OK, that (Chuck's garage) is just wrong on so many levels.
Sue is at work and the KLR has been sold.The pictures are wrong. Chuck's got a car and (last time I was there) four motorcycles in there. It's clean but nowhere near so unencumbered.
WOW, to say I am jealous doesn't even begin to describe it!I really wasn't. But since you brought it up........
I also have a Austrian-German heritage. But most of all, my Dad (who was Career Military, 30 years Army) taught me. There was and never will be a Drill Sargent (Drill Instructor) that was as tough and as fair with discipline as my dad was on me, when I was growing up (teenage years). (RIP Dad) Basic training and all the other Military leadership school (Discipline schools) I went to were a breeze to attend because of my up bringing. Learned how to deal with adversity.It isn't hard to understand how neat Chuck's garage looks... You guys are forgetting a couple details. First, he's retired Army...and the Army will teach you how to be neat, and at least a little bit organized, if nothing else... Second, if I recall correctly Chuck's wife has a German heritage...and West Germany was the neatest, cleanest, most orderly country I have ever seen while traveling around the world... That is two good reasons his garage looks like one of the TV stages for a "powersports" show...
Looks the same as mine! Easy to pack, takes up virtually not room on the bike!Well after my air mattress blew up, I went out and got me some new camping gear. It is always ready when I need it. And I won't have to worry about the mattress going flat in the middle of the night. (see picture)
Same Here... I also carry my Marriott Rewards, AAA, HOG, and a couple of "spare" cards just in case....I guess I do over pack sometimes...:rolleyes1:Looks the same as mine! Easy to pack, takes up virtually not room on the bike!
We have not one, but TWO 24'X36' garages. There's a lot of junk in them, but we do manage to put both cars in one with a workshop/disaster area in the third stall (My husband did make a solid walnut dining room chair in there while he was on vacation, so good things do happen there despite the mess. More chairs and a table to come when he's done with school.). The other one has motorcycles, bicycles, kid toys, lawn tractor and attachments, "my" tools, etc, swimming pool parts and accessories (new this year), piles of walnut and ash boards, and misc junk. I've managed to make room for a Harley and the NT to cohabitate; hopefully, the Rocker will come back some day... There's a purple '95 Fat Boy Lo saving its place for the next couple weeks (picture to come).
PS My b-day is September 19, too!!
My Coleman 8x7x 52 inches worked well, Thanks to Chris for the recomendation; It is a bit taller than the REI 1/2 domes and considerbly less $$$.I couldn't uite stand up in it , but had plenty of room for me and all of my stuff.
Eldon
I also have a Austrian-German heritage. But most of all, my Dad (who was Career Military, 30 years Army) taught me. There was and never will be a Drill Sargent (Drill Instructor) that was as tough and as fair with discipline as my dad was on me, when I was growing up (teenage years). (RIP Dad) Basic training and all the other Military leadership school (Discipline schools) I went to were a breeze to attend because of my up bringing. Learned how to deal with adversity.
Thanks for the kind words but the garage is not that great. It is too Small. 19x19 feet. One learns how to pack well in small spaces over the years.
PS: I am also a Virgo. Sept 19th
We've never gotten much of a discount rate for hotels in the area, they just don't have to bargain since it's a very popular tourist attraction. I'll start calling in a couple months. If you are antsy, go for it and see if you can get any good rates. I'm not a hotel'er so I don't work all that hard at it or know any of the tricks. In the past we've gotten a $99 rate at DaysInn w/ST-Owners group name.Mellow
Any idea if/when there will be a designated hotel offering a good rate for the rally?