Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2367360)

My trip sucked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They could not fuel the plane in Sacramento, had to remove a panel to access a manual valve of some kind so that they could gas it up (I had a Jaguar XJ-6 like this once). Anyway, that took an hour and a half.

Then, somewhere over Nevada, a passenger passes out in the aisle right next to my seat. The guy had a mild heart attack, according to one of the four doctors who were swarming around him. The captain then tells us that we all have to stay in our seats when we land in Salt Lake City until the EMT's get this guy off the plane. He also said that he was very very sorry that most of us were going to miss our connecting flights.

Anyway we land and the guy seems OK and can even walk off the plane with the EMTs. I have less than 1/2 hour for my connection to Lewiston.

I go humping it across the terminals to where the little planes are -- amazed at how many people wander the airport while texting/surfing and are not even looking up. Also amusing are the people who walk four abreast and weave aimlessly.

I get to Gate E 80 and the Lewiston plane is not here -- it's late. No big deal as it was a half hour extra I had to walk and stretch.

We all get on the plane -- a Canadian Regional Jet 200 and we sit and sit and sit.

Finally the Captain comes on and tells us that there is a maintenance issue. There is a cracked dust cover on the instrument panel that needs to be replaced. Not to worry, because the crack maintenance guys are cannibalizing one off another jet as we speak.

They found the part, brought it on our plane and proceeded to BS with the flight crew for about ten minutes.

It took 2 guys and 30 minutes to replace this little dust cover and all the while -- no water, no AC.

The grand finale of my trip today is that I have a metallic brown Chrysler 200.

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2367368)

Soon! I have to do them this week because I may be driving it at COTA this weekend :excited:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2367439)

I think I have to burst your bubble on that. The email sounded like the guests have to ride along. Not 100% on that though.



Moolah? Lol

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2367528)

Okay, this is what we THINK will happen at COTA this weekend -

The people that received the invitations will get to drive their cars on the track under the supervision of an instructor. To what degree; i.e. speed that will be, we do not know.

In order to participate, the owner must submit their car to a full inspection at a Nissan dealer and be signed-off as passing the inspection. I'll e mail you the form tomorrow morning for "just in case".

Guest's will be given the opportunity to participate in their host's car. As to who can drive Nissan's cars has not been explained yet.

Any damage incurred to a car is not covered by warranty or insurance. It's going to be a neat day and a special experience at COTA, no matter what the level of participation.

We really won't know the whole story until we get there on Saturday.

As of right now, I don't even have a car. Mine spent the whole day at the dealer trying to get a brake leak diagnosed. I may be watching from the sidelines too, and that's fine with me.

Honestly, I'm going to hang out with my friends and enjoy the experience.

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2367539)

no worries, Ken... I like it when people crank my shaft, too :tup:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2367536)

need to get new work gloves. my spaco mechanic's gloves haz a hole? :eekdance:

:icon17:

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2367535)

Sounds good - you nailed it with your last statement :tup:

If you want, you can register my car as yours (I'll get the inspection), and you can drive it :tup:

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2367485)

BOOB!!

hey, do you know if that phone is unlocked?

Originally Posted by Haboob (Post 2367564)

I rooted it, but then factory reset - I don't know if that removed the root.

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2367554)

I love my mechanics gloves