It's a Go! 2024 FF Pigroast.

[Nomad]

     After spending weeks telling myself I've got too many things to do around here to go, I made the decision this morning that I'm going anyway.  So I guess that makes me #53?  See you in a few days!

[Jeff]

After spending weeks telling myself I've got too many things to do around here to go, I made the decision this morning that I'm going anyway.  So I guess that makes me #53?  See you in a few days!

Well it's about dang Time!

[Old Greenhorn]

Well, another step closer. Tonight I settled in on the route we will drive. Last pig roast the drive out was fine with a tad of traffic, but the drive back was not as pleasant, especially the last 2 hours. This time I am doing something not exactly intuitive. We will go and hour north before heading west on the NYS Thruway (I90) through Buffalo, to Cleveland and onto to Toledo, then pop around the north loop of Toledo and shoot on home the Harrison. A tad bit longer according to the mapping programs, but my guess is the driving will have less traffic. We'll see.
 Tomorrow I go shopping for two more watermelons. Out store only had two left, so now I have to go hunting. I should have got them last week when they had a one yard box full of them. duh.
 Hey, anybody else coming that has some walnut they want to sell or swap? I'll take small pieces or just about anything. I can't get my hands on any here. 5% to the FF of course.

[Wlmedley]

Tom,if you want to make a detour down to WV I would give you some.If my wife was in better shape to travel I would love to come and meet everyone.

[oldgraysawyer]

If I were able to travel it would be a pleasure to meet several like-minded folks or even you guys would do..... Anyway Y'all enjoy the gathering.

[aigheadish]

Safe travels to all who are getting on the road soon! I'll see you there!

[Jeff]

[GAB]

We don't even check the weather forecast here in the tropics, you just take the day as it comes. Microclimates, where 10miles away can be a totally different weather. 

The thing about weather is whether you like it or not you will have some.
GAB

[SawyerTed]

Last week Emily and I talked about heading that way tomorrow.  It was a definite maybe.  When it came down to it, it just isn't in the cards.  She's got too many irons in the fire and I don't relish the time on the road alone.  

So all y'all have a good time, travel safely and I hope your accommodations are everything you expect!  

[Old Greenhorn]

AW SHOOT! I would have really liked to finally meet you and Emily. I suppose it's too late to arrange hitching up with someone one coming up from deeper in the grits belt, like GA or FL?
 Well I do appreciate that you guys thought about giving it a shot, that would have been fun! We'll miss you both.

[Old Greenhorn]

Well like the title says "It's a GO!" We will hit the road within the hour and stay tonight someplace past the halfway point, Cleveland west maybe?
 Be at Hidden hill early Thursday afternoon, set up and check in at the Brokaw's before evening to get a chore list.
 We are going to miss those who can't make it or can't return this time. But we will talk about ya!
 Here we go, today is another day!

[Magicman]

My wish is for Safe Traveling Grace for all of you guys that are making this journey. 

[gspren]

If you're going up I 75 and you've never stopped at Tonys Diner, stop and order something with Bacon, lunch or breakfast.

[doc henderson]

coasters are in the hands of UPS and are guaranteed to be there by 5 pm tomorrow.  I hope!  Cheers.

[Magicman]

Tonys Diner, stop and order something with Bacon, lunch or breakfast.

Yes, in Birch Run, MI. beside the Outlet Mall. 


A small Breakfast. 


Da Bacon. 

[WV Sawmiller]

    I hope you guys all have safe travels and I know you will have a great time.

    BTW - Tom's post about the watermelons reminded me of when I was a kid in NW Fla in the summers. We'd set up a truck next to a road intersection and sell watermelons. By mid to late summer they were selling for 4 for $1 or sometimes even 5 for $1. That is except when the car pulled up with a New York tag then they were typically about $3 each.  Supply and demand was taught early back then and the guys from New York were used to paying those kind of prices or more and probably rode off laughing at how they'd skinned another yokel.

    Have fun and don't run out of grits.

[Old Greenhorn]

If you're going up I 75 and you've never stopped at Tonys Diner, stop and order something with Bacon, lunch or breakfast.

What town is Tony's diner in? 100 miles to buffalo now.

[aigheadish]

Well, shucks, Tony's looks pretty good.

@teakwood -if you see this don't eat lunch, tomorrow, and we'll stop by and eat here!

@Old Greenhorn, If you are coming around the south side of Lake Erie it's up north of Detroit, in Birch Run. I'm aiming to get Ramon around noon tomorrow, so my guess is you'll be there earlier, but text me when you are close and we'll see where we are. Looks to be about 2 hours north of the Ohio Border. Then only a full belly hours worth to the campsite.

[teakwood]

Oki dokey, just saw this. I'm waiting at the airport in Liberia, Costa Rica for my flight to Charlotte NC. Then to detroit

[Corley5]

I'll see everyone Saturday. Dee's not going to make it. She has an unplanned family function that she's attending. Scratch one off the list. 

[aigheadish]

I hope we are no longer counting on my real spreadsheet. I no longer have access to it.

I'll be on the road at around 830am after dropping a kid off at tennis. Picking up teakwood around noon or so, in Detroit, probably stopping at Tony's for lunch, and should be to the campsite by 5ish?

I have a couple big boxes of supplies that need to go to @Jeff and I don't know how much help you, Jeff, want on Thursday. Let me know and we can either come over Thursday evening to help set things up or just bring stuff over Friday.

@caveman, not sure of your timeline, your drive is huge. If they'll let you feel free to set up on our site if you get there before us. I think site 32 with Austin.

[aigheadish]

I should probably start packing, t minus 13 hours.

[Old Greenhorn]

Austin, apparently out sires have been moved, but Brent got it all figured out for us. I guess that 'fist come first served' no longer applies.

[aigheadish]

Hmm... Whack. Maybe we didn't shout out FF.com enough? I'm fairly positive like 40% plus is with us.

Joe called me a couple days ago and asked if he could switch my trailer with a different one due to a family using the one I had. I think I'm probably getting the bump outed one. Ramon is likely sleeping in the living room, I hope that's ok.

[Jeff]

Friday looks like it will be the best helping day, or late thursday. Porta potties come sometime tomorrow morning, and I need to mow, and perhaps the dead maple tree we will use for campfire.
Tammy is making salad. Well boil pasta outside its to hot.