Wanna Dance?

WOODPIE · 12-22-2002, 12:22 PM

This has the exact same feel as my first junior high school dance. Me standing with the other pimply faced boys on one side of the cafeteria, waiting for someone to make the first move.

I've checked a couple other region's threads. The pacific NW is talking about the weather and their (good-natured) contempt for Californians. The North-East has seemed to factionalize beyond Wayne's intent, posting in state by state. The 911 community is split in the opinion as to whether this regional thing is even needed or a good idea, but I sense mostly opposed.

So, I ask the question: What can be done here that couldn't/shouldn't/wouldn't be done on the respective 356 911 914 924 944 968 ad nauseum boards?

Well, for one thing, may I suggest that people could talk about their cars without fear that some of the reading audience instinctively feels the car in question is a moldy rust bucket POS simply because of it's location. And maybe, if a newbie can ever find this regional BB, they won't be encouraged to turn their newly found treasure into a meat smoker. And just maybe this region could refrain from dismissing someone trying to be helpful, even though they call an electrical part a Doo-Dad rather than a cascading resistor!

Nahhhhhhhhhhhh......

Ok, rant over.

Ed

atlporsche · 12-23-2002, 05:13 AM

with SE forums, it's a good place for the "locals" to hide.

It's super easy to set up meets with the forums like this...

check out www.nasioc.com and the forums there for some out of control regional work...

sjd

Roadman_944 · 01-01-2003, 12:17 PM

I for one think that regional posts are a great thing.

#1...It gives P-car owners a chance to be exposed to others in there area that they may never have known were there. I for one have been looking for events in my area to attend if not participate in in some way. Untill now I had no idea as to what was here. My first visit to this forum has made all that happen.

#2...As I have been reading other forums at the Pelican BBS I sense a bit of separation between the owners of variouse types of P-cars. (Air vs. water and such). I hate to see this happen. I would love to see this (separation) fade away as people now have a means of meeting others in there area with the same interests. (P-cars). To me the Porsche is a wonderfull example of automotive engineering weather it be a air cooled 911 or a water cooled 944 or any other form of comparison.

#3...It's just a damn good idea!!!!! Thanks. I will however still visit the forum for my 944. It's a great source of info.

atlporsche · 01-01-2003, 03:18 PM

I totally agree. I met Elombard...he's right up the street from me.

sjd

WOODPIE · 11:36 PM

If these regional boards are a help in setting up meets and events or even just a cup of coffee at the closest Waffle House, more power to 'em. I don't understand why that couldn't be done on the already existing boards. I do understand Roadman_944's hope that by conglomerating Porsche owners onto a regional board, there might be more opportunity for owner's of different models to exchange points of view, ideas, and interests.

But really, this is not a good place to "hide", as atlporsche suggests. I'm just glad that **** is a west coaster, AFAIK, and hopefully he can stay busy dominating the 911, Off Topic, and West Coast Regional boards, leaving this one alone.

Now, of course there is a lot of interest in competitive events, and engine and suspension mods, because what we have here, gentlemen and ladies, are sports cars. My own desire for my cars are maybe a little different than most, because even though I get just as much of a thrill from driving as anyone, I can do it at 40 mph on a straight road. My big challenge, my competition, is in keeping my 30 year old rust-buckets on the road. I'm not talking concourse type stuff, I'm talking get in the car and go. Dependably. Everytime. Why is that such a big deal? Mostly, it has to do with where one is on the food chain.

I have been on the PP boards for two years, and a finer use of cyberspace I can only dream of. Plenty of fine people willing to help with a problem, and tons of archives and articles. Lots of people who can nuance their way around a keyboard better than me, too! But I've read far too few posts from any who are willing to admit they drive through Georgia mud and don't wash it off before the end of the month. Anybody here like that?

Ed

Note: I edited this post. Thanks for the heads-up, Roadman_944.

Roadman_944 · 01-03-2003, 06:44 AM

If I remember correctly, cleaning Georgia mud from your car is like cleaning week old bug splat. Glad to heare I'm not the only one not out poloishing the ride daily. I havent washed my car in about two weeks. I don't drive through mud but the hyw. grime here is increadable. The worst thing I ever drove my car through was when I built the house in Wisconsin. The drive was just finished (1/4 mile long) and was pretty much frozen gravel at the time. But things do thaw, even in Wi. It turned into 8" of gravel type mud. Beleive it or not I plowed through it as it scraped the floor boards. I later determined it was the cause for the PS rack failure.

I hope others use the regional boards as a means of organizing events and or social activities and keep the tech. stuff or other topics on the tech boards. Can you imagine a whole region organizing an event in a centraly located area. Be it a track event or just a kick ass party. I for one would like to meet some of the great people I've conversed with on the Pelican BBS.

P.S. Don't say the T.A.B.S. word. I think he does word searches to find out who mentions him. Maybe we can make him the guest of honnor at a regional event just to see what this man is made of.