posted 04-14-2002 06:22 PM                  

Some of the folk may be home by now, others may still be in transit. When they get back on line, I'm sure they will have a lot to say and will have all the pictures from the 5 day event.

I joined the group for lunch on Saturday at Panamint Springs and although I know it has been said here many times, they truly are a great bunch of people. You get the feeling you have known them for a long time. They make you feel that welcome and accepted!

I tailed along with them for a drive to Wildrose. I haven't driven around corners that fast since I was a young pup. I kept feeling I was holding everyone back with my old fogey driving (I can do that, I am one!) If you are wondering, I got Viped! Several Kcats passed me too.

Someone at lunch called the kcats colorful jelly beans. Watching the kcats strung out on the highway, that is exactly what they looked like. They were beautiful, they wasn't a bummer color in the crowd. They all sparkled like little jewels.

On the way back from Wildrose, I was below 1/4 tank of gas so I went even slower to conserve fuel as best I could. I saw a sign "Ridgecrest 69 Miles" so I turned to it, but it was a dirt road - NO WAY!! When I could I got back in line, I did. Somewhere on the return trip I tried to dodge a huge pothole..almost did it, but didn't. I hit it hard enough to send the right front center cap flying into the weeds. I don't know how deep that pothole was, but I think I saw some Chinese writing near the bottom of it out of the corner of my eye. I turned off at the intersection with the road to Panamint Springs. What a send off! In my mirrors I could see a whole string of kcats of every color blowing their horns and waving! I drove back to Panamint Springs, got gas, and headed home.

Just seeing all the Prowlers really made my day!!

The weather was beautiful. At home the high for the day was 99.3 degrees. At Panamint Springs, the temperature was 99 degrees. In the hills on the way to Wildrose, the temperature was 87 degrees. On the way home, low in the valley I saw 100 degrees!! The wind was non existent. Just a beautiful day!

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posted 04-14-2002 06:35 PM                  

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posted 04-14-2002 08:42 PM                  

Thanks for all the help and support (and other stuff too, lol) ~ you guys (and ladies) are the greatest.

posted 04-14-2002 10:38 PM                  

Catwoman - was that you having difficulty climbing out from Panamint? I sure hope the kcat is OK. If you made it home already, I would guess that the problem was minor and all is OK.

posted 04-15-2002 08:31 PM                  

Steve and Debbie nice to meet you, had a great time. Fun time at the bar. Especially afterwards YoooHooo. See you next time. I'll give you a call next time I'm in vegas.

posted 04-16-2002 02:43 PM                  

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posted 04-16-2002 10:59 PM                  

Say Rudy, if you were faster than John, how did he get pictures of you behind him???

One of us should have taken pictures of the potholes at the far end of that road. And they say those of us in Cal. don't know what a pothole is.

posted 04-16-2002 11:07 PM                  

I hope to have the pictures to post by this weekend. These will all be "G" Rated. I think Mel has some of the "X" rated and I hear that Bob C. does too.

Thanks to all that came, Jane and I had a great time until the Pothole from *ell but we are ready for the next event.
Thanks to Larry Lord who saved the day so I could get home at normal speed. Thanks Larry!

Sorry I missed the bar on Saturday night I heard it was the talk around Furnace Creek on Sunday and Monday, Phyllis said we can still come back and to thank Rudy for giving her a ride is his beautiful Orange Prowler. She really liked it. Thanks again Rudy.

Look for the pictures after this weekend. I will be sending the Scotty's Castle pictures to those that chose to pose in front of the Castle.

Thanks to everyone who attended and made this another unforgettable event.

posted 04-16-2002 11:30 PM                  

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Thanks to all that came, Jane and I had a great time until the Pothole from *ell but we are ready for the next event.

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Ouch!! Is the kcat OK?

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Phyllis said we can still come back and to thank Rudy for giving her a ride is his beautiful Orange Prowler. She really liked it. Thanks again Rudy.

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I was really impressed with the Prowler owners at Panamint when I saw them giving the 'hired help' rides. What fantastic people. I saw the eldest waitress ask Julie if it would be OK if she had her picture taken in front of Julie's car. Julie handed her the keys and said "Why don't you have your picture taken sitting in the drivers seat?"

I am truly amazed by all of you!!!

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posted 04-19-2002 09:04 AM                  

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posted 04-19-2002 01:46 PM                  

Phil and Jane Thank you for memorable event. I'll never forget this one. Tell Phyllis no prob anytime, and thank you for the compliment.

posted 04-19-2002 10:56 PM                  

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Originally posted by jd2ksilver:
Debbie (Catwoman), has sent me some pics to add to the scrapbook. I think you will find them interesting.
http://prowleronline.com/scrapbook/neweventview.php?id=161

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John - I'm not able to see any of Debbies pictures. All I get is an empty frame with that little (picture missing) red X in the corner.