Today was the first day of spring. Well, it wasn

 

My new one's at a dealer right now waitng for me.

 

Great! What color are you getting?

Too bad about the old one, but with the new one you're just in time for spring.

 

Spring comes a lot earlier here, (actually I'm not sure we have Winter ) but I can't wait to get up into the mountains for Wake the Dragon next week.

 

Rob,

This sums it up for me. It's soothing, relaxing and all your cares seem to fly away when out in the "S". I'm not sure all children of the 60's would agree, but it just may be a better high than drugs. (Not that I know, but I know some I could ask).

 

I couldn't agree more, Rob. Spring and Fall are the best times to be driving a roadster, but I think being able to drive one all year has its attractions too, what with the varied environment and experiences.

This coming Sunday my two brothers-in-law are coming over to help me swap the winter tires for the summer ones, change the oil, and fabricate the hardtop hoist in the ceiling of the garage so we can remove the hardtop, hang it from the ceiling, and allow me to FINALLY motor top down. That's something I haven't done since Fall Colors 04, when Hardtopguy installed the hardtop on the car.

I am SO looking forward to top down motoring. Kim, our oldest daughter, is coming home from Korea this coming Saturday for a 2 week vacation, and she and I will be doing a number sightseeing trips together here in Illinois and up in Wisconsin; we definitely will be using the S for most if them, other than the trips downtown to Chicago.

 

Spring is the perfect time for an S. Here's where we went today with ours...

 

Patty, I think I'm glad I forgot my camera when we went on our ride today. Our scenery pales in comparison to yours.

 

On Sunday, Sue and I drove to Kingwood Garden in Mansfield OH to look at Spring flowers. There weren't many yet, only tulips. There will be a Flower Festival May 6, so we will return then. We had the top down part of the way, but the temp. was still very cool, so we chickened out and put the top back up.

Believe it or not, our 2004 just turned 6,000 miles. I know I've got to drive it more, but I don't want it to get beat up.

I'm off to San Francisco for a week starting this Friday(visiting my mother), so I will be driving around the Bay Area in a rental. Sure wish I could rent a S2000 as I zoom up and down the many hills.

 

Almost sounds like a "garage queen", Dennis. Take her out to play more.

Our 2004 has just over 20K!