Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Oh Stormy Night

After the fun earlier in the day, we had some time to relax Saturday night, at least until a major storm rolled in. No pictures during the storm itself, but we could barely see across the street! The main cell went right over our neighborhood. The after storm sky was awesome, and pictures can hardly do it justice.

Normally, that'd be it. But around 11:30, the internet and tv went out. The storm had come thru during the 8:30-9:00 time frame, so it was odd that two hours later is when we lost tv, but nothing is beyond Comcast.

6:30 Sunday morning rolls around, and Kelsey lets the dog out, only to run back into the bedroom, "Aaron, a branch is in the garden!" Why would we need to move it now? Okay, I figured I'd go look...

Um, that's not a branch so much as 1/4 the tree!

It took out the aerial cable and phone lines, as well as parts of two fences. We were pretty worried about the health of the tree, but Northeast Tree came by and said it's in very good health. At first they weren't going to be able to remove the branch until Wednesday, but surprise, they showed up Monday! As did Comcast to rerun the cable line.


Sunday, July 18, 2010

Nord Stern Drive

I'm back! After a long recess, I've decided to return to this page. Not that there's tons of excitement, but at least there's something.

This past weekend was the Nord Stern Vino in the Valley tour. Approximately 40 Porsches met in Prescott for a 4-5 hour drive around western Wisconsin, stopping at the Eau Galle Cheese Factory, before eating at Vino in the Valley. Starting out, Kelsey and I were behind a 2010 Turbo Cabriolet. When he hit the gas, 500+ horsepower erupted, screaming for traction! It was amazing!

Most of the cars were pretty recent models, but we had a nice lineup of the 924/944/968 series. Below is my 944 Turbo, a 968, a 924 Turbo, an early 944, and another 944 Turbo. You can definitely tell the family relation.

Although this specific car didn't take part in the drive, it did show up at Vino in the Valley. It's a 911 GT2.

A rare 911 Turbo Flatnose (or Flachbau) was along as well. The Flatnose option added up to 60% more to the sticker price!!

The final stop for the tour, Vino in the Valley! This restaurant is kind of in the middle of nowhere, yet they had a 2.5 hour wait on Saturday night!

That wasn't all the excitement for Saturday, but you'll have to check the next post for the follow up.