Two more months... 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 08/15/2018 at 22:50 • Filed to: None

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Two more months until the Gods of Winter grace our m ountains with their heavenly presence once more. This... This waiting. It’s painful. I miss snow drives. The beauty. T he seclusion. The challenge. So many u nforgettable memories. Good and bad, but even the bad ones are remembered fondly with the passing of time.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 22:54

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I welcome the coming darkness.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 22:56

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One thing I loved about living here was the lifetime of brief summers. Now we have real summers. GIVE ME BACK MY DEPRESSING WEATHER DAMMIT

AestheticsInMotion > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 08/15/2018 at 22:56

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With that much power on tap I can only imagine how much fun you were having! 

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/15/2018 at 22:59

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Right! ? I want to mope around and do the whole “introspective brooding artist” thing but wit’s not easy w hen it’s 95° for weeks on end.

Now i f we got an equally intense winter with a couple weeks of crazy weather and multiple big snowstorms...... 

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 22:59

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It’s a blast, even having the 330xi I would take the Mustang on my hour commute everyday. I still need to get out and drive a Miata, especially in the snow.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:02

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If I get my Jeep, we'll do a snow drive

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:08

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I admit I’m a little thinking about winter too.

wafflesnfalafel > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:13

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yeah - your lungs will turn black if you drive the Miata to much with all this smoke...

gettingoldercarguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/15/2018 at 23:15

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I got here too late for those nice summers you talk about. After two weeks of sun I’m ready for rain . I’m a fucking Toyota Prius with  sunlight.

AestheticsInMotion > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 08/15/2018 at 23:17

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That last picture is amazing. Too bad you're not in my neck of the woods, I feel like we'd get along pretty well

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:17

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I just want winter for winter track days.

AestheticsInMotion > wafflesnfalafel 08/15/2018 at 23:22

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It is so bad. A recent hire at my company was a wildlands forest firefighter and he’s saying that all of the recently retired guys are getting asked to come in to help

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/15/2018 at 23:22

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That looks like a nice place to live

AestheticsInMotion > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 08/15/2018 at 23:23

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Yes. So much yes.

Pretty sure around here the track day would just get canceled tho

AestheticsInMotion > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/15/2018 at 23:25

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New J eep vs. Beater Miata. We can take bets on Oppo and keep a running total of the parts that break/fall off

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:27

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It’s very short notice on them, then they could cancel a day before since the weather changed. If you spin off the track (or understeer in my case) you  hit a pile of snow instead of concrete wall.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:29

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Even in miserable  situations I always try to remember that you’ll end up looking back on them fondly. Riding through a torrential downpour on a bike is no fun, but I look back on it and laugh. Breaking down 40 miles from home sucks, but I smile looking back at it. And on and on 

glemon > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:42

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My first car was an Austin Healey Sprite. My best memories aren’t of warm summer days with the top down, they are o f morning drives on freshly fallen snow with the sun shining,  a warm puff of air coming from the heater, and the puny little motor suddenly putting out enough power to be a drift king.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:43

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It’s not allowed to be winter until one of you finds me one of these:

No, not a damn GT. Or an LX. No. An absolute base model 1995 Escort, factory 13" wheels , 5 speed, manual steering, no air conditioning . 12 0A or 90A alternator is a nice bonus, but the 75A is fine.

Note: under no circumstances will passengers be permitted without plastic seat cover, barf bucket, and arm restraints.

Agrajag > AestheticsInMotion 08/15/2018 at 23:59

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I’m still not quite over last winter, but I do enjoy a nice snow drive.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 00:13

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Maybe one day we’ll have Oppo Nationals in the snow. 

AestheticsInMotion > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/16/2018 at 00:16

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These things came with optional alternator upgrades..? 

AestheticsInMotion > glemon 08/16/2018 at 00:16

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You understand

AestheticsInMotion > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 08/16/2018 at 00:17

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So true. That time my friend forgot her key when we hiked 25 miles from my car to hers in the mountains ? I was about to kill her. Now it’s one of my favorite outdoor memories 

AestheticsInMotion > Agrajag 08/16/2018 at 00:18

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I love that second photo. Looks like a great road to drive 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > wafflesnfalafel 08/16/2018 at 00:30

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That's how I felt last year with the Ventura fire. Shit was nuts but at least I like the smell of camp fire baked into my clothing. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 00:36

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As much as I love snow and skiing, I’m loving this perpetual summer thing in Socal now lol. Yeah its a little hot at home right now but I just go down to the beach and it’s like 70 degrees. If salty snowy winters weren’t responsible for the rust on my Miata, I would be happier and enjoy it more. But having perpetually available access to fun canyon roads surely makes up for it. I am kinda jealous though about the things you end up doing with the Miata. I am certainly left wishing I had close enough access to snow like that. 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 00:47

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Ayup. Which isn’t fully accurate. They cam with “various alternators” more accurately. Which is to say: “whatever was on the floor at the time.” Most got the 90, because stereo and air conditioning. Some rare examples got the 120 because automatic, four door, wagon. The 75A is fine, just no room for fog lights.

NKato > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/16/2018 at 01:12

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Count the Queen in. I even have the original chains in my trunk. 

Future Heap Owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 08/16/2018 at 02:30

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I love backpacking, but I often describe it as something that I enjoy having done more than I enjoy doing.

Future Heap Owner > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 02:32

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Holy shit how much do I have to pay you to ride along

AestheticsInMotion > Future Heap Owner 08/16/2018 at 12:50

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Bring some cold weather gear and hop in

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 13:11

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Is this an open Oppo invite?

AestheticsInMotion > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/16/2018 at 13:59

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Yes it most certainly is

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 14:07

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Woo!

MM54 > AestheticsInMotion 08/16/2018 at 17:38

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no