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WD0AFQ
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Teri and I attended the FMCA meeting yesterday in Redmond. There were 10 GMC families represented and 8 in GMC coaches. We drove down Tuesday and stayed with Larry Calhoun. He and I go back a few years and enjoy one another's company. Anyway, the Spring Rally is in Perry Ga. March 14-17th. I know several of you have voiced a desire to attend one of these. This will be our chance to make a good showing. FMCA will put us all together and I believe they want to "showcase" us out front for all to see. It would be great to have a large group attend. Their fees for rallies are a lot cheaper than our normal fees as they do not provide meals. They do bring in big entertainers though. Their website is down, at the moment, so I can't get the dates. Teri and I are hoping to be there and to roll in with a large group of fellow GMCers. Give some thought to it. They are now trying to be "user friendly" to the GMC clubs. They also know that our International Club will not have rallies in conjunction with their's but nothing stops our regional clubs from doing so. We might save some money and headaches by hanging out with them a few times and having our own meetings, regional clubs that are in the area of the FMCA conventions. The Fall 2011 one is in Wisconsin.
Just something to think about.
Thanks,
Dan
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95631 is a reply to message #95626] |
Fri, 13 August 2010 00:05  |
Ken Henderson
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Dan, et al,
My aunt has a 249 acre "play farm" (3 BR cottage, bass pond, & catfish pond,
& lots of woods) 12 miles w. of our home, 53 miles SW of the "Georgia
National Fairground" at Perry. Only three 30A full hookup sites, but LOTS
of pretty parking space.
We'll be expecting lots of stopovers at the farm before and after FMCA
Perry. Y'All come!
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
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On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Teri and I attended the FMCA meeting yesterday in Redmond. There were 10
> GMC families represented and 8 in GMC coaches. We drove down Tuesday and
> stayed with Larry Calhoun. He and I go back a few years and enjoy one
> another's company. Anyway, the Spring Rally is in Perry Ga. I know several
> of you have voiced a desire to attend one of these. This will be our chance
> to make a good showing. FMCA will put us all together and I believe they
> want to "showcase" us out front for all to see. It would be great to have a
> large group attend. Their fees for rallies are a lot cheaper than our normal
> fees as they do not provide meals. They do bring in big entertainers though.
> Their website is down, at the moment, so I can't get the dates. Teri and I
> are hoping to be there and to roll in with a large group of fellow GMCers.
> Give some thought to it. They are now trying to be "user friendly" to the
> GMC clubs. They also know that our International Club will not have rallies
> in conjunction with
> their's but nothing stops our regional clubs from doing so. We might save
> some money and headaches by hanging out with them a few times and having our
> own meetings, regional clubs that are in the area of the FMCA conventions.
> The Fall 2011 one is in Wisconsin.
> Just something to think about.
> Thanks,
> Dan
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| Re: FMCA in Redmond [message #95653 is a reply to message #95626] |
Fri, 13 August 2010 06:50 |
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mike miller
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 12 August 2010 21:08 |
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Anyway, the Spring Rally is in Perry Ga. I know several of you have voiced a desire to attend one of these. This will be our chance to make a good showing. FMCA will put us all together and I believe they want to "showcase" us out front for all to see. It would be great to have a large group attend. Their fees for rallies are a lot cheaper than our normal fees as they do not provide meals. They do bring in big entertainers though. Their website is down, at the moment, so I can't get the dates. <<snip
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85th International Convention Perry, GA March 14-17, 2011
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I have a couple of months free next spring and was planning a tour of the country. My general plan is: Down the west coast, and into AZ. Then head east to the ocean, north most of the way to Canada and across the northern US…. a little after the snow melts.
I have someone to visit in Phoenix and someone else to see in Wisconsin and would like to hit each when the weather is nice… in the same two month time frame. Other than those two stops, I am looking for interesting things to see, do and maybe eat. (Wife REALLY likes seafood.)
This convention might fit in. (I have been thinking about finally joining some of the clubs.)
Anyone have any other ideas? (I can move the dates a bit either direction to get a good schedule.)
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95748 is a reply to message #95713] |
Fri, 13 August 2010 20:19 |
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Dan,
Thanks for putting this idea out. As far as the present president of GMC
Eastern States is concerned, this is a great suggestion. And, March 11-13
would also fit into my college schedule. Shucks, we could all watch the
young folks race to Florida that weekend.
Seriously, it would be a great way to show off the GMC and maybe get some
other fools to join the club. One or two more won't hurt...might even help!
I'll make contact with the powers that be as soon as the dust settles from
Redmond.
Thanks, again. Great thinking.
Byron Songer
1978 Royale by Coachmen
Louisville, KY
Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
Dan Gregg wrote:
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> The dates for Perry are March 14-17. The GMCMI convention in Patterson, La. is
> April 10-16. Just thought I would post these so folks might make plans. Any
> regional GMC club can contact FMCA and make plans for a "pre rally" should you
> so desire. That would put your group there a few days early and stay on for
> the FMCA convention. Just food for thought.
> Dan
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95750 is a reply to message #95748] |
Fri, 13 August 2010 20:28 |
Ken Henderson
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I forwarded it to the Dixielanders Group too, to try to stimulate interest.
Ken H.
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Byron Songer
<bsonger@songerconsulting.net>wrote:
> Dan,
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> Thanks for putting this idea out. As far as the present president of GMC
> Eastern States is concerned, this is a great suggestion. And, March 11-13
> would also fit into my college schedule. Shucks, we could all watch the
> young folks race to Florida that weekend.
>
> Seriously, it would be a great way to show off the GMC and maybe get some
> other fools to join the club. One or two more won't hurt...might even help!
> ...
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95800 is a reply to message #95748] |
Sat, 14 August 2010 09:38 |
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Matt Colie
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| Byron Songer wrote on Fri, 13 August 2010 21:19 |
Dan,
<snip>
Seriously, it would be a great way to show off the GMC and maybe get some other fools to join the club. One or two more won't hurt...might even help!
<snip>
Thanks, again. Great thinking.
Byron Songer
1978 Royale by Coachmen
Louisville, KY
Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
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Byron,
I must take exception to your remark (don't we now have a right to never be offended by anything - ever?), as it implies that some or all GMC owners are fools.
Crazed - Maybe,
Disturbed - Probably,
Obsessed - Plausibly
Devoted - Certainly
But
Foolish - Not hardly
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95832 is a reply to message #95800] |
Sat, 14 August 2010 13:54 |
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Your math is different than mine. :>)
As Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name?"
Byron
Matt Colie wrote:
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> Byron Songer wrote on Fri, 13 August 2010 21:19
>> Dan,
>> <snip>
>> Seriously, it would be a great way to show off the GMC and maybe get some
>> other fools to join the club. One or two more won't hurt...might even help!
>> <snip>
>> Thanks, again. Great thinking.
>>
>> Byron Songer
>> 1978 Royale by Coachmen
>> Louisville, KY
>> Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
>> Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
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> Byron,
> I must take exception to your remark (don't we now have a right to never be
> offended by anything - ever?), as it implies that some or all GMC owners are
> fools.
>
> Crazed - Maybe,
> Disturbed - Probably,
> Obsessed - Plausibly
> Devoted - Certainly
> But
> Foolish - Not hardly
>
> Matt
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95838 is a reply to message #95832] |
Sat, 14 August 2010 15:31 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""Your math is different than mine. :>)
As Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name?"
Byron"
I knew exactly what you were talking about and include myself in that category  I think most of us understood the analogy and humor in it!
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95860 is a reply to message #95838] |
Sat, 14 August 2010 18:33 |
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Yep, I'm one happy fool. A wiser person would spend tens of thousands of
dollars on something else but the return may not be as enriching.
It's good to know I'm not alone. In fact, I knew I wasn't...Takes one to
know one.
Byron
Bob de Kruyff wrote:
> Byron"
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> I knew exactly what you were talking about and include myself in that
> category :) I think most of us understood the analogy and humor in it!
> --
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> 78 Eleganza
> Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] FMCA in Redmond [message #95861 is a reply to message #95860] |
Sat, 14 August 2010 18:42 |
James Hupy
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What else you going to do with your money? Give it the nursing home when you
wind up there. Life is for living, don't be one of those people lying in the
casket with a great looking body. Wear the sucker out so bad that the
medical schools can't use any of your parts. JMHO.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royal 403, Pretty much insures that I'm spending my kids inheritance.
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Byron Songer
<bsonger@songerconsulting.net>wrote:
> Yep, I'm one happy fool. A wiser person would spend tens of thousands of
> dollars on something else but the return may not be as enriching.
>
> It's good to know I'm not alone. In fact, I knew I wasn't...Takes one to
> know one.
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> Byron
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> Bob de Kruyff wrote:
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> > Byron"
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> > I knew exactly what you were talking about and include myself in that
> > category :) I think most of us understood the analogy and humor in it!
> > --
> > Bob de Kruyff
> > 78 Eleganza
> > Chandler, AZ
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