s928s

pencil me in for now also...

pocket_rocket

Up to him if he wants to share or not. The reason for the prerun is because I am "working" the day of the run by helping him out mid pack to let him know how things are going and if we are though intersections etc. Someone at the end would be nice too.. Feel like helping? I have two way radios.. "motorola talkabouts" that will help with communications.

FLY996

should be in...

draab29

Count me in.

VGM911

Count me in, too.

Wellardmac

Jerry, happy to have you - just as long as you're not driving behind me.

wellcraft290

I can't wait. Need to get out of the house.. Actually love the rain today that is washing away the snow and road salt.
So when we say spirited we mean?

Damian in NJ

That's a little early for me as I'd have to drive an hour south west to get there on time for the start.

Wellardmac

yup, I hear you! I'm anxious to get the car on the road again. As for spirited - call it a roller-coaster.

I recognize that it's quite a trek. I'm always amazed at how far people travel for these drives, but it's always nice to see everyone.

VGM911

Is that a bit of whining? We don't whine on Rennlist!

We need an early start date to have roads free of traffic on these events. Do get up early and join us. Many of us come from quite a distance. Hope to see you there.

tropheus

Yes. No whining! And, yes, having an early start and driving into the sunrise!

911FM

I'd normally like early start but with kids it may be an issue. I would prefer 1 hour later.

FM

VGM911

Sheesh....you, too?

PM me if you'd like to caravan to Lambertville together - we live pretty close to each other.

wellcraft290

I agree are we going fishing or driving? 7 am lol. I will be there but I warn you all I might be cranky for the first hour or so lol

911FM

Try waking up a 3 year old and a 6 year old at 6am to get in a car...

I cannot really explain why but it takes them 1-1.5 hour to just eat breakfast and get ready with shoes on. Then, from that point, 30 mins to get in the car, a few yards away. A whole new dimension in slowness. We are applying for an entry in the Guinness book.

Here is an illustration of the 30 minutes to make it more real for those not lucky enough to have experienced this.

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00:00: All at front door Coats and shoes on. So we are all set, let’s go, get in the car
00:05: Boy (6): “But I don’t want to go! I want to stay here”. (running back to the living room – with shoes on – Come back! And please take off your shoes on the carpet! It is going to be fun and you will see other cars. We talked about it yesterday and you wanted to go. Negotiation continues + lecture on good behavior.
03:00: Negotiation, threats, promises. Boy comes back to entrance, starts putting shoes back on.
03:01: Where is girl (3)?
03:30: Found little devil in the guest room, jumping on the bed. – No shoes, no coat. Where are they? Girl: “Don’t know. Maybe in my room?” (smiling at daddy – how can I even be upset with this angel face)
05:00: Searching for shoes in every room. Wife searches for coat. Girl pretends to search with us. This game is so much fun!
06:00: Found 1 shoe in our bedroom
08:00: Found another shoe in the chimney. Coat still not found – Wife grabs another one in the closet.
09:00: Boy: “I want to bring my Transformers and my light sabre… and my helicopter… and my goldfish”.
11:00: Deal made. We will bring one Transformer and say goodbye to the goldfish.
11:15: Goodbye to goldfish. Has anyone fed the goldfish this morning? No? Where is the goldfish food? How much does it need? Can’t find goldfish food. I guess piece of bread will do. Run back to kitchen and dump a small piece of sliced bread in the tank. He’ll be happy for once he has enough food.
15:45: Boy ready with Transformer. Did you go to the bathroom? “No. I do not need to” Please at least give it a try!
16:00: Girl found playing in her room. Now wants to bring a whole zoo of stuffed animals for company + horse carriage and unicorn framed poster(!)
18:00: Compromise on horse carriage and the BMW dog (I can’t really argue this one)
18:15: Boy is back from bathroom. No success.
20:00: Wife upset. Boy ratted on me regarding the goldfish. Wife wants to clean the tank. Boy crying because the goldfish may die. Girl crying too but does not know why. I am going to fry the goldfish! Compromise found. We just scoop the bread pieces out for now and will clean later.
22:00: Goldfish saved from death or obesity. Girl on sitting on her potty pot. No luck!
23:00: Back to entrance. Putting shoes back on. Run to the kitchen. Grabbing water and food to sustain an army in Afghanistan for an entire week. Did you take the sippy cup, the paper towels, the extra clothing set in case of an “accident?. Wife also insists on taking the stroller “just in case”. Argument on which stroller to take. Girl not happy because we cannot take the big one.
26:00: Front door finally opened! Getting to the car. Now have half of the house in a bag trying to stuff it in the trunk. Kids running around both trying to get in on the driver side. Fight. Separation,
27:00: Why is girl missing a shoe again? Boy forgot Transformer – Not happy. Good news: Missing girl coat found in the trunk. How did it get there? Not worth investigating.
27:30: Run back to house to grab missing items and the other half of the house. Wife working her magic with the car seats. Kids buckled up. Good thing I am not certified/allowed to work the car seats.
28:30: Another run for house keys, Wife’s cell phone, etc.
29:30: Where are the car keys? I though I gave them to you?
30:00 Car keys found (boy had them). Engine Started. Reverse…. Lets go!
Boy voice from the back “I want to go potty!” Girl echoes “me too!”… Sh*t!

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FM