We all have our ideas of what 'normal' is all about. Whether it's when you're thinking about what is normal at work, with friends/family, or with life in general.
This is more about something that has been slighted greatly in the press and altering the public's opinion about... the american auto industry.
This weekend, I spent the weekend with my girlfriend in Kentucky... Bowling Green to be exact. The home of the Corvette for the past 27 years now. As people know me know, this isn't the first time I've been there. It's not been the 1st time this year...
It was a great weekend strictly because I got to spend it with Kim. Didn't matter if we sat and watched ants walk up and down the sidewalk, and that we got to do something that we BOTH enjoy. Her Corvette club had a trip to BG to see the plant and get a tour, and get a special tour @ the Corvette Museum, which is right across the highway from the plant.
Kim had never gotten to do the plant tour before, so it was special to me since I'd get to see how SHE reacted to things there. I was very pleased to find that she had a great experience and learned a thing or two along the way... we BOTH did ;)
That GM schedules a tour of their plant for the public is fantastic. That they will let you watch YOUR Corvette be built as it goes down the line is amazing... After her club finished the tours, we all got a special treat of sitting down with the new plant manager, Tom Hill. Very nice guy, and very passionate about keeping Corvette strong on his watch. He talked at length about any questions we had, responded to comments about various Corvette things, and in the end, met us out in the lot to check out our cars and let us see his... a pre-production 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible.
Very nice indeed.
The rest of the weekend aside from a museum tour was just US for the most part. It was nice and I miss that terribly. I've been slacking on posting this as I got busy and have had alot going on here as well. ( This all took place at the end of June over Father's day weekend... I know, I'm a chump )
So, now I've got almost 2 weeks until I see her again, and I can't wait. We'll have another 4 week span before we can get together again and neither of us are happy about that.
More to be posted later this week... I'm working with only 2 1/2 hrs sleep right now.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Playin 'catch-up"
This title is quite relevant for me in that not only I'm trying to catch up on this, but trying to catch up on life in general.
Since the last time I posted, I've been quite busy with attending a driving school to make sure I keep progressing and get more used to the car. I had a good outing @ the school and learned alot about what I was doing right and wrong not only as a driver, but with the car. I was able to learn to trust the car more as well as trust my instinct and driving.
The following week was a wild one personally. My girlfriend had a really rough week and it hurt to not be there in person to help. I know I can't fix everything and maybe there was nothing I could do even if I was there... but still didn't make me feel better.
So, on Friday I got a great surprise in that she wanted to come visit and get away for a few days. While I had alot going on, it was all stuff that was even better that she was there to share in it with me. We spent the day together and in the evening went to my cousin's place for dinner. His the ladies sat on the porch with some margaritas while us guys took the Z06 for quick shakedown drive.
My cousin was driving the Z for the 1st time @ an event and wanted to get a feel for the car on the street 1st. We had a great dinner that we cooked out on the grill... burgers, chicken and corn on the cobb.
In the morning we all went out to the autocross and had a great time. I even got an added surprise in that another cousin brought his wife and kids out to watch too. I think everyone had a great time. Kim and my cousin both came for rides in the car on runs and seemed to enjoy it.
Ryan had me in the car on his 1st 2 runs and after that , he needed NO more instruction. He had a great drive in the car and is a Corvette convert for sure. In the end, he nipped me out as a result of my pushing too hard on my last runs, but I was extatic that he drove so well. That bodes well for our other events this year as I wanted to make sure he enjoyed the drive.
Mission accomplished.
Other aspects of the past week or so have been a bit tough, but we're getting thru it. We've been thru alot together over the past 8 months and we'll get thru this as well. She's completely worth it.
Since the last time I posted, I've been quite busy with attending a driving school to make sure I keep progressing and get more used to the car. I had a good outing @ the school and learned alot about what I was doing right and wrong not only as a driver, but with the car. I was able to learn to trust the car more as well as trust my instinct and driving.
The following week was a wild one personally. My girlfriend had a really rough week and it hurt to not be there in person to help. I know I can't fix everything and maybe there was nothing I could do even if I was there... but still didn't make me feel better.
So, on Friday I got a great surprise in that she wanted to come visit and get away for a few days. While I had alot going on, it was all stuff that was even better that she was there to share in it with me. We spent the day together and in the evening went to my cousin's place for dinner. His the ladies sat on the porch with some margaritas while us guys took the Z06 for quick shakedown drive.
My cousin was driving the Z for the 1st time @ an event and wanted to get a feel for the car on the street 1st. We had a great dinner that we cooked out on the grill... burgers, chicken and corn on the cobb.
In the morning we all went out to the autocross and had a great time. I even got an added surprise in that another cousin brought his wife and kids out to watch too. I think everyone had a great time. Kim and my cousin both came for rides in the car on runs and seemed to enjoy it.
Ryan had me in the car on his 1st 2 runs and after that , he needed NO more instruction. He had a great drive in the car and is a Corvette convert for sure. In the end, he nipped me out as a result of my pushing too hard on my last runs, but I was extatic that he drove so well. That bodes well for our other events this year as I wanted to make sure he enjoyed the drive.
Mission accomplished.
Other aspects of the past week or so have been a bit tough, but we're getting thru it. We've been thru alot together over the past 8 months and we'll get thru this as well. She's completely worth it.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)