Gem here's a link to the 'other' thread...Stratman977 is the one who made the comment that the 'regulars' are upset that this thread has grown to the size that it is. See post #23...I stuck up for US good!!

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...uys-think.html

 

Sorry Gem! If I go back and re-read my post... ... no wonder you were trying to figure out what the hell I was talking about! I am silly. I always check out the FRESHLY BAKED NEW POSTS when I log on. It's sort of my own "Random Thoughts" way of doing things. I saw that Skillet had started a thread about a potential Mini find and I was happy that he was keeping his dream alive. Then I felt kinda weird because I guess I didn't realize that there was all this turmoil about us over here.

RJ certainly did defend us! And RG I totally agree... I want one too!

I'll have to come back later since dinner is ready and I'll get in trouble if I don't get away from here. The pool is 87 and I floated for awhile then worked out for an hour. Then I changed a wheel on my Cooper. Woo! Tubbed up... jumped on here and now I'm about ready to get ripped a new one over clicking keys on the keyboard!

If Cab's mad... she's mad at all of us! I think she's REALLY busy. She couldn't stop loving us if she tried!

 

G'mornin Freebies!

Who cares if they're miffed?? We specifically asked if this thread ought to be moved to "off topic" and it wasn't - so it's not our fault. And we DO randomly wander back onto ON topic (ish), so...if they can't take a joke, they can take a bus.

OH yeah...and I accidently fell into a Hampton Roads MINI club convoy on the way down (I was one of 13 MINIs!) We stopped for lunch, and a couple of people started asking me about the Free Classic Mini thread and how everybody was doing!?!! I had NO CLUE who these people were - but obviously they put 2 + 2 (my license plate = username) and knew who I was! Turns out they were lurkers. So funny!! Hi Lurkers!

My on-topic note, before I wander off to updating you guys: there was a BEEEEUTIFUL classic BRG and white Mini at the Dragon!!! I have pictures, but they're at home, and I can't get to my photoalbum websites at work anyway...all the photos deserve a little extra care and attention anyway! But this classic *sigh* was gorgeous. Right hand drive, restored interior, and just a BEAUT. I want one.

ANywhooooo.... THanks, RG for posting the pic for me! Being at Fontana, there was absolutely ZERO cell reception, and I never seemed to have time to take the laptop to the main lobby from the cabin (a drive or quite a hike) to do anything... So when I had an opportunity, we took it. Those are the DRY photos!!! Vivi (TNMM) has beaucoup pics of the rest of the trip. I think I ran out of dry clothes by day 2. And I had a BEE in my BONNET!!! (AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!) Man, I can tell I have to get back online later (at home) and really give you guys an update.)

Have a great day Freebies!

 

UhOh you're BACK! And yes, I'm sure you have LOTS of pics and stories to tell! A BEE IN YOUR BONNET?!??! Can't wait. It seriously looked "monsoon-y" (my own made up word) on the Weather Channel... even looked like there could be some Twisters near the Twisties! I know I've read about the Fontana "fire"... but TWISTERS?? Couldn't tell you guys to hunker down... hoped you had some kind of weather reports up there!(ok... maybe we really need this guy-)


Your story about meeting up with the closet "lurkers" made me laugh! Hilarious! So we're like legends? Rock stars? FREEBIES! Love us or hate us. I suspect that there are MANY lurkers... just too afraid to admit it! Maybe they'll stop by sometime... new people always welcome here!


Ok... I'm feeling better now. Except that I find myself pining for a Classic again (well... not like I really ever stopped... just tried to block it out ). Call of the SIREN. In all honesty... I get all drooly and crazy when I see Classics.

(I think I went nutso with the smilies... but I'm sure it was expected. )

I'll post some pics of the Flamingo Cake.


*This was the beginning inspiration for the cake... orange slice pool floats that I bought the girls.

 

Aw, 'Ola, you make me warm and fuzzy! (Ok, so I already had the "fuzzy" part down due to humidity...actually, I almost look like one of your dashboard girls with dark hair!!) We missed you guys!

Yes - a GIHUGIC black carpenter bee got stuck in my hood scoop Friday. So I had a "bee" in my "bonnet!!" I have pics, which I'll post later....

I love you guys!!!

 

THIS KID IS SO FREAKIN' FUNNY!!!! Makes me wonder if 'Ola wasn't like this as a kid....

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=...2398&gt1=42007

 

That is effing HYSTERICAL!!!

 

I was TOTALLY shy. But I will say that one of my nieces is very much like this one!

Ok... uploading pics. I have protected the identities of some.

 

Here goes...

1. Here's the cake. The water was made with hard candy. This was the 5th batch.
At the Jungle Gardens- each girl got big stuffed snakes... so the green and orange snakes
were last minute decisions. The tree trunks are giant Tootsie Rolls on skewers.



2. The girls wanted to bite the heads off of their individual Flamingoes. I let them and they
loved it. Remember... I have been in the 98 degree "dry heat" painting those babies!




3. They REALLY liked the cake. The husband's identity has not been protected. I was getting
such a tight hug that I actually couldn't breathe.




4. After the Flamingo heads were eaten... they wanted to go for the TREES!




5. The husband was nice enough to take some close-ups of "his" Flamingo (shark)
circling the cake.

 

Ola that cake is FANTASTIC!

Have you ever thought about doing a food network cake challenge?

 

Thank you. But OMG! I was thinking... please just get this one done! I think I will be much better once I learn how to use all this fondant stuff. Again... I try to remind myself that it's only the second one... I've got LOTS to learn.

 

RG he is adorable and I loved all of your photos showing us a day in the life of........sure is fun to get on here and laugh a bit!

 

I love the picture!! Hi TNmm, Hal, UhOh, and Dragoon,,,, great to see your smiling faces...

Okay, I know i am behind here,, but I am doing my best to catch up!

 

It was so great to be able to meet some of the Freebie's that frequent this forum. The wife and I had a great time with you all. She's wanting to do MOTD next year.

I hope that more of the Freebie's can get together next year at MOTD 2010.

Deb and I left Robbinsville Sunday morning to drive on the Skyway. Unfortunately the weather really sucked that morning. We were driving in the clouds for about 70% of the time. Not too much of a good view. When we got to Telico Plains, we decided to go up to Sevierville to visit Bass Pro Shops to get me a new rain suit. I really needed a new one after the drenching I got Saturday during the panoramic photo shoot.

Boy was that a mistake! The trip up there was fine until we got to about five miles from BPS. Traffic came to a complete halt. It took us about a half a hour to go that last five miles. Once we got there that place was wall to wall people. I guess Deb and I are getting to be old fogies. Just can't stand large crowds like that any more.

We did have a nice lunch of a couple of appetizers at the restaurant there at BPS. After we got a few items there we headed home. Got in about 7:45 PM and was dead tired. Just unloaded what I needed to and waited until today after work to unload the rest.

BTW, where's the pics of Mike?

 

Wow! Ola!! You are the cake-baking-making queen!!
I have absolutely no patience for doing one of those,, and I really admire people who can.
But I can mow a mean yard and arrange some really pretty flowers if that counts for anything??

And please don't tell me that the MOTD is already over?? Lordy I was off of here as much as the travelers were!! ( hanging my head in shame) I must confess while it has been really busy my son also got me hooked on a facebook application that really has me addicted. PLus It is fun to see him online daily and get a little visit from him



UhOh-- that is awesome that other MINI owners recognized you from your tags. Did they have nice things to say about us?

and speaking of nice things to say, jeez I wish someone would just move us to anther thread somewhere for crying out loud...

there have I caught up enough yet????

 

Oh!! And Gem,, I couldn't EVER be mad at you or any of my friends on here.... I just got busy and we have had some really pressing things to deal with and I just wasn't in a very good frame of mind.... no sense me bringing that onto the thread... right??
Someone mentioned earlier and it is true we have developed some good friendships on here... I will try to do better.
( now where are my witty quips when I need them????)

 

CAB! Missed you. Figured something was going on. Very suspicious though once Gem mentioned that maybe you snuck to the MOTD! Hope your "stuff" is getting worked out. I think you are allowed to talk about it here ... if you want or need to. I know what you mean about btchin' and bringing things down though. Sometimes it's just easier to not say anything. Looks like you got caught up pretty quickly. And yes, mowing and flowers count!

Hey am I just crazy or... wait... I already know the answer to THAT one... OK... is anyone else now receiving their thread subscription notifications of new posts from this: [adrian.harris@internetbrands.com] instead of northamericanmotoring.com ? I just noticed tonight when my regular email inbox started getting the notifications of new posts and they weren't going into the special NAM folder that I have set up. Maybe I missed a memo somewhere.

Guess I'll call it a night.

 

Mike... hmmm... Mike pix... I have them on my Facebook photo album- don't know how to post them here. All I ever get are the small thumbnails when I do post photos. Any hints?

 

Yup - I thought something was really wrong, so I sent a message to the administrators. Seems they've recently been doing some server hiccup control, and the Adam guy is one of the administrators...internetbrands owns NAM. ANd yes, dear, you're crazy. Your hubby is cute, though!

YES, I have HINTS! Upload the photos to your picasa account (or send 'em to me to upload to my photobucket) and then post them here.

 

Hey all welcome back!!!!!!!!! Pictures we need more picutes... X, Hal, TN

OLA- OMG you cake looks amazing! and really tasty too! As Cab, I don't have the talent or the patience to do a regular cake let alone the detail you have there! way to go and your neices are beautiful.

Cab, ohhhhh welcome back! and just remember if i can put my "job hunting experiences" on here and grumble about - that is what freebie friends are for! grumble on girl!
OH and my grumble for the day... STOP RAINING!

RG thanks for giving everyone at the other thread a "what for" for us!

talk to everyone later... Oh and our Scotish friends are coming in 3 days, whhhoooo i'm excited, so i won't have much time on here for the next couple weeks, but know I will get on when i can.

 

Yeah.... Ola, that cake is just way awesome. Wanna make my birthday cake? (giggle)....
I'll have to post photos somewhere soon... I'm purdy bushed tho
Gem, remember "if it ain't scottish, it's crap" (got that off an old SNL)... you have to say that in a thick scottish brogue!
Cab, methinks you need a hug... (((((((HUG))))))))
Hope everyone has a good night, I'm about to chase my eyeballs to bed
nite -

 

Did I? I don't remember doing so...

RJ did I thought. RJ, wasn't that you?

 

LMAO here,,, see, I am not the only one who gets the RG/RJ thing mixed up.....!!!
And BTW RJ-- your rebuke raaaawked!!! I am still shaking my head over the upsets our little thread has caused.... and it wasn't very pleasant to read some of those jerks blasting poor skillet,, he is such a sincere sweet guy and all he wants to have is a Classic mini.... sigh.

 

Oh, I don't think any of THOSE posters were blasting Skillet, they were just referring to others who might've said something - today's updates on that thread are actually very well spoken and not mean at all. I think it was a semi-understandable knee-jerk reaction/misinterpretation. And none of them really thought we were harmful/annoying. Again, I state for the record (as did Skillet on that thread) that we ASKED if we needed to be moved off-topic, and no one did it.

*sigh* I really want a classic. I REEEALLLY want a classic Mini TRUCK though... THat would be both awesome AND practical!

 

Hey!! That is exactly what I want,, a cute little Classic mini truck,,,,, oooh I REALLY do!!

Well, actually I should have clarified that earlier statement,, the persons who initially did come across harshly to skillet ended up offering their help when they realized he was sincere,,, but it still was hard to read the earlier posts...