I will pass all of this info on to the crew. I will talk to the BOSS and
ask when she would like to show up. More than likely, it will be Friday.
Dean
In article <d8c9ik$sqi$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, jon@dakota-truck.net writes:
>
>
> dean_ocque@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> : I am trying to gather some information for the gang out here. The BBQ
is
> : the 29th and 30th of July. I plan on coming for both days (if I am
allowed). I
> : know Jon allows camping there, so here are the questions.
>
>
> Yep, you're certainly welcome to come on both days, Dean!
>
>
> : What time on Friday do people start showing up?
>
>
> About Wednesday or Thursday O'Clock. ;-)
>
> Actually, its a mix. A few people do show up on Thursday to get
> settled in, set up their camp site, or whatever, so they're all set to
> go Friday morning, but other people just show up on Friday. As far as
> the time goes, if you're planning to show up on Friday, pretty much any
> time is fine. Most of us manage to work outselves into some semblance
> of awake-ness around 9am (ok maybe 10am? some people are better than
> others at this) or so, although we generally don't have a set schedule
> for most things. So I should think that if you're planning on showing
> up on Friday, anytime around 9am or later would be fine.
>
>
>
> : For the people that have conditions that don't allow them to camp, what
are
> : the local accommodations?
>
>
> There is a bed and breakfast just down the street (1-2 minutes) and
> there are a few motels in Fredonia/Dunkirk (15 minutes). Contact info
> and such can be found here: http://www.dakota-truck.net/meet/DMLBBQ01/map/
> (The top section of the page is directions, the bottom part has the lodging
> info.)
>
>
> : I just dumped another e-mail to the crew to make sure they tell people
they
> : are coming. We had a great time last year, and look forward to this year.
>
>
> Absolutely! :-) Its definitely sneaking up on us, and I've got to
> get into gear to get ready! Fortunately the barn isn't too bad this year,
> just have a pile of stuff which I need to find a place for (my brother
> stacked all the couches, chairs, etc. into a 10x10x8 pile so that he could
> use his gym again) :-P So we might be down a couple of couches this year.
> Plus, although I haven't been down to check it out yet, Dad says there are
> a TON of trees down in the woods so the trails are a mess. Right at the
> end of winter we had a very wet and heavy snow which took down a whole
> lot of stuff, so I'm not surprised that the woods are no different.
> I'll be spending quite a few hours back there with a chainsaw to open
> everything back up again. I've got a decent portion of the field areas
> brushchopped, but I'll probably need to hit it again just before the BBQ.
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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