So I Decided

To go to the Motor Menders Christmas Party and sit with a real good group of Hardcore Hot Rod types who actually manage to have a good time even with the shittiest weather imaginable. The food was as always great and I actually went back for seconds (the stuffed peppers were great).

They do their party a little differently. Santa actually has gifts for certain invited child guest stars from area families who aren't as fortunate as we. They get fed as much as they can eat, then get a dessert and Santa. Could it get better?

Then of course is the Adult portion of the program that is your Chinese Auction with the usual trading off of last years tacky gift for another tacky gift to be left with a worse gift than you traded off for because you got number 2. Not the case I got number 1 and ended up with a nice little flash light which then got taken away by someone who didn't like the UPS brown tea set and thought they would get something better. Then they lost that for the traction aids from Hell and by the time the last trade was made they had the UPS brown cup and tea set back with me in possession of a Die Cast 1937 Ford Truck.

The best part was the time that I spent with Connie and Jim Peacock. We talked forever, and I know what Connie said to the little asswipes at New Gloucester. She is ballsy and what she actually said will not be written here and as I said she is ballsy.

A great time with a different group.