I too am late to the party for the post-event thoughts. There is not much more that I can add to all the comments above but for those who could not attend, you missed out. Better make it to next year!
Homecoming for me is one of the greatest events of the year. Mostly because there is no schedule for the most part. It is just a large group of the greatest people on earth all with the same sickness, old trucks.
This year was extra special for many reasons, most importantly was to have the honor of riding along with Alvin. When I heard he was thinking of coming I reached out to him and offered to have him ride in our convoy to HQ. Fortunately the timing worked out and we had a record convoy of 5 old trucks. It was great to see all the thumbs up and smiles on the way.
Alvin you sir are a class act. Your southern demeanor is both admirable and charming. I look forward to seeing you many times in the future as I am sure many of us will attempt to attend an event or two in your neck of the woods.
Once we arrived, said hello to everyone, it was straight to the operating rooms for the scheduled work. OR1 had Charlie on the ready for his rear end swap, and OR2 had Hambone's rear main seal work. Both operations were successful and two truck owners left the recovery room with smiles...
After the planned projects were complete, we then had fun twisting wrenches on others doing tune-ups and other tweaks that made good trucks better. Thanks again to everyone that allowed me to help out. For me its what this truck thing is all about.
Most importantly thank you to everyone that helped make this event a smashing success. Especially the Milliman family. Without them, none of us would be here. It takes a special breed of people to open their homes to an army of people for the entire weekend. I consider your home one of the greatest places on earth. My kids are now old enough that they too got a taste of farm life. They were wore out happy kids on Sunday.
My twins and I had one of the greatest moments in my truck on the way home. Just enjoying the view and singing to the radio. What a blast.
It was great to see them playing with the other children. I hope they form bonds with them and continue friendship as we see each other during the year.
Thanks again everyone for making this weekend one for the record books!
