SpyderLovers Banner Run!

[tatt2r]

What I want to know is how all those ugly guys got such good looking gals.

Money

[jeuchler]

Black ice? Unplowed snowy roads? John, you folks are all true Road Warriors! My hat's off to y'all!

Bruce

Nah.

We drove the shortest distance, we just went through the most weather unfriendly to bikes. Nothing compared to Ontario-typical weather, I'm sure, Bruce!

(When we hit the snow, Barb calmly kept smacking the side of my helmet.
When I turned around and yelled, "WHAT?" she just said, "You're crazy."

I think I greeted RoadDog first when we got to Brattleboro. He said "Tatt2r has an idea for rerouting the banner this week." I said, "What? We FedEx the darn thing to Los Angeles?!"

At that moment I was a bit cold, hungry, and one of my ears were ringing as if my helmet had been repeatedly smacked...but I got ungrumpy fast when we met everybody and the sun came out and we ate good food.

[jeuchler]

Hubby, Ron, and I are not in the banner pictures. We had a dog at home. Had to cut things short at the end to get on the road.

I've got mega short hair and I'm wearing a cranberry fleese jacket. Ron is mostly bald w/white hair remaining, glasses wearing a tan jacket.

Again, it was really good to put names to faces and meet up with you all.

Are you sure your puppy wasn't there?!

So that's Dee, Marilyn--DynamoBT--, and Ron from left to right. OK, bjt?!

[jeuchler]

Geez. OK...I think, from left to right:

vtrider, RoadDog, Smylinacha, HDXBONES (rear), MagicMan, Patti (below), SpyderByter, Dee, Barb,Tatt2r, jeuchler, Mike3069.

Actually, this one was taken by another patron at the diner, right tatt2r?

(And, Lamont, not that I ever pay attention to detail, but you missed a state with the banner route: This is the real path it has taken so far.)

[tatt2r]

Geez. OK...I think, from left to right:

vtrider, RoadDog, Smylinacha, HDXBONES (rear), MagicMan, Patti (below), SpyderByter, Dee, Barb,Tatt2r, jeuchler, Mike3069.

Actually, this one was taken by another patron at the diner, right tatt2r?

(And, Lamont, not that I ever pay attention to detail, but you missed a state with the banner route so far: This is the real path it has taken so far.)

no i took it i'm just very fast on my feet

[Smylinacha]

I feel terrible.

I brought a whole box of Swiffers with us and I forgot to give them to Smylinacha and HDX to clean their bikes...

LOL! Forget those things - needs a major hosing off now after our little ride on Route 9!

[SpyderByter]

That was great! We gotta do it again and get a few more New Englanders involved. Fantastic ride, good food and wonderful people.

[SpyderByter]

and thanks to all of you who took and posted pics.......

[mike3069]

What a great day! I'm home safe and sound after an excellent "Breakfast Served All Day" meal with a bunch of wonderful fellow Spyderlovers members.

175 miles total for the day, some of it on slushy, wet VT roads. The lowest temp on the dash was 33F over the VT mountains between Bennington and Searsburg. The highest 60F when coming out of the Royal Dinner after eating.

I've said it before, the Spyder and Bushteck trailer combo handles even better than the Spyder alone! The extra weight of the trailer just seems to make the thing even easier to drive in the twisty stuff and the power (torque) band of the engine is perfectly matched to the job of hauling it all up the hills.


Great to meet you all.

Mike Murphy

[jeuchler]

Here's my pics for the mix......

Smylinacha putting the Swiffer away before leaving CT-0900

Darn I wish I had given you the box I brought...

Mike3069's trailer(that he practically stole)...

Not for nothing, but he had a freakin' CHAIR in there! That's storage.

Magic Man, Smylinacha, and SpyderByter

Hmmm...Thinking about that C.H.A.D...

A gaggle of Spyders(and a Harley)

I think the term is a "murder of spyders." Like with crows.

Signing the Banner

Please everyone realize that that Sharpie has to travel with the banner!

Group shot

My hair looks gooood in this pic.

There's a story about Roaddog and this donut, but he'll have to tell it.....

Aw, they had donuts?!



On the way home in Pittsfield, MA


(The reason we live in Clarksburg now is because we have lived in Ozone Park, Flushing, and have both worked in Pittsfield.

Wanted a town name that didn't sound like it was made up for a cartoon movie...)

These photos are awesome, HDX. Thanks loads. Thanks for the recommendation on the C.H.A.D., too.

Still owe you lunch at Brewhaha (Hayabusa diner) or the Blue Benn. Offer good all summer!

[Smylinacha]

Had an AWESOME DAY! Met the coolest people! We definitely gotta get together again So nice meeting you all!

[Smylinacha]

[Smylinacha]

[Smylinacha]

Darn I wish I had given you the box I brought...



Not for nothing, but he had a freakin' CHAIR in there! That's storage.




Hmmm...Thinking about that C.H.A.D...




I think the term is a "murder of spyders." Like with crows.





Please everyone realize that that Sharpie has to travel with the banner!




My hair looks gooood in this pic.




Aw, they had donuts?!



On the way home in Pittsfield, MA


(The reason we live in Clarksburg now is because we have lived in Ozone Park, Flushing, and have both worked in Pittsfield.

Wanted a town name that didn't sound like it was made up for a cartoon movie...)

These photos are awesome, HDX. Thanks loads. Thanks for the recommendation on the C.H.A.D., too.

Still owe you lunch at Brewhaha (Hayabusa diner) or the Blue Benn. Offer good all summer!

LOL - you are too funny!

[jeuchler]

What I want to know is how all those ugly guys got such good looking gals.

After today, I'll bet it's because of our insane sense of humor...

[jeuchler]

By the way, the people in the photo are responsible for

1020+1454+544+1179+214+41+182+23+981+826=6,464 posts here, or about 11% of all of them.

(+ 1 = 6,465.)

[bjt]

Great pics, all of you. Makes me wish I could have been there.

[Roaddog2]

By the way, the people in the photo are responsible for

1020+1454+544+1179+214+41+182+23+981+826=6,464 posts here, or about 11% of all of them.

(+ 1 = 6,465.)

Can I work with you on some Lotto pics

[Roaddog2]

Here's my pics for the mix......

Smylinacha putting the Swiffer away before leaving CT-0900


Mike3069's trailer(that he practically stole)...


Magic Man, Smylinacha, and SpyderByter


A gaggle of Spyders(and a Harley)


Signing the Banner


Group shot



There's a story about Roaddog and this donut, but he'll have to tell it.....


On the way home in Pittsfield, MA

We met the Magic Man and we also Met the Donut Man that's all I'm gone to say

[Lamonster]

Thanks for all the great pics. That's what I'm talking about

[Smylinacha]

By the way, the people in the photo are responsible for

1020+1454+544+1179+214+41+182+23+981+826=6,464 posts here, or about 11% of all of them.

(+ 1 = 6,465.)

How long did that take you to do?

[Lamonster]

All the pics for the Banner Run can be found in one place right here.


SpyderLovers Banner Run

[Lamonster]

(And, Lamont, not that I ever pay attention to detail, but you missed a state with the banner route: This is the real path it has taken so far.)

Thanks, it's fixed.

[jeuchler]

How long did that take you to do?

Ten minutes on my abacus.

[jeuchler]

All the pics for the Banner Run can be found in one place right here.


SpyderLovers Banner Run

Cool, Lamont. Thanks again.