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@Napa Paul posted:

Okay, you "Canuckelhedz," there's been bupkis on this West Coast Cruise thread for almost 3 months...and now it's only 53 daze 'til the Ball should drop - God willin' and the COVID don't shift into High!  Wazzup? 

Funny you should ask. 

Earlier this week I reached out to the hotel to inquire as to what the hotel is allowing and not allowing. As of this time we won’t have access to the breakfast room for a dinner etc and we can’t bring in a caterer. The lunch venue is also not allowing indoor eating and no outside caterers  

As of right now SLO County is not allowing indoor dining and they are asking residents to limit social gatherings to a minimum number of people or not at all. 

At this point it may be most prudent to cancel 2020’s gathering and just plan for 2021. 

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I’ve been assisting organizing the Napa Valley 750 auto rally that will occur next week. 20 cars, 40 people. And a ton of logistics nightmares trying to organize lunch and dinner locations for 40-ppl to sit outside to dine.  Dining locations seem to open and close at a drop of the hat. 
Coming up with (3) 250-mile routes was the easy part. COVID in CA has made this quite challenging. But, the participants are excited, a number of them are flying in this Saturday and Sunday. 

I say we plan it as a BYOB and food if needed...what’s the drop date to cancel rooms? @Robert M I still have a half bottle of Scotch...from last year. 

You might check on your own directly with the hotel....BUT, I believe the cancellation deadlines have been extended right up to the last minute (i.e., day before) because of COVID-19. That might be the ONLY relatively positive thing to come from the friggin' virus!

If it's of any consolation, (non permitted) cruise nights are going on weekly here to keep the car crazies happy and supporting our local 91 Premium distributors going. Visible marks from burnouts and donuts can be seen in some intersections. The one on Main St. in Templeton, CA I heard is especially a good one, quaint small town and 220 Speedsters would definitely dominate the action if they showed up.

Also, wineries are open, no indoor tasting rooms or gathering at bars, but there are plenty with ample parking and outdoor seating options and open space. Car people work there too! Sculpterra (our favorite) always has tacos or greek food on weekends plus live music and one gal has her late model Shelby as a daily driver that she loves to talk about. Just went to Still Waters east of Paso, that one has a great view and excellent service. Our server daily is a '74 Alfa. Hearst Winery has a tasting room on River Rd. north in San Miguel, great spot for 10 or so people and it doesn't get much traffic, you could easily show up and it's your private party. Just buy a few bottles and everyone is instant friends.

@Dave Mitchell :

“...we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...”

It is the uncertainty of the future due to the constantly changing minds of those in government making decisions that cause me strife.  In March we postponed until September hoping things would have a sense of normalcy.  It is now almost August and there is no realistic expectation of what the future holds.

I have not cancelled my reservation for September as I, too, am holding out hope for a trip to the coast where we can see friends old and new.  Hell, the wife and I may make the drive and spend the week-end in SLO even if the Cruise is cancelled.  But I know all too well that planning a large event with vendors, routes, meals, and all the other logistics is virtually impossible without actually knowing an event can take place with or without restriction(s) no matter your position on them.

@Dave Mitchell :

“...we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...”

It is the uncertainty of the future due to the constantly changing minds of those in government making decisions that cause me strife.  In March we postponed until September hoping things would have a sense of normalcy.  It is now almost August and there is no realistic expectation of what the future holds.

I have not cancelled my reservation for September as I, too, am holding out hope for a trip to the coast where we can see friends old and new.  Hell, the wife and I may make the drive and spend the week-end in SLO even if the Cruise is cancelled.  But I know all too well that planning a large event with vendors, routes, meals, and all the other logistics is virtually impossible without actually knowing an event can take place with or without restriction(s) no matter your position on them.

Understood...that’s what I’m hoping to do myself even if the official event is canceled. I’m thinking of the hotel keeping revenue and the places around us. If I’m there and you are there will have a cold drink...sit back and enjoy the day. 

Hope is all we have right now...I’m not giving up hope...🍻

@Dave Mitchell :
Hope springs eternal.

As of this posting I plan to be in SLO as planned...let fate determine the rest!

I totally agree with both of you and I look forward to enjoying a, perhaps, less "organized" but more relaxed day in SLO. I might spend Thursday night at Monterey's Cannery Row and drive down Hwy-101 on Friday...depending upon weather along the coast. While that route last year was really a blast, the caravan of Clown Cars seemed too rushed. That was because the "herding of cats" didn't finally get on the road until after 2PM: A lesson learned! 

HEY KIDS:

Tebs here,  I hope your all well in this wonky time we are all going through. 

I agree on cancelling the event as a whole,  its so uncertain what Newsome may come up with as there is talk again for another shelter in place.  Also I was just there this last weekend for a visit.  It was not easy to get around and the restaurants are limited to outdoor seating and even with that, the outdoor seating is limited to say the least.

Not to mention, believe it or not they have had protesting and as of late it got a little out of hand to the point where they stopped traffic on the 101.. You wouldn't think SLO would have an issue but hey have had mild violent and mild destructive activity.

But I do agree to that if you want to individually head over it would be a lot easier to get around and enjoy the area.    It was a nice trip for me that's for sure, I also recommend going to see SENSORIO (check it out online) in PASO  its awesome!!

To be honest this really sucks,  I have repeatedly  asked for a refund for 2020. NO such luck!!  

I may show up myself not sure yet..

Again hope all is well with everyone!

Love

Tebs

@Teby S saying 2020 sucks is the understatement of the year...

Today I explored a bit. Went up highway 4 to Uitica Lake. The campgrounds were so packed with people it was insane...the folks with Kayaks and Jeeps seemed to be having a great time. One site had six tents...and I don’t know how many people...most all the license plate frames were from the Bay Area...business as usual for them.  

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For those of us in California, the number of Covid cases is definitely skewed, but unfortunately, it is most other the states as well. I am not here to make a stand, but when you see evidence like this it is hard to refute the idea that there are a lot of fake numbers being pushed around. This attachment is the front page of a Bi-weekly Bulletin provided directly from Cal Osha through a subscription purchased by the Municipality that I work for. This is a State run agency that has been given guidelines as far as reporting from our good old Governor's office. Read the first paragraph. The article goes on to state how Cal Osha is not meeting Federal Osha minimum requirements of recording Covid cases. California says it does not need a positive test result to record a Covid case. Federal Osha mandates a positive test result. Is it any wonder? I posted this on IG and beside the positive replies, I did not receive one negative comment. You can't argue the facts.

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The Award Winning Cal-OSHA report  is a privately owned publication that produces opinions and not necessarily facts. It is not a publication paid for by tax revenue.  To quote it as factual is simply an opinion of another opinion. SOC has for most part stayed out of politics. The fact that a matter of life and death has become a political football disgusts me. Please keep this last bastion of fun and frivolity to precisely that. 

 

 

Well I just learned something! We use the Reporter as a safety training resource where we share the accident and death updates to bring real-world incidents to our crews. If you were to go on Cal Osha.gov, you will see in this instance, it is a direct quote. There does not have to be a positive test to record Covid. I rarely feel strong enough about politics to bring it up here. My interest is to keep it in perspective when it comes to planning cruises and get-togethers. I wouldn't feel guilty doing such. We are not receiving all the truths.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/co...ements-COVID-19.html

 

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@RacerX posted:

For those of us in California, the number of Covid cases is definitely skewed, but unfortunately, it is most other the states as well. I am not here to make a stand, but when you see evidence like this it is hard to refute the idea that there are a lot of fake numbers being pushed around. This attachment is the front page of a Bi-weekly Bulletin provided directly from Cal Osha through a subscription purchased by the Municipality that I work for. This is a State run agency that has been given guidelines as far as reporting from our good old Governor's office. Read the first paragraph. The article goes on to state how Cal Osha is not meeting Federal Osha minimum requirements of recording Covid cases. California says it does not need a positive test result to record a Covid case. Federal Osha mandates a positive test result. Is it any wonder? I posted this on IG and beside the positive replies, I did not receive one negative comment. You can't argue the facts.

cal osha

To paraphrase an old legal aphorism: If you can't argue the facts, you argue the law, and if you can't argue either the facts or the law...you pound on the lectern and blow smoke! 

@majorkahuna posted:

The Award Winning Cal-OSHA report  is a privately owned publication that produces opinions and not necessarily facts. It is not a publication paid for by tax revenue.  To quote it as factual is simply an opinion of another opinion. SOC has for most part stayed out of politics. The fact that a matter of life and death has become a political football disgusts me. Please keep this last bastion of fun and frivolity to precisely that. 

 

 

Agreed...this is not the place. 

*** 2020 West Coast Cruise Cancelled ***

 

The COVID pandemic doesn't seem to be slowing down enough for the Governor to reopen the state and as the amount of time draws closer to our scheduled date there just isn't enough time to get all of the happenings coordinated.

That being said if anyone wants to go that weekend, and some of you have expressed an interest in gathering still, you're welcome to do so. If you no longer want to go please contact the hotel directly and cancel your reservations before you get charged.

The patio is still open for you to gather and talk too loud making the security guard tell you to bring the level down a notch. However, per their website some of the hotel's features may not be available and masks must be worn at all times in the common areas of the hotel.

We will come back in 2021 and make up for lost time and driving.

Hotel website: Quality Inn and Suites SLO

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Jim, will you please let Bill Nash know what's going on?

@Robert M posted:

*** 2020 West Coast Cruise Cancelled ***

 

The COVID pandemic doesn't seem to be slowing down enough for the Governor to reopen the state and as the amount of time draws closer to our scheduled date there just isn't enough time to get all of the happenings coordinated.

That being said if anyone wants to go that weekend, and some of you have expressed an interest in gathering still, you're welcome to do so. If you no longer want to go please contact the hotel directly and cancel your reservations before you get charged.

The patio is still open for you to gather and talk too loud making the security guard tell you to bring the level down a notch. However, per their website some of the hotel's features may not be available and masks must be worn at all times in the common areas of the hotel.

We will come back in 2021 and make up for lost time and driving.

Hotel website: Quality Inn and Suites SLO

@Napa Paul@PaulEllis@TheMayoMachine@majorkahuna@MusbJim@Dutch@Kevin - Bay Area@VSpyder@Teby S@Troy Sloan@Tom Murtaugh@ChrissyB@*LongFella@Dan Stewart@goofer@Cory McCloskey@IMDoug@OCC@GERD (Tell Vince), @SimplifyTALightness@Ryan (formerly) in NorCal@Karyadi@JMM (Michael)@Dave Mitchell@Speedster Marc@RacerX@Rick99GSX (We'll have to see the new Spyder motor next year) @Meade

Jim, will you please let Bill Nash know what's going on?

Are any of you other reprobates still giving some serious consideration of cruzin on your own to SLO?  I spoke with the Mgr. at the Quality Inn and she says the only real "changes" are the required masks, keeping the 6' social distance, and you cannot eat breakfast inside. She also confirmed they will honor FREE cancellation until Friday, Sept. 18th @ 6:00 PM.

Personally, I'm still looking at driving to Carmel-By-The-Sea on Thursday (09/17), leaving there Friday morning no later than 9AM and driving down (that's South) Hwy 101 like many of us did last year. This time, however, I'd stop along the way a few times to "smell the roses" and see the sights, lunch at Gorda or Ragged Point, and stay in Morro Bay. I'd hope to pull into SLO the next morning, Saturday the 19th.

ALL OF THIS, though, depends on the weather. I'm not about to beat up my body driving a Clown Car 700 miles over 5 days.... if half the trip is fogged-in and the return half is in 106 degrees. Been there, done that....ain't doin' it again! 

If anyone is interested in joining me on any leg of this trip....let me know. 

lemons into lemonade...Instead of going to Sturgis this year, I put on some leather and rode around my street without a helmet a bunch of times. Then I bought a 30-pack of cheap beer and listened to some Smashmouth since I missed them live. JK that's some humor on a 102 degree Monday.

Sadly while that’s funny I think after five months of 14 days to flatten the curve we have all become numb and lost our humor...I try to look at things in a positive light but I’m tired.

Lest we forget Lake Tahoe is open. Dining is al fresco only in CA. Not sure in NV, but the Casino's are open so I suspect the restaurants are with restrictions. I sold my powerboat, and now have a 50 year old Yankee Dolphin 24 Sailboat. It is an S & S design midget ocean racer. I can still accommodate 8 people as long as a couple like to hang out on the foredeck or provide meat on the rail. 

Food for thought. 

 

@Rick99GSX @majorkahuna @Ryan (formerly) in NorCal @Dave Mitchell @TheMayoMachine @Napa Paul @Robert M @SimplifyTALightness

Rather than SLO, it looks like most of you guys (besides Marcel) would be closer for a cruise somewhere in the North San Francisco Bay/ Napa/ Fairfield area.

Also, the lodging Ginny & I usually book on Moonstone Beach is not available during the weekend of September 18 (close of summer season), so we'll have to book Moonstone when room availability opens up a bit in August.

Look forward to catching up with you all next time. Peace-Out! 

@MusbJim posted:

@Rick99GSX @majorkahuna @Ryan (formerly) in NorCal @Dave Mitchell @TheMayoMachine @Napa Paul @Robert M @SimplifyTALightness

Rather than SLO, it looks like most of you guys (besides Marcel) would be closer for a cruise somewhere in the North San Francisco Bay/ Napa/ Fairfield area.

Also, the lodging Ginny & I usually book on Moonstone Beach is not available during the weekend of September 18 (close of summer season), so we'll have to book Moonstone when room availability opens up a bit in August.

Look forward to catching up with you all next time. Peace-Out! 

If you’re not going that weekend make sure you cancel your reservations at Quality Suites. 

@majorkahuna posted:

Lest we forget Lake Tahoe is open. Dining is al fresco only in CA. Not sure in NV, but the Casino's are open so I suspect the restaurants are with restrictions. I sold my powerboat, and now have a 50 year old Yankee Dolphin 24 Sailboat. It is an S & S design midget ocean racer. I can still accommodate 8 people as long as a couple like to hang out on the foredeck or provide meat on the rail. 

Food for thought. 

 

Ima thinkin' that "Tarhoe" might, indeed, be the only cruise destination in CA that's not "Closed 4 COVID"  or burnt to the ground.  That said, it looks like I'll be open to getting out of this disaster zone for a few days.  By the way, the 356 Registry's "Drive Your 356 Day" is Sunday, Sept. 20th. Those "Real-P" people might be something to avoid, eh?  

@Watchspeak posted:

Fyi for anyone still thinking about slo the hotel has dropped the room price to 179 vs 239. Should heading up if all goes well but will be in a 68 Camaro with my buddy in an 74 alfa. 

travel safely. 

There are the folks in close proximity to SLO;

@SimplifyTALightness @IMDoug @slofuzz @Will Hesch

FYI @Watchspeak is Bill & Natalie and they have joined us in previous SLO cruises in their Speedster...

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This is the '74 Alpha that also joined us for last year's SLO cruise...

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@MusbJim posted:

There are the folks in close proximity to SLO;

@SimplifyTALightness @IMDoug @slofuzz @Will Hesch

FYI @Watchspeak is Bill & Natalie and they have joined us in previous SLO cruises in their Speedster...

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Copy that @MusbJim. I didn’t realize Bill and Natalie were on the site. @Watchspeak there will be a couple people going still and staying at the hotel if you end up going anyway. 

A couple other event suggestions for this weekend....

North SLO County has had regular cruise nights every Friday, the 3rd Friday of the month is downtown Paso Robles, 6PM - 8PM more or less (on Spring Street)

and

Local Cars and Coffee at Cider Creek Bakery every Saturday morning. 730AM - Until.

Address: 205 Oak Hill Rd Ste 102, Paso Robles, CA 93446

Good cinnamon rolls!

There is a Facebook Group called Wine Country Air Cooled, lots of VWs and everyone air cooled is invited. They posted on their page they are headed to Cider Creek for a meet up at 10AM

-Marcel

 

Mike and Kristi cancelled, Teby cancelled, The Mayo Machine cancelled, Dutch cancelled, and my wife and I just cancelled because of the poor air quality reports and that group was all that was left.

@Watchspeak As of tonight you are the last person registered for the hotel but I believe you said you were still going. If not just call the hotel to cancel your reservation. @SimplifyTALightness was interested in meeting up to go to Cars and Coffee or one or two other events so if you make it down there hit him up. His number is 928 814 3191.

Sorry guys, it just wasn't in the cards this year.

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