Lightning Rod's Blog

Arlington Diner Cruise Night Cancelled

2009-06-22T14:00:00.002-04:00

Hi everybody,

As I post this cancellation, the sun is shining but I hear it is raining in Westchester County. Since the grass is wet and the weather is questionable, we have decided to cancel tonight's cruise. I hope everyone is coping well with all the rain we have been getting. Maybe we should buy some custom boats!! Anyway, we hope to see everyone next monday. Until then, stay dry.

lightnin

Arlington Diner Cruise Night Cancelled

2009-06-15T16:05:00.001-04:00

Hi everybody,

Due to rain, we are cancelling tonight's cruise at the Arlington Diner. See you all next Monday!

Keep cruisin!!

lightnin :)

Arlington Diner 5/4/09

2009-05-04T14:47:00.003-04:00

We are sorry to advise that tonight's cruise has been cancelled at the Arlington Diner in Poughkeepsie due to rain. We are anxious to start the new season and hope to see everyone next monday!

lightnin :)

Keep cruisin!!

McDonald Highland Cruist Night Discontinued

2009-04-28T21:57:00.002-04:00

Greetings everyone!

Lightning Rod ProMotions regrets to inform our friends that the McDonalds, Highland, New York cruise night has been discontinued for the 2009 season. The owner of McDonalds and LRP have mutually agreed that, due to the many cruise nights that have emerged, it does not benefit the car community or the hosts of such cruise nights to have so many scheduled for the same night. The owner of McDonalds at Highland has been a gracious host for more than 20 years and LRP is glad to have been able to "carry the torch" for the last three years. It is sad that such a long standing cruise night is being discontinued and we thank McDonalds for its support for the car enthusiast hobby. For those of you who are upset about loosing this great car cruise location and don't want to travel long distances to other cruises, we have been given permission to have informal gatherings at The Arlington Diner just across the bridge in Poughkeepsie on Route 44 on Friday nights, starting May 8th. We will be able to use the grassy area to the left of the diner as we do on our Monday night cruises.

LRP will be continuing our Monday night cruises starting May 4th, at the Arlington Diner at 6:00 pm, as usual with prizes and awards, weather permitting. So please feel free to gather at the diner on Friday evenings and, of course, join us for our Monday night cruises there!

2008 Halloween Party and Car Cruise

2008-10-25T09:59:00.002-04:00

Greetings everyone,

Due to the weather conditions, we have decided to postpone our annual Halloween Party and Car Cruise to tomorrow. Please join us at the Arlington Diner at 4:00 pm for a great show. We have many trophies and prizes that have been donated to us by our sponsors and all proceeds from this show will be donated to our local food bank. This is a charity event so your support will be greatly appreciated.

We are looking forward to seeing all of the great costumes and car themes that you have come up with. I'm getting my costume together and can't wait to see everyone there.

See ya tomorrow!!

Cheryl a/k/a Lightnin

LRP Annual Halloween Party and Car Cruise

2008-10-13T15:44:00.002-04:00

The flyer is up on our website for this year's annual Halloween Party and Car Cruise. It will be held at the Arlington Diner, Route 44, Poughkeepsie, NY at 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 25th. The rain date will be the next day, Sunday, October 26th. Cancellations will be posted here.

This year's event is a benefit for the Mid-Hudson Valley Food Bank (known as The Community Action Partnership of Dutchess County). We will collect any non-perishable food items at the event or at Starbucks on Route 44 next to Arlington Wines and Liquors, Electric Mayhem Tattoos at Overocker Road and The Arlington Diner, Route 44, Poughkeepsie, New York. Cash or check donations will also be accepted. All proceeds of our Halloween Party and Car Cruise will be donated to the charity.

The support of all our friends and the car community will make this charity event a success. We hope to see everyone dressed in their best costumes that day. Every year we are surprised to see the creative costumes and car decorations that you all come up with. We are looking forward to this event and we have many many prizes for you all to have a chance to win.

Come help us raise funds for the most needy in our own area. :)

Cheryl

Arlington Diner Cruise 10/13/08

2008-10-13T15:40:00.003-04:00

CORRECTION!! ARLINGTON DINER HAS JUST DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR CRUISE. IT HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED AND WE WILL BE THERE.

Cheryl a/k/a Lightnin

Highland Cruise Night 9/26/08

2008-09-26T14:38:00.002-04:00

The cruise at Highland, McDonalds has been cancelled for this evening. Monday is supposed to be a nice night. Join us then at the Arlington Diner, Route 44, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

Remember, our annual cruise and Halloween Party is scheduled for Saturday, October 25th, beginning at 4:00 pm at the Arlington Diner. Get into your best costume and decorate your ride for a chance to win some really great prizes.

Cheryl

Highland Cruise Night/Halloween Party Notice

2008-09-12T14:09:00.003-04:00

Greetings everyone!

Sorry to say, McDonalds has cancelled our cruise for tonight at Highland (9/12/08). I hope all of you who went to the Adirondack Nationals had a great time and we congratulate all of our friends who won awards there! Please join us at the Arlington Diner on Monday night. Weather permitting, of course.

Also Note: We are having our annual Halloween Party for everyone at the Arlington Diner on the Saturday before Halloween. As usual, there will be many prizes, a costume contest and best dressed car awards. Please mark your calendars and put together your best costumes and car decorating ideas.

We will see everyone soon.

Cheryl a/k/a lightnin

Highland Cruise Night September 5th, 2008

2008-08-30T13:54:00.002-04:00

Please note that Lightning Rod ProMotions will not be present at Highland McDonalds on Friday, September 5th, 2008. There will not be any music there as we will be at the Adirondack Nationals at Lake George, New York. We hope to see many of our friend there.

For those of you that are not going to Lake George, you are all welcome to gather at McDonalds even though there will not be any music and prizes that night.

Have a great time. We will see you all soon.

Lightnin

Labor Day Weekend

2008-08-30T13:51:00.002-04:00

Greetings everyone,

We hope that you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Please remember that there will not be a cruise night at the Arlington Diner this monday. Also, please stay tuned for an announcement for our annual Halloween party at the Arlington Diner this year. Start on your costumes and be creative in decorating your cars. There will be some really great prizes for our winners.

See you all soon,

Lightnin

McDonalds Cruise Night

2008-08-15T16:20:00.002-04:00

Greetings All,

Due to the rainy conditions tonight, McDonald's has cancelled the cruise night in Highland, New York. To all my friends in New York, HI!! (I'm in Florida) Come out to Arlington Diner on Monday night for Jeff's cruise. Ray, Ed and Donna will be there and I will see you all on Friday!

Take care,

Lightnin

Arltington Diner 6-23-08

2008-06-23T12:33:00.001-04:00

Due to the rain and thunderstorms predicted for our area today, the Arlington Diner cruise night has been cancelled for this evening. Stay dry :) .. lightnin

McDonalds Highland 6-20-08

2008-06-20T14:38:00.000-04:00

Due to the predicted thunder showers for the area this evening, McDonalds has cancelled this evening’s cruise for Highland. Perhaps we will see everyone on Monday at Arlington, weather permitting, of course! :(

JULY 4TH NOTICE

2008-06-16T15:05:00.002-04:00

Please be aware that there will not be a cruise at Highland McDonalds on Friday the 4th of July. We hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday! Keep cruisin!! ... lightnin

ARLINGTON CRUISE NIGHT - 6/16/08

2008-06-16T15:02:00.002-04:00

Due to the predictions of scattered and severe thunderstorms in the area, our Monday cruise at the Arlington Diner has been cancelled. We will see everyone on Friday at Highland weather permitting. ...lightnin

Highland Cruise Cancelled 5/16/08

2008-05-16T13:41:00.003-04:00

Greetings to all!! Its raining again!!! We are therefore cancelling the cruise tonight. We are going to Arlington for dinner. So, if you want to stop in around 6:00 we will be there. See ya all on Monday!!

- lightnin

Arlington Diner Cruise Night 5-12-08

2008-05-12T13:33:00.002-04:00

Due to the crummy weather that we are now experiencing, we have decided to cancel tonight's cruise at the Arlington Diner, Route 44, Poughkeepsie, NY. Hopefully, we will see all our friends at Friday's cruise night in Highland. Sorry! - lightnin

McDonald's Cruise Night 5/9/08

2008-05-09T15:12:00.004-04:00

Greetings everybody, yep, you guessed it.. its raining and we have had to cancel tonight's cruise at McDonalds in Highland, New York. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for Monday night at the Arlington Diner, Route 44, Town of Poughkeepsie, NY. We will see ya then! lightnin

New Season Starts!

2008-05-08T10:41:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to let everyone know how much I enjoyed getting out last weekend and speaking with all of my car buff friends after such a long winter. Even though the weather last Friday was not great, we had a good time with the few who did show up. It was cold and nasty but you die hards, and you know who you are, are appreciated. We love you!
We had a really nice turn out of cars at Monday’s Arlington cruise and we hope that this location will continue to grow. The owner of the diner is working with us and providing excellent prizes. There are plans to have a separate menu and waitresses for you so that you can eat right at your car if you want to. We hope that this works out for you. If you haven’t noticed, the owner has changed his decor to a retro car related theme. Keep watching for further changes at Arlington!
Tomorrow’s weather does not look promising.. so keep posted for any cancellations. See ya soon and "Keep Cruisin!" lightnin

Cruise Nights Begin

2008-05-02T07:49:00.002-04:00

Well, its that time of year that we all look forward to.. Spring! Yea! Start up those engines and lets get cruisin! Tonight is our first cruise night at McDonalds in Highland, New York and this weekend is the big "Dust Off" show at Rhinebeck Fair Grounds. Although the weather doesn't promise to be good for us tonight or for Saturday's event, we are happy that the season is once again upon us. Stay tooned for any cancellations for our cruise. If we don't see you in Highland tonight, we will see you at the "Dust Off."

Monday night's cruise at the Arlington Diner will also begin this weekend and, so far, the weather looks to be fine. So, we will see you there! lightnin :)

Highland McDonald's Car Cruise 10/26/07

2007-10-26T15:56:00.002-04:00

We are sorry to inform our friends that we are cancelling tonight's car cruise at Highland McDonalds. The weather forecast is calling for 60% rain and it is already raining in Westchester. This was to be the last cruise night at Highland for this season. We will keep you informed as to next year's activities on our website.

We hope you will join us at our annual Halloween party at Arlington Diner, Route 44, Poughkeepsie, NY on Monday, October 29th. See you then :)

lightnin-

McDonalds' Highland Car Cruise 10/19/07

2007-10-19T14:15:00.000-04:00

We are sorry to inform you that tonight's car cruise has been cancelled due to weather conditions. We will see you at Highland next week. That will be the last car cruise at Highland for the 2007 season!

Arlington Diner cruise night is on for October 29th (Halloween Party). This will be our very last cruise night for the 2007 season. So mark your calendars!

Thanks!

lightnin'

McDonalds at Highland, NY

2007-08-10T15:09:00.000-04:00

McDonalds at Highland, NY 8/10/07 Cruise Night has been CANCELLED due to Rain. See ya next week!

ARLINGTON DINER CRUISE 8-6-07

2007-08-06T16:52:00.000-04:00

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. THE ARLINGTON DINER CRUISE SCHEDULED FOR 8-6-07 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CRUMMY WEATHER :(