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My pleasure, guys.
Alex, some nice pics on your Facebook account. Doesn't your car look purdy when it's clean? Nice job shining it up.
I try to learn each year I do this. Next year will be bigger and better.
Chris, your idea of a BBQ is a good one. However, here are my feelings on that. Years ago, the Niagara Volks Folks used to have a fall color tour or something to that effect. Some people would drive ahead of everyone and set up BBQs in the park where the event ended. Then all the participants would bring a dessert or a salad, and the Volks Folks would supply the burgers and hot dogs. They did it as a rally style start, each car starting 5 minutes after the previous one. You would get instructions like I give out, but more vague, and questions to answer. So you would be driving, half the time lost, no other VWs with you, but scattered out there in the backroads. It was a decent event, but it faded away and then there was nothing. So I came up with this one. I don't have a lot of time to plan it out, and less time to really organize it. It pisses me off that no one from the Volks Folks/JBS has yet to come to my cruise as I supported theirs every year. But oh well. I didn't do a BBQ because I thought I don't want to ask someone to sacrifice the cruise so that they can prepare the food for the participants. And if we start when everyone arrives, lunch will take too long. And someone has to bring BBQs in a truck or something. So I thought, everyone bring what they want to eat. And buy it if that's what you want. So I am not counting on anybody bringing something that everyone has to share. Long story, but that's why I organized it the way I did. As for games, if you want to organize something for next years event let me know. I don't have time, and odds are I will have 2 kids by the time this rolls around next year so I will have even less time.
I do this 100% by myself. My wife came along with me once to scope out a route and write down some possible questions. If anyone has suggestions for next year, and wants to take the idea and roll with it, let me know. I would love to spread some of the work around.
Chris, I am not saying a BBQ is not a good idea. I am just saying why I have yet to do that. Thanks for throwing some ideas out there.
But as with the VW shows, lots of people don't stay the day, and those that do normally complain about how long a day it was. All I wanted was as many cars as possible to cruise together from Burlington to Guelph. And I had about 37 including me. If they stuck around for the drive back, fine. If not, as long as they came one way I was happy for that.
I am very thankful to all who came. What a sight that line of VWs was! And what a day for it! Keep those suggestions coming- don't think I am cutting them down. I am just explaining why I do it the way I do.
What happened to Sandeep??
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