Jefferson update [Archive]

Dave Minerva

09-30-2010, 10:20 AM

I spoke to Scott English at 11am Thursday. Right now it is raining very hard and they have not started to mark out the vendor spaces. They are asking everyone to not arrive until Friday morning, even then the grounds may still have to be marked out. If that is the case it may not open to venders until after noon. I will try to post a update around 4pm.

Dave Minerva

09-30-2010, 01:44 PM

I spoke to Scott English a few minutes ago and they have a break in the weather and they are marking out the field. Scott still suggested that vendors arrive Friday morning.

rwm

10-01-2010, 08:11 PM

back from the mud pit. looked like a lot of vendors got scared off by the rain

c.o.

10-01-2010, 08:23 PM

Where's the pics???? :D

rwm

10-01-2010, 08:59 PM

it's gonna be a while.photobucket wont work with all the new bs installed after the laptop virus.plus i may have only taken 7 or 8. i think alot of the amca.is still hungover from the cannonball and didn't make the trip this year.

c.o.

10-01-2010, 09:08 PM

Alright... you're off the hook... :D

bill campbell

10-03-2010, 08:05 AM

even with the rain it was a great meet had to wait till Friday morning to set up, found a nice left side jd tank and a 1916 hd motor very complete and at a good price

aka HAWG

10-03-2010, 08:12 AM

sounds like a good find ( 16 motor ) too bad it came after the cannonball you could have used it

aka HAWG

bill campbell

10-03-2010, 02:39 PM

[QUOTE=aka HAWG;101567]sounds like a good find ( 16 motor ) too bad it came after the cannonball you could have used it

aka HAWG what I needed the most on the cannonball run was a good support crew and money both things I didn't bring enough of, (I had a spare motor with me) but after everything that happened before the motor seizing up I had enough.turns out it was the mag that seized up,and the motor is back together and will be running later this week.

rwm

10-03-2010, 08:03 PM

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rwm

10-03-2010, 08:07 PM

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in his spare time brad restores bikes

rwm

10-03-2010, 08:12 PM

both bikes are dave's brad did the auto bi.now he has the jefferson to restore

sludge

10-03-2010, 08:23 PM

had a great time at the meet, Thanks White Rose Folks. got there early sat morning cause couldn't get off work. drove all night and stopped at a graveyard in Chambersburg PA at 3AM to take a nap for two hours - figured it would be nice and quiet there, and might as well get used to it now... turned out good because the weather there Saturday was great, some mud, but since we are used to filth this didn't bother us. left late afternoon and hit the car meet in Carlisle....a great one-two punch, bikes in the morning cars in the evening. i suspect the rain that forced vendors to hang back for a while made some of em stay later than usual saturday, again another lucky turn for those of us that could not get there earlier. more than enough vendors there to help me scratch some itches on my latest project. definately on my list to return next year, thanks again to all those that put the meet together.

Robert Luland

10-03-2010, 09:05 PM

Good day lads,
Here’s an update and there’s not much to it. First off I want to thank Red for the beginning post. He is the reason I chose to take the 4X4 pick’em up truck instead of the box truck. This was a no brainer. My kids and I pulled in around 7:00pm Thursday night. On the way there we hit rain on I76 that was so bad you couldn’t see two feet ahead of the truck. More than one time my thoughts wandered to the give up and turn around point. At the gate Steve Ciccalone let us in since we were in the corral area not the main field. We were the last people let in for the evening. Got some food into the boys and we made the decision to push forward. Threw on some rain gear and got the canopy up, tarps down and tent on top. I can’t say we were a hundred percent dry but warm and it sure beat spending the night sleeping straight up in the truck. It rained like all hell Thursday night. At day break it was over and the beginning of the great Jefferson mud fest 2010 was on.
The next morning I sat with my coffee and watched a steady stream of venders make their way in. I was expecting only half the venders but this was not to be. Almost everybody showed up. Maybe late but they got there. All in all, it was a fantastic weekend despite the downfalls. Steve should be commended for his diligent work in putting it all together, although his decisions were for a reason, it all worked out. Just imagine fifty vendors trying to drive around with trailers getting stuck all over the place in pitch dark?
I got a rear panhead and a triple tree top that I have been looking for a couple of years, so all was good – except for one more thing that I have to report. On Saturday morning at 6 a.m., I was over getting coffee and I spoke with one of the heads of the White Rose volunteers that I always talk to and he seemed extremely upset. I finally had to ask what was wrong. He reported to me that some human piece of **** had taken a magic marker the night before and had totally defaced one of toilet stalls in the men’s room. I saw it earlier and it was graffiti. It beats the hell out of me how someone could be invited to this beautiful place and deface it. Didn't have the photo bug in me this weekend. Bob L
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c.o.

10-03-2010, 11:12 PM

both bikes are dave's brad did the auto bi.now he has the jefferson to restore

Just out of curiousity Rob does the cases read MACK on that Jefferson? Thanks for the pics by the way....

c.o.

10-03-2010, 11:14 PM

Thanks for the write-up Bob!! It's always interesting to hear a report on a meet. Sorry to hear about the jiffy marker artist (or lack thereof) It looked damp but any time with a collection of old bikes/parts usually turns out to be a good time.

Robert Luland

10-04-2010, 05:29 AM

Cory, two muddy days at Jefferson still beats thirty perfect days at work! Bob L

sludge

10-04-2010, 06:33 AM

some human piece of **** had taken a magic marker the night before and had totally defaced one of toilet stalls in the men’s room. I saw it earlier and it was graffiti. It beats the hell out of me how someone could be invited to this beautiful place and deface it

blatant disrespect for the property of others and the abuse of hospitality extended will eventually get these graffiti b@stards the beating they deserve.

rwm

10-04-2010, 09:31 AM

cory i did not have lucy with me at jefferson so photo's are not that good.she takes all the photos while i'm yapping.if i see brad at hershy i'll ask him about the mack.

c.o.

10-04-2010, 05:52 PM

Cory, two muddy days at Jefferson still beats thirty perfect days at work! Bob L

You said it!!!

cory i did not have lucy with me at jefferson so photo's are not that good.she takes all the photos while i'm yapping.if i see brad at hershy i'll ask him about the mack.

Thanks Rob!!! I think I just saw that bike recently in a magazine. I'll have to take a look.

DEWGARINC

10-05-2010, 11:37 AM

murph

10-05-2010, 02:00 PM

Well I can't say I bought anything worth talking about, but the weather saturday was nice. I had some nice conversations with people from the forum whom I had only known as a screen name for several years. Lots of nice motorcycles as usual, not bad for my last swap of 2010. Thanks to everyone who makes that happen for me to just show up and enjoy myself. Good Job!!

Lonnie

10-06-2010, 05:17 PM

Usually at Jefferson, it is some yahoo stopping up the toilets with paper towels! Jefferson is always a great, often wet, meet!

flathead tom

10-06-2010, 06:46 PM

Just need your yellow rubber boots like the ones you use when you are pouring your concrete driveway!!!!
Had a great time anyway mabe next year we will have female mud wrestling (naked optional)

junkyarddog

10-06-2010, 07:23 PM

It was a great time as always.
I tried to move my trailer Sunday before I loaded and could not move it an inch. The White Rose rescue teem did get me out of the of the goo and after I loaded got out with no issue.
This is my favorite meet of the year. I never make any money there, but will keep going back.
The grounds and people that attend are the best.
Steve and the rest of the crew always do the best with what they have for options.
Lucky they let me in the corral Thursday. After all the rain Thursday night I could not have got in my spot.
Jim

Robert Luland

10-06-2010, 07:41 PM

One more update to report. I now have near pneumonia from my gallant actions Thursday night. This brings me to my next observation. I’m talking snot! The amount of snot that is produced just in the lower 48 alone could dwarf oil imports. I mean there has to be some commercial use for this stuff. With the right chemistry this stuff could be a space age adhesive? This could be the stuff Tom Cotton has been searching for? Super sealing properties while resisting digestive fuels (Hell it resists everything else). And to think all this time it’s just been under his nose. Lol! Bob L

c.o.

10-06-2010, 08:38 PM

Jefferson was great meet! Its easy to forget about being soggy when your havin fun. The guy that defaced the bathroom is a coward- we are guests there! Thanks to all that made that meet happen, it was diffacult with all that rain

Thanks for the pics... you'd never know the weather was bad judging from the sky.

Just need your yellow rubber boots like the ones you use when you are pouring your concrete driveway!!!!
Had a great time anyway mabe next year we will have female mud wrestling (naked optional)

"Optional"..... that's mighty decent of you Tom........:D

One more update to report. I now have near pneumonia from my gallant actions Thursday night. This brings me to my next observation. I’m talking snot! The amount of snot that is produced just in the lower 48 alone could dwarf oil imports. I mean there has to be some commercial use for this stuff. With the right chemistry this stuff could be a space age adhesive? This could be the stuff Tom Cotton has been searching for? Super sealing properties while resisting digestive fuels. And to think all this time it’s just been under his nose. Lol! Bob L

I'm sensing a warped sense of humor Bob.... I gotta have a sit down b.s. with you one day........:D Oh, and I hope you manage to deal with that "near pneumonia!!

Bills37

10-07-2010, 04:55 PM