January 2d Saturday Ride-2-Eat

[HSV-Phil]

2023’s first 2d Saturday Ride-2-Eat will gather for lunch at the Top Hat Barbecue Restaurant in Hayden, AL (just like last January). Their address: 8725 Old Hwy 31 North. Everyone is free to ride or drive their own route, but the HSV group will arrive at 1100 AM [following the NAVMC Saturday breakfast]. { Garmin says: N33° 55.869' W86° 47.984’ }

I’m hopeful the weather will at least be dry, if not moderate. Although the weather forecast for Christmas is going to be brutal for the entire eastern half of the US!

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Hope to see a few enthusiastic BMW owners on January 14th in Hayden for a tasty BBQ lunch!
RSVP to president@bmwmoal.org

[HSV-Phil]

So I plan the monthly Rides-to-Eat; I can’t control the weather! I’ll get busy on deciding February’s destination ASAP!

Like last January, the MOAL regulars were in attendance. Phil & Karen rode themselves to breakfast in HSV at ~30F before departing Murphy’s Gas at 0900. No locals were dedicated to commit for this particular ride along many county roads. Jim McCorsten had a shorter ride from his home (as I prompted him to ‘be sensible'). Pam & Tom RSVP’d and also arrived together in their car down I-65. And today’s MVP was Paul Thorne who had the longest ride {to-eat-vegetables} at the Top Hat BBQ on a very cold morning in mid-January, 2023.

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Hope to see a few more familiar faces at the Hampton Inn at Eagle Point in 2-weeks (28th)! We need to elect some Club Officers so we could use a good turnout. Business to commence at 3pm in the hotel meeting room. Also need to accept and/or improve the new 2023 club By-Laws as scrutinized and edited by selected volunteers in November at the Lake Shore Inn & fishing resort. And we should project our 2023 social gatherings (as is the custom).

Here’s a shot of Mdm Secretary in front of the Top Hat. If it’s good enuf for the Blount County Sheriffs, then I’m cool with that!
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Be safe in all your eXcursions; Think Spring!
Ciao, Phil & Karen