[tcb] Re: DAC Trip Report
- From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:28:09 -0400
You got it Paul!
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From: sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 7:57 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: DAC Trip Report
Robb , next year try and remind me ,I would like to
hook up with ya'll in Temple on 35.
--- wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thursday 9 am at Fat Daddy’s: Scott was first. I
> was second, as everybody else trickled in on time,
> the Fat Daddy’s crew was rolling in and was stoked
> to see us, let us use the can and all that good
> stuff. The best part? Nobody was late! NOBODY!
>
> 9:45 am, roll call:
>
> Scott
> John
> Mike and June
> Angii, Natt and Bevo
> Mike, Alecia and Ford
> Me, Sonja and Boy
> Chuck
> Steve
> Derick, Rebecca and Family
> Dustin
>
> 7 Busses, 1 Squareback, 1 Fasty, 3 bugs (1 bug and
> fasty towing)
>
> 10 am, on the road until we come to I30. Parking
> lot. Crappity wappity. We debated for 15 minutes and
> realized we were better off back tracking thru
> Mesquite to I20. Took us about 30 minutes out of our
> way, but beats the hell out of breaking one of our
> 40 year old rides before we even get out of town.
> Steve, Chuck, and Dustin braved the parking lot, but
> with the exception of Dustin, they were towing.
>
> 30 minutes or so off schedule, we roll into
> Alvarado to meet up with Shawn and Bodean, and we
> are full blown on our way. Add one more Fasty and a
> Ghia to the cruise.
>
> Really quiet until about 15 minutes this side of
> Lampasses. Bodean and a few others were a couple of
> minutes ahead of the busses, talking on the two ways
> about stopping at a VW shop on the way to see if
> it’s open. It’s been closed the past 3 years. Us
> bus guys were just ready to keep going, when Mike
> and June’s bus contracted the "Steering Wobble of
> Doom". We pulled over at a rest stop, diagnosed the
> problem as a broken ball joint, declared ourselves
> f^%ked. Bodean and them called, had made it to the
> shop, and it was open. WHOOHOO! We limped the bus at
> 40 mph the 15 or so miles, the guy didn’t have the
> part, but had a welder and fixed us right up. For
> $40! The dude could’ve stuck it to us on this one.
> What a great guy, and a lucky break for us. Back on
> track after maybe an hour down.
>
> The rest of the ride was uneventful, we rolled into
> Fredericksburg at around 6 pm., there happened to be
> a bull dozer in the spot we picked!!!MMMMM! BEER
> time! Beer and bull dozers!
>
> Thursday night, we were unsuccessful at starting
> the bulldozer, but we should get an A for effort.
> Not sure what we would’ve done with it had we
> started it, but I’m sure we would’ve found
> something. We had the place to ourselves for the
> most part, it’s all a blur.
>
> Friday, the ball started rolling as Dan, Katrina,
> Denis, and a whole host of others were rolling in.
> DAC went into town to hit the German bar in
> Steve’s fasty, Bodean almost got us kicked out for
> his face being on the receiving end of a huge stack
> of coasters. Damn, Bodean.
>
> Saturday I was grumpy and couldn’t figure out a
> damn thing to do with myself. Thanks to Steve making
> me take a stacker 2 and an energy drink, I was still
> grumpy, but hyper. Hyper AND grumpy, that’s when
> people REALLY like to hang out with me. Thanks
> again, Steve. Shawn understood, and was glad to
> assist me in being a completely useless b%^ch.
> People I didn't even know were asking me why I had
> been crying. WTF?
>
> I was able to harness the energy and accomplish
> volunteering for serving the grub that evening,
> along with Bodean and Sonja. 45 minutes we were
> done, like 200 million people. The super cool apron
> and hat, it was just like working the buffet at
> Pizza Inn again.
>
> Saturday night, and we’ve managed to stay out of
> trouble for the most part, but it was only a matter
> of time. The evil forces of SAAC gave in, and once
> again, Steve was instigated into drag racing and
> burnout contests. That’s ok, he got his ass
> chewed, while I got a ride in The Zone!. :p
>
> Sunday, the show was HUGE. 350+ cars from what I
> hear. Rusty Bus/Thing Mike, Steve, Bodean, Kirk and
> I volunteered to judge, while Sonja worked the
> raffle table and food. Sonja worked the entire
> weekend, thank her when you see her!
>
> Chuck won the Coke cooler! CHUCK!
>
> The ride home was quiet. About 5 hours. Not bad in
> a bunch of busses.
>
> 4 days in a German town with 300 VW’s, countless
> trips to the beer store, and over 600 miles in a
> dozen + 40 year old cars who were designed in the
> 30’s, with a great cruising team backing each
> other up the whole way. I would say "priceless", but
> that's played out.
>
> 361 days of rest until we get to do it all over
> again.
>
> Great job Steve, Sharon and everybody else
> involved!
>
>
>
>
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