Caught With Her Top Down...

The weather down here is a bit unpredictable... For example, right now, it's sunny... It could rain like cats and dogs in an hour... Yesterday it poured like there was no tomorrow; by late afternoon, you could fry an egg on the shady part of the sidewalk...

This unstable climate pretty much means you can't leave your top down and go too far...

...and how do you learn that...? The hard way.


A week and a half ago, Gerald and i went to a few dealerships for the day. We took his car. i left my car at the office, with the top down. It was a sunny day, no sight of rain, i didn't even think twice about it. Then we came back to the office, did a few things and went out to dinner. Still sunny. No problem. Walking out of the restaurant after dinner, i saw that the ground was wet. Problem. We get in the car, head back towards the office and it starts to rain. Again.

Guess whose convertible was SOAKED...? Guess whose convertible was like a sauna the next day, with the top up and was beginning to smell...?

Guess who had his convertible detailed, inside and out and is a lot more careful now...?

You guessed it.

The truth of the matter is that, after leaving the top down and getting the car soaked, i took every dry-day opportunity i had to leave the top down, hoping to dry it out, only to let it get caught in the rain. Two more times after the first...! Then one day, my co-worker had a brainstorm. Put the car in the garage, close it, take the humidifier from the office, put it in the garage, put the top down on the car and turn the humidifier on full blast. Guess what...? It worked. The car was 95% dry. Taking it to get it cleaned and detailed was just the final touch. i try to be a lot more careful now. But anyway, here are the pictures of Scuderia Sebring GT 2+2 LWB Cabriolet Speciale after it was detailed.

 

Yall needa come down 'ere, ya hear...? Bring mommernem'nuh who' famlie, we'll have us a good ol' tyme...



i'm really enjoying it down here, thank you.


Michael, no, that is not the natural angle of the handbake - the handbrake is up; i ALWAYS use the handbrake when i park; force of habit...


Will, the coke is for my coke habit...


Sorry, Jimpo, i meant to say 'DE-humidifier'... Thank you for pointing that out; i apologize for the confusion...


62 250 GTO, i really want an Italian car; something small, sporty and with a straight shift... Are those new or are they old cars...?


Strangelove, if you go fast enough, the water just goes right over your head...


Mille, that's a good idea, but i don't want to put a sticker on the steering wheel... Hmmmmm... Maybe i'll PAINT it on...!

 

No good...? i'm just displaying my love and appreciation for the marque... i love Ferraris... If i had one and had another, "normal" car, that one would have shields on it, too... There's a sticker on my passenger side window that says 'Rennlist', too...

 

Have a talk with the purists and even they'll disagree with that...

Yes, actually, it IS good... Why...? Because it's MY car, not yours... and i like Ferraris - not an excuse - and if it bothers you that much, then you should consider professional help.

 

Jerry, it's folks like you that restore my faith in humanity; thank you... No, i don't try to pass the car off as a Ferrari, like you said, it's just a display of my affection for my favorite marque... Just like the black horse on my chest... i'm very proud of my enthusiasm and love for Ferrari and i'm not ashamed to show it...

...all things considered, enthusiasm is what got me where i am today.

Korr, no nerve, but you obviously have a bit of a boner for me since the space exploration thread... No big deal, really...


Tony, no Happy Meals, why...? Just a 12-pack of Cherry Coke...

 

i think i'm gonna cry...


...thanks, Jerry...!