Good on you Scott Same goes from me - Thanks to Peter and Martin for a great bus, trailer, accommodation etc. Also, a HUGE thanks to Jarrod & Rene for a superb support bus effort. And thanks to all the riders for the support and encouragement. Cheers Barry -----Original Message----- From: g2i2008-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:g2i2008-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of skestven@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:20 AM To: g2i2008@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [g2i2008] Re: Grafton Hi Guys, i would just like to thank Peter and Martin for organising the weekend and the rest of you guys for making it a whole lot of fun. if any of you are ever in Sydney and need a guide to the great roads around the northern suburbs don't hesitate to contact me. 0429 773 110. give me a few weeks to recover of course. thanks again. kind regards Scott K. Quoting Peter.Egan@xxxxxxxxxxxx: > > > > Hi all, > > Just to confirm a few things for Friday. > > Martin will be collecting the bus and trailer on Friday morning. We > will be > meeting and leaving from my place. It will be your responsibility to > get > yourself and your bike to my place by 12.30pm. My address is as > follows: > > 54 Harrison Street > Bulimba. > > > Please ensure your bike is boxed and ready to go when you get there. > A > number of riders are dropping their bikes over on Thursday night. You > are > welcome to do this but the bike will be stored (locked garage) at > your risk > as I doubt my insurance would cover 17 bikes. Do not be late as it > is > important we leave on time as we need to Grafton for the Sign-on > (finishes > at 7pm) but we drop an hour on the way and also have to put our > bikes > together and eat. > > Please pack as lightly as possible. You will not need a lot of extra > of > clothes for the weekend and nothing will be formal (for those sharing > a > room with me please pack pyjamas). It may be a good idea to pack some > wet > weather gear. Forecast is inclusive at this stage however as we rise > over > 1000m it can be variable throughout the day. > > It will be dark when we start so you should have some form of lights > on > your bikes. There were police at last years start checking on this. > You can > take the lights off at the first stop if you are worried about the > extra > 100 grams of weight. > > It is every riders responsibility to organise their food and drink > for the > day. Given the time we are leaving on Saturday you cannot rely on the > motel > for breakfast. Take your own cereal or fruit. I will be buying > several 2 > lites bottles of water (and harming the environment) and premixing > powerade. The bus is not allowed to follow us (and we cannot > slipstream the > bus) but there are ample stopping points where we will be able to > access > the bus. Please be advised there is very little in form of shops > and > service stations between Grafton and Glen Innes and you should not > rely > upon stopping to buy along the way. Remember your block-out!! > > I would also suggest you take something more substantial to eat than > energy > bars. Suggest a couple of bananas and muffins or jam scrolls etc etc. > A bag > or two of lollies is also handy. Believe me you will be sick of the > taste > of bars and gels by the end of the day. > > So we can pay all costs please bring some cash with you. We have had > some > withdrawals so the revised cost of the bus/trailer/petrol is > estimated at > $75 per person. I have cancelled the extra accommodation and this > has > actually reduced the average cost per person as I was able to let > the > single rooms go. Cost to be finalised but will be less than $100 per > person > (total). Martin is the Treasurer and be collecting the money. We will > also > be buying Jarrod (our driver) a present and we will collect $10 of > each > person. > > I believe the Bus has a CD player so you may like to bring along some > CD's. > Rick - Please note I have been specifically asked to point out that > this > does not apply to you. Apparently your record in this department is > poor. > > See you all on Friday. > > > > Peter Egan > Chief Manager > Credit QLD > Credit Sanctioning > HBOS Australia > P: +61 07 3004 9710 > F: +61 07 3229 8743 > M: + 61 0417 934 148 > E: peter.egan@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ _______ > Unencrypted electronic mail is not secure and may not be authentic. > If you have any doubts as to the contents please telephone to > confirm. > > This electronic transmission including any attachments is intended > only > for those to whom it is addressed. It may contain copyright material > or > information that is confidential, privileged or exempt from > disclosure by law. > Any claim to privilege is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken > transmission > of this information. 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