Bill Pitz wrote:
>
> I don't necessarily have an aversion to driving long distances, but what
> I don't like doing is driving for a whole day or more each way to get
> someplace that I'm only going to for a day or two...
This is something that I thought about as well. I would like to see the
meet last at least 3-4 days... if possible, longer.
First, the die-hard DML nuts will attend a meet just
> about anywhere. Second, it would give some of the west coast folks a
> chance to participate in some whole-DML meets that haven't been able to
> before because of distance and the constraints that come with that. And
> third, the most obvious, is that it would be closer for me. But I'm
> basically in that second category..
Yup - the diehard nuts like myself, and while I can't speak for
everyone... You should be able to count in Jason and Norah, Mike and
Anne, Adam HAS to come - even with a Jeep. Adam - you are STILL a
DML'er - even if you no longer have a Dakota. You have proven that you
can pull assinine length road trips and I know you are a Dodge man at
heart still :-) I'm still waiting for the day when you get a Ram. Mr.
Jon Steiger has been known to pull some long road trips as well - I
talked to him earlier and his main concerne seemed to be schedule vs
driving. So you could count on most of the Regular East Crew attending.
> This sounds like something I'd definitely like to make it to,
> though. It seems to be more "special" than the usual DML meets because
> it has some historical meaning too. I'm okay with driving in the
> 800-1000 mile range (one-way) to attend something like this if I know
> far enough in advance and can arrange school and work schedules to
> accomodate it.
That is what I am hoping I can count on when it comes to support for
this. This WOULD be a once in a lifetime meet for just about all of us.
I doubt a meet of this proposed magnatude would happen again until the
20 year mark - and by then - who knows what will be of the DML and its
members. lol By the time the DML clicks over to 20 years old - there
would probably be only 7 or 8 lunatic die hard members holding onto
their trucks that are vacuum sealed and have been restored 30 times.
(ok maybe 3 times for everyone else - 30 times for my trucks) geez - by
the year 2015 - my Dakotas will be 26 years old! So its safe to assume
this will be a once in a life time meet. - though I would hope it would
happen again :)
> I might be convinced to go further, but it would
> probably result in me flying to wherever the event would be.
I can see where this would be an option for those not wanting to drive
for days on end - but it would be kinda funky if the trucks wernt all
there.
> (I like
> the idea of a desert-area meet a lot because I've been wanting to see a
> lot of those areas anyway and could make a mini-vaction out of the trip
> back home)
Desert, forest, or some other nice outdoor location is what I had in
mind. I need input on this aspect - location is a big thing - not
everyone will want to camp out I would think. More to come on this as I
have another post to send off to the DML here shortly.
> I think the 4th would probably result in lower turnout. Lots of people
> have unspoken "plans" for the 4th to do things with family/friends. In
> addition to that, the places we'd like to go would probably be packed
> full of other people during those times which means less room for us to
> play!!! :)
Also agreed on the fact that 4th of July is a bad time to do this. Too
many people on the roads - too much congestion in general - fuel costs
are also higher for that holiday... too many reason why the 4th is a
bad idea.
> Also, regarding the idea of figuring out where everyone is, I could set
> up a web form that will take that information and keep it. We could
> then import it pretty easily into one of the freely available mapping
> systems (I've recently discovered some pretty cool ones) that would give
> us an idea of how things look.
>
Jason and I have been talking this over too - a set up like that would
make co-ordination much easier.
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