A Quick Trip

[Aredubjay]

Shari and I left the Inn at around 11:00 AM Eastern, with a convoy consisting of Stevebsy, Earthworm and Wawazat (Doug, was a passenger in Steve's car). We pulled into our driveway around 10:15 PM Eastern time (supposed to be a 13 hour trip -- BAH! ). Average speed on trip: 80 MPH. Average MPG (to the meet and back): 26.22 MPG (running a/c on part of the trip back, still got 26.58 on that leg of the trip).

Saw many, many, many troopers on the way home. Luckily they were either busy, or uninterested. A perfectly flawless drive (except for the short detour taken, when I went off with the convoy on a ramp when I shouldn't have ).

I can only echo all that's been said. I won't add to the sappiness, except to say that if I started, I'd only get sappier.

Props to Ben, Bobby, Darryl, his brother Mike and his other brother Mike. Truly a great job, organizing the meet. For once, there was a committee that set out to design a horse, and actually came up with a horse, and not a camel.

My sincerest apologies for not recognizing Earthworm at the dinner. It's a testiment to the fortitude of the die-hard SVXer. I had a long drive home, but, to put it into perspective, Earthworm's first day of drivng will be almost equidistant to my entire drive home. 30 plus hours of driving ONE WAY, just to spend a couple of days with a bunch of whacked out car owners. I tip my brand new, official SVX Network Cap to our good friend David and to Norman, his dad, who indulges his son's addiction with nary a complaint (well, at least so's we can hear, anyway).

By the way, Steve Syck still has SVX merchandise for sale, contact him for a T-Shirt, Cap or a 10th Anniversary Commemorative Mug. (Shameless Plug). Oh, and John Hoffman still has some Wedgies -- lots of 'em. Oh, and Todd Hipsky still has some great looking sweat shirts, ask him about 'em (Sorry, I didn't get one Todd. As I explained in another thread, John Hoffman got all my money this time around. )

Like so many have said, it was great to put names with faces. I could go on and on and mention everyone, but, I'll refrain. Each and every one of you know how I feel. I hope I didn't miss out on meeting anyone.

If I could sum it all up, in one thought, it would be this. I don't think I've ever met such a diverse group, that spans all socio-economic, cultural, philosophical and age strata that gets along so well. All of those barriers disappear and everyone just becomes themselves. If everyone in the world would just buy an SVX and organize meets, a few times a year, around the world, we could truly achieve world peace.

Again, many thanks to you all, my family. As I said at the dinner, you help to keep me sane, within the confines of my definition of sane. That "life battery" that seems to become drained by the everyday necessity of living one's life, has now been recharged. Thank you all for contributing to the energies that made it possible.

Until next time.