lets not forget Hambone and the rest of the crew that works before we get there and cleans up after us as well..
Leo
Amen to that, Leo -- Hambone really makes this place work all of the time, not just HC. But also Thursday saw Billy Marlow on the mower, Panel fan on the string trimmer, NDkid and Handy Andy doing general set up chores ... And then yesterday, Draketail (TOG) and Hambone were here until early afternoon for the reset. And there were many others who helped in the food prep, general housekeeping, tech sessions ... Holy moly, how about Lugnuts with the T-5 tear down and evening floor show?? Jerry with all the machine work stuff and other coaching he did for all of us? Grigg III with all the help (Ole Charlie got a pretty, new main fuel line this weekend
) Don and Hardshell on the cookers and food, the Mullens with Sunday breakfast?? Bruce and all the shop rags, ice and safety personal safety equipment? Chris Sweet and his usual technical assistance ...
Speaking of Sweet, true story ... I heard from more than one source that Sweet was able to fix more than one truck just by merely laying his hands upon their sheet metal ... (cue eerie music ...) .... hmmmm ....
And one of my favorite moments was seeing Chris Sweet coaching 4Brad's son through a starter removal and replacement... which returned the Stovebolt HQ Logistical Support Vehicle to a "Ready For Tasking" status and thereby saved the entire weekend.
I know I am missing several people who saw a need and pitched in ... feel free to fill in the blanks, everyone .... but how about a big thanks to everyone for being fun, helping each other and ... making cleanup a breeze on Sunday. TOG, HB and I were remarking how well everyone not only found the trash cans in the first place, but even managed to separate their recyclables.
Thanks to all for being safe all weekend -- no injuries I saw of any kind. Great job and my insurance agent thanks each of you profusely.
And we all owe a huge thanks to 53 Green 1-Ton for donating the rental plastic privies.
It was depressing this morning to walk out with Freyja, see everything looking like the weekend never happened and watching Freyja look for all her friends and, not finding you all, looking back at me with that tragic face that said ... "Where'd they all go??? Make them come back!!! I don't want to be stuck with just youuuuuuuuuuuu......"
Alas, poor, tragic Freyja ...
Having fun, helping each other, learning things about these old trucks ... truly an epic Homecoming. And it doesn't work because of a few people ... it works because a lot of people pitch in to carry the load (pretty much everyone, in fact). Our biggest, best one to date. And probably the easiest one, too. You guys rock.
Thanks!
