Otis Nice

Lowell.

Very cool. If I ever join the mafia I'mma order one from you.

It's getting coverage on Fox. There's been a lot of social media kick back and apparently a flood of emails sent to the mayor. Oy.

I get paid to go to the Toledo area. Otherwise I wouldn't.

Ope.

Bingo. Literally the only complaints I saw/heard were about bikers. Shrug.jif. Next month (and even next saturday) should be interesting.

All of this. As someone who still lives in the midst of it, all of this. Folks are calling for it to happen every week (so it may be "back" like it use to be to a lesser degree) and an even larger showing the first sat of next month. ...let's see how this plays out.

Yeah. It's just...lol. TL;DW: Cruise event set up on FB happens during Covid. ~1k show up. Set up again for a month later. ~2k-3k show up, raise over $2k and 100 boxes of food for local pantries. Mayor is not happy. Following month TBD. I may just stay home, as someone who lives close enough to "the strip" to witness it kinda from "home" and see what happens. Lot's of folks are lashing out. Mayor made a LOT of claims that seem...a stretch. Folks are saying things like, "I never voted fer a mayer befer but I will nao!" Yeah, Clay. Lot's to unravel. As someone who was there for a couple hours...ish I didn't witness any atrocities. I also don't live directly on "the strip" but MOST of the ones that do I saw on their front porches/lawns with cell phones recording and beers in hand. Matt, yes. Sardine oil and all. Shaun, folks are not happy. lolry....yeah. lol

Looks great.

Well, this won't end well.

We def need to set up a whiskey night after all this. Bob and a few of you others, I'm not sure what I could bring that would be worth what you might share, but I can bring several. I do have one not available here that I love. Maybe I'll save it for that.

I'm not. I get what I enjoy, can afford, etc. I'm fortunate to get to try many I'd never likely buy but the one thing about bourbon/whiskey is that if you enjoy what you're sipping on or sharing with friends that's the best one in that moment. You could have 1 bottle at a time or the world's largest collection. Doesn't mean a thing, IMHO, if it's not enjoyed. ...you could add one more bottle to yours.

Very nice.

Understandable. I kinda like the Wagyu sliders but their pork is better IMO. I love their wings but they're hard to eat while driving and can make a mess. Next time I'll have to coordinate with ya on what you're driving sooner so I can at least wave or something.

Bah. Sorry I missed y'all. Had folks yelling my name and I was looking around a lot and missed a lot of folks. Hope Taesty's was good, Doc. If not I'll slap my buddy.

It's going to be the first Saturday of every month they're saying. Lot of kids/fans out.

Bah. I looked all over for Doc. What was he in?

This also happened a couple hours before the event.

ABC 6 coverage.

More.

More pics.

Some pics.

Video from tonight.

Text me or holler if you see me. I'm gonna walk down with the fam and grab a bite from Taesty's food truck. Decided I didn't want to shift EllIIot all night again. Honestly, after how crazy it was last month, I kinda want to see how things go tonight. They've worked with the city to set up a route and have donation sites at each end of town for canned goods but everything I've seen on the FB page tells me it's gonna be MANY more cars than the thousand or so last month. I'mma be a spectater this go 'round. There was a final ride set up for a 75 year old biker with terminal cancer. His son made an event. I have seen reports that somewhere around 2k-5k bikes showed up. ...it's gonna be insane.

Imagine owning 100 cars and you have 100 more coming in. They sit on your lot. This is a traffic jam. Manufacturers want to bring you more but you have no room because you can't sell any. Now imagine having to fuel up those 100 cars with new, clean fuel daily, clean those 100 parking spots a couple times a day, detail all 100 vehicles every day, and pay your entire staff because those cars still need taken care of otherwise when the time comes you won't be able to sell them because they've all stopped running and rusted out. 100 head of cattle isn't cheap to keep alive. I know the cost of a farm with 35 head of cattle, 600 meat birds, a couple dozen layers, and 3 pigs, and we moved our animals to fresh grass daily. It's not cheap and unlike cars that just sit on a lot they still require the same care and same budget regardless of what's going on but without money coming in. That's the biggest issue. They don't merely depreciate or anything. They drain your account. Fast.