March 14, 2009-CorvetteFlorida BBQ/Gathering (DATE)

[Rich Z]

Will do Rich and sorry you and the lovely Connie aren't going to make it. We'll miss you guys

I understand the work thing. I'm just saying f'it! and walking away from mine!! Fed up for the week. The fortunate part is, although it does multiply, it doesn't breed and doesn't need me to to it

I'm going to plan something later in the summer if possible either at my place or on one of the coastal areas.

So as Paul Harvey used tosay..."Stand by for news!"

G

Summer? Man, it doesn't let up on us till late September. There is a short breathing space between the time the breeding takes place and the eggs start being laid. Then another short breather between egg laying and when all those critters start hatching out. Between mid June and the mid August I will be having between 3,000 and 6,000 babies hatching out needing to be cared for. That's when I REALLY get busy. Just to give you an idea of what I mean, if I have just 3,000 babies to take care of and want to feed them every 7 days (5 is actually better), how many do I need to take care of every day? Let's suppose I can really whip through them only spending 1 minute for each of them. So what are we looking at timewise? That is every single day roughly 425+ babies need to be cleaned and fed... On top of everything else going on... Which is why I want to sell this business before it kills Connie and myself. Based on the chest pains I get every year at that time, my guess is I'm living on borrowed time as it is.

No, I'm not expecting you guys to work around my schedule for these get togethers, just explaining in advance about why if the timing isn't just right, it won't be possible for us to attend. Late Summer? Forgetaboutit...... :nonod:

 

[USA-1]

..... although BERNADETTE & I had a great time, we never got our camera out to take any pictures, and hopefully those who did will post their pictures here:
a special thanks to our hosts for making this event possible!

:thumbsup:

Glen

 

[THOR]

Thank Thank Thank you to Ken and Carrie for hosting the first annual BBQ for Corvette Florida. I had a wonderful time and finally got to meet Ray.
Gordon makes a very nice margarita. I got a kick out of all the dogs too.

 

[vettejack]

Here we go folks!!

As promised...the evidence!!:hehehe:

 

[vettejack]

Also posted to the court...

:hehehe:

 

[vettejack]

What a beautiful and delightful day...

And to friends, old and new!.............:icon_cheers:

And the collection of cars we had for the numbers present!.......:cool3:

And to our most gracious and beautiful host...Ken and Carrie....:notworthy:

And to everyone else that made us feel like family and to love a car like the Corvette as we do.......:thankyou2::IThankYou:

Wrap your ass in glass................:vette:

 

[IMPTKLR]

Thanks eveyone.. We had a great time!! :thumbsup:

See y'all soon

 

[zzzona]

Good food..Good people...Good time
Thanks....especially to the host and hostess for opening up their house to us...:thumbsup:

Dave

 

[Kap142]

It was a great day with great friends. We were honored that friends came from so far to join us.

The pleasure was all ours.

May this be only the first.

Ken

 

[Shadow]

Amen to that Ken:icon_cheers:

Thank you to all of YOU that were able to be there to make this event the success it was:IThankYou::IThankYou:

Were it not for you, well, it just wouldn't have been...period.

Ken & Carrie, as previously stated, thanks to you wonderful folks for opening up your home and your refrigerator to all of us:thumbsup:

The food was outstanding and the drinks were cold!

The cars were gorgeous!!:thumbsup:

Tom- Thanks for letting me sit in the C3:cool3: Got that itch stirred up again!!!

Brian- Thanks for the ride in the Z06eelout 1::IThankYou:

That was waaaayy too :cool3:

And finally, the fellowship...well, it was outstanding!:thumbsup:

It was great seeing everyone again and meeting a few that I've until now, never had the pleasure of meeting :icon_cheers:

Need another vette....Now....gotta get back to figuring out when that armored car makes the next bank run......:lmao:

Already starting to think about the next gathering/event.

G

 

[IMPTKLR]

Amen to that Ken:icon_cheers:

Already starting to think about the next gathering/event.

G

duh.. its VETTE FEST 09'.... :thumbsup:
and by then i will give u a ride in the TT Z

 

[Shadow]

duh.. its VETTE FEST 09'.... :thumbsup:
and by then i will give u a ride in the TT Z

:rofl1::rofl1:You're right!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

And I'll be taking you up on that :thumbsup:

 

[ynkedad]

Good times..

:wavey: Man, it did Ang and I a world of good to see our old friends again! Ntm we made some new friends as well.:dancer01:
Ken & Carrie..THANK YOU:notworthy:!! Great food, drink and company:thumbsup:!!
Thor...Pleasure to meet you.
Shadow & IMPTKLR.. Thanks for your assistance.:thumbsup::thumbsup:.
I can't wait till the next one!!!

 

[Shadow]

:wavey: Man, it did Ang and I a world of good to see our old friends again! Ntm we made some new friends as well.:dancer01:
Ken & Carrie..THANK YOU:notworthy:!! Great food, drink and company:thumbsup:!!
Thor...Pleasure to meet you.
Shadow & IMPTKLR.. Thanks for your assistance.:thumbsup::thumbsup:.
I can't wait till the next one!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:Anytime my friends:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[98 softtail]

Yep....

Deb and I had a great time shootin' the breeze with everyone, well almost everyone.... I know there were a few folks that I got to say hello to on my way to the food or the beer coolers but didn't get to chat with, but Holy Crap, there was a party out front, a party inside and a party out back....What a day. The food was nonstop, I think everytime I passed the dining room table there was another round of fixins, I think I added an extra inch to the waistline. The Chicken and Ribs were Great, the fruit and veggies and the Desserts... I am getting hungry just thinking about it. Hey, there's a doggie bag in the fridge... be right back....

Anyway, Thank You Ken and Carrie for your hospitality. This is what it's all about. The Bikers have a saying, "If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand" I think that holds true for here as well.

To all the folks that couldn't make it, ya missed a good one. :dancer01:

I will post some pics as soon as I resize them to fit. :banghead:

 

[IMPTKLR]

a few of jenn's pics

 

[98 softtail]

Very nice.

 

[Rich Z]

Man, wish Connie and I could have been there. Looks like you all had a great time. Who set this up at a time when we couldn't be there? I need to ban somebody........ :hehehe:

No, seriously, I really hope we can make the next one. I feel kind of silly that we couldn't be there. :ack2:

Hey Ray and Angel! We really miss seeing you guys!

 

[Shadow]

Man, wish Connie and I could have been there. Looks like you all had a great time. Who set this up at a time when we couldn't be there? I need to ban somebody........ :hehehe:

Uh....I guess that would be....me.......
:hide:

now before you do anything rash...remember your policy on bannings:giveup::lmao::lmao:

 

[floridaZ]

I had a great time there, as I'm sure everyone did. I tried to at least introduce myself to everyone, but I wouldn't put money on me remembering everyone's names at the next meet.:hehehe: Thanks to Ken and Carrie (as has been said) for all the hospitality. Now everyone who went to this just needs to return the favor.

Next BBQ we set up will have to be some time when there isn't pollen everywhere though... every time somebody walked under the tree, it gave me a fit!:hehehe: