[John-Tucson]

A BIG THANK YOU to Paula and Ginney for the work that they did on the party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH, yes, to Mikiec and Hershel also. The Tucson group started out with six Cobras with three of them making the wise decision to abort the drive as we drove into rain shortly after leaving Tucson. This was the first time that I'd trailered my Cobra to an event, thanks Hersh for the use of it, since I broke down ( electrical problems) only a couple of miles from the party. The rain that the previous guys have mentioned negelected to say the it started about 11:00 am and continued all day. The lawn party was changed into a hanger / garage party as the rain flooded everything, including the Cobras. The Marines took away a pickup truck loaded with "Toys for Tots". Also the gift exchange went very well, lots of gift swapping and side comments about the use of the gifts. Hershel gave everyone an Anniversary gift , an Arizona Cobra bandana, He and Mikiec also gave everyone a cd and disc containing photos of the last three years of Arizona Cobra events. We all received free eye protectors , a gift from one of our new members in Sierra Vista, thanks Scott. After the party the hanger / garage was quickly transformed into a workshop for the Cobras that needed some work, flat tie changed, battery recharged, battery replaced, etc. As the last of the party goers left it was still raining. The two remaning Tucson Cobras made the 100 mile drive home in the rain. Oh, did I mention that the temp guage in the hanger never got over 42 degrees ! I thought that I was back in Chicago. John