[Recap] Fall Skyline
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pics Jim........WHEN DID YOU HAVE TIME TO TAKE THOSE 
or are you taking Linda's thunder?
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pics Jim........WHEN DID YOU HAVE TIME TO TAKE THOSE or are you taking Linda's thunder?
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hey mojo,
i was in my low profile, stock 98 coupe...
if i was in the silver car you would have heard me before you saw me... lol.
i saw you for a quick second at the brookview, and was gonna come say hi, but when i turned around again you were gone.
i'll see ya again soon i'm sure!
see ya,
sonny
i was in my low profile, stock 98 coupe...
if i was in the silver car you would have heard me before you saw me... lol.
i saw you for a quick second at the brookview, and was gonna come say hi, but when i turned around again you were gone.
i'll see ya again soon i'm sure!
see ya,
sonny
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Originally Posted by Jim Strathearn
Actually, we did the Mimslyn just once, which was this spring. The food was indeed cheaper and they could seat pretty much all of us at once. Although we didn't get served much faster then at Brookside, we were in line inside. 
Also, they had adequate rest room facilities.
I am always looking for ideas to prevent the cruise from becoming stale. Keep the comments flowing as I read all of them. Thanks for all the help.
Also, they had adequate rest room facilities.I am always looking for ideas to prevent the cruise from becoming stale. Keep the comments flowing as I read all of them. Thanks for all the help.
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Jim, hats off to you and everyone else involved in the cruise,as first time attendees my wife and I were both blown away by the turnout and the great time we had. We both are looking forward to the Spring cruise. She did make one suggestion that I'd like to pass along(don't know if this has been addressed in the past) she thinks a good idea would be name tags possibly with the persons forum "handle" on it.For us newbees it would be very helpful to be able to place a name with the postings on the forum would also make it easier to introduce oneself to others. Once again "KUDOS"for a excellent job.
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Glad you joined us
Forum "name tags" are available
I'll try to find out where and send you an e mail or post it soon
Jack
Forum "name tags" are available
I'll try to find out where and send you an e mail or post it soon
Jack
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Great cruise, Jim. Thanks again for your hard work.
Quite honestly, though, I thought the Mimslyn Inn was far better than Brookside. Better food, seating, and indoor restrooms. A small group of us bailed when we saw what was being offered at Brookside and went into Luray for lunch.
Looking forward to Spring Skyline!
Quite honestly, though, I thought the Mimslyn Inn was far better than Brookside. Better food, seating, and indoor restrooms. A small group of us bailed when we saw what was being offered at Brookside and went into Luray for lunch.
Looking forward to Spring Skyline!
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Originally Posted by navet72
She did make one suggestion that I'd like to pass along(don't know if this has been addressed in the past) she thinks a good idea would be name tags possibly with the persons forum "handle" on it.For us newbees it would be very helpful to be able to place a name with the postings on the forum would also make it easier to introduce oneself to others.
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Originally Posted by LilRedCorvette94
Quite honestly, though, I thought the Mimslyn Inn was far better than Brookside. Better food, seating, and indoor restrooms. A small group of us bailed when we saw what was being offered at Brookside and went into Luray for lunch.
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Thanks for putting this weekend together. My wife and I had an a great time.
A lot of fun to cruise around with 150 beautiful cars.
I thought brookside worked out fairly well, expecially considering there were 150 cars to accommodate. You'll never be able to make everyone happy, but in my mind, $5 for a bbq sandwich is a bit steep.
Thanks again for the effort that you and everyone involved put into this great event. I look forward to the next one!
A lot of fun to cruise around with 150 beautiful cars.
I thought brookside worked out fairly well, expecially considering there were 150 cars to accommodate. You'll never be able to make everyone happy, but in my mind, $5 for a bbq sandwich is a bit steep.
Thanks again for the effort that you and everyone involved put into this great event. I look forward to the next one!
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Originally Posted by Jim Strathearn
Lunch is probably always going to be a weak link. I hear what you are saying about Mimslyn, but I really have concerns about parking. Believe it or not, in the spring when we did Mimslyn, we had a group of cars go do lunch at Brookside... Maybe we should start the cruise a little later, cruise through lunch and end the cruise at an early dinner somewhere??? We can usually be flexible in the spring because the turnout isn't as large as the fall. (At least it wasn't until this spring...)
As you said, lunch will always be a weak link...for several reasons!
Most of which boil down to..."you can't satisfy everyone!"
I agree, the Mimslynn is not my favorite choice! Parking is iffy, service was slow!
Here are some proposed solutions...1) eat a big breakfast and skip lunch! 2) pack a small cooler with drinks and sandwiches...Brookside doesn't charge to park there and eat and use their bathroom! 3) Some people, in the past, have brought Grills and BBQd their own food...again, Brookside didn't charge them for the privilege!
Are Brooksides charges too high? Let's see..they rented a tent, set out tables and chairs, trash cans, filled up their parking lot with vettes so no one else could get in, had three people devoted to us for two maybe three hours, bought probably more food than they sold.. and say they had a total of 150 people eat and pay at an average cost of $ 6 per person!!!
Man! they got rich!! 150 people at $ 6.00 is the worldly sum of $ 900.00
If Donald Trump finds out they grossed $ 900.00 for three hours work, he'll probably buy the place, and put his apprentices to work to figure out how to charge us twice as much!
Like I said at first, eat a big breakfast and use the bathrooms for free!
Jack
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Originally Posted by Jim Strathearn
Lunch is probably always going to be a weak link. I hear what you are saying about Mimslyn, but I really have concerns about parking. Believe it or not, in the spring when we did Mimslyn, we had a group of cars go do lunch at Brookside... Maybe we should start the cruise a little later, cruise through lunch and end the cruise at an early dinner somewhere??? We can usually be flexible in the spring because the turnout isn't as large as the fall. (At least it wasn't until this spring...)
But I can see how parking there is hard...guess we got pretty lucky this past spring, lawn was dry enough for us to park on, plus we had 100 as opposed to fall's 150 cars. Wow! It's too bad the Mimslyn wasn't very easy to deal with, they'd be getting a lot of business. I understand how frustrating it is to get calls back from restaurant contacts, I am dealing with that right now for our club's end-of-year banquet.
Nevertheless, I think that lunch is still a good idea, although I wouldn't be opposed to your idea of doing a later cruise and finishing with dinner. That means we could sleep in a bit!
Looking forward to Spring Skyline! Kudos to you, Jim, for a job well done...
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Originally Posted by LilRedCorvette94
I know getting lunch plans for that large a group is very difficult. My post wasn't meant to criticize at all...
