Thread for all the stupid stories that a lot of us missed. Not enough time to talk to everyone. Post up any stories of before, during or on the way home from TF.
I'll start.
Kevin and I were on our way to IN from PA on Thursday early morning. We had an empty cooler with plans to pick up drinks, food, ice when we got closer to IN.
In a cell phone call about 3 hours into the trip my wife informs me that I left my ziploc bag with soap, toothbrush, deodorant, and toothpaste sitting at the top of the steps at home.
We get to a Walmart somewhere in Ohio or Indiana. We go in, Kevin needs a pair of riding gloves, I need the above items in addition to the ice, food, water, and beer.
We walk around and find the gloves & personal items for me.
We pick up a case of water and then find the beer section. We grab a case of beer and are now wondering where the ice is. We see a sign near the front for ice. I push the cart through to the checkout and Kevin goes for a few bags of ice.
The nice lady puts everything in the cart and I pay for all the stuff. As soon as I take the receipt I say "We forgot food". A lady behind us in line says "Well, you have beer water and ice, who needs food?"
So we turn the loaded cart around and head back into the store for food.
Go past the meat section...hmm hot sausage...yeah that looks good. 2 packs of 5 should be plenty for both of us for a 4 day trip...10 sausages for 2 guys for 4 days of riding...yeah stupid.
Next...
Fast forward to Friday morning 5:45 AM. I'm asleep in the Durango with the tailgate open. I hear thunder off in the distance. I figure I'll get up, grab a bottle of water, take a leak, and crawl back in and pull the tailgate shut and wait out the impending rain.
I'm barefoot and in a pair of boxers, I grab the bottle of water, put it in the truck, turn to the nearest "restroom" and take a leak. Wind is really kicking up about now and the thunder is getting louder. I hear this major crash behind me. I turn around and see a canopy upside-down on the hood of my Durango. I was like WTF is that? I walk over toward it and see Roger up and about. I go back over and wake kevin up to help get the tangled up mess straightened out. The far left canopy pulled the stakes from the ground, took flight, sailed up and over the other 2 canopies (while attached to one of them) and landed between my truck and Roger's trailer. It just about totaled the one canopy that was tied to the one that took flight.
It starts raining and there are a couple other guys out of bed now helping out. Sorry, I don't remember who all came out to help...too early. We get the canopies somewhat secured and it starts to pour. The rain slows down and we all head back to bed. What a crappy way to start the day.
Roger spent a good while zip tying and rebolting the busted pieces on his canopy and had it operational by 11AM I think.
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Originally Posted by ATC-Eric
Then he would yell "HOT Damn!" I wish I had a video of that.
