it. It needs paint anyways. Maybe I can cover up some of the blemishes. I'm thinking back of the trunk lid. Any benzworld stickers out there?isthisdave said:You are more than welcome to crash at my humble abode. The couch is quite comfortable, but don't you dare slap any stickers on the Green Machine.
It's not as big an issue along the coast, but you need to know the July temps here in CenCal regularly top 40C.
Maybe you can use this, Trip Planner : Weather Underground.
Dave.
Are you sure you don't have to check with SWMBO before you make such bold offers?Digmenow said:What th'?
I'm already an hour north of Pittsburgh. If you aren't packed up, gassed up and waiting in the driveway when I get there tomorrow afternoon, the trip's off.
That's the thing. I HAVE to make my selections NOW. Given my seniority and position, I can pick what I want but it has to be now.Whenever. When it gets closer I'll put in time off for myself, but if I put it in a year in advance my boss would just give me the fisheye and I'd have to remind him two weeks in advance anyway.
This was pretty much a rough estimate doing a Barrie-Vancouver-LA-Vegas-Barrie search.Can you post a copy of that map. 112 hours driving Mapquest time. Whats the total milage? What are the speed limits in Canada?
John Roncallo
Thanks again. I will be referring back to this thread as departure time approaches and making all the connections.Offer still stands for the Restoration tour, Nobby (and friends).
You'll probably be ready for home after three weeks anyway. Well, i say that after our not quite three week coastal jaunt. The only problem is you'll be ready to take off again after being home a week.
