Hey BK, so close and yet so far eh! We had a great time and hope that you can make it in the spring.
Another successful event! The weather was perfect, JerseyJohn was the only one who rode to the event. Of course as MW Couger said you can't fit much coal in the saddle bags!
The folks listed in coalberners post before the event were there including some wives and kids as well. I enjoyed meeting MW, Jersey, Greyhound and Patch for the first time in person. Our tour guide at the #9 mine was a fellow forum member who burns buckwheat in a Gentleman Janitor. Not sure of his forum name, MT?
I highly recommend touring the #9 mine, it is raw and authentic, right down to the artifacts in the museum which are right out of the homes of local coal miners. You can take a tour at: no9mine.tripod.com/oldindex.html/ if you would like to see what it is all about.
Our business meeting was the longest meal in history, we closed the place waiting for our waitress to deal with, separate checks, shortages of prime rib, and other things which seemed simple at the time
The food was great and the company even better so no harm done, it was a nice time!
I validated the 6 ton coal express back to Carbondale with 1 ton of Rice and 5 tons of Buck. The old Dodge grew to a combined total GVW of 24,480! Was a slightly slower ride back to Carbondale for sure!
Common folks join us in the spring for the next meet and greet, it is well worth the investment in time and travel costs!
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