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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 04:35 AM
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I hate this weather...

I actually had to take the car out of the garage where it has been for weeks now. I had a job interview on a rainy day and if it had not been for that...

It has been too yuk to do anything about it yet. The wand carwash is too far away and the streets too wet.

Should I have called in sick?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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Garage!? Poor baby...
It's been raining here for a week and predicted to continue through next week.
I have my new Zaino order arriving any day now...
...but it's completely useless without a garage!
I'm thankful I even have a driveway.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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Hmm... i like to baby my mini as much as i can, but i have an "assigned" parking spot at my house... right beside my stepmom's mercedes in the front yard, but it puts me half under a tree, darn the sap. I drive 60-80 miles a day, and i'd hate for you to see what my poor mini looks like in between the wash every weekend. hint: my front wheels are black after a week.

I'm sorry you had to take your garage queen out... but it could be a nice new experience for it

=maybe it'll find another mini to make out with in the rain. kissing in the rain is fun, eh?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Hey Sam. Surprised I haven't seen you around town yet. I need to get with you guys for an RCM day. I just picked up my S about 3 weeks ago and I am having a blast! It has stayed pretty clean, but the rain is KILLING ME! LOL. :smile:

Anyway, I hope I see more MINIs soon!
Cam
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by macuzer
Hey Sam. Surprised I haven't seen you around town yet. I need to get with you guys for an RCM day. I just picked up my S about 3 weeks ago and I am having a blast! It has stayed pretty clean, but the rain is KILLING ME! LOL. :smile:

Anyway, I hope I see more MINIs soon!
Cam
begin hijack...

can you not make it to the dinner tonight at fuddruckers?

end hijack.

Speaking of which, we're meeting while it's drizzling out
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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What's rain?

Dave
Sunny San Diego
2003 DS/B MCS with some stuff
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank in Toledo
I actually had to take the car out of the garage where it has been for weeks now. I had a job interview on a rainy day and if it had not been for that...

It has been too yuk to do anything about it yet. The wand carwash is too far away and the streets too wet.

Should I have called in sick?
You wimps that complain about a water spot on your oh so adorable little MINI because you had to drive in the rain. Well BOO HOO. I have no garage and my MCS has sat on the driveway over 3 years now and through 4 major hurricanes in this last year.

A WATER SPOT ON YOUR MINI… Get out of town if you think I have any sympathy for some whinny complaint as this.

Get a life or at least a valid complaint.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by sndwave
:D great signature!
 
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sndwave
You wimps that complain about a water spot on your oh so adorable little MINI because you had to drive in the rain. Well BOO HOO. I have no garage and my MCS has sat on the driveway over 3 years now and through 4 major hurricanes in this last year.

A WATER SPOT ON YOUR MINI… Get out of town if you think I have any sympathy for some whinny complaint as this.

Get a life or at least a valid complaint.
How do you really feel?

It is just a little joke to get a rise out of the detailers here. Too bad about your situation.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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I just got done washing two of my four cars today and I told my wife that I was stressed trying to keep them clean these past couple of rainy weeks. She had an answer... she looked me in the eye and said "You know, we could always downsize." That was a threat I didn't need to hear. I'll stop my complaining!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank in Toledo
I actually had to take the car out of the garage where it has been for weeks now. I had a job interview on a rainy day and if it had not been for that...

It has been too yuk to do anything about it yet. The wand carwash is too far away and the streets too wet.

Should I have called in sick?
At least it was a fresh water wash down, not like those poor people down in Louisana and Texas whos cars got drowned in salt water.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Bilbo-Baggins
At least it was a fresh water wash down, not like those poor people down in Louisana and Texas whos cars got drowned in salt water.
Those cars are starting to show up here. On TV evening news, they keep telling us how to avoid buying one of the "Katrina/Rita" cars. It has been reported those cars number in the millions.
 
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