Safely Back from SAWLEX

maple flats · June 04, 2005, 08:42:41 PM

Lets have all members post their safe return home from SAWLEX. I got in at 7:00 pm after a 6.5 hr drive. No problems to report. SAWLEX was great. Congratulations to Baker and Woodmiser for impressive times in the shootout with their BIG mills (50+ horse diesel). Peterson, 27 horse KOHLER, (Chris Browne from Peterson and our own Captain), you did great against the big mills that cost 2x what you were using, great time)
I got a weather report that it would likely be dry at home and had to cut out at 12:30 so I could get some work done tomorrow. Lets hear from the rest, hope you ALL have a safe trip home. It was great meeting so many of you face to face.
Maple Flats Home safely 8) 8) 8) from SAWLEX

maple flats · June 04, 2005, 09:12:02 PM

Forgot to mention. On the trip home 2 cars passed me at about 75 and were passing most others on
I- 90. A few miles later I saw them in the median with wrecked cars but it looked like they were just shook up, hope so. Looked like a tractor trailer stopped and a full size van, couldn't see if either of those were involved or just stopped to help (or maybe stopped to clean their britches)

Quartlow · June 04, 2005, 09:24:07 PM

Well I've been home safe, but then again I only have a 45 minute drive :D

populus · June 04, 2005, 09:51:24 PM

We made it home a few minutes ago, record time. Thanks for a great time, everyone!

Ron Wenrich · June 04, 2005, 10:05:33 PM

Made it home @ about 9:15 PM. The drive back was better then the drive out. Better weather and a different route that was 20 miles shorter.

Note to self: don't trust the milage or time figures that Mapquest spits out.

gmmills · June 04, 2005, 10:28:10 PM

I've also been home for quite a while now. Even closer than Quartlow. It only took me 12 minutes.

maple flats · June 04, 2005, 10:46:05 PM

Hey gmmills, where did you stay that fer from home? :D

fstedy · June 05, 2005, 12:37:59 AM

8) 8) 8) Made it home OK 6hrs. 15 min. traffic was really moving. Had a great time meeting everyone and the exibits at Sawlex.

Furby · June 05, 2005, 01:00:45 AM

Home at 12:12am, right on 5hrs. 30 min. of road time!

Roxie · June 05, 2005, 07:09:15 AM

Cowboy Bob and I are safely back at the ranch! :D The trip up was 7 hours, but we made it home in 6......ol Bob was scratching his head wondering what the difference was until I pointed out the trip home was all downhill (literally)!
We had so much fun and it was so wonderful to be standing and talking to best friends you never met!
I also want to personally thank Captain and Kevin for coming up with such an outstanding idea!
Oh...and Jeff...thanks for the earrings! ;)

dewwood · June 05, 2005, 10:31:46 AM

Got home last evening, good trip, good show and lots of old and new friends.

neslrite · June 05, 2005, 02:23:43 PM

Tamiam and I are home safe.

By the way Kirk Allen, on the way we found these great new M & Ms they were strange star war colors and tasted different too. Maybe Spanky the Monkey would like them.

Kevin

Tam-i-am · June 05, 2005, 02:27:43 PM

It was a long ride home but we are back safe.

The show was great! Met lots of FF members. What a great way to start my summer vacation and get back onto the forum!

Can't wait for the PigRoast!

Tammy

RMay · June 05, 2005, 02:59:01 PM

Made it home this morning about ten ;D 1015 miles in 21 hours . Had a great time meeting everyone face to face 8)

Jeff · June 05, 2005, 03:46:41 PM

Were home!

time to Crash...

Kirk_Allen · June 05, 2005, 04:38:50 PM

Buzz and I got back to my place around 2pm. He decided to head on home so he should be back at his place by 6 or 7 tonight.

WHAT A GREAT TIME! I have never laughed and cried so hard in my life!

Kevin, Spanky made it home just fine and we still have two packs of M&M's ;)

Jeff · June 05, 2005, 04:43:51 PM

Furby · June 05, 2005, 05:26:18 PM

I don't even want to know what is going on in the second pic!

Jeff · June 05, 2005, 05:31:26 PM

Thats how Kirk looked most of the weekend. He either has a torn muscle or cracked ribs or something that is very very painful when he laughs. Poor Kirk was bunched up in laughter/pain like in the bottom photo a LOT. ;D

Jeff · June 05, 2005, 05:31:41 PM

oops, I meant :-\

:D

tnlogger · June 05, 2005, 05:35:18 PM

furby i see your point :D :D :D

Ga_Boy · June 05, 2005, 06:15:50 PM

I made it back in a little over 6 hrs, got routed through downtown DC due to bridge construction and traffic.

It's good to be back. Great meeting all the FF folks that came, I had a great time.

Mark

WV_hillbilly · June 05, 2005, 06:19:28 PM

Made it home safely in about 2 hours . I 'll bet GareyD is pretty safe as well , all the state troopers were on the route I took home . :D

Kirk Did ya make Spanky ride in the trunk or did he wear his chest waders in case he had to wade thru cold water ?

Kirk_Allen · June 05, 2005, 07:05:01 PM

Furby that was one of many photos taken in sequence of me buckling over in pain from laughing so hard. The Monkey was a gift relating to a story that Harold shared with us the night before. It was all I could do to breath from the pain on my left side. I spent the better part of the weekend holding my side and TRYING not to laugh.

Dan, The Monkey was in the trunk! Wait till you see him at the pig roast ;)

customsawyer · June 05, 2005, 08:19:42 PM

I made it back about 3:30 this morning little over 15 hrs after we got that blower unloaded thanks to all those that helped lift it into my truck. We would have lost it a couple of times if I hadn't put that bungie cord on it. :D :D
I had a great time and it was really neat to put a face to some of the names that are on this forum.
I think you guys did us proud with the booth and all of the work that went into it.

Thanks a million
Jake