Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end
Would have also been great... one day I hope to take you up on the offer. Thank you! On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:57 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I could even buy ya lunch at (cough, cough) Cracker Barrel on I-95 near Wilson (or Selma), NC. Wilton - Original Message - From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end Jaime, Are you driving back up or flying? If going through SC on '95, how about a quick stop in Charleston so Rich and I can treat you to a cup of coffee or something? -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/ mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/ mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Ha, just what I was thinking when I read that... but like Dan said, the Hampton Inn was actually pretty expensive. And we have budgets too! But I think they blew it at the Miami Beach Hilton for four nights later during the trip. Jaime On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That's a great story Dan and Jaime! However, something about Hampton Inn and Maybach just doesn't seem right... sort of like eating caviar on potato chips... -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Jaime, Are you driving back up or flying? If going through SC on '95, how about a quick stop in Charleston so Rich and I can treat you to a cup of coffee or something? -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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You could have saved a bundle using either Priceline or Hotwire to book a hotel room. There's app for both of them. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Heh, I paid $260 for a Holiday Inn Express in NYC last night. The room was predictably tiny. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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That's a great story Dan and Jaime! However, something about Hampton Inn and Maybach just doesn't seem right... sort of like eating caviar on potato chips... -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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If I recall, the room rate was like $180/night. It's high season down here due to it being Spring Break time. Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2015, at 8:47 AM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: That's a great story Dan and Jaime! However, something about Hampton Inn and Maybach just doesn't seem right... sort of like eating caviar on potato chips... -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Heh, I paid $260 for a Holiday Inn Express in NYC last night. The room was predictably tiny. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Are you smarter today? --R On 3/20/15 10:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Heh, I paid $260 for a Holiday Inn Express in NYC last night. The room was predictably tiny. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I could even buy ya lunch at (cough, cough) Cracker Barrel on I-95 near Wilson (or Selma), NC. Wilton - Original Message - From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end Jaime, Are you driving back up or flying? If going through SC on '95, how about a quick stop in Charleston so Rich and I can treat you to a cup of coffee or something? -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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But think of all of the extraordinary and fantastic things you can do today because of it. 'Don't even hafta call a taxi - just leap to the next destination. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end Heh, I paid $260 for a Holiday Inn Express in NYC last night. The room was predictably tiny. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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It was great to meet up with Jaime and his associate Andrew and spend a few hours talking MBs. There is some background here worth repeating: My youngest son is not a gear head, but he does love his Mercedes, and for that matter, all things MB and exotic when it comes to cars. He's been in close touch while I actively search for a new car these days, so when Jaime told me he would be in the neighborhood with the Maybach I hatched a scheme. I told Stu I was going to be looking at a potential car purchase in St. Pete where he attends school, and that if he wanted I would pick him up and we could get some dinner. Being the proverbial starving college student, he gladly accepted my offer. I drove over and picked him up that night, telling him the car and its owner were over at the Hampton Inn and we would meet him there. We drove over to the Hampton Inn and walked up to two men standing at the lobby doors. Jaime? I asked, and we exchanged pleasantries. So where is this car? I asked. Right over there, as we walked towards the Maybach. Stu just about soiled himself. It was, and still is, a priceless moment I'll never forget. I'm indebted to Jaime for being gracious enough to let us take a ride in it. Needless to say, Stu was agog, in awe, etc., for the whole evening. When I talked to him the next morning, I asked him how much sleep he had gotten that night. I was so wound up I finally got to sleep around two! That was really great. You gave my boy an experience he'll never forget. I am a candidate for World's Best Dad, no doubt. Thanks again, Jaime! Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I've been down in Florida since last Monday for work. We did a test drive for work, driving a loop around most of the state: Jacksonville - Daytona Beach (during bike week) - St. Petersburg - Naples - Miami Beach - Cocoa Beach - Jacksonville. Highlights of the trip were visiting folks along the way. Had a great dinner with Dan Penoff and his son Stu, and got to treat them to a ride in a Maybach. Dan and I haven't seen each other since the days of the Rusty Qs and it was great to catch up and share stories. Next up was Miami Beach for four nights, which meant visiting with Gary Hurst. We shared a few meals and drove around quite a bit. Gary in person, for those who haven't met him, is great experience. I always look forward to seeing him. And finally I had dinner with Pierre Hedary and his sister Marie on Tuesday, followed by a visit to his shop on Wednesday with the Germans. They're both gracious hosts and we had a great time. I could hang out there for a week I think. His shop holds many treasures, including a 1967 300SEL, very similar to my car. I'm a bit surprised by my busy social calendar over the trip... its a reminder of what kind of community our hobby can create. Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Now, THAT'S a goodun! 'Nother ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end It was great to meet up with Jaime and his associate Andrew and spend a few hours talking MBs. There is some background here worth repeating: My youngest son is not a gear head, but he does love his Mercedes, and for that matter, all things MB and exotic when it comes to cars. He's been in close touch while I actively search for a new car these days, so when Jaime told me he would be in the neighborhood with the Maybach I hatched a scheme. I told Stu I was going to be looking at a potential car purchase in St. Pete where he attends school, and that if he wanted I would pick him up and we could get some dinner. Being the proverbial starving college student, he gladly accepted my offer. I drove over and picked him up that night, telling him the car and its owner were over at the Hampton Inn and we would meet him there. We drove over to the Hampton Inn and walked up to two men standing at the lobby doors. Jaime? I asked, and we exchanged pleasantries. So where is this car? I asked. Right over there, as we walked towards the Maybach. Stu just about soiled himself. It was, and still is, a priceless moment I'll never forget. I'm indebted to Jaime for being gracious enough to let us take a ride in it. Needless to say, Stu was agog, in awe, etc., for the whole evening. When I talked to him the next morning, I asked him how much sleep he had gotten that night. I was so wound up I finally got to sleep around two! That was really great. You gave my boy an experience he'll never forget. I am a candidate for World's Best Dad, no doubt. Thanks again, Jaime! Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I've been down in Florida since last Monday for work. We did a test drive for work, driving a loop around most of the state: Jacksonville - Daytona Beach (during bike week) - St. Petersburg - Naples - Miami Beach - Cocoa Beach - Jacksonville. Highlights of the trip were visiting folks along the way. Had a great dinner with Dan Penoff and his son Stu, and got to treat them to a ride in a Maybach. Dan and I haven't seen each other since the days of the Rusty Qs and it was great to catch up and share stories. Next up was Miami Beach for four nights, which meant visiting with Gary Hurst. We shared a few meals and drove around quite a bit. Gary in person, for those who haven't met him, is great experience. I always look forward to seeing him. And finally I had dinner with Pierre Hedary and his sister Marie on Tuesday, followed by a visit to his shop on Wednesday with the Germans. They're both gracious hosts and we had a great time. I could hang out there for a week I think. His shop holds many treasures, including a 1967 300SEL, very similar to my car. I'm a bit surprised by my busy social calendar over the trip... its a reminder of what kind of community our hobby can create. Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end
Unlikely, we have a corporate deal that usually beats all others. Priceline usually only works if you don't need a specific hotel or can be flexible on dates. I've tried that game before. I wanted this hotel because it was close to the UN. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end
ATTABOY! In the USAF, we called that a Boondoggle. Sometimes work begins to seem like more play than work, doesn't it? When it does, THAT'S a Boondoggle. Wilton - Original Message - From: Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 5:14 PM Subject: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end I've been down in Florida since last Monday for work. We did a test drive for work, driving a loop around most of the state: Jacksonville - Daytona Beach (during bike week) - St. Petersburg - Naples - Miami Beach - Cocoa Beach - Jacksonville. Highlights of the trip were visiting folks along the way. Had a great dinner with Dan Penoff and his son Stu, and got to treat them to a ride in a Maybach. Dan and I haven't seen each other since the days of the Rusty Qs and it was great to catch up and share stories. Next up was Miami Beach for four nights, which meant visiting with Gary Hurst. We shared a few meals and drove around quite a bit. Gary in person, for those who haven't met him, is great experience. I always look forward to seeing him. And finally I had dinner with Pierre Hedary and his sister Marie on Tuesday, followed by a visit to his shop on Wednesday with the Germans. They're both gracious hosts and we had a great time. I could hang out there for a week I think. His shop holds many treasures, including a 1967 300SEL, very similar to my car. I'm a bit surprised by my busy social calendar over the trip... its a reminder of what kind of community our hobby can create. Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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How 'bout a pavements conference on the beach at Panama City Beach, FL, from Greenland in October? Wilton Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: You need to hear about the boondoggle the guys I had in class figured out. They work for Danish National Broadcasting, recently our european customers discovered that for the same price as going to our UK training center they could come to the US and in the US they get the Master Instructor, thats me.So these guys arrange to come to the US for class, though it turns out theres a reseller right next door that can run the same class. Now we have two options for class in the US, snowy and cold MA or sunny and warm CA, they obviously pick the latter. There are only 2 direct direct flights a week from Copenhagen to LAX, one gets in Saturday which is no good, class starts Monday and they'll be fighting 9 hours of jet lag. So they get in Tuesday the week before class. They decide to drive up to San Francisco and end up in Santa Cruz. They decide the best way to get on west coast time is to stay up late and the best way to do that is to get stinking drunk... One of the two guys went back to Denmark right after class, the other brought his wife over and is staying for like a month of vacation... We started calling it the junket -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end ATTABOY! In the USAF, we called that a Boondoggle. Sometimes work begins to seem like more play than work, doesn't it? When it does, THAT'S a Boondoggle. Wilton - Original Message - From: Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 5:14 PM Subject: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end I've been down in Florida since last Monday for work. We did a test drive for work, driving a loop around most of the state: Jacksonville - Daytona Beach (during bike week) - St. Petersburg - Naples - Miami Beach - Cocoa Beach - Jacksonville. Highlights of the trip were visiting folks along the way. Had a great dinner with Dan Penoff and his son Stu, and got to treat them to a ride in a Maybach. Dan and I haven't seen each other since the days of the Rusty Qs and it was great to catch up and share stories. Next up was Miami Beach for four nights, which meant visiting with Gary Hurst. We shared a few meals and drove around quite a bit. Gary in person, for those who haven't met him, is great experience. I always look forward to seeing him. And finally I had dinner with Pierre Hedary and his sister Marie on Tuesday, followed by a visit to his shop on Wednesday with the Germans. They're both gracious hosts and we had a great time. I could hang out there for a week I think. His shop holds many treasures, including a 1967 300SEL, very similar to my car. I'm a bit surprised by my busy social calendar over the trip... its a reminder of what kind of community our hobby can create. Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end
You need to hear about the boondoggle the guys I had in class figured out. They work for Danish National Broadcasting, recently our european customers discovered that for the same price as going to our UK training center they could come to the US and in the US they get the Master Instructor, thats me.So these guys arrange to come to the US for class, though it turns out theres a reseller right next door that can run the same class. Now we have two options for class in the US, snowy and cold MA or sunny and warm CA, they obviously pick the latter. There are only 2 direct direct flights a week from Copenhagen to LAX, one gets in Saturday which is no good, class starts Monday and they'll be fighting 9 hours of jet lag. So they get in Tuesday the week before class. They decide to drive up to San Francisco and end up in Santa Cruz. They decide the best way to get on west coast time is to stay up late and the best way to do that is to get stinking drunk... One of the two guys went back to Denmark right after class, the other brought his wife over and is staying for like a month of vacation... We started calling it the junket -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end ATTABOY! In the USAF, we called that a Boondoggle. Sometimes work begins to seem like more play than work, doesn't it? When it does, THAT'S a Boondoggle. Wilton - Original Message - From: Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 5:14 PM Subject: [MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end I've been down in Florida since last Monday for work. We did a test drive for work, driving a loop around most of the state: Jacksonville - Daytona Beach (during bike week) - St. Petersburg - Naples - Miami Beach - Cocoa Beach - Jacksonville. Highlights of the trip were visiting folks along the way. Had a great dinner with Dan Penoff and his son Stu, and got to treat them to a ride in a Maybach. Dan and I haven't seen each other since the days of the Rusty Qs and it was great to catch up and share stories. Next up was Miami Beach for four nights, which meant visiting with Gary Hurst. We shared a few meals and drove around quite a bit. Gary in person, for those who haven't met him, is great experience. I always look forward to seeing him. And finally I had dinner with Pierre Hedary and his sister Marie on Tuesday, followed by a visit to his shop on Wednesday with the Germans. They're both gracious hosts and we had a great time. I could hang out there for a week I think. His shop holds many treasures, including a 1967 300SEL, very similar to my car. I'm a bit surprised by my busy social calendar over the trip... its a reminder of what kind of community our hobby can create. Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] My florida tour has come to an end
I've been down in Florida since last Monday for work. We did a test drive for work, driving a loop around most of the state: Jacksonville - Daytona Beach (during bike week) - St. Petersburg - Naples - Miami Beach - Cocoa Beach - Jacksonville. Highlights of the trip were visiting folks along the way. Had a great dinner with Dan Penoff and his son Stu, and got to treat them to a ride in a Maybach. Dan and I haven't seen each other since the days of the Rusty Qs and it was great to catch up and share stories. Next up was Miami Beach for four nights, which meant visiting with Gary Hurst. We shared a few meals and drove around quite a bit. Gary in person, for those who haven't met him, is great experience. I always look forward to seeing him. And finally I had dinner with Pierre Hedary and his sister Marie on Tuesday, followed by a visit to his shop on Wednesday with the Germans. They're both gracious hosts and we had a great time. I could hang out there for a week I think. His shop holds many treasures, including a 1967 300SEL, very similar to my car. I'm a bit surprised by my busy social calendar over the trip... its a reminder of what kind of community our hobby can create. Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
