Meet and Greet for 2016 - Saturday Sept. 17th

Are you coming to Meet and Greet?

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KLook
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Post by KLook » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 8:02 pm

Truly awesome day with many of the coal crew. I will put up some pics later if they're are worthy. Fred is truly as big in real life and what pleasure to meet him. The mine tours were icing on the cake. We will check out the town of Jim Thorpe before the long haul back tomorrow. Thank you everyone.

Kevin


 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 8:15 pm

Damn Kevin, ya got me blushin some. Nice meetin you & Mrs Kevin. :) It was an outstanding day. Thanx Jack.

 
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Post by Richard S. » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 8:27 pm

As always good to see some old faces and good to see some new ones. I want to thank jack for putting this together, good job.

 
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Post by KLook » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 8:38 pm

Git er done....
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Post by Hambden Bob » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 9:36 pm

Water,Boss ? Nope,no water for Kevin ! The Poor Guy got roped into pullin' a shift on the fly ! toothy :flush:

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 10:34 pm

Had a great time! Good to see some familiar faces and I enjoyed meeting everyone else.
Thanks to Jack and to everyone who made today happen.

 
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Post by gaw » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 10:46 pm

My wife and I had a great time today. It is always good to meet new members and those from past gatherings. The tours were fantastic and educational. Thanks to Jack for getting this set up as well as sharing his knowledge with us. I think KLook gets the award for dedication for coming all the way from Tennessee, my wife enjoyed Mrs KLook’s company. We also had Ohio, New York, and New Jersey representing. Then there were a few of us semi local yokels.

Once again, great day and safe travels to all those long distance attendees.


 
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Post by Flyer5 » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 11:02 pm

Sorry I couldn't make it. I had to be down in Pheonixville and did not get back until much later than I thought. I hope everyone had a great time.

 
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Post by gaw » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 7:09 am

Highlights from the mine tour; don’t stand too close to the tour guide, a canary ain’t worth a *censored* in a coal mine, be friendly to the rats.

In the stripping pit it was fascinating to see where the strip mined through an old underground mine. The petrified trees were neat also.

 
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Post by waldo lemieux » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 8:17 am

Boy it would be real nice if someone were to give us names of everybody in that bus pic. In some sort of order too, smartass :P

 
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Post by Keepaeyeonit » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 9:02 am

Thanks Jack (and everyone else) you did good my friend :yes: I think the icing on the cake was the tour of the Lehigh mine, I'm sure everyone enjoyed that.
Had a good time yesterday seeing everyone again and some new faces as well :yes: Thanks again for the chips gaw they will go very well with some dip :dancing:
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Post by Richard S. » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 9:17 am

Keepaeyeonit , that second to last pic is a little depressing. LOL

 
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Post by Rob R. » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 9:19 am

I can't make it out, seems to be a lot of glare. :lol:

 
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Post by Rob R. » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 9:20 am

All jokes aside, I wish I had known the day included a strip mine tour. My dad has no interest going in a deep mine, but he would have been thrilled to see some of the large equipment at the mining site. Guess I will have to keep buying TT loads of Lehigh and hope they let me in when I finally make it down there.

 
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Post by Richard S. » Sun. Sep. 18, 2016 9:26 am

FYI in the third picture Keepaeyeonit posted those are petrified stumps. On two or three of them you could see the bark, actually pretty amazing.


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