The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: enjenjo on August 24, 2008, 01:11:39 PM
how many are planning on the Nats North at Kalamazoo? Coming up in a couple weeks. I got my entry yesterday, I'll be there with the BBQ. We made chilli last year, went over good, Kenny and I made fries this spring, that was good too. Of course I want to do breakfast for the early risers. Any other ideas?
I'll be there. I'm not swapping this year so I'll be around more. About the fries. Are you going to have the sweet potato ones again?
We can do the sweet potato fries, but we better come up with a better way of holding the cutter.
I take it you didn't like having 3 men & a boy trying to hold it down!! :shock: :shock: :D :D
I can't remember, did it have any holes so it could be bolted down to something?? You know like an anvil :P 8)
Mike
I'm thinking we should bolt it to a plank, I think there were holes in it.
I'll be there early to lend a hand......Think we can get you thrown out again :?: :?: :lol: :lol:
Bob..... :wink:
Linda and I will be there as spectators. We have a room for Friday night ans Saturday night so we can spend all day around the BBQ. Looking foreward to doing something. Maybe washing dishes? GPster
Glad to hear you can make it Joe. I am looking forward to seeing you both.
I'll definitely be there. It's less than 20 minutes away and every year I forget to pre-register. If you want to make chili again this year I've got lots of garden stuff.
It will be the first one I'm going to miss in many, many years. Big Olds got invited to a concourse event at a country club in Ohio so I'm going to attend that and it's the same weekend as the Zoo.
You folks have fun and I'll see you soon.
Quote from: "HotRodLadyCrusr"It will be the first one I'm going to miss in many, many years. Big Olds got invited to a concourse event at a country club in Ohio so I'm going to attend that and it's the same weekend as the Zoo.
You folks have fun and I'll see you soon.
Sheesh, D. Isn't he big enough to go without you? I mean, he's a grown man now!
I'll be ther on Friday only. looking for a room for Thurs night
Quote from: "HotRodLadyCrusr"It will be the first one I'm going to miss in many, many years. Big Olds got invited to a concourse event at a country club in Ohio so I'm going to attend that and it's the same weekend as the Zoo.
You folks have fun and I'll see you soon.
Won't be the same without you.Then I guess I'll see you at The Pile-up.
Fuzz
I'll be there for sure. No really I mean it.
Will be there all three days......looking forward to seeing ya all!
Tim
You guys can count me in...
As of right now my crazy schedule is to on the road right after I get off work Saturday mornin and be in town by 11am. I should be over in the 29 Below section as soon as I get there.
I'll have to get away from the fairgrounds by a reasonable hour to hunt down a room or two since the motel we were booked at closed without any warning. I'll be countin my minutes all weekend since I have to be back here for work at 11pm on Sunday night.
I really hope I get to catch up with most of you guys at some point in the weekend. It's been a long time since I was able to have enough time to hang out and catch the whole show. Oh, how I love work... :x
Looking forward to being there. Phat Rat and I will be driving down on Thursday. I was so wrapped up in preparing for Bonneville and the trip itself that I also missed the preregistration deadline. I think have all of the salt dug out of the crevasses. Tach quit Labor Day...found the continuity culprit today.
Charlie
I'll be there all 3 days (actually be arriving Wednesday afternoon & helping with fairgrounds set up)
Probably won't get much time to hang around the BBQ :cry: - But if any of you wonder over to the Streets Of Rods area - stop by and say hi. :)
Mike
I'm going shopping tomorrow, any thing you want special?
Also, we will need some help setting up. I am going to try to be there by noon, so we don't have the hassles we had last year. Who all can help?
Frank,
I won't be in till about 5:30ish. Hoping to bethere in time to pick up my registeration pack Thursday. I assume you will be set up y then right? If not I can stop by and help....
Tim
Frank,
Jack and I are leaving around 11 AM. Accounting for lunch, etc. I would expect we will be there by 1:30 - 2 PM. We'll stop by there to help. Wait for unless you have an earlier gang.
Charlie
Does anybody have an accurate idea on the weather?? All I'm seein' is rain & chilly...Frost advisories possible Wednesday night :?: :?: I'll throw the ice scraper in the car... :roll: :roll:
Bob............. :wink:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Does anybody have an accurate idea on the weather?? All I'm seein' is rain & chilly...Frost advisories possible Wednesday night :?: :?: I'll throw the ice scraper in the car... :roll: :roll:
Bob............. :wink:
What exactly is an ice scraper... :?: :?: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Does anybody have an accurate idea on the weather?? All I'm seein' is rain & chilly...Frost advisories possible Wednesday night :?: :?: I'll throw the ice scraper in the car... :roll: :roll:
Bob............. :wink:
What exactly is an ice scraper... :?: :?: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
is it anything like an ice pick? i use one of those to make my drinks. )bye( )bye( )bye( )bye(
That sounds fine Charlie. So do we meet at the fairgrounds?
I'll be at the fairgrounds at about 2.
I've got a 5 gallon batch of chili fixin's from the garden simmering...tomatoes, peppers, celery, onions, garlic, spices. We'll still need to put meat, beans and whatever in it. I'll have to find a bigger pot to hold everything in. I think my canning pot is bigger or we could use the keg stew pot if it's not being used for anything else.
Frank - seems the best to meet at the grounds.
Charlie
OK, that's the plan Stan!
I'll be at the grounds about 1:30 or 2 also.
what's the weather report?
rain, :( rain, :( rain, :( but no snow is forecast. :D
And just so you dont let the forecast of rain dampen your enthusiasm we will have our big tent with full side curtains there so if it does rain will will have room to keep everyone dry and happy.
aawwwrright!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, I passed a T yesterday on the highway coming home from work. He was running a full blown SBC, super wide tires in the rear (like 16-18") and pulling a pop up camper at 60-65 mph down I94. At least he had his top up!
It was yellow and it was not new. Looked like it wasn't the first time he'd done that!
Got to love the dedication.
I'm going to stay home and work on Court's truck with him. Have a great time, all.
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It was yellow and it was not new. Looked like it wasn't the first time he'd done that!
Got to love the dedication.
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I forget his name but the dude has done cross country power tours in the past with that T. Also had it downstairs at the Detroit Autorama a couple of years ago. Hard core for sure.
Well, it's wet, but it's fun. The new tent worked like a champ, lots of room. Rain predicted again tomorrow.
Looks like its gonna be a wet one...
Oh, the joys of driving an open wheeled car.
Anyhow, I got dessert!
See you guys late mornin tomorow.
Well, there was a tornado warning about 5 today, we cleared out, got word that the tent did not survive the rain. :( Hopefully tomorrow is better.
Frank,
Too bad about the tent. We bailed out yesterday morning. I am smart enough to come in out of the rain. Spent the afternoon supervising oil changes and mounting the running board brackets on the COE.
I'll post some pics of the fun(?) this afternoon. Right now I'm going back over to the fairgrounds. to hang out in the rain with Charlie and Ken. When Frank gets there we will probably have a moment of silence in memory of the best * canopy we've ever had. By the way, yes, it's still pouring rain outside.
I've got some family in Illinois area... she tells me it is raining heavy there too
Sorry to read of the canopy demise....... :cry:
Well, it was fun. I bailed out from the motel this morning while it was just sprinkling. I did find out that 55mph on two lane blacktop is lots better than traffic at 40. The bulk of the water blows over...some backwash on my glasses but that was it. It rained all the way home but I arrived dry through out.
This trip was a good trial for the car as I hadn't had it out in the rain previously. The passenger door needs to be weatherstripped at the front as standing puddles sends a wave through the slot formed by the body jamb and door jamb. It squirts all the way over to my shoes. The w/s glass could be 1" to 1.5" taller. A top sure wouldn't hurt. The other things will happen but the top??? maybe.
All in all a pretty good trip in spite of 3 soakings. Jack and I had a nice run down on the two lane roads and I went back almost the same way. Nice to see the gang enjoy sharing some food, beer and experiences again.
Charlie
Just got home. We sweet talked the gate guard into letting us bring the Excape in to load out the BBQ trailer, and what is left of the tent, and I left about 1030 am. It was raining so hard on I94, Icould not see the trailer behind me. :shock: Didn't run out of the rain until Jackson Mi., and it still sprinkled all the way home.
The cover for the tent survived intact for the most part, the tubes are mostly useable too. But the corners are pretty bent up. When I can get things out and look at them without water running in my eyes, we will see if we can repair it.
I still had fun, at least up to when the rain got stupid hard. It wasn't the worst weekend I have been through at a car show.
As I was leaving, Flamefink pulled in, all the way from Cleveland in an open car with no top. :shock: I didn't even wait for the cake. :lol:
Well, Kalamazoo was definitely for the devoted rodders this weekend. Here's a few pics to show the fun. They all have one thing in common....rain.
Friday wasn't too bad. The big canopy kept everyone comfortable.
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Charlie did have to suit up to get back to the motel.
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This was Saturday morning on the way to the fairgrounds....raining a little harder than Friday.
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The water was getting a little deeper but the trusty canopy still kept us dry
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Charlie took some time to do his laundry
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Ponds like this were pretty common
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Then all of a sudden the sirens went off and there was a tornado warning. They told us to all go into one of the brick buildings. When we came back out, this is what we found. Our beloved canopy didn't make it.
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More damage
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Many of the frame joints look like this
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We cleaned up the mess but it never quit raining for us
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Today (Sunday) the few that were left packed up and they had the awards program early, at noon. Here's some pics I took from the bleachers overlooking the swap meet area.
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Flamefink's grandma's secret recipe strawberry cake was delicious as usual. Thanks Brett!!
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I emptied this bucket Thursday night. This was measured Sunday afternoon and it's still raining hard.
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I'm glad everyone made it home safe and are getting dried out. I think we had a great time in spite of the rain and it will be another one to remember :D
Man that sux, I had zero ambition to head that way after the weather....
I left Friday night. looks like I dodged the big one
Ya the Zoo was wet, but we had some fun, eat and drank a lot, didn't win anything again!
Sad to see the tent down after the big storm, sure was nice in the bad weather.
Next year will be better.
Always good friends and good conversation.
Sorry we left so soon & could not hang around to help clean up...We too, were concerned about the weather ... The only issue we ran into was I94 closed in both directions west of Michigan City by a "mudslide" :?: :?:
That's what the folks at Mich. City told us anyway...Had to take 421 south to I80 to go west.... :?
We too ran in heavy rain most of the way home...
I want to thank all you guys again for your hospitality & allowing the folks in my car club to "join in" ...In spite of the weather a good time was had by all..... 8) 8)
Looking forward to next year already..... );b(
Bob................... :wink:
A good but slightly damp time was had by all. But by this a.m. only 4 of us were left. Frank, Ken, George and myself
Good seeing the few of you guys that were still there when we arrived. Its always worth the battle with mother nature to catch up with you guys (and gals) and shoot the breeze... even though we didn't have very long this time.
Sorry about the tent Frank. Wish I could've been there earlier to enjoy it with all of you. If anyone can fix it, I'm sure you can.
We got back here to 70 degree, dry as a bone weather and high wind warnings with gusts of 55+ mph winds. A couple hours later the wind died down and it started raining... go figure
My name aint Tina... I faught Ike and WON! LOL....
Frank, I've got some of those corner posts from a canopy I had here. What size was your tubing? Was it like 1 3/4" or so? If so, I'll bring them down. GPSter left the gastank for me at your place. I'll bring them down and fetch it.
My bride has a friend just north of Kzoo in Plainwell and they ended up with over 13" of rain from Friday to Sunday. We only got about 3-3 1/2 here on the east side of the state.
Glad you all made it home safe!
A sad footnote to the rainy weekend...
I'm on vacation this week and was heading out of town when I saw a friend's Willys pickup in front of a local body shop. The wide tires hydroplaned in the heavy rain and he lost control and hit a tree head on. He's busted up pretty bad and in surgery but is expected to pull through. Some of you local guys that raced at Martin might know him. Smitty was the main tech guy at the US 131 Dragway from the late '60s thru the '80s.
Here's some pics of what his truck looks like now. You guys with wide tires be careful!
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We got back home about 5:30 PM yesterday . It took us about 1/2 hour to decide on a $5.00 pizza supper and about 1 hour for our power to go off. The Zoo was nice but more like an aquarium. It was very nice to see everyone.Thanks for the pictures and comments so that I can remember who I saw. These were the best conditions for me to go to a swap meet. It was like a castle surrounded by a moat and there was no way that I was going to get that Model "A" frame and fixings out of there without a boat. If I did I'd probably have gotten drowned. Did make some worth-while purchases, a raincoat and rubber shoes. It was good. GPster
Has anyone heard anything about a car off in the ditch on the ohio turnpike (rt80) in the east bound lane at the rt250 exit? I was told it looked to be a white street rod.
Wow - What a miserable weekend for a car show. Thats the first time I was ever at a car show that even my "undies" were soaked. :shock: :shock:
I have to commend all the HARD CORE Rodders that stuck it out till the end. );b(
I was told that this weekend was the first one in NSRA history to rain all 3 days. :cry: :cry:
Mike
Well despite the RAIN I had a good time. The food and companionship was super. Wish I had more time to visit.
Frank Sorry about the tent. I did not have a chance to get that way on Sunday. If you need help fixint it or willing to accept donations to go toward a repalcement let me know.....
Tim
I was there Friday but didn't get much of a chance to visit. That was on the menu for
Saturday but stayed home instead.The rain is still haunting us in the form of a swollen Kalamazoo River. The dams south of Kalamazoo are in danger of breaking so the town I work in closed the bridges over the river. I had to be creative this morning and reroute myself to work. George,sorry about your friends truck,glad he's OK,hope him speedy recovery. Yes i remember him from my racing days. Wonder if he ever suspected my spare tire was filled with water???
That Willys p-up sure took a hard hit. Trees do not move usually.
I hope the fellow fully recovers
8)
I spent the day yesterday drying things out, and cleaning them up. Tore down the grille, cleaned that in and out, dried all the chairs, and the tent and canopy. Washed all the utensils, pots and pans. Put everything back where it belongs, and stored away for the winter. Took all day.
There is one tear in the tent about 12" long. Otherwise the cover made it in good shape. A few of the poles were damaged, mostly repairable. The corner fixtures took most of the damage, just about all of them are damaged to some extent. The top shelf of the galley table was torn up, not repairable, but no big deal. The BBQ trailer has a big scratch on the top where the tent fell on it, it camouflages Slocro's mistake :D
Quote from: "enjenjo"it camouflages Slocro's mistake :D
You are such a Frank :lol:
Ya know, I had a room and did plan to attend your H2O festival review but health problems precluded my appearance. Nothing so serious that a shot of cortisone and some Achilles tendon stretching can't cure, with time. Extended walking and getting rained on just didn't seem to be that exciting from my hobbled state.
Apparently "the gods" will do anything to keep a mild mannered, soft spoken and generally shy lad, from making a overdue appearance and take a few shots at some unique friends. :roll:
Saturday I came down with the cold from h ell so all in all it was just a wonderful weekend.......................Even without you "junkies".
Maybe next year...................................SlocroW
The Roadster Pick up was very wet, inside and out. We got home from the Zoo, Sunday night and the rain continued on. The wipers fouled up so we drove on with the aid of Rain-x. The only problem with model "A"s is the lack of defrosters. The heater worked real good though. I finally feel dry. We met a couple of new rodders and made some new friends. Both Friday and Saturday nights bands were great. We are going on to Burlington so after the weather at the Zoo, I wonder if I should pack "Hip waders" or a "snow shovel".
Fred Drew
Quote from: "freddrew"We are going on to Burlington so after the weather at the Zoo, I wonder if I should pack "Hip waders" or a "snow shovel".
Fred Drew
Well you could play it safe and pack both :lol:
quote="slocrow"]Quote from: "enjenjo"it camouflages Slocro's mistake :D
Apparently "the gods" will do anything to keep a mild mannered, soft spoken and generally shy lad, ..SlocroW[/quote]
And who would that be? Tony?
Quote from: "freddrew"The Roadster Pick up was very wet, inside and out. We got home from the Zoo, Sunday night and the rain continued on. The wipers fouled up so we drove on with the aid of Rain-x. The only problem with model "A"s is the lack of defrosters. The heater worked real good though. I finally feel dry. We met a couple of new rodders and made some new friends. Both Friday and Saturday nights bands were great. We are going on to Burlington so after the weather at the Zoo, I wonder if I should pack "Hip waders" or a "snow shovel".
Fred Drew
Or just drive the '46........ :lol:
If only my 46 Ford pickup was as cool as yours. We will be taking the 46 Ford pickup, since we will leave Burlington for Halifax and Linda does not care for the 29 all that much for long distances. It is a bit of a rough ride.
Fred Drew
Quote from: "freddrew"If only my 46 Ford pickup was as cool as yours. We will be taking the 46 Ford pickup, since we will leave Burlington for Halifax and Linda does not care for the 29 all that much for long distances. It is a bit of a rough ride.
Fred Drew
Rough ride?...hmmm, she's probably like me and doesn't like her head to be over the top of windshield..... :lol: :lol: :lol: Have fun Fred...
Quote from: "freddrew"If only my 46 Ford pickup was as cool as yours. We will be taking the 46 Ford pickup, since we will leave Burlington for Halifax and Linda does not care for the 29 all that much for long distances. It is a bit of a rough ride.
Fred Drew
When you're in Halifax check out a place called the Lower Deck. It's a neat old pub down by the water. Also they had entertainment down at the town square around noon when we were there 4 years ago. If you go over to P.E.I. the toll isn't collected until you're coming back. Don't know what it is now but it was $35 then. Have fun we did the Burlington show on our way out there. Another couple of places you might like to see are Saint Johns N.B. and the Bay Of Fundy
Quote from: "phat rat"And who would that be? Tony?
Yeah loud mouth Tony, that's the guy. :roll: