Miatatude

First and weirdest was Donna drove to get some fresh bagels for breakfast and actually requested I put the top down for her. Donna doesn’t drive that much, she says that’s the only reason she keeps me around, and when she does she will drive her mom’s Civic first (the Civic was sitting right there.) Second, if she has to drive the Miata, she always wants the top up. Then we went grocery shopping in the Miata. Usually Donna and her mom go shopping in the Honda, but today Mom didn’t want to go, so we went. Donna asked, “Did we want to take the Civic?” I replied, “Only if you are driving.” I think she was worried about running out of room in the trunk (I guess she forgot the 11 years we used to go shopping when we only had a Miata to do it with.) $100 worth in 9 plastic grocery bags, a big bottle of laundry detergent, the boot and the cockpit cover fit in with enough room left for her to toss her purse in there too.

Started up, went down, still down.
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Put the top up so I could wash the car in preparation for this afternoon’s Sno-Cap 38th Anniversary Cruise In. Meeting the Miata Club again today. The Sno-Cap has been an institution in North Augusta for, like well duh, 38 years. Each year they hold a party with a DJ, high school cheerleaders, games, contests and door prize give-aways. They invite all the local car clubs to come between certain hours and hang out. Free soft drinks if you wear your Club T-shirt. This year, like last, we were going to share the lot with the Corvette Club. They must have forgot or something as there were only 3 Vettes in attendance. We had 12 Miatas. Coincidentally that is the exact number of covered spots the Sno-Cap has. We filled them right up.

Started down, went up, went down, back up, still up.
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Down for the trip to work, but up for the trip back home. It went back down for tonight’s Master’s Miata Club Full Moon Rally. We had 10 Miatas and a convertible RX-7 that belongs to a member’s sister and brother-in-law. Nice little ride thru the back woods of Aiken County before ending up at Brusters for ice cream.

Started up, went down, went up, back down, still down.
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Just put it up while at work and left it up for the ride home. Tomorrow will be the same as it is supposed to be in the upper 90’s.

Started up, went down, went up, still up.
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The streak is over at 10 days and all because I panicked. Had a doctor’s appointment this afternoon and he was wrapping up the visit I could hear the thunder outside. After redressing I hurried outside to put the top up, even before the nurse had finished my paperwork. Looked pretty bad in a couple of directions. After coming back form the office a second time, I headed home and didn’t encounter a single rain drop.

Started down, went up, still up.
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Didn’t make the post office so the mix will get mailed on the deadline date of Monday, sigh. Speaking of post office, they delivered my J. C. Whitney package today, at work, it should be waiting for me on Monday.

The evening was spent on a drive to finalize the route for this coming Friday’s full moon rally with the Miata Club. Got it down to 47 from 60 making it a 10 minutes shorter ride. Hopefully it won’t rain. It hasn’t all this week, as you can tell from the top transition count being stuck at the same number.

Started down, still down.
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The package was coming from the same area (midwest US), was lighter and they charged $10 vs. zero and it ain’t here. No wonder UPS is kicking the USPS’s butt. Actually got my CD Mix of the Month done today. I waited until the last day to sign up and thought I would end up mailing on the deadline date too, but it looks like I’ll send them out tomorrow, 2 days early. Can’t really gloat though, as I have yet to post the track listing from last month’s mix…

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