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Forum: Lounge 03-01-2024, 02:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,289
Posted By Vern B
You probably wouldn’t recognize it today. We’ve...

You probably wouldn’t recognize it today. We’ve been overrun by retirees and those trying to escape the major cities to work from home. The second smallest county in Michigan, part of Traverse City,...
Forum: Lounge 03-01-2024, 03:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,289
Posted By Vern B
Traverse City is my hometown and I still live...

Traverse City is my hometown and I still live there, home of Hagerty Insurance.

This bank operated the gun program for opening an account/CD for a number of years.
They always had a large...
Forum: Lounge 11-04-2023, 11:34 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,631
Posted By Vern B
Auction was on 2/28, most of the comments re the...

Auction was on 2/28, most of the comments re the car coming off the lift are in April, after the auction. You can still add comments on that car/auction today on the BAT site.
Forum: Lounge 10-29-2023, 02:45 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,870
Posted By Vern B
Our kids rent a VRBO for two weeks every winter, ...

Our kids rent a VRBO for two weeks every winter, they can walk to St Armand’s Circle from the house. Lots to do around there, great restaurants, close to Siesta Key, etc, but it is busy and traffic...
Forum: Lounge 09-26-2023, 06:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,997
Posted By Vern B
Small Ma and Pa diners are between a rock and a...

Small Ma and Pa diners are between a rock and a hard spot because they’re at the end of the delivery chain. They don’t have any say in what their costs for supplies is. Many Baby Boomers bailed on...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 09-08-2023, 02:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,434
Posted By Vern B
To go along with this, from the early 80’s thru...

To go along with this, from the early 80’s thru the late 80’s I used to see lots of mostly Buick’s and Old’s cars on the roads of Northern Michigan. They usually travelled in groups of 5-10 cars and...
Forum: Lounge 06-13-2023, 03:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,104
Posted By Vern B
I’m amazed at how many tracks allow any number of...

I’m amazed at how many tracks allow any number of people behind the cars and around the burn out pit. I spend a fair amount of time at the track in Bradenton over the winter and there’s times there...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 04-25-2023, 06:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,764
Posted By Vern B
There’s a premiere scheduled for the 19th of June...

There’s a premiere scheduled for the 19th of June in Detroit and in Northern Michigan on June 25 that will be open to the public, I know there will be a limited amount of tickets available. It is a...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 04-24-2023, 07:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,764
Posted By Vern B
Detroit, The City of Hot Rods and Muscle Cars

Check out the trailer on this new two hour documentary, due out on Fathers Day 2023. Much of the footage was filmed here in Michigan. This is just a trailer, entire documentary will be two hours.
...
Forum: Lounge 03-16-2023, 04:06 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,089
Posted By Vern B
Some chapters of the National Wild Turkey...

Some chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation have corn to feed turkeys over the
Winter. If there’s a local chapter might want to see if they participate in the program. There’s no cost for...
Forum: Lounge 03-10-2023, 09:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,051
Posted By Vern B
I live not too far away to the north in Traverse...

I live not too far away to the north in Traverse City area. We’re there April thru December then January thru March in FL. Best of both worlds, Michigan weather for 9 months, FL for 3 months. Miss...
Forum: Lounge 01-16-2023, 11:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,644
Posted By Vern B
There were thousands of them parked in farm...

There were thousands of them parked in farm fields east of Flint, Landing and around Detroit.
Apparently, mice got into many of them and ate the soy based wire coatings that have been in use for...
Forum: Lounge 01-06-2023, 12:35 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,644
Posted By Vern B
Plenty of people are making $1000 plus a month...

Plenty of people are making $1000 plus a month car payments and financing
company’s are going 8 and as long as 10 years to finance a vehicle.

The accountant in me says that isn’t something that...
Forum: Lounge 12-02-2022, 09:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,732
Posted By Vern B
I live 10 miles from Hagerty’s main office and...

I live 10 miles from Hagerty’s main office and know a lot of people that work there. They told me they stopped quoting Florida customers in the path of Ian in the preceding 36 to the storm.
...
Forum: Lounge 11-24-2022, 12:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,488
Posted By Vern B
Organ donor, just a question of when.

Organ donor, just a question of when.
Forum: Lounge 11-16-2022, 10:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By Vern B
After I did some more looking online, I see I can...

After I did some more looking online, I see I can just go across the border and get it myself.

Fortunately I was able to find one of the plexiglass roof bubbles for my car on this side of the...
Forum: Lounge 11-15-2022, 08:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By Vern B
Thanks for the info. I’m restoring a...

Thanks for the info.

I’m restoring a Messerschmitt micro car and I’m trying to get a plexiglass bubble top across the border. The guy in CA will bring it to Sarnia and I can pick it up in Port...
Forum: Lounge 11-15-2022, 01:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By Vern B
Import broker into US from Canada

Can someone recommend a parts broker, with contact info, to bring parts into the US at the Port Huron/Sarnia border for me?

Have never done this before, so not sure of the process.
Forum: Lounge 09-30-2022, 12:52 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,742
Posted By Vern B
The bridge to Pine Island is down at Matlacha,...

The bridge to Pine Island is down at Matlacha, haven’t seen any estimate yet of a date to have it open. With the massive amount of work to be completed it could be a year?? Obviously, accesses to...
Forum: Lounge 09-14-2022, 01:16 PM
Replies: 38,761
Views: 8,550,018
Posted By Vern B
That is a 1966 year plate.

That is a 1966 year plate.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 09-09-2022, 12:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,210
Posted By Vern B
Great video, glad to hear they were able to deal...

Great video, glad to hear they were able to deal with his health issues
and get a pacemaker implanted.
Forum: Lounge 05-06-2022, 11:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,818
Posted By Vern B
One of my customers called a dealer service rep...

One of my customers called a dealer service rep in on a Saturday and Sunday to flash all his trucks computers to limit the speed to 62mph. Their travel is 99% on two lane roads and local, none of the...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 04-17-2022, 03:54 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 26,589
Posted By Vern B
In March of 1967 I purchased a new GTO that had...

In March of 1967 I purchased a new GTO that had Firestone Redlines, Wide Ovals, as I remember. By the time I had 3000 miles on the tires, the sidewalls were cracked so bad that they were leaking air...
Forum: Lounge 04-06-2022, 12:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,519
Posted By Vern B
I regularly drive two different roads that have...

I regularly drive two different roads that have bicycle lanes with auto lanes on either side of the bike lanes. I’ve never seen a biker using one of the lanes, which doesn’t surprise me as a view it...
Forum: Lounge 03-22-2022, 12:15 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,730
Posted By Vern B
We had one of those this winter, but I don’t...

We had one of those this winter, but I don’t think it was intentional.


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