ACK!

Sorry for the huge delay. Apparently, my parents dropped their ISP connection, so I couldn't post like I told Doug I would. bleh.

Here's basically what I WOULD have said on Saturday afternoon.

Met up with Doug and Mike at the determined location pretty much on time. Any rumors that they can't find their way are greatly exaggerated. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

I will point out they were naive enough to think they could navigate through the traffic around DC without any delays.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

In all fairness, they were mislead though, and told otherwise.

Their trip through NJ started off fun. Ask Doug about Jughandles. They claim my directions were pretty good. I guess they must have been ok, since they got to town before I did. I picked up the parts from my parents house, drove out to meet them, and had a great chat in the parking lot. Almost wish we could have lit a campfire and sat on lawn chairs with a beer for a few. It was even drizzling rain here and there, so it would have been just perfect. Except for the wierd NJ people walking to their cars with a cart full of groceries watching us like we're zoo animals. But hey, with beer in hand, would it have mattered to us? Probably not.

After our meeting, they headed off to meet up with Rubo somewhere along Route 80. I can't wait to hear the story, given that there was no power in some of the NY boroughs, so I can only imagine how bad it was. Rubo mentioned something about being at war. Three days without power? It's said that three days without the basics (food, water, safety) will cause any civilized society to regress to anarchy.

Anyhow, Doug and Mike planned their departure for Sunday, and were going to wisely take the Cheasapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on their way back, avoiding DC altogether. It'll be interesting to hear what they have to say about driving along that skyway that seems to go to nowhere over the middle of the ocean at points. =)

E.