Last day was spent packing up and getting ready to go home, rain put a damper on our plans to hit the beach, so we hung out for a bit at my aunts, drove the 1/4 mile to the 100 year old great aunts house and said goodbye and were on our way.
We were flying Providence to Detroit, and Detroit to Salt Lake. I was nervous about the second leg since it was almost a four hour flight, with a four year old and a seven year old. This was the last of five days of them being together 24 hrs/day and they were at each others throats. However it seemed like once we got on the plane all was calm for them. They even slept part of the second flight.
As for me, though, this was a busy leg. As you all know I tend to prefer the blue oval (Ford). Irony on this flight was that there was a Ford Employee sitting next to me. Spent the flight talking about what was, what is, and what will be. Ended up quite informative, and best of all I ended up with a copy of a quiz from it. I will leave you with this quiz, if you wish to e-mail ( the.gearheads@gmail.com ) your answers to me and I"ll let you know which ones you got correct. Good luck
1. How many years has the F-Series been the best selling vehicle in U.S.?
A. between 10 and 20
B. between 20 and 25
C. between 25 and 30
D. between 30 and 35
2. In 1925 Ford built the first tri-motor airplane. How many tri=motor airplanes were built by Ford?
A. 99
B. 199
C. 299
D. 399
3. Which of the following Ford products is the best-selling SUV of all time?
A. Expedition
B. Excursion
C. Explorer
D. Edge
4. The GT40 won the "Triple Crown" of automobile endurance racing (Daytona, Sebring and LeMans) with 1-2-3 finishes in each race during what year?
A. 1966
B. 1971
C. 1976
D. 1981
5. What year was the Excape Hybrid America's first full hybrid SUV launched?
A. 2006
B. 2005
C. 2004
D. 2003
6. What Ford vehicle sold 1 million units in its first 18 months?
A. Explorer
B. Mustang
C. Escort
D. Thunderbird
7. Of all sports cars sold in the U.S. today, how many are Ford Mustangs?
A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 33%
D. 20%
8. What was the GT40 named for?
A. It had 40 horsepower
B. It was first built in 1940
C. It was 40 inches tall
D. It was the artist's 40th rendition?
9. What vehicle brands are in Fords current portfolio?
A. Jaguar/Lincoln?
B. Mercury/Volvo?
C. Range Rover/Mazda
D. Ford/Astin Martin
10. Ford recently celebrated it's 100th anniversary, what year was it celebrated?
A. 1998
B. 2001
C. 2003
D. 2005
11. Who invented charcoal briquettes?
A. Albert Einstien
B. Henry Ford
C. Carroll Shelby
D. Mark Twain.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Back in Mass. PT 2
Next day, a trip back to the old neighborhood (where I spent the first eight ye
ars of my life) with my brothers, wife and kids came with. Got to the old neighborhood in two minivans, snapped some pics of the old house and the neighborhood. One of the neighbor ladies came out asking what we were doing. After stating that we had lived there we found out she was the same (crotchety) lady that had lived there when we were kids. So was a lot more friendly to us as adults, but still you could hear the crotchety undertones. Met another lady that still lived there, she wasn't as crotchety and was surprised to see us
After that we stopped for some pizza, then went to the Lexington Green. Nice hi
storical site, but the little one like the size of the Green so much he ran and ran... Yep, you figured it... Just ate, then all that running, got a little bit sick. We WERE gonna cruise through Lexington for a bit with my brothers, but thought it was best to get him in the van resting, which he did, slept most of the way back to Wareham, even through the downpour.
Monday was a day for the boys, also the only day it didn't rain. First we went to the Factory Five Racing plant. Kids had a blast with all the cars there. Each boy had a camera and t
ook some cool pics, I will post them on our photobucket later.
Next stop, lunch. After that we went and checked out "Imagination Island". The boys loved it, had some good play time, got to play pirate. Couldn't get the younger one off the car, he REALLY likes cars. I'm tellin ya, i am gonna put a Club on the Cougar before he hits 10, and there will be only two keys, one in my pocket, one in my wife's pocket..
Last stop for that day was Plymouth Beach. Spent about an hour there, nice to get the feet wet. Though I think t
he lifeguard was a little young. Did get a nice p
ic of my love and our youngest.
ars of my life) with my brothers, wife and kids came with. Got to the old neighborhood in two minivans, snapped some pics of the old house and the neighborhood. One of the neighbor ladies came out asking what we were doing. After stating that we had lived there we found out she was the same (crotchety) lady that had lived there when we were kids. So was a lot more friendly to us as adults, but still you could hear the crotchety undertones. Met another lady that still lived there, she wasn't as crotchety and was surprised to see usAfter that we stopped for some pizza, then went to the Lexington Green. Nice hi
storical site, but the little one like the size of the Green so much he ran and ran... Yep, you figured it... Just ate, then all that running, got a little bit sick. We WERE gonna cruise through Lexington for a bit with my brothers, but thought it was best to get him in the van resting, which he did, slept most of the way back to Wareham, even through the downpour.Monday was a day for the boys, also the only day it didn't rain. First we went to the Factory Five Racing plant. Kids had a blast with all the cars there. Each boy had a camera and t
ook some cool pics, I will post them on our photobucket later.Next stop, lunch. After that we went and checked out "Imagination Island". The boys loved it, had some good play time, got to play pirate. Couldn't get the younger one off the car, he REALLY likes cars. I'm tellin ya, i am gonna put a Club on the Cougar before he hits 10, and there will be only two keys, one in my pocket, one in my wife's pocket..
Last stop for that day was Plymouth Beach. Spent about an hour there, nice to get the feet wet. Though I think t
he lifeguard was a little young. Did get a nice p
ic of my love and our youngest.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Seein the fam - part 1
Finally took a trip back east, got the kiddies all packed and away we went. The flights were nice, thanks to the DVD player on the computer the boys were entertained through both legs. We landed in Providence on Friday night, to rain, lots of rain. So, we picked up the
rental, unfortunately it thought it was well dressed, wearing a bowtie. Fortunately it had a built in DVD player, kids loved that (do you see a motif going on here, DVD players on long trips with kids = good.) So, off we headed to my aunt’s house in Wareham, Mass, where we were staying. She has a great little place, a half mile from the beach, more on that later.
We used Streets and Maps program to find our way, which told us to get off SR-25 on exit 1., Unfortunately we realize just as we pass exit 2 that it is the exit we needed, turns out there really is NO exit 1. Five miles later, the next possible exit, the road ends and splits into SR-28 and US 6. I have been to Wareham enough times so I knew I could just take US 6 and backtrack. That worked out just fine and only added about 15 minutes to the trip. Arrive at my aunt’s house, she’s waiting with others and food, damn good food. She ‘threw’ together this fry of sausage, peppers and onions. Anyhow, as far as the eating went, we spent four days visiting family who were either immigrants from Italy or first generation Americans of immigrants from Italy. Great eating.
Next day we got up and it wasn’t raining (yay) so we took a trip down to the beach. Checked out the shells and the hermit crabs and just got our feet wet. It was nice to be that close to the beach, could have walked, but with the threat of more rain didn't seem wise.
Next stop was the family reunion in Needham, MA, our main purpose for this trip. If you have ever spent
any time driving in Mass you will understand this. Yes, we got off track. When we went from SR-24 to I-95 we headed north (after all we were south of Needham). Turns out that was the wrong way, but from the looks of “south” I-95 traffic was too backed up. So I got off and thought I could backtrack like I had in Wareham. Ok, so now I remember, Mass roads are NOTHING like driving in SL. Getting from point A to point B is easy in Salt Lake, everything is on a grid. Ended up doing a lot of winding through several towns, but got there about 45 minutes later. Oh, did I mention, it was raining again. Spent the afternoon with close to seventy or eighty relatives. Most of them I didn’t really know, but what the hell. It was a blast. The biggest event at the reunion was the 100 year birthday celebration of my great aunt. All of the kids got on stage and sang happy birthday to her. Then they brought out a cake for her. The woman amazes me, she is 100 years old, doesn't have hearing aids or glasses, and still walks without the aid of a walker or cane.
Her mind is as sharp as a tack, and she can still cook up a helluva meal. Cooking is her passion, and she hasn't lost her touch. After the reunion we headed back to Wareham, in more rain in the dark.
rental, unfortunately it thought it was well dressed, wearing a bowtie. Fortunately it had a built in DVD player, kids loved that (do you see a motif going on here, DVD players on long trips with kids = good.) So, off we headed to my aunt’s house in Wareham, Mass, where we were staying. She has a great little place, a half mile from the beach, more on that later.We used Streets and Maps program to find our way, which told us to get off SR-25 on exit 1., Unfortunately we realize just as we pass exit 2 that it is the exit we needed, turns out there really is NO exit 1. Five miles later, the next possible exit, the road ends and splits into SR-28 and US 6. I have been to Wareham enough times so I knew I could just take US 6 and backtrack. That worked out just fine and only added about 15 minutes to the trip. Arrive at my aunt’s house, she’s waiting with others and food, damn good food. She ‘threw’ together this fry of sausage, peppers and onions. Anyhow, as far as the eating went, we spent four days visiting family who were either immigrants from Italy or first generation Americans of immigrants from Italy. Great eating.
Next day we got up and it wasn’t raining (yay) so we took a trip down to the beach. Checked out the shells and the hermit crabs and just got our feet wet. It was nice to be that close to the beach, could have walked, but with the threat of more rain didn't seem wise.
Next stop was the family reunion in Needham, MA, our main purpose for this trip. If you have ever spent
any time driving in Mass you will understand this. Yes, we got off track. When we went from SR-24 to I-95 we headed north (after all we were south of Needham). Turns out that was the wrong way, but from the looks of “south” I-95 traffic was too backed up. So I got off and thought I could backtrack like I had in Wareham. Ok, so now I remember, Mass roads are NOTHING like driving in SL. Getting from point A to point B is easy in Salt Lake, everything is on a grid. Ended up doing a lot of winding through several towns, but got there about 45 minutes later. Oh, did I mention, it was raining again. Spent the afternoon with close to seventy or eighty relatives. Most of them I didn’t really know, but what the hell. It was a blast. The biggest event at the reunion was the 100 year birthday celebration of my great aunt. All of the kids got on stage and sang happy birthday to her. Then they brought out a cake for her. The woman amazes me, she is 100 years old, doesn't have hearing aids or glasses, and still walks without the aid of a walker or cane.Her mind is as sharp as a tack, and she can still cook up a helluva meal. Cooking is her passion, and she hasn't lost her touch. After the reunion we headed back to Wareham, in more rain in the dark.
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