Pictorial where did you go in your Stinger today

[westcoastGT]

Not ideal lighting but I thought a dose of "Miss November " would sooth the forum. I couldn't let her steal all the limelight after her annual Ceramic pro re-application. View attachment 37322 View attachment 37325That's the carport colorbond roof above me.

love your belt buckle !! or maybe jockstrap !

 

[MerlintheMad]

Maybe calender worthy Merlin.

Aside from the odd picture shape (very narrow), yes indeed.

 

[MerlintheMad]

love your belt buckle !! or maybe jockstrap !

I thought it was a codpiece, at first. But that just emphasizes how true the reflection is: to confuse it with the physical badge.

 

[Ozstung]

I thought it was a codpiece, at first. But that just emphasizes how true the reflection is: to confuse it with the physical badge.

Ook I that's ma sporin ya old laddie. The "E" is for E bye gum when the young lassies take a peek under my kilt .

 

[Nasscar]

Not ideal lighting but I thought a dose of "Miss November " would sooth the forum. I couldn't let her steal all the limelight after her annual Ceramic pro re-application. View attachment 37322 View attachment 37325That's the carport colorbond roof above me.

Almost got a look at the elusive Ozzie.

 

[Nasscar]

Not ideal lighting but I thought a dose of "Miss November " would sooth the forum. I couldn't let her steal all the limelight after her annual Ceramic pro re-application. View attachment 37322 View attachment 37325That's the carport colorbond roof above me.

Nothing against your car Ozzie which looked great but I was expecting a different Miss November.

 

[Ozstung]

Nothing against your car Ozzie which looked great but I was expecting a different Miss November.

Sorry to disappoint , now that would be out of my league and capabilities.

 

[westcoastGT]

Ook I that's ma sporin ya old laddie. The "E" is for E bye gum when the young lassies take a peek under my kilt .

Gruesome ......................give it a tickle .................gruesomore !! ! Bawaaaaaaa

 

[Ozstung]

Gruesome ......................give it a tickle .................gruesomore !! ! Bawaaaaaaa

Ha,ha, I know that one . It takes place in the highland games. " Come hear little lassie........"

 

[cncBilly]

Across town, after a detail and shine, found nice shady spot at our stop...
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I think that one might qualify for Melin’s calendar thread.

 

[moinmoin]

belt buckle

Good one!

 

[MerlintheMad]

I think that one might qualify for Melin’s calendar thread.

Actually, that was AV8R's thread, and it's now defunct since we're already into 2020, and are working toward 2021. I guess we could start a "2021 Calendar. Put your submissions here" thread. In this particular case, although I already nabbed that excellent pic for my "2021 Stinger calendar options" folder on my computer, were I to use it, I'd have to crop the ends off to make the pic fill all the way to the edges. So, the instruction here is: take pics that are more "calendar page shaped".

 

[app_master]

Actually, that was AV8R's thread, and it's now defunct since we're already into 2020, and are working toward 2021. I guess we could start a "2021 Calendar. Put your submissions here" thread. In this particular case, although I already nabbed that excellent pic for my "2021 Stinger calendar options" folder on my computer, were I to use it, I'd have to crop the ends off to make the pic fill all the way to the edges. So, the instruction here is: take pics that are more "calendar page shaped".

Cheers, let me know where to upload the original unedited size pic...

 

[MerlintheMad]

Cheers, let me know where to upload the original unedited size pic...

You tell me. A link to the unedited pic (like Dropbox) allows me to save it. Or, when or if we create a 2021 calendar thread you can put the full-size pics (uncropped) in there.

 

[app_master]

You tell me. A link to the unedited pic (like Dropbox) allows me to save it. Or, when or if we create a 2021 calendar thread you can put the full-size pics (uncropped) in there.

cool cool, I'll add an image link here for now, and again if I see the thread pop up
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QuiKdUQqEUdbA6XC8

 

[MerlintheMad]

cool cool, I'll ad here for now, and again if I see the thread pop up
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QuiKdUQqEUdbA6XC8

Am I supposed to see that gorgeous HCR? Because all I see is a grey box. Oh, never mind; click on the grey box and the HCR opens up. Caught it. Now, that is a proper file size, 910KB.

 

[ShannonC]

Stinger in good company again

 

[MerlintheMad]

The family decided that Disneyland was on next week. They're driving down variously today; some staying in Mesquite tonight, some in Vegas, some making it actually to Anaheim. The weekend is for getting settled and contacting local family; and Monday is "family day", whatever that is supposed to entail; I'll be told, I'm sure.

I am not going into Disneyland. But I drove my wife's vegan food down here; three ice chests of it. It fits! Amazing. She flies. I met her at John Wayne Airport. And while she was deplaning I dusted off my car. It was very dusty. There were bugs in front too. It got up to 91F on the freeway, if you can believe it. The 1st of February, and 91F on the freeway!? The psi in my tires was up to 48. I did not come down here to "enjoy" temperatures in the 80s, much less 90s; I came down here to enjoy temperatures in the 60s. Away from the freeway it was still 73F. I won't complain about that.

We're staying in Huntington Beach at the Surf City Inn. It's quaint. So quaint, in fact, that it is all built over a ground level garage with two stories of rooms on the second and third floor. And (get this) NO elevator!? I'm not kidding. This place is for kids. Not Baby Boomers whose wives are vegan and require literally hundreds of pounds of stuff when they go on trips. I nearly died going up 36 flights of stairs (if I was in a Hitchcock film, those last three steps would have done me in). First trip up was with an ice chest; ditto the second; ditto the third (a fairly light one, though, being smaller than the other two). Then came the suitcase. The monster. If it weighed 50 lbs I am a wet nosed kid. I dragged it up, one stair at a time. Or I would not be writing this. Heh.

Row One: I managed to get all three ice chests into the hatch with room to spare for my car cleaning supplies; Dawn lightens the sky over the Wasatch Range above Provo; the Virgin River gorge, my favorite part (but "they" ruined it by posting 55 MPH speed limits, and having road construction going on; I even saw a cop pull over a speeder; I've NEVER seen a cop in that canyon before); a typical view of southern Nevada-NW Arizona.

Row Two: "Black Mountain", east of Barstow, at least that's my name for it; and a close up of Black Mountain, the freeway cuts north of it; NAV waiting in the "cellphone waiting lot", waiting for my wife to say that she's on the ground and forty minutes out (occupied the time dusting my car); I picked up my wife at the passenger pickup, and she added three suitcases of various sizes (the smallest one is on her lap).

Row Three: I managed to cram everything in; the first view of Surf City Inn, from the middle turn lane; I backed into a precious end stall; and it was a very tight squeeze (I worked my way in by doing ten point turns, JK, but only a little)

Row Four: closeup detail of the wall at the entrance to the parking garage (which I did not use, deeming it too cramped and dangerous, and opting for outside instead); pull back and show the wider view; the 36 stairs from hell.

 

[Flameangel]

Merlin.....you're a very doting husband and luckily you are fit. Managing those 36 stairs from hell, all the hiking you and your wife do must hold you in good stead. Iv'e just started back at the Gym and 15 minutes each of the cross trainer and the exercise bike was enough for the first day.

 

[Nasscar]

The family decided that Disneyland was on next week. They're driving down variously today; some staying in Mesquite tonight, some in Vegas, some making it actually to Anaheim. The weekend is for getting settled and contacting local family; and Monday is "family day", whatever that is supposed to entail; I'll be told, I'm sure.

I am not going into Disneyland. But I drove my wife's vegan food down here; three ice chests of it. It fits! Amazing. She flies. I met her at John Wayne Airport. And while she was deplaning I dusted off my car. It was very dusty. There were bugs in front too. It got up to 91F on the freeway, if you can believe it. The 1st of February, and 91F on the freeway!? The psi in my tires was up to 48. I did not come down here to "enjoy" temperatures in the 80s, much less 90s; I came down here to enjoy temperatures in the 60s. Away from the freeway it was still 73F. I won't complain about that.

We're staying in Huntington Beach at the Surf City Inn. It's quaint. So quaint, in fact, that it is all built over a ground level garage with two stories of rooms on the second and third floor. And (get this) NO elevator!? I'm not kidding. This place is for kids. Not Baby Boomers whose wives are vegan and require literally hundreds of pounds of stuff when they go on trips. I nearly died going up 36 flights of stairs (if I was in a Hitchcock film, those last three steps would have done me in). First trip up was with an ice chest; ditto the second; ditto the third (a fairly light one, though, being smaller than the other two). Then came the suitcase. The monster. If it weighed 50 lbs I am a wet nosed kid. I dragged it up, one stair at a time. Or I would not be writing this. Heh.

Row One: I managed to get all three ice chests into the hatch with room to spare for my car cleaning supplies; Dawn lightens the sky over the Wasatch Range above Provo; the Virgin River gorge, my favorite part (but "they" ruined it by posting 55 MPH speed limits, and having road construction going on; I even saw a cop pull over a speeder; I've NEVER seen a cop in that canyon before); a typical view of southern Nevada-NW Arizona.
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Row Two: "Black Mountain", east of Barstow, at least that's my name for it; and a close up of Black Mountain, the freeway cuts north of it; NAV waiting in the "cellphone waiting lot", waiting for my wife to say that she's on the ground and forty minutes out (occupied the time dusting my car); I picked up my wife at the passenger pickup, and she added three suitcases of various sizes (the smallest one is on her lap).
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Row Three: I managed to cram everything in; the first view of Surf City Inn, from the middle turn lane; I backed into a precious end stall; and it was a very tight squeeze (I worked my way in by doing ten point turns, JK, but only a little)
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Row Four: closeup detail of the wall at the entrance to the parking garage (which I did not use, deeming it too cramped and dangerous, and opting for outside instead); pull back and show the wider view; the 36 stairs from hell.
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OMG It has been awhile since we had a post like this from you Merlin. Well done. Doesn't sound like much of a holiday. More of an endurance event. Nice photos.