With less than a month to go, hereÆs whatÆs been on my mind latelyà


[color:"yellow"]Shelter:[/color]

ôOh, a storm is threat'ning
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade awayö û The Rolling Stones


OK, there probably wonÆt be anyone in mortal peril, or at risk of fading away - but with the absence of the illustrious old Uber Shelter (and with just a notably smaller / pieced-together patchwork set-up to serve in-place of its former greatness), if it rains, weÆre probably gonna be rather tightly huddled together, and most likely still getting wet!


Anyway, the good news is that I was just doing a little reconnaissance on the subject, and happened to run across something in the Northern Tool Catalog that would be perfect to serve as the new & improved Uber Shelter (and would undoubtedly last considerably longer than the old one)à

A Heavy-Duty / Reinforced Silver 30Æ x 50Æ Tarpààà Shipping Weight: 59lbs.
Item Number: 118505-2605à..................................................................... $129.99


Ahh, but now for the bad newsà
The budget here at Villa de Smiley is such that I am completely unable to simply pick-up the phone and order it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

(* So, shamelessly he asksà) Is there anyone attending HALLOÆwharrie this year that hasnÆt already maxed their plastic on repairs and mods for their rig, and is maybe feeling a wee-bit benevolent? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

In all seriousness, with the present attendance numbers, we could take-up a collection û maybe $5 per person û and very nearly cover the costàà Hey, itÆs a thought.



[color:"yellow"]Food:[/color]

IÆll have to coordinate with Lisa of Team Turtle (since she works about a block away from the only grocery store that I know of in the entire country that still stocks the critically-important main ingredient) û but if all goes well on that front, I basically already have all of the remaining ingredients required to prepare a whopping batch of my æPerfeiþÒo dÆChorizo over Basmati RiceÆ <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />



[color:"yellow"]Reservations:[/color]

Has anyone else reserved their campsite yet?


* UPDATE:
(From the HALLOÆwharrie Thread at Planet Isuzoo)



ThatÆs ONE <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />


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