Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-19 Thread Luther (Reno or bust)
No caffine involved :) Pure energy! Luther, via NV restarea hot spot, 25 miles east of Reno :) On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:03:02 -0600, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, to be young and caffeinated again! I used to enjoy driving all night (until the sun started coming up). On 6/18/07, Luther

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-19 Thread Luther (Reno or bust)
Sitting in a rest area on I-80 about 25 mi east of Reno. Waiting for rush hour to be done before I meet my bowling buddies at Circus Circus and leave for Lake Taho for the day. The '85 300D has been running right around 27-28mpg. Watched the sunrise from the shores of Walker Lake. Very

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin OT

2007-06-19 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 6/19/2007 7:49:50 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sitting in a rest area on I-80 about 25 mi east of Reno. Waiting for rush hour to be done before I meet my bowling buddies at Circus Circus and leave for Lake Taho for the day. The '85 300D has

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin OT

2007-06-19 Thread Rick Knoble
How about all those amunition bunkers just south of the Walker Lake. The town name starts with an H but I don't have my map handy. Henderson maybe? Outside of Vegas. There was a rocket propellant factory there that blew up about ten years ago. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin OT

2007-06-19 Thread Luther (in Reno)
Hey, I didn't say that the lake was pretty, though it was a welcome releif after the desert. The sunrise was pretty though. I stopped at watched some of the bowling earlier today, and it seemed as if the lanes do have bounce to them. When people lofted the ball down the lane, I could see the

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-18 Thread Luther (Reno or bust)
I'm in Santa Rosa, NM staring at the Comfort Inn, Baymont Inn Suits, and Holiday Inn Express. It's a buffet of wireless! :) Luther On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:17:18 -0500, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in Amarillo, bumming some wireless internet off of Super8. Have a car load of

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-18 Thread LWB250
I took my oldest son to the doctor the other day. On a whim, I fired up the MacBook Pro, and lo and behold, I had a wide-open connection from a Linksys wireless router. The didn't even bother to change the default admin password. And this was in an office building full of doctor's offices

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-18 Thread Luther (Reno or bust)
Leaving FlyingJ in Albuquerque now. Next stop, Gallup. The Benz is running about 28mpg with about 500-600 lbs of bowling equipment in it. I'm cruising along about 60mph. Enjoyable drive. Luther On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:44:59 -0600, Luther (Reno or bust) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-18 Thread OK Don
Ah, to be young and caffeinated again! I used to enjoy driving all night (until the sun started coming up). On 6/18/07, Luther (Reno or bust) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leaving FlyingJ in Albuquerque now. Next stop, Gallup. The Benz is running about 28mpg with about 500-600 lbs of bowling

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-18 Thread Gary Hurst
i was in reno about 20 years ago and i kinda remember the town as shitholeesque. but i don't have any really distinct specific memories of the place. On 6/18/07, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took my oldest son to the doctor the other day. On a whim, I fired up the MacBook Pro, and lo

[MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-17 Thread Luther
I'm in Amarillo, bumming some wireless internet off of Super8. Have a car load of bowling balls, food, computer, and my video camera. Breaktime's over, gotta see how far I can get before I get sleepy again. More from the next wireless hot spot. -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL

Re: [MBZ] Reno trip checkin

2007-06-17 Thread OK Don
You missed a heck of a good smoked pork tenderloin -- though it would have cost you a couple of hours. There aren't a lot of options once you leave Amarillo, for a few hours anyway. On 6/17/07, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in Amarillo, bumming some wireless internet off of Super8. Have a