Ok, I must confess I bagged on the poker run yesterday. In my defense, it was raining (for many SoCalifornians, a sprinkle = "Storm Watch 2012!"). At 6:30am the 5 freeway was already plagued with accidents. The event was 50 miles away. The wipers on my truck start screeching under the dash after about 5 minutes (another item on my "fix-it" list). I would have enjoyed touring those 5 shops and meeting some new people who love cars but decided to save the gas and potential hassle of getting there.