Post by: Fierofool on October 29, 2018, 10:39:26 pm
GTRS, Editor and Publisher of the Georgia Fieros Newsletter will be in Atlanta this Saturday, November 3. I spoke with him a short while ago and they expect to be here around 4 PM. He would like to meet with the club members and also to tour Northlake Automotive.
I will call Maria at The Galaxy Diner tomorrow to see if that time will be good for us to meet there. There will be 6 people in his party and I hope we can at least have that many Georgia Fiero peoples present. I will post here as soon as I know.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 29, 2018, 10:58:24 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 30, 2018, 09:06:54 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 30, 2018, 04:10:42 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 30, 2018, 07:21:20 pm
Post by: Raydar on October 30, 2018, 08:53:29 pm
Welcome to town, regardless!
Please travel safely.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 30, 2018, 09:11:43 pm
Maybe another time, Raydar.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 31, 2018, 11:09:07 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 01, 2018, 04:23:07 pm
Post by: Fierofool on November 02, 2018, 06:50:04 pm
Post by: scottb on November 03, 2018, 07:44:14 am
Post by: Fierofool on November 03, 2018, 01:08:33 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 03, 2018, 06:39:05 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 03, 2018, 07:25:50 pm
The placement of the pricing sign in relation to the fastback Formula is unfortunate. This is the picture I set out to take. The paint isn't quite show quality.
Post by: Fierofool on November 03, 2018, 08:56:32 pm
Post by: Raydar on November 03, 2018, 10:46:19 pm
I'm truly sorry I missed the proceedings. I do hope to be around, next time you come through.
I'm happy that you had a good time.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 04, 2018, 12:37:52 am
BTW, I found the diner...twice. Maria looks just like Roy, to me. They have the same coloring and facial structure, wavy hair, and eyes. Take that with a grain of salt, though, because everyone looks the same, to me.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 04, 2018, 11:11:23 pm
1. Apparently, pecans are just as common as peaches
2. There are at least 3 traffic cops at every corner. Perhaps the stop lights, stop signs, and other traffic signs and signals aren't effective.
3. Google's GPS will route you around wherever you're trying to go, at least 3 times.
4. Atlanta is smaller than I had expected. I heard about highways with lots of lanes, but I think 7 was the most I saw.
5. The leaves haven't really started turning colors, yet.
6. The no phone in your hand thing was different. I have no idea how you use an FRS radio, without holding it in your hand.
7. The branches are shaved off of the trees on the sides of the highway.
8. The entrance/exit lanes dump you on and off unexpectedly.
I had no trouble finding the diner, which was in a nice area, as best as I could tell. For the food, well, maybe I should've ordered what Fierofool had.
Apparently, I'm short down there, too. My wife says that MikeMac towered over me. I didn't notice.
Post by: Fierofool on November 05, 2018, 08:28:10 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 05, 2018, 09:58:51 am
We got out of Georgia about 2pm, and pulled up at my house about 9:38pm. The biggest issue we had was the pit stops every 100 miles or so. There was a car fire that held us up for a bit (VW Bug), but we stayed on the highway, and were ahead of those who chose to detour around the incident.
We filled up 7 times for the trip, arriving home with about 3/4 of a tank. We had 2 tanks of fuel that must have been ethanol-free, because we got about 3 MPG better those 2 tanks, than the other 5. We last filled up in Kentucky. The entire trip was about 2,000 miles.
The rain in Illinois on the way down was miserable. It rained again on the way up, mostly in Tennessee and Kentucky, but it was just annoying.
Post by: Fierofool on November 05, 2018, 11:18:40 am
I was in a lot of pain and didn't sleep well Saturday night. Got up about 3 AM on the adjusted time and came in to the recliner. Put my neck collar on, curled up with a cup of coffee and a pain pill. Couldn't make it to church because the pain was still strong.
Post by: Raydar on November 05, 2018, 11:22:15 am
Lots of things I found out from my visit:
1. Apparently, pecans are just as common as peaches
A. It would appear so.
2. There are at least 3 traffic cops at every corner. Perhaps the stop lights, stop signs, and other traffic signs and signals aren't effective.
A. It depends upon where you are. I can drive 30 miles and never see a cop, other than GSP who are "commuting".
3. Google's GPS will route you around wherever you're trying to go, at least 3 times.
A. Waze does the same thing. It will route you around even minor "incidents" even if it only saves you a minute. Kind of annoying, really.
4. Atlanta is smaller than I had expected. I heard about highways with lots of lanes, but I think 7 was the most I saw.
A. Atlanta is plenty big for me. It wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never had to go into the city again. People talk about Birmingham's "rush hour". Nothing compared to Atlanta's.
5. The leaves haven't really started turning colors, yet.
A. We noticed, yesterday, that they are just starting to turn. We'll probably have a cold snap, and they'll just all fall of.
6. The no phone in your hand thing was different. I have no idea how you use an FRS radio, without holding it in your hand.
A. Two way radios are (I believe) exempt from the "no hands" thing.
7. The branches are shaved off of the trees on the sides of the highway.
A. Yeah. The tree "groomers" are pretty much barbarians, IMHO.
8. The entrance/exit lanes dump you on and off unexpectedly.
A. Yes. Yes they do.
I had no trouble finding the diner, which was in a nice area, as best as I could tell. For the food, well, maybe I should've ordered what Fierofool had.
Apparently, I'm short down there, too. My wife says that MikeMac towered over me. I didn't notice.
A. It's all relative. I'm about 5"10", and am pretty average.
Post by: Slyp on November 05, 2018, 06:08:59 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 05, 2018, 06:43:16 pm
Apparently, I'm short down there, too. My wife says that MikeMac towered over me. I didn't notice.
A. It's all relative. I'm about 5"10", and am pretty average.
I saw at least as many signs for pecans as for peaches. I rarely see anything for pecans, here.
I think I'm 6', to the top of my hair.
The route to the diner was probably the LEAST direct. Going from the diner to Northlake, again, probably the least direct. Coming back to the diner, I just drove down the road. I did not use 3 highways, or get into the traffic jam.
I have no idea how an FRS radio is better than a cell phone, in that regard. I'd like to see the logic on this.
Atlanta seemed smaller than San Antonio, Los Angeles, or Chicago, in terms of its highways. Certainly larger than here.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 05, 2018, 06:45:06 pm
Sorry I missed you. We had visitors in from Australia and have been tied up with traveling with them. Hope to see you next time
No worries. It was short notice. I did not know for sure myself, until a week ago. It was something we planned for, but there were a lot of conditions.
Post by: TopNotch on November 06, 2018, 10:09:15 am
I have no idea how an FRS radio is better than a cell phone, in that regard. I'd like to see the logic on this.
An FRS radio does not have a screen to look at, and you only have to push one button to talk, and do nothing to listen.
The cell phone law is mainly to keep your eyes and attention on the road, and the radio doesn't distract you nearly as much as a phone.
Post by: Fierofool on November 06, 2018, 12:18:50 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 06, 2018, 06:24:11 pm
Post by: Fierofool on November 06, 2018, 08:47:27 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 06, 2018, 08:52:39 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 09, 2018, 09:18:50 pm
My wife is usually even-tempered. Usually, people describe her as agreeable.
As I think on that, probably the Wisconsin folks would have a different opinion.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 09, 2018, 09:27:00 pm
For all that my wife thinks of herself as tall, most of her friends are at least as tall as she is.
Post by: TopNotch on November 10, 2018, 08:46:14 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 10, 2018, 09:13:30 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 12, 2018, 07:47:06 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 07, 2019, 07:16:46 pm
Post by: Fierofool on March 07, 2019, 07:59:15 pm
I got to thinking, and realized I still haven't seen Fierofool's '87. I would claim he did it on purpose, so I'd have to make another trip, but it was mostly my fault.
You're right. It worked. ;D You'll see it Saturday.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 07, 2019, 08:49:37 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 08, 2019, 10:54:41 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 09, 2019, 10:46:22 pm
Surprisingly, daffodils were in bloom.
There seem to be a lot of steel privacy fences. Do they look the same on both sides? I'm not sure what color the fences are.
On the way down, we had to detour around a land slide on 24.
Heading North, we encountered a driving rain. This is a misnomer. You do not want to drive in a driving rain. That lasted for most of 2.5 hours.
There were a lot of pot holes.
I'm sure every state says this about drivers from other states, but we encountered a lot of rude drivers. Apparently, this is common, because there are signs addressing this. I'll leave it at that.
Going through the mountains, there are barriers with reflectors. The rails are nice. Not a fan of the poles with cables strung between them. I don't mind the pole and cable at home for some reason, but did not like it in the mountains, for some reason. I think that was in Tennessee.
In Tennessee, it seemed that the low overpasses should have reflectors.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 09, 2019, 11:17:36 pm
I think the Proff came from Australia, giving him a distance award, but my in-laws came from 12 time zones away, which probably takes the record.
Post by: Fierofool on March 09, 2019, 11:43:23 pm
The cables are actually pretty effective for cars. I've read that the big benefit is that they don't impale occupants. I don't know how well they work with big trucks, though.
Steel privacy fences? Are you speaking of the huge metal fences along the side of the freeway? Those are sound barriers. The back side doesn't look the same as the front. As for personal property privacy fences, most regulations require the supporting structure to be turned inward toward the owner's property and the decorative side to be outward toward the neighbor or public.
Our daffodils and Bradford Pear trees have been in bloom for a while. Crabapple trees are also in bloom. My cherry tree is starting to put out a few blooms and I've noticed some plum trees are also getting blooms. Melanie's Iris's are starting to develop the flower pods on them and will likely be in bloom within a month.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 10, 2019, 12:04:24 am
Yes, those metal fences along the freeway.
Post by: Fierofool on March 10, 2019, 08:06:59 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 10, 2019, 09:05:11 am
Apparently, they serve the purpose of preventing the traffic on the roads from getting to the houses and businesses, judging by the damage to the barriers.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 16, 2019, 06:09:47 pm
This barrier has been in for more than 10 years, but fewer than 20. Not the divider--the lighter grey one. It actually has a design on it, but I can't see it in this pic.
I'm comparing to the green steel barriers I saw while there.
Post by: GTXVette on March 16, 2019, 07:35:03 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 16, 2019, 07:40:30 pm
The barriers I saw there were probably painted green. Yellow? Yeah, that'd blend in.
Post by: Fierofool on March 16, 2019, 08:40:34 pm