Florence Chapter Y'all

Hello Tesla friends (this line may be familiar to those of you on Facebook, lol)! My name is Brian McMillan and I currently reside in Union, KY, which is a stones throw from Florence, KY. On a recent club Zoom meeting, John R. mentioned the introduction of chapter leaders for the club and I happily volunteered to be the Florence chapter leader. For more on chapter leaders, check out John’s earlier post on this site.

So, as your newest chapter leader, I wanted to reach out to everyone and introduce myself. I am a KY transplant, originally from OH, but have been living in northern KY since 2006. I have always been an automotive nerd/fanatic, learning all about cars from my father. As much as I love high-performance, beautiful sounding engines, I always knew alternative fuels were the future of the automotive industry. My Tesla obsession began in the early 2010s when I saw my first roadster at the auto show in Detroit. Since then, I followed the Tesla movement and always dreamed of owning one. Fast forward several years to the announcement of the model 3 and I was ready to make my dream a reality, or so I thought. After putting money down and waiting for what seemed like an uncertain eternity, I ultimately cancelled my reservation (#sadface). This actually turned out to be a good decision because after changing jobs and advancing my career, I was able to afford a dual-motor long range model 3 which was delivered in September of 2020. Then, I made the biggest mistake of my life and let my wife drive my brand new model 3. And…now we have two LOL. So yes, we are a two Tesla household and couldn’t be happier!

Other than Tesla, and cars in general, I am also a home-brewing craft beer nerd that loves to visit breweries with my friends and family. And, I am one of those weird people that just goes outside and runs circles around the neighborhood or city, just for fun! Finally, I love to travel and my vacation of choice is a cruise (sadly, not right now though).

TLDR: I am really excited to help out the club and hopefully get to know y’all in the near future. I can’t wait to work with John and others in the club to help plan events. Look for something from me in the near future and hope y’all can make it!