[Nobbc] Marin Headlands
Mark Darley
markdarley at mac.com
Wed Jan 26 19:55:42 MST 2011
Your tax dollars at work in the Marin Headlands.
http://www.projectheadlands.gov/closuresanddelaysroads.htm
Mark Darley
markdarley at mac.com
415 381 5452
On Jan 26, 2011, at 6:17 PM, Martin Sinai Rayman wrote:
> Well, beg to differ but V We did have a ride many years ago
> to San Francisco/Marin Headlands and it would be great to do it
> again if
> anyone wants to put it together. My $.02 *I did offer to help with
> such a
> drive and also made suggestions. Someone else was interested in
> helping. I
> don't remember who. I have gotten no response to date... And, as
> an ex
> NY'er, with two sons living there now I have to agree with Ron
> "*...The City
> IS NYC!"
> *Marty
> '53 MG TD*
> Ron
> 58 MGA*
>
> *
> Ron
> 58 MGA
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Clif & Deborah Williamson <
> hawkview at sonic.net> wrote:
>
>> San Francisco is "The City".
>> New York is the "Big Apples".
>> Los Angles use to be called "The City of Angles", but is now just
>> "The
>> Dump". No offense.
>> And for Brit lovers, London is called "The Square Mile". And like
>> most
>> British things, that makes little sense.
>> Manhattan is sometimes referred to as "The City", but is a borough
>> of New
>> York, so doesn't qualify as a city at all.
>> Many cities have nick names, even Oakland, "Oaktown".
>> Oh, and the "Emerald City" was taken long before Seattle stole the
>> name.
>> Dorothy and Toto followed the Yellow Brick Road and found the true
>> "Emerald
>> City". Dorothy was from Kansas, but there is no mention of the
>> town, though
>> Kansas City known as "The Heart of America".
>> A better name for Seattle might be "The City of Rainbows", or
>> "Rainbow
>> Town". Any other names come to mind?
>> Clif
>> 74 JH
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Leroy Churches
>> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 7:22 PM
>> To: North Bay British Car Club
>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Speed
>>
>> [?]Then what the Big Apple ? and wheres is The City by the bay?
>> they
>> have
>> an Emerald city Up north. [?]
>>
>> LeRoy Churches
>> 76 midget special
>> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Ron Engelhardt <nobbc at sonic.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Well, beg to differ but The City IS NYC! We did have a ride many
>> years ago
>>> to San Francisco/Marin Headlands and it would be great to do it
>>> again if
>>> anyone wants to put it together. My $.02
>>>
>>> Ron
>>> 58 MGA
>>>
>>> Clif & Deborah Williamson wrote:
>>>
>>> Has the club ever done a ride to The City? San Francisco for
>>> those who
>>>
>>>> don't know what "The City", is. We came across a Citroen group
>>>> a few
>>>> years
>>>> ago. They were from all over the world, doing an around the
>>>> world tour.
>>>> Must be nice. Some of the cars were perfect, others pretty beat up
>>>> originals.
>>>> Anyway they met up in a big parking lot in The Presidio. There
>>>> were
>>>> maybe
>>>> 40 cars. But I think it would be cool to met up at the new
>>>> Palace of
>>>> Fine
>>>> Arts. I think there is a parking lot at the Exploratorium. Do
>>>> some back
>>>> roads, drive through Sausalito, over the bridge...blah blah
>>>> blah. Or out
>>>> to
>>>> Marin Head Lands. If it's nice that would be a great place to
>>>> met up and
>>>> picnic. Some great photo ops as well.
>>>> Just some ideas.
>>>> Clif and Deborah 74 JH
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Tatarian
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 1:07 PM
>>>> To: nobbc at autox.team.net
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Speed
>>>>
>>>> On 1/17/2011 1:00 PM, Ron Engelhardt wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've noticed on the (few) rides I haven't led that I must drive
>>>> quite a
>>>>
>>>>> bit faster in the rear than in the front due to the accordion
>>>>> effect
>>>>> (especially on larger rides).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I actually enjoy that accordion effect, and will often hang well
>>>> back so
>>>> I can catch up on the turns.
>>>>
>>>> Someone may want to step up and plan a special March ride. In the
>>>> past
>>>> our
>>>>
>>>>> rides in March have tended to be really great (when not rained
>>>>> out).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What do people think of an overnighter sometime in the Spring,
>>>> Summer or
>>>> early Fall? Doesn't look like too many of us are into camping,
>>>> but that
>>>> could be an option, or a hotel. Obviously, this would be a longer
>>>> drive
>>>> with perhaps a special destination?
>>>>
>>>> Greg
>>>> cars and trucks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>> 58 MGA
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