ZnowbirdZ in ParadiZe

Da Z3ers... and Da PreZ...
Matt, Brent, Connie, Rachel, Jon and Michel
There's LOTS of pics and I couldn't bear to part with any of them... and since we know Brent has only dial-up, I made lots of smaller pages in the hopes of making it easier to browse these pages. So, come away with us to ParadiZe.... If you pleaZe...

The partying started at my winter retreat when the new President (and founder) of BMW CCA, Michel Potheau, came up to Naples from Key West via Miami to try out the Traffic Pro CD/Radio/GPS. Since Michel had read in this month's Roundel that I had the only Traffic Pro unit configured for the US and I was only 5 hours away... and after all, if you read the article, I can reveal that Michel was "Y Chromosome #1"...it was a good excuse for a drive.
He drove Emmy to a restaurant recommended by a friend. We had no idea where we were going so it was a fair test for the GPS system. Impressed at first, Michel was beginning to doubt Traffic Pro when it seemed to lead us away from where we could plainly see the restaurant, then it became obvious that Traffic Pro was right, you do have to go right to go left.
I should have changed the voice to female for him.
Michel's friend had found us a superb restaurant, the Riverfront in Tin City. My other guests, Len and Edie, had gone their own way in a borrowed Lexus and met us there. We ate too much and talked so late we closed the joint.
Traffic Pro led us home again, this time I drove to show off the prowess of the car I love, top down on a 76 degree night.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the M3 was having her revenge...

See, I was going to say that Michel has simply offered to demonstrate how one could unlock one's M3 using a hangar...

I don't really understand how the keys ended up locked in the car. Something about automatic locking. (Note that I disabled the automatic locking feature on Emmy's UNGO Car Alarm. If my car automatically locked I'd never get to drive it. :) )
It was late, it was dark, and the M3 got her way and stayed locked for the night with the keys inside. Michel worried that his battery would run down overnight. I wasn't worried, we both have jumper cables and I learned at Z3 Fixit Day '01 how to jump a car from a Z3.
Parrotheads came to ParadiZe since April 2, 2002
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ZnowbirdZ in ParadiZe
Part 1 Da PreZ is in Da HouZe~~ Part 2 Da PreZ is in Da Car~~ Part 3 Vogue-ing Da PreZ~~
Part 4 Enter Brent and Connie~~ Part 5 Enter Jon and Matt~~
Part 6 Everybody in the Pool!~~ Part 7 What to do for Dinner?~~
Part 8 Hit the Road!~~
Part 9 Big Ass Zhrimp~~ Part 10 Anal Agony and other Hot Sauces~~
Part 11 Z3 GroZery Shopping~~ Part 12 Enter the Kit Kat BiteZ~~ Part 13 Topless Wash~~
Part 14 Grill MaZter Rachel?~~ Part 15 Breakfast 2~~
Part 16 Follow the Zun~~ Part 17 Z3ers hit the Beach~~
Part 18 Where's My Feet?~~
Part 19 Jon's FirZt Time~~ Part 20 Catching the LaZt RayZ~~
Part 21 Z3 ZunsetZ~~ Part 22 BeZt Dinner~~ Part 23 Say Goodbye to ParadiZe~~
Part 24 NapleZ to NaZhville~~ Part 25 Kevil and Cairo~~ Part 26 Matt in Miami~~
The Znowbird Zeries, January 31- March 28 2002

Zodom and Gamorrah
Zouth of the Border
with a Z3 Cat

January 31, 2002

Fort MyerZ
SCCA NationalZ
Blame Dr. Biggly

February 24, 2002

ZnowbirdZ In ParadiZe
Z3 ZunsetZ
Take a Vacation!

March 9-18, 2002

Znowbird Fly Home
Leaving ParadiZe
FL, NC, VA and NYC!

March 23-28, 2002
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