Monthly Meeting Minutes July 20, 2020

24 Members in video meeting

CMGC President Phil Wydra opened the meeting at 7:00 pm. Phil remarked that this is the third CMGC monthly meeting held via video conferencing and is getting used to the application.

In Memoriam - Longtime member Mike Cobb died this week. More information will be coming regarding the final arrangements via email to members.
Car Projects:
Paul Pickley discovered a water pump problem caused by an incorrectly performed repair. Remounted the water pump correctly. Problem solved.
Phil Wydra - noted the radiator cowling sold by Moss Motors really works well to solving his engine overheating problem caused by lack of air flow.

Newer Directions
Monthly Column of Driving Events

Hello Everyone!!! July really FLEW by!!!!

Regretfully again, nothing to report on any events that took place or anything coming up in September or October due to this ROTTEN COVID 19!!!

There was however a gathering at Melissa Gonzales mother’s (Diane Gonzales) house in Huntley Illinois on July 25th. I heard it was a GREAT time. Wondering who had the MOST CREATIVE MASK for their MG car????? Sadly, Tim and I could not make it so I am hoping Melissa will write a little article and let everyone know all about it.

Here’s a thought…I found information on “AUGUST ASTRONOMY” maybe you can take a nice drive and park somewhere (safe) at night away from the city lights and STAR GAZE….

August is a wonderful month for star gazing! It’s the month of the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks between August 11 and 13. This year, they peak right around the last quarter Moon, which means that the Moon shouldn’t wash out too many of the “falling stars.”
Since I cannot report on monthly MG events – I have more fun facts to share for the month of August!! Maybe you can again incorporate these events (or at least have a reason) to take more nice drives in your little MG’s!!!!!!

  August 1: traditionally known as Lammas Day, was a festival to mark the annual wheat and corn harvest. Lammas also marked the mid-point between the summer solstice and autumn equinox and was a cross-quarter day.
  Aug: 1–7: International Clown Week
  Aug: 8: “National Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors’ Porch Day”
(Or, use up that bounty with your best zucchini recipes.)

  Aug. 10: National S’mores Day
  August 10: is St. Lawrence’s Day. “Fair weather on St. Lawrence’s Day presages a fair autumn.”
  August 11: marks the end of the Dog Days of Summer, which began on July 3.
  Aug 12: Vinyl Record Day
  Aug. 13: International Left-Handers Day
  Aug. 17: International Geocaching Day
  Aug. 17: World Honeybee Day
  August 17: is when the Cat Nights begin, harking back to a rather obscure Irish legend concerning witches; this bit of folklore also led to the idea that a cat has nine lives.
  August 19: brings National Aviation Day, chosen for the birthday of Orville Wright who piloted the first recorded flight of a powered heavier-than-air machine in 1903.
  August 24: is St. Bartholomew Day. “At St. Bartholomew, there comes cold dew.”   ug. 25: Kiss-and-Make-Up Day

Safe travels and “MGreetings”

~~Jamie Schafer