Hi, Been Away Much Too Long, Started Lurking Around Again just a Tad....
 

Hey to everyone in this great community that I truly missed in past months. I finally got the interest to return to some S2000 stuff. Sorry to say that I've been AWOL for a long time , but it has been a rough period of time, probably the worst in my life I'd have to say. I purposely disappeared off the face of the map, but I want to ease back into things. It started with some health issues of a family member, then I kind of got sick myself, I've lost 30+ lbs and I am not totally sure how that happened. I have to say that I truly needed the weight loss, just not quite sure how it all happened. Also had some funky family stuff going on that further aggravated things. I'm self employed for the most part and I had quite a bit of new clients wanting to come on board, and I made the mistake of taking on more business when I really didn't need it. There was a time when I thought the entire world was conspiring to kill me, and this all happened over the last 6 months. There were many weeks when I wouldn't even look at the S2000, I even considered selling it as I didn't expect to drive it much this year. I still don't have much interest in tinkering with it mechanically, but luckily for me it was in tip top shape and ready for the Dragon trip just before I had to cancel that trip. So I don't need to do anything to it maintenance wise which is good. In the last few days I've done quite a bit of top-down driving which has been glorious. My son won't let me sell it and we have done a lot of bonding over this car In recent months oddly enough. One year ago he hated cars, now he is totally obsessed with our S2K. I've got 45 day insurance on it now so I'm using it as much as I can. My son and I had some fun pulling into his school during exam week while all the kids were outside waiting for rides home, much like last year, it's funny how many teenagers love the S2000 these days, I never expected that. My wife is feeling better, and I am feeling decent, I think my weight loss is stable (knock on wood).. I've spent a small fortune on a new wardrobe after dropping 4 pant sizes, so no money for the S2000 , lol. I sold my Jeep and got into a Honda HR-V which I really like surprisingly, so we are a 3 Honda family now. My wife and I are taking a trip to the Caribbean in coming weeks, which is much needed for the both of us. Looking forward to a more positive end to 2017, the first six months have been brutal. I've always lived my life trying to build some good Karma so I am not sure what went wrong, but shit happens I guess. I don't expect to make any meets this year, work and family duties in the next two months will keep me very busy. I hope to be more active next year if all goes well, but I truly do miss everything about this group. I may visit the forum and post up a bit more now when I have time, wishing everyone a fun and safe summer season with their S2000's . All the best :)

Joey

Hey Joey, I missed your posts
and glad to hear that your back. Your son sounds pretty reasonable :clap: glad to hear from you. It's funny about the s2k, it's always there for you even at the end of the day when it's the last thing on your mind.

Glad everything is somewhat back to normal. Good to have you back!

Welcome back!

Sounds like things are turning in the right direction for you, health related issues can really change a life quickly. Happy to see you are coming back, I think we all miss your wealth of knowledge.

Welcome back !! good to hear from you again. There was a void in the Southern Ontario community forum, good to have you back. :thumbup:

welcome back!

Thanks Jeff, yeah I liken the S2000 to a one-year old child , when you come home from a busy work day they are there waiting for you and always happy to see you. lol :). I get multiple compliments daily whenever I do drive it, this car is so unique.

Thanks Norm, I didn't mention that my family is fighting a bout of strep throat/sinus/chest infections that my son brought home from school, 10 days from my vacation time, I hope I can nip it in the bud fast. Lots of it going around our parts right now.

Thanks for the kind words Tyson. All the best to you too.

Grazie ! :)

ya, we had that float around our house too. My wife was dry coughing for like two months.

Thanks Todd much appreciated

Oh no I need to shake it much sooner than that , lol

Hey Joey, sorry to hear about your trials, but happy to hear things are on the mend. Had wondered where you had been. When you're feeling up to a visit, let me know and perhaps you can fire up your amazing espresso machine. :-)
All the best,
Robin

Welcome back, can't wait to finally meet you in person soon!

-Nadir

Thanks Robin, you are welcome to visit for a coffee any time pal.

Thank you Nadir also looking forward to meeting up one day.

hey Joey. Glad to see things are almost back to normal. It really sucks that you missed out on this years dragon trip but you gotta do what ya gotta do. Hope to see you in the near future.

All the best buddy!

Thanks Nick, yeah my car was all prepped and ready to go to the Dragon event, I worked on it all winter, then the crap hit the fan a few weeks before and I didn't have much choice but to bail, in hindsight it was the right decision though. Hope to meet up in the future, all the best.

Joey... I've been wondering where you've been man.
Glad you're doing good and welcome back. Let me know if you need anything.

Good to hear from you again dude!

You have one of the best avatars and I've missed seeing them posts for a while. Glad to hear you're safe and getting better!

Thanks Dennis, I saw your car at London Honda one day but that was about it, lol. I hope we can cross paths this summer. All the best.

Thanks buddy, my son picked that avatar for me years ago and I liked it, so she's a keeper, lol. Thanks for the well wishes and kind words.

Yup... was in getting a new rear hub and wheel bearing.

Joey, glad to see you back! There's been a considerable drop off in forum activity since you've left :LOL: Glad to hear things with the family are looking up, maybe we'll catch you at the next dragon? Although I'm not sure what I'll be driving by then

Thanks buddy, I'm currently getting beat up by a flu bug that ravaged my household over the last few weeks so it is my turn now. damn. Hope to meet up some day in the future pal.

Glad to hear you are back and getting better. Always liked to read your post and gorgeous building list/photos.
One of best looking S2000 in my mind :tipwink: Hope you get perfect condition as soon as possible.
Also good to hear your son start getting into S2000 :) I really hope my future son or daughter do the same!

Welcome back Joey. Glad to hear things are smoothing out for you.

Your car looked amazing Dennis.

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah teenagers are funny sometimes. One year ago he wanted nothing to do with any automobile, and I chose not to push anything on him despite me being a car nut. But somehow he has taken a liking to the S2000 and is really into this car all of a sudden, so it has been a nice change that way.

Thank you very much.

When you don't push anything onto a teenager, they will actually wind up picking up something, anything, to bond with you eventually. I kinda did that with my dad.

That makes sense.

I think some of his motivation came after his friends started commenting on how much they liked my s2000, and he realized we have something very unique in our garage.

Welcome back and glad to hear things are looking up!

thank you

Hola from Punta Cana. I finally got a chance to rest my ass for a couple weeks. Loving the sunny dry weather, and warm clean beach, things you don't get in Ontario in July. lol. With my beautiful wife beside me, and the son is home guarding the S2000, couldn't ask for more.

Awesome, hope you guys have a great time!

Hopefully by guarding you didn't mean driving? Only 31 degrees here today BTW.

Yes he is just watching over it, no driving, lol. Plus he can't drive stick, but kill switch enabled just in case he tries to self-learn lol.

I always vacation in July, to ensure I get some decent summer weather and my wife and I are beach bums. Yes it gets hot in Ontario in July but not what I call comfortable. I think the temp here today was around 30 c, but we have clean crystal clear beach water, constant on-shore ocean breeze which negates the humidity and no bugs, we have perfect air quality, palm trees, topless women on the beach, no rain in 10 days thus far, and no beaches being closed due to fecal count like you get in Ontario. Great Lake water temps are too cold for my big toe to handle, ocean temps here are 85+ degs F and no black flies to contend with like one would have in cottage country Ontario.

Sounds perfect, Joey.
Enjoy!

I loved reading this until you mentioned 'fecal count'.

Thanks.

well you do realize Ontario beaches are often closed or warnings issued as raw sewage is dumped into the lakes and rivers during large rain events. It's a shitty setup if you ask me :)

And I thought that only happened on the Ottawa river?

Good thing I am on the St. Lawrence! :D

I am aware (worked in the sewage industry for 3+ years) - this is why I am not a beach person in Ontario. And yes, it is a shitty (pun intended) setup.