A new game... Post pics from your cel phone V.1.0

[BruceK]

"I was gonna right 'sense' but I guest that was wrong".

[94touring]

That doesn't make any cents at all.

[jeff10049]

Should have consulted with their sensei

[MPlayle]

I would hope that their audience hammered some "cents" into them for the error.

:-[

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[94touring]

Baked some gluten free stuff for a get together.  Hence the funky pie crust.

[gr8kornholio]

Looks are secondary.  I can almost smell the goodness through the screen.  Tomorrow, Food Coma.  Can't wait.

[MPlayle]

I just finished some baking as well.  Mine are not gluten-free: large batch of baklava and a pair of chocolate pecan pies.

[gr8kornholio]

O wow, the life loves baklava.  She used to work with a girl that'd bring it in.  Looks delicious. 

[MPlayle]

I made up smaller plates of the baklava to take to a couple of gatherings tomorrow, so got to "taste" a small corner piece.  Still licking my lips delicious.

No two batches ever come out the same, so each time it is a slight surprise as to how it turned out.

[BruceK]

Local newspaper has a suggestion if there is a shortage of ButterBall Turkeys at Kroger.

[MiniDave]

PETA - People eating tasty animals?   ;D

[BruceK]

This is the final Cars & Coffee for the Dallas area. The enormous BMW dealer (this is Texas after all) that has hosted it for the past 10 years is calling it quits citing the inability to exclude non-exceptional cars from the 500+ cars that show up. Basically saying it's gone downhill due to the quality of the cars. At least that's the reason given.   And it's hard to argue with that.     Any Bozo can show up with a 2018 Camaro or Mustang or Challenger. Or  Porsche or Lexus in this case. 

[MiniDave]

Same problem they had in California, room for 200 nice, interesting cars and 100 late model BMW's show up.

It was great when it all began.....

BUT, in this case isn't this what the dealer wanted, owners of newer cars that he could sell a Beemer to?

[BruceK]

Same problem they had in California, room for 200 nice, interesting cars and 100 late model BMW's show up.

It was great when it all began.....

BUT, in this case isn't this what the dealer wanted, owners of newer cars that he could sell a Beemer to?

I'm not sure what his motivations were.  Maybe community good will since its supposed to be a charity event? 

In any case, most of the people showing up for C&C use their turn signals as they pull into the show.  So that automatically excludes them from becoming BMW drivers, right?

;D

[94touring]

Washed up the rx7.  It's been sitting and collecting dust for about 2 months.  Need to drive this thing more often.

[Jims5543]

This is the final Cars & Coffee for the Dallas area. The enormous BMW dealer (this is Texas after all) that has hosted it for the past 10 years is calling it quits citing the inability to exclude non-exceptional cars from the 500+ cars that show up. Basically saying it's gone downhill due to the quality of the cars. At least that's the reason given.   And it's hard to argue with that.     Any Bozo can show up with a 2018 Camaro or Mustang or Challenger. Or  Porsche or Lexus in this case.

The logistics of what can and cannot come in would be crazy, although I have seen it done.

There is a small car show here in town, only classic cars are allowed with the exception of supercars. I did not know this and many years ago I tried to come in with my 87 RX7, I am sure no one was interested in looking over a 2600 lb 550 hp street car. I was turned away at the entrance, had to park in the general parking across the road and walk over.  The next time I went to that event I was in my Mini.  The event moves around a lot, the last time I was there it was in a Lowes parking lot. I parked to the side of the event and walked over.

There was maybe 50 cars in there and my Mini had drawn a crowd outside the ropes and around it in the general parking. LOL!

We have an event near here, everyone welcome.  Over 2000 cars show up once a month on the first Sunday of every month.  They do not care what shows up 4x4 trucks, Mustangs (for crowd control) and pretty much all the F&F style cars show up.  Everyone is welcome.

https://www.carsandcoffeepb.com/about

[BruceK]

The logistics of what can and cannot come in would be crazy, although I have seen it done.

The latest word here locally is that all future C&C car shows for the DFW area will hosted by Gas Monkey Garage (yes, the site of the famous multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary TV show).  Since their TV show does not manufacture any unnecessary drama and is 100% genuine, I'm sure Gas Monkey's hosting of C&C will be prove to follow their famous no-nonsense style and tastefully restrained aesthetic.  Certainly it won't at all be a crass cash-grab just looking get more eyeballs in front of the "merch". 

I do wonder how they, as a business, will go about excluding "non-worthy" cars from C&C and potentially pissing off the general public when doing so.

[MiniDave]

I've never watched the show, so I don't know if your comments were sarcastic or not....but it will be interesting to see what happens.

I don't know if I've become jaded or what, but watching Jim's video of the C&C in West Palm Beach - I would not have gotten out of bed to go see a parking lot full of newer modern Porsches, Mercedes, BMW's, Audi R-10s, McLarens and Ferraris....to me they've gotten to be like Chevvies..just too common.

It will be interesting to see what kinds of cars Gas Monkey attracts.....

[gr8kornholio]

The sarcasm was so thick in that even someone who doesn't know the brand guessed at it.  Lol.  Bruce and I discussed this already that they need to invent a sarcasm text.

[94touring]

I don't mind gas monkey.  Kind of entertaining but I get bored with it. It's better than the one where they build bikes and the dad and son constantly fight.

[Jims5543]

The sarcasm was so thick in that even someone who doesn't know the brand guessed at it.  Lol.  Bruce and I discussed this already that they need to invent a sarcasm text.

On another forum I go to Green text indicated sarcasm.

FWIW.

I too have no idea what Gas Monkey is, I have seen some tshirts and have no clue, as I do not watch broadcast TV and never bothered to look to see what the show is.

[Jims5543]

Seemed fitting to put my period correct magnet bumper sticker on my E30 this past weekend.

Side note, I hooned TF out of her on Friday afternoon, had some old geezer road rage on me for going 10 over the speed limit and follow me for 10 miles before giving up.

[MiniDave]

 A proper way to show respect for him.  77.gif

[Jims5543]

Saw this while in the field today. Sorry for the poor quality.

[94touring]

A rare work photo.  Girl keeps taking selfies.