CA->MS roadtrip

v3.0si · 09-12-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by krnnerdboy

this also validates the Top Gear epsiode, where they drive through the south with "funny" statements on their cars....

season 9, episode 3...

i'll never forget it.

Nikki · 09-12-2011, 04:16 PM

Apologies, I didn't realize that photo would incite so many negative feelings/emotions that I obviously had no intention of stirring up. Would you all prefer that I remove it?

v3.0si · 09-12-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Apologies, I didn't realize that photo would incite so many negative feelings/emotions that I obviously had no intention of stirring up. Would you all prefer that I remove it?

no no!

you did nothing wrong, and it's a great shot! you guys needed petro and so documented the event. pictures are designed to evoke emotion. especially when the picture is of art. even more so when that art is the z.

again... there is nothing wrong with any of your pics! keep 'em coming!

krnnerdboy · 09-12-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by v3.0si

no no!

you did nothing wrong, and it's a great shot! you guys needed petro and so documented the event. pictures are designed to evoke emotion. especially when the picture is of art. even more so when that art is the z.

again... there is nothing wrong with any of your pics! keep 'em coming!

agreed! My comments aren't negative, but rather an observation. Sorry to take away from your thread. Leave them, it portrays human nature

pokeybritches · 09-12-2011, 06:39 PM

We took the picture simply because I'm American, I own my car, and I'm proud of being American. More proud than most you could say, because I've put my life in danger for the last 9 ½ years flying jets for the Navy and will soon be on the ground in Afghanistan running convoys and construction efforts. I've had to pick up and move seven times in the last five years (eight in the last nine), and may go a year and a half at a time without seeing my family. It bothers me that patriotism automatically incites an argument about whether a person is moral and devoid of ignorance/racism. Additionally, labeling one area of the country as “racist” is essentially a stereotype of people in and of itself... something along the lines of pot – kettle – black.

If I remember correctly the shop was actually owned by non-whites, and is in Arizona (not the South). My memory of a single gas station visit on a road trip is pretty vague, but it stood out because of that sign. I was curious to see who worked there. It's just a picture of a cool car with a cool sign, nothing else insinuated. I can pull the address off my credit card statement and PM it to whoever would like it for their next trip across I-40, just to prove the point that American-owned is not synonymous with white-owned.

pokeybritches · 09-12-2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Would you all prefer that I remove it?

If you remove it I will make it my sig.

Nikki · 09-12-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by pokeybritches

If you remove it I will make it my sig.

BackRoadster · 09-12-2011, 08:50 PM

Thanks for the trip report! Loved ALL the Pics! Is the cute little dog a Yorkie, it was not letting you out of it's sight!

To PokeyBritches, thank you for your service! May God keep you safe!

Al
retired Chief Master Sergeant, USAF

Nikki · 09-12-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BackRoadster

Thanks for the trip report! Loved ALL the Pics! Is the cute little dog a Yorkie, it was not letting you out of it's sight!

To PokeyBritches, thank you for your service! May God keep you safe!

Al
retired Chief Master Sergeant, USAF

Thanks, yes he's a Yorkie and he definitely feels the need to protect me.

He's also in my avatar.

krnnerdboy · 09-13-2011, 11:17 AM

thanks Pokey for your services!

What did I say to incite such a response? I simply asked what that insinuated? I'm American and damn proud of it, and no one is going to tell me otherwise

including anyone who thinks they are more American than I...

edit: PM me if you want to continue this conversation, enough derailing of this thread

ZStig · 09-13-2011, 11:27 AM

where did you get the black/white M emblem?

Nikki · 09-13-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Russ

Nice pictures! Did y'all come across on Interstate 40, 20 or 10? I did a similar solo trip in July: picked up my ///M Roadie in Denver and drove it to Northern VA via MS. Went through parts of CO, NM, TX, OK, AR, TN, MS and VA. Unfortunately, it rained on me most of the trip but I did get a couple of nice days for some top-down Interstate cruising.

Sorry, missed your comment before. Here is the route we took:

Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Amarillo, TX
Fort Smith, AR
Chattanooga, TN
Gulfport, MS

Pretty much the 10 to Phoenix and then the 40 to Tennessee.
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Lo...&via=4&t=m&z=5

krnnerdboy · 09-13-2011, 08:52 PM

maybe I missed it, but what was the roadtrip for anyways?

Nikki · 09-14-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by krnnerdboy

maybe I missed it, but what was the roadtrip for anyways?

We drove the M to TN to see pokey's family and for his brother's wedding and then drove the 3.0i and M from TN to MS since pokey is being stationed there for the next ~2 years.

ZStig · 09-14-2011, 02:27 PM

e-couple!

Nikki · 09-14-2011, 02:48 PM

actually, it's official now

Tonybest · 09-14-2011, 02:57 PM

Great trip... I would so want to find the time and do a road trip with my M

pokeybritches · 09-16-2011, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by krnnerdboy

thanks Pokey for your services!

What did I say to incite such a response? I simply asked what that insinuated? I'm American and damn proud of it, and no one is going to tell me otherwise

including anyone who thinks they are more American than I...

edit: PM me if you want to continue this conversation, enough derailing of this thread

No PM necessary. The post wasn't directed at or meant to offend you. It was intended to eliminate any doubt with regards to racist overtones. Everybody's pride and support is much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

where did you get the black/white M emblem?

They're just stickers. I actually had full CF emblems but had to replace a few, and BMW has really been cracking down on non-OEM emblems... even to go as far as raiding businesses that sold them.

krnnerdboy · 09-16-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

actually, it's official now

LOL, congrats! looks like you got the roadster indirectly

ZStig · 09-16-2011, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki

actually, it's official now

Uncle Russ · 09-16-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Sorry, missed your comment before. Here is the route we took:

Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Amarillo, TX
Fort Smith, AR
Chattanooga, TN
Gulfport, MS

Pretty much the 10 to Phoenix and then the 40 to Tennessee.
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Lo...&via=4&t=m&z=5

That's a great drive. Glad y'all had a good time. I'm a Mississippi State Grad and a 22-year veteran. Rock on!

Nikki · 09-17-2011, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by krnnerdboy

LOL, congrats! looks like you got the roadster indirectly

haha i know and he was interested in swapping for a coupe but the funny thing is we're both so attached to our cars we don't want to actually trade...

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Nikki Major General 990 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	Apologies, I didn't realize that photo would incite so many negative feelings/emotions that I obviously had no intention of stirring up. Would you all prefer that I remove it? __________________ Nikki
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