The Bar 2015 Edition

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:06 pm

Evening Bar...

Time to relax, good day. Hope yours was too

^Rhino! · Post by **^Rhino!** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:17 pm

Hi lucky, you want me to pour you a cold one?

Still packing at Casa Rhinoceros.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:27 pm

Well... the whole rig is hooked up and mostly loaded up. Now it's just packing stuff, trying to clean up the COLOSSAL mess that was our home, and trying to remember everything we need.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:39 pm

Worked on the trailer all day -- reinforcing the floor, reworking the rear of the frame, adding stake pockets -- and plywood sides. A bit still to do, but we got the piano and three refrigerators onto it while I had a helper here.

The plan was to leave now. But maybe this time tomorrow.

Luckily, Millicent is loaded (except for minor stuff in the living compartment). 56 bicycles and a good deal other stuff went into her three days ago.

My "new year resolution" as of now: Learn not to procrastinate! Everything I'm doing now could and should have been done months ago.

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:23 pm

My SUV is all packed except for the last minute things like shaving and tooth brushing equipment. Tuesday afternoon will be time to do all that and then we leave on Wednesday morning for an overnight in Reno and on to the Playa on Thursday morning.

Very ready to be on my way!

Fires in the northwest are so very tragic, especially for those whose homes have been lost. Lots of smoke all over it seems.

Extra care driving, kiddies.

Cheers

Post by **trilobyte** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:18 am

Well, damn... I got a lot done but wish I'd done more (isn't that how it always goes)? Yesterday went 18 hours, and today pretty much did too. What should have been a quick and easy 30 minute job to assemble trike box/battery array #2 turned into several hours of troubleshooting and re-soldering. As much as a pain as it was, it was easier to do it here than in the desert, so hopefully they'll both be able to roll out of the van and be ready to ride in minutes.

That put me WAY behind on the other stuff I was doing, namely pre-cooking and packing my clothes. I just finished up all the pre-cooking, but I haven't gotten any of my clothes packed yet and it's not happening tonight. Fortunately I don't think it'll take me very long, and everything else is in pretty good shape. I'll grab a bunch of dry ice for the chest freezer then we'll get van #2 as soon as both places open, then lock and load and launch. Safe travels everyone, I hope to see you at the MnG if not sooner.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:17 am

It is pretty smoky around here (Seattle area) and we aren't even that close to the fires. Awesome red-orange-pink sun and moon though!
My planned route to BRC (Wally Route 4) is currently closed due to fires.
Well it's time to get up and go to work, got four days left before I can bolt.

mgb327 · Post by **mgb327** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:05 am

Doing the final packing in the pop-up and Suburban....heading out at 0-dark-30 in the AM tomorrow. So, what am I forgetting? To relax and enjoy the ride....breathe......See you all soon....

Patsh · Post by **Patsh** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:12 am

mgb327 wrote:Doing the final packing in the pop-up and Suburban....heading out at 0-dark-30 in the AM tomorrow. So, what am I forgetting? To relax and enjoy the ride....breathe......See you all soon....

That looks like quite the ride, MGB!

Is that your driveway?

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:21 am

mgb327 wrote:Doing the final packing in the pop-up and Suburban....heading out at 0-dark-30 in the AM tomorrow. So, what am I forgetting? To relax and enjoy the ride....breathe......See you all soon....

Weeeeeeeeeeee. Get a good nights sleep. Don't just lay there all antsy and excited waiting for that alarm to ring! Hug you in the dust

Safe travels

^Rhino! · Post by **^Rhino!** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:27 am

Trailer is repacked to take more this year (Why?). Now, it's 6 hours to departure. Three more stops - get Wood Hat bourbon, get propane, and dry goods.

Coffee for the truck driver....done. (Two thermoses of Costa Rican Terrazu with a shot of vanilla)

The "el importante" box - ticket, vehicle pass, early arrival pass; also-outline of the presentation at Earth Guardians on Tuesday that I'll give again (WITH NEW DATA!!! --YES!!!) - done

Tentage and bedding - done!

House clean and ready to receive me on return....DONE!

I'll be posting on the way out there, so be nice......

Can't wait to see you, Patsch! And Ygmir! and Lucky! And Vulture Chow! And Gray Coyote! And the Captain, Goddammit! And MGB 320! And Cryptofishey! And Elliott! And Sunbeam! And EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

Driving music, cue:

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lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:33 am

^Rhino! wrote:Trailer is repacked to take more this year (Why?). Now, it's 6 hours to departure. Three more stops - get Wood Hat bourbon, get propane, and dry goods.

Coffee for the truck driver....done. (Two thermoses of Costa Rican Terrazu with a shot of vanilla)

The "el importante" box - ticket, vehicle pass, early arrival pass; also-outline of the presentation at Earth Guardians on Tuesday that I'll give again (WITH NEW DATA!!! --YES!!!) - done

Tentage and bedding - done!

House clean and ready to receive me on return....DONE!

I'll be posting on the way out there, so be nice......

Can't wait to see you, Patsch! And Ygmir! and Lucky! And Vulture Chow! And Gray Coyote! And the Captain, Goddammit! And MGB 320! And Cryptofishey! And Elliott! And Sunbeam! And EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

Driving music, cue:

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sounds like youre ready! no0thing to do but wait... safe travels

Patsh · Post by **Patsh** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:36 am

Safe travels, ^Rhino! !!!

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:50 am

Wow thanks for reminding me of a great old tune is forgotten about.
This will get cranked somewhere on US-97 in the big white Dodge:

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^Rhino! · Post by **^Rhino!** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:44 am

Three cheers for you, Patsch, and you, Lucky, and you, Captain Goddammit!

(Question: How long 'til we start calling him Admiral Fukkit?)

There's a new experience every minute.

Last night before departure was last night. I was going to get a Domino's pizza to save time, but saw a box in my cabinet, that offered a 1 portion pasta in 1 minute....Barilla, I think the name was....and it was pasta twists in marinara sauce. Then, I spotted some turkey pastrami in the 'fridge, some parmesan cheese left over from spaghetti, and decided to get creative. I sliced up the pastrami, mixed it in with the pasta twists, and added parmesan cheese to the mix when complete. Italian food WITHOUT the 30 minutes wait for Domino's. And all I had to clean was a knife and fork.

One or two more 'ridin' outta here tunes" before I go for you wonderful folk.

Here's one of the better ones:

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Fuckin' A yeah!

Admiral Fukkit · Post by **Admiral Fukkit** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:01 am

Oh hell yeah! Must load up some Motley before I hit the road!

nilasnake · Post by **nilasnake** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:07 am

at this point, i start getting a sick with anxiety feeling. stuck at the office for 3 days this week,mainly just checking and checking off lists. but can't physically do anything while at the office. wake up too early...thinking of lists, thinking too much. start having to use the walmart credit card since bill get automatically get paid while i'm gone...yet i won't be there to deposit checks...that sort of thing.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:32 am

nilasnake wrote:at this point, i start getting a sick with anxiety feeling. stuck at the office for 3 days this week,mainly just checking and checking off lists. but can't physically do anything while at the office. wake up too early...thinking of lists, thinking too much. start having to use the walmart credit card since bill get automatically get paid while i'm gone...yet i won't be there to deposit checks...that sort of thing.

I know! I have that constant feeling of "i gotta pee" most of the day now. Working til Tuesday, off at 3pm. Next year Ill take more than 1 day off before I leave

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:38 am

I have to work this week Monday through Thursday - and I'm leaving right after work on Thursday!

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:55 am

Yeah, very hard to concentrate on much else but "have I forgotten anything?" Although I leave on Wednesday morning, I am really already gone.

MikeGyver · Post by **MikeGyver** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:07 am

I work till 4pm Wednesday, go home, sleep for 3-4 hours and start driving. Can't I just leave today? My work wont mind, right?

sadie · Post by **sadie** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:53 am

Hey Gang..
I'm right there with you...working through Wednesday and leaving in the wee hours of Thursday morning...not getting much done at work

except this:

huntress.jpg

bagocrickets.jpg

I was greeted at the door by 5 million crickets. Went back to the van to get a weapon before I could even open the building up. GROSS...

almost Thursday...almost Thursday...almost Thursday...

^Rhino! · Post by **^Rhino!** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:59 am

nilasnake and lucky, I know exactly what you mean. It takes preparation to get to the playa, and damned hard work on some of it.

My electric,sewer, water, phone, cable, and Internet are all paid a month in advance. I leave a post-dated check for rent. I'm lucky in the sense I have direct deposit. I start looking at 'stuff' in November. Home Depot gets a run about Xmas-time for blinky items. I accumulate spare rechargeable batteries all year long. I look in WIERD places for food items....the farm supply has wonderful soup mixes for stew - barley-beef, cheese potato; they also sell the bacon cheese curls I got. Bacon can come from a variety of places here, from the farmer's market (I know the processing business, too) to Swiss Meats in Swiss, Missouri (home of WORLD-CHAMPION brunschweiger and over 60 varieties of bratwurst) to Burger's Smokehouse in California, Missouri, which has the thickest cut bacon I've ever seen....they call it "Steak cut bacon". I get stuff I need, then go back to get what I want for the playa. Or I get both at the same time. I never know until the last minute if it's enough.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:03 pm

Oh it's always way more than enough! And most of us don't even eat much out there!

^Rhino! · Post by **^Rhino!** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:08 pm

Sadie, you're holding up that broom like a victorious Viking or something. I can see you standing there like Sandahl Bergman in the 'Conan the Barbarian' movie, asking Conan, "Do you want to live forever?"

Great scene.

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sadie · Post by **sadie** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:16 pm

Haha...I'm sure I provided a lot of entertainment for the office building across the street. Went back and forth between brave hunter/gatherer to wigged out cricket dancer...

GreyCoyote · Post by **GreyCoyote** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:43 pm

You must stop having such interesting pets, Sadie.

pizzamancer · Post by **pizzamancer** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:49 pm

I am organizing a little memorial for Bin Noddin at the temple this year.

If you knew him, or even if you didn't, stop by to say good bye with us.

Wednesday at the temple, around noon, burner time.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:13 pm

If there's any such thing as spiritual presence, it'll be there.
He had to know he was going to be memorialized in the temple this year.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:50 pm

pizzamancer wrote:I am organizing a little memorial for Bin Noddin at the temple this year.

If you knew him, or even if you didn't, stop by to say good bye with us.

Wednesday at the temple, around noon, burner time.

Thank you.

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