You know, when the temperature towards the end of November hits 60 or slightly over, you darn near HAVE to get the LBC out for a run. However, one look at the overcast Sat AM and I made the decision to leave the top up; that turned out to be a darn good thing, as halfway through today’s patrol the rain really started coming down.

I don’t know if the High-Speed Doorstop is a good all-weather vehicle, but it handled the rain just fine and holy cow, even the window defog worked! Minimal leaks inside (yes, I do keep the duty Triumph Towel on the rear deck, thank you), standing starts were without drama but shifts to second – particularly when going around corners – were on the edge of dramatic, but I managed to correct without winding up in someone’s front yard. Good clean fun…what was particularly hilarious, though, was the sight of YFE attempting to get in and out of the TR8 with the top up. It’d probably be easier if I were a tad younger and didn’t have arthritis…

Very glad I went out, suspect with the non-stop pounding rain predicted for tomorrow, this was the last patrol until 8 February and the annual Polar Bear Run. Oh, and I saw one other sports car: a late-model Toyota MR2 (aka “Mr Deuce”)…and yes, we waved at each other.

Two weeks until the Christmas party, get those reservations in!   Oh, and if you just happen to be in greater Buffalo-Niagara Falls and are reading this, our collective sympathy over the 10 inches of snow y’all just received.   I have no doubt our turn is coming down here in the great Midwest.