In article <d57qk5$mvf$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com writes:
> I have only attended one BBQ so I don't really have a basis for comparison.
> However, my gut is to agree with Norah. I like everyone in the DML group and
> agree it felt a little odd when SCORE arrived. I do admit, I should have made
> a better effort on my behalf to interact with them but overall they seemed to
> overwhelm our group from the moment they pulled into the driveway. They
almost
> seemed hard pressed for time. “Get to the mud pit, get to the falls, get back
> to eat, Leave!” Definitely a much faster pace than the DML crew, but we’ve
been
> at it for two/three days/nights prior. I had no complaints against them,
except
> the guy who tried to use his winch as a snap strap, and Jon, I’m sorry if I
> overstepped any bounds by yelling at him and the guy who was spotting, but
that
> was stupid. Anyhow, I’m not one for large crowds and neither is Ingrid. She
> had a great time, which really surprised me since I really didn’t think she
> would enjoy riding around in the woods as much as she did. It’s not that I
> don’t want Mike’s group to come, I’ve wanted to meet some of them myself and
> hopefully do a little wheeling with them also. Mike, I’m really hoping some
of
> you guys make it to Paragon on Memorial Day weekend; I’d like to meet up with
> you. I don’t really have a group like that in this area, and when I go
> wheeling, it usually involves me pulling the truck on the trailer for a few
> hours so I don’t get to do it as much as I would like. It’s odd that I live
in
> the middle of 50,000+ acres of state forests and watershed land and I have a
> hard time finding a trail to explore. Because of the watershed land that
feeds
> a major drinking water reservoir and another hydroelectric reservoir; they
> patrol this area very heavily. I see two or three MDC or State cops every
time
> I leave the house. I went out last weekend and was stopped by one of the MDC
> cops as I went down a dead end road, with no houses on it, near my house to
> sneak onto an old logging road at the end. He was sitting right there in the
> cul-de-sac. I wasn’t even on the logging road yet but it was pretty obvious
> what I had in mind with a still Steiger-mud-covered 4x4. He told me vehicles
> are not permitted and to turn around. So I went up and around into MA where
> that old logging road comes out and went in from that side.
Now I have to argue your point Walt. We may have been fasted paced last
year because it was a 4 hour trip (We had a Wiley's that only did 45). But off
the road it is a different story. We Jeepers tend to take it easy. You DML guys
are the ones that wait for the way to clear, and floor it. If I had pounded
through the woods like that, you would have seen some pounding from my wife. It
is really interesting to see the difference between the V8's compared to the
smaller Jeep engines.
Things will be different this year. I plan on coming up Friday evening and
spending the night in a hotel (no tent, back injury). Get a good nights rest,
and show up for a full day of fun.
On another note, when we got there on Saturday, it appeared that some of
you were a little..... under the weather?
I will see you guys there.
Dean
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