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I started a new thread for this year's event and put in an update (Steve and his crew have been hard at work clearing and expanding upon the trails).
The 2015 Va Rally at Graves Mountain thread is located at...
Just wanted to let everyone know that we are having the Graves Mountain MV Trailrides and Rally again this year.
As always, it will be over the Labor Day weekend… September 3-7, 2015.
Older civilian vehicles are welcome as well as anything Military.
The website is...
It truly will be. BMan, aka Chuck, has turned in his papers and will be retiring from his State job in August.
I suspect that I will have to get the folks at the Lodge to make us an appropriate cake... ;)
RickF, you do know that the rally is September 3-7, 2015...
It looks to me that:
If you retired in August, your last day would be Friday the 28th.
If you retired in September, your last day would be Wednesday the 30th.
Unless you use some different kind of calendar up there in NJ...or I...
He hides out by that back gate so that he can tell his boss that he is "security" and that he is checking everyone out... :)
At least, that's what the note I wrote for him last year said...
Anything to help a buddy get out of work... ;)
Good news from Syria!
The local Health Department folks have issued the year round camping permit for the big fields, so we should have no problems with early arrivals and late departures this year (2015). :)
I had already payed for my spots at Aberdeen when I learned of the schedule conflict.
I have never been to Findlay...but have been thinking of it for some time (I can retire in four years...)...
Findlay is 576 miles according to the shortest route that Google gives me, Aberdeen is 349 miles by...
The worst thing about not getting to go to the rally this year for me was that I had to go to a meeting in Charlotte... Not only did I come near but not close enough to stop by the rally, but the meeting was LONG...and not much was accomplished...
Hate to report that I have had a work conflict come up and will not be able to attend the gathering this year.
Unfortunately, this also means that I will not be cooking for folks at my MKT...
Sorry for the late notice, I just found out about this at our staff meeting on Friday.
(and yes, I am...
I had a question offline about mealtimes at the MKT... Currently, I am thinking that Breakfast will be from 0800-0900, Lunch from 1200-1300, and Supper from 1900-2000...
I can shift these if the masses wish... ;)
Saturday supper will be the shrimp boil.
Keep in mind that I actually need...
It is set... Same weekend and game plan as last year, just have to get the website updated...
Sept 3-7 2015 (Labor Day Weekend...).
Hope that you can make it again this year, we'll save your camping spot... ;)
OK, folks, this is what I am thinking about for food...
I am planning on arriving on Thursday night, but based on past years, doing food right after I arrive (especially given that I have to work that day) isn't a good idea.
We'll start the food on Friday morning...
I have two different menu...
Looks better than the M100 in my yard... You are making me want to get out and start to work on mine (it has been neglected ever since I purchased it).
Mine is currently a mix of sea foam green and surface rust, with a truly nice tailgate modification that I am undecided about removing...
I...
Thanks to everyone that came to the gathering this year. Chuck (BMan) is still updating his spreadsheets, but he did tell me that I had 70 folks registered this year, and a handful that did not register that attended (most noteably, the folks who had supper with us at the Lodge on Thursday who...
You do not have to have an MV or a Historic Civilian Vehicle.
Just come on up, kick some tires, and have a good time.
See BMan (aka Chuck) at the registration tent when you arrive so that we know who you are... ;)
I think that it does, but I am not sure of the exact cut off date (with luck, it will overlap the well approval and the cut off date will be a moot point).
Worse case, if we have to kick you out of the camping field is that I have you relocate to either the domitory area behind the packing shed...
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