Wow, seems like the whole world knew about this! It was a complete surprise to me. How far back did you know?
gonz On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 6:48 AM, Cory Waters <[email protected]> wrote: > Alright, I knew about your ticket before you did (though I didn't know who > "my dad" was). > I'll bring extra sleeping bags and an extra outlet in the plug strip. Let > me know if you need anything else, I'm driving solo again this year so I > have lots of space. > > Cory > > Gonz wrote: >> >> Well, I got an incredible surprise today. Seems that my wife and >> daughter have been conspiring to send me to the mountain (ok, no jokes >> here...cotty :). Grandfather Mountain... that is... They bought a >> ticket to NPW and a flight to get there! I was handed the gift this >> morning whilst on a Skype video call with my daughter, who is living >> in Germany (she is another pdml member). >> >> Each year I check out the NPW date and make plans to go there, only to >> abandon them when I end up with a conflict, usually around a >> conference where my company typically exhibits. One year another >> Austin (TX) pdml member was even going to go with me if I went. This >> year it was the same thing, but the economy being the way it is, it >> looked like we were probably not going to the conference due to the >> lack of money. Then I got layed off in late March when my company >> basically went belly up, so plans were dashed because of the >> possibility that I would not have money either. >> >> So, here I come. If I had known way ahead of time, I could have >> planned a drive there, which would have meant that I could bring lots >> of gear in my truck. I.e. not just Pentax gear but camping gear, and >> beer. By beer I mean homebrew. I've always wanted to brew an "Asahi >> Chocolate Stout", or an "ME Super IPA" (my first SLR). I've been >> brewing for almost 20 years, first via kit, then ultimately going full >> nut case and doing the all-grain thing. But I'm coming via plane, so >> gear options are limited. >> >> Ok guys, I need your help. What should I bring? Does anybody have >> any room in their tents, RVs, etc? I could rent a mini-van and use >> that as sleeping quarters I suppose (done that before, hehe). Much of >> the stuff I'm bringing is probably going to be dominated by >> photo-gear, i.e. a couple of bodies, my best lenses. Dont have room >> for big bertha (the 6x7). I could buy a sleeping bag when I land, and >> maybe a pup tent (done that too). How do you guys typically set up >> there? I suppose that its mostly a tent type of situation huh? Does >> it rain often during that time there? One thing I'm going to do to >> make up for the homebrew is to bring some off the shelf stuff. Any >> requests? >> >> thanks and see you guys there... >> >> gonz >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.329 / Virus Database: >> 270.12.32/2118 - Release Date: 05/16/09 17:05:00 >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big. - Theodore Roosevelt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
