A Penguin in the Orchard

Clean Lines

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Another reason to hate winter: 5" of snow that drifted into 3' drifts with 40 mph winds. I just spent the last 90 minutes shoveling the driveway. A plow came through our circle, but the city-employed genius driving it had the blade at such a sharp angle, he literally cleared ...

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Mini Photos Soon

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

I'd love to have posted some photos of the new Mini. However, it's already filthy. And, we received 5" of snow overnight that's now drifted into 3' drifts in the driveway. Hopefully, I'll be able to get the driveway cleared today, and the car to the car wash tomorrow. I'll ...

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2007 Mini Cooper

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) Auto Exposure Canada has added a photo to the pool:

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2007 Mini Cooper

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) Auto Exposure Canada has added a photo to the pool:

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Red Mini _DSC11868

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) youngrobv has added a photo to the pool: Interior of our new baby car... Buying a Mini involves a lengthy process of 'personalisation'. Almost everything inside can be changed. We added the red trim on the dash and the door handles but shied away from a red ...

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How sharp of a photo can you take at 140MPH???

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) SpeednutDave has added a photo to the pool: Once you go over 140MPH in your Mini Cooper, all the idiot lights turn on. Dealer so far has been unable to reproduce this problem. :*) (AKA fun with factory service mode on Mini's onboard computer)

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A bit slow, but not really

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

It's been a bit slow of late at "A Penguin in the Orchard," but not so by any means away from the blog. Work has us covered up, putting the finishing touches on our pieces of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner. We close down from the 22nd through Jan 2nd, so we're ...

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My New Mini

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) LostAirman has added a photo to the pool: This Mini will be sitting in my driveway on Saturday.

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