You were traveling on MacArthur Blvd heading toward intersection of Seven Locks. It was an Off-white, black bonnett stripes, S. Exact opposite color of mine. We have been waving back and forth for a few passings.

Tim
2005 MCS Black w/ white roof and Bonnett stripes

 

Spotted convertible, orange.... with license plate SUNK1ST, on 50 east in Annapolis. You waved and I waved back! Was on my way to Joss' for some sushi.. Mmmmmm.

 

Was on my way to Joss' for some sushi.. Mmmmmm.[/QUOTE]

Joss' GREAT PLACE worth waiting in line....

MD STREGA2

 

oh definitely. I don't have sushi often, but when I do, it must be at Joss'!

 

We ate all sorts of sushi last weekend in Florida - one of my all-time best buds and I fished in Pensacola, and his wife (a lovely Japanese lady) served up some of our catch! Redfish are OK raw...

Marty

 

Oh no...

My boyfriend called me a little bit ago - he was driving on Rte 28 (Sully Road) in Sterling/Ashburn by Waxpool Road. Traffic was really backed up - when he got close to it, he said he saw a completely totalled MINI Cooper. He was terrified it was me, but then realized that it was "red with bonnet stripes" as he called it. He said it looked like it had flipped a few times, but the interior still looked to be in good shape. It must have happened a while ago because the ambulances had already cleared the people away and all that was left were the police and firetrucks.

Well, I've read enough stories on the boards to know that even if it was one of us, we probably made it through okay, since MINIs tend to give their lives away to save ours. If anyone knows anything about this (one of our members? Are they in the hospital?) please post so maybe we can raise a collection or just give our support.

 

Who works at Martins Crosswind in Greenbelt, MD?
I work (sometimes) in one of the Maryland Trade Center towers and I always ee a Hyper (or Indi) Blue Mini in the parking lot over my Martins Crosswind.

 

On the greenbelt Mini note, I am curious as to who is the owner of the Blue (not sure which blue) Mini S with black bonnet stripes, that has a DCMM decal on thier side window who works on goddard. Saw it in front of Bld. 21 the other day....

 

Could this be Bill Ingalls? Haven't seen him in so long I don't remember what his car looks like...

As for the Waxpool/28 wreck, Patricia saw the wreck cleanup on her way home around 3:30 but didn't see the MINI. She was in our MINI getting on to 28 S from Waxpool.

 

Mini heading North on Liberia Ave. around 11:45 pm. Don't know the color or anything, it was little dark and noticed you at the last second.

 

CR/MCS parked on the same block of Kirkwood in Arlington for one solid week now. Great plate - SUV ETR - which I swear I have seen at an event but cannot remember whose MINI it is!

 

You might be confusing that with the plates edge has which are "SUV2BIG"

 

This a.m. Wed August 10th. You silver/grey Cooper S. Me, Red S convert. We waved :smile: I love your tag!

 

those are wimpy SUV plates.

 

I was in the Safeway in Laurel yesterday and walked passed a lady about 5'5" with light colored hair. She was wearing a black shirt with the word MINI written across it in white. The sleeves and collar were trimmed in white. I thought it was cute.

 

Hey hey HEY hey hey... them's fightin' words.

Seriously though, if your anti-SUV plates were so tough, why didn't you keep them when you got the MINI?

I deliberately wanted a plate that was somewhat antagonistic, but also somewhat playful. In this area (Northern VA), there are a LOT of stuck-up people who take enormous pride in their massive SUVs, especially luxury SUVs. An even lower number of "practical use" SUV owners than I suspect most of the rest of the country. Those people are likely more immature about it, and more likely to react irrationally. I think my plates are about as much as I am comfortable getting away with here! Wealthiest county in the country, Fairfax county... lots of people with loads of money and "above the law" syndrome.

 

I've been working downtown for this month (temporary re-assignment to help out on a contract) and I keep seeing this LY/W MCS with the tags "GO NATS" (i.e. Washington Nationals). I've been meaning to bring a DCMM card and tag it, but I keep forgetting to grab a few from my car before I jump on the Metro. I'll get to it soon!

 

Ain't America Great? MINI owners can "hate" all those big evil SUVs and the SUV owners can drool about squashing all them itty bitty Minis :smile:

Best damn place to live in the world!:smile::smile::smile:

Look around for the SUV plates like "ISQBUGS" or the H2 plates like "MINITHS"

Just kidding ...:smile:

 

Hehe... actually, my ex-GF (who I remain friends with) and another female friend of mine have on separate occasions both joked about getting plates for their SUVs that say something like "MINI2SM".

I told them: "Go ahead, wouldn't bother me in the slightest!"

 

Edge,

a GF with an SUV?? of course the relationship couldn't last ....

Don't tske offense I am just joking

MD STREGA2

 

I saw ACTL SZE zipping from the Quaker Lane Ramp onto Rt. 395N in Shirlington, i think it was the morning of Aug 5th. I know this post comes a little late, but I just had to say that I love your plate! I tried to catch you, but no luck...you were gone!

 

I saw a hot orange Mc today on 95 heading North, I was in the IB/W Mini, waved but didn't catch a wave back, but I saw you lookin Nice color and man do I miss my convertible.. it was nice this afternoon.

~mike

 

Alright, since April, I have only seen you one other time parked at the Landover Metro Station.

This is MY turf, darnit! I've been the only MCS there. Estrella rules that metro.

Just kidding, but seriously, you parked at Landover in the 2nd parking lot I refer to as Egypt because it takes like 10 minutes to walk from there to the metro gates. It really sucks when it's pouring rain outside.

Just throwing it out there.

 

I think i just saw Edge on Lee Hwy.. couldn't follow to say hi because of a SUV blocking in front.

is your car lowered? looked pretty good!

 

You've gotta go AROUND those SUVs! Top priority, especially for me, with my license plate!

I had lunch yesterday at Baja Fresh, right there in the shopping center at Lee Highway and Nutley St... so yes it was probably me. I even tagged a MINI (HO MCC I think), which I parked next to before we ate.

No special aftermarket "lowering" kit, but I DO have the JCW suspension which apparently lowers the car by 1mm. Not much!