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dakota · #61 08-02-2003, 12:01 PM

Hope we have a good turn-out today!

Kyle Blackmore · #62 08-02-2003, 12:33 PM

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it this time. My brother and his family are visiting today on their way back home to Kamloops, he's hoping his house is still intact after the forest fire swept through the area last night . I'll see y'all next time , have fun

dakota · #63 08-02-2003, 08:10 PM

I must have missed all the fun. Got out of Kent late, and traffic was sooo bad, I didn't get to Ferndale until about 2:30pm. Didn't see anyone there, so came home.

ESVIC · #64 08-02-2003, 10:33 PM

Steve (Dakota),

I was not able to go..Wife and kids arrived this evening. I had to clean up my mess at the house/garage. They were suppose to arrive yesterday from the Bay Area.

Where in Kent do you live? I'm just here at Auburn-Black Diamond...right by the Washington National Golf Course.

rickg · #65 08-03-2003, 01:25 AM

Hmmm.......

rickg · #66 08-03-2003, 01:33 AM

Oh well.

I got there just past noon, hung around until about 1PM, then took off.
At least it was a nice day for a cruise

I picked up another dark blue SD just past Mt. Vernon on the way home, and we caravaned together until I got off the I-5 at Arlington. We waved at each other as I blasted past him doing about 90mph so I could get thru the traffic to get over in the right hand lane.
Sorry I missed ya Steve

Was the traffic thru Mt. Vernon going north still all backed up for ya? It was down to stop and go when I was heading north. Felt like I was going thru Seattle!
I've been thinking that maybe GTG's in the middle of summer aren't such a good idea, as too many people have stuff going on. Guess maybe we'd do better to have them in the spring or fall from now on.

#67 08-03-2003, 01:33 AM

I wish I could have gone

, but the Lumber Yard would have fallen apart if I called in sick today

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If anyone is serious about trying to put another GTG, we can do one sometime this fall if we can come up with a date soon so I can put in a request for that day off

dakota · #68 08-03-2003, 02:00 AM

Sorry I missed you, Rick. Yes, traffic was very nasty when I left. Lot's of Seafair traffic maybe. Nuts to butts all the way to the Sedro-Wooly exit!

Great views of the Blue Angels and Fat Albert when going thru Seattle. An F/A-18 sat on its tail and lit its burners right above me...beautiful view right thru my sunroof. Fat Albert did a high-speed low-level pass right over me too.

ESVIC...I live just south of the Fairwood area on East Hill.

rickg · #69 08-03-2003, 02:06 AM

Jay and Steve, I'd come down that way somewhere if ya guys want to have a meet sometime after the summer. Eric sounds like he wants to try again too.

#70 08-03-2003, 02:45 AM

Yes, Eric wants to try another GTG

Some place near the mountians would be nice, since the leaves will be changing colors

jassz · #71 08-04-2003, 12:15 AM

At least you got a parking spot in the shade Rick.

Sounds like the stars weren't quite alined for this one.

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My brother and his family are visiting today on their way back home to Kamloops, he's hoping his house is still intact after the forest fire swept through the area last night .

Were they evacuated? This is pretty scarey stuff this year.

Thousands evacuated....

Hope it rains soon.

Kyle Blackmore · #72 08-04-2003, 11:16 AM

Hi Natalie , it looks like their neighbourhood was spared so far , they live just across the river from the Rayleigh fire and just south of the Black Pines fire . As long as the winds keep blowing to the north they'll be OK , but there's no rain forecast in the near future. I'm glad we went camping last weekend as this long weekend went up in smoke