assembling the Osh 2008 Murphy builders attendance list, we had exactly one
guy, well, two might be closer to the truth, follow the very detailed and
quite clear directions.
(by the way, this is being written with a tone of humor and good will buried
in it. So don't nobody get upset.)
On Monday, at the appointed time and place, there were exactly three people
who assembled. I, my brother, and Joe Ronco. My brother don't count in this
situation, as I had my eye on him all day.
We waited until 5:15, and figured that either everyone was lost, or that no
one gave a hoot about meeting up.
We proceeded to the beer tent where we found Bob and his wife. A bit later
Bob Cressman stumbled in, and that, as they say, was that.
Si Smith, with Matt and James, were at the field with their beautiful Rebel.
While spending some time talking with Matt, I think I heard over my shoulder
Dave Tuck introduce himself to someone. But I was deep in conversation with
Matt, so I did not turn around to meet him. A few minutes later, he was
gone, so I missed him. Sorry, Dave.
I think it was Tuesday that I did get a call from Ron Shannon, and we did
get to eyeball each other over lunch. His time was limited, (something silly
about a wedding) so we did not get to swap lies.
On Tuesday evening we did get a small group together at Friar Tucks for
dinner. There we had Charlie and Mary Eubanks, Bob and Anna, Bob Cressman,
Joe Ronco, and myself. By then my brother had to head home.
After dinner we walked down to where Bob Cressman had parked his Rebel.
Bob's machine is on amphibious floats, and looks just great. We spent about
an hour looking at it.
After that, it seems like we all just kind of went our separate ways.
Next year, I will try to put together a better plan so that some of us can
link up.
Footnote 1. Ron Sharron was right, This effort was like herding cats.
Footnote 2. Always lock your car, and don't leave anything in it. On Monday
night at the Super 8 in Fond Du Lac, my car was entered and my backpack
stolen. The backpack was a freebee from the lumber yard, but the camera in
it was not. My brother's car was also entered, but nothing was taken. We
both thought that we had locked our doors, and Matt Smith says that he has
heard that some cell phones can be programmed to open some makes of cars.
But not to worry, I have insurance. $500 deductible. The camera was worth
300.
All in all it was good to be able to meet and discuss stuff with Matt, Bob P
and Bob C, and good to see Joe and Ron again. Sorry I missed you other guys
that were there.
Tim Hickey
R808
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