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Post by skuuter on Jan 2, 2011 3:15:07 GMT -5
FALL RUCKUS RALLY 2011
November 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th...Thursday through Sunday
DOCKS MOTEL Townsend , Tennessee in the SMOKY MOUNTAINS
Phone: 865-448-2234 (Sharron) and tell Her it is for the FALL RUCKUS RALLY
This will be a Great Time like always, so you don't wanna' miss it..... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by originaljoie on Apr 28, 2011 21:16:50 GMT -5
Sharron says she doesn't have these dates available.  |
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Post by dubg on Apr 29, 2011 18:19:11 GMT -5
How about 27, 28, 29, 30 or 13, 14, 15, 16 ;D |
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Post by originaljoie on Apr 30, 2011 1:09:57 GMT -5
I've asked Sharron what dates are available and will post back as soona s I hear from her.
I would suggest that rather than every year we try to pick a date we pick a weekend and stick too it.
I remember last year we had to schedule around the reunion as it's the same weekend every year and we need to do the same. That way everyone always knows and can plan there time-off, vacations, whatever around it.
*EDIT*
I don't have a TR account so would someone mind cross-posting this for me.
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Post by originaljoie on Apr 30, 2011 19:20:00 GMT -5
Heard back from Sharron and it looks like the weekend after Halloween.
November 3, 4, 5th
Need to go ahead and jump on this its getting late in the year and folks are going to start booking up for there leafer trips so we cant be dilly-dallying.
The Kami's already got there room.
Skuuter you want to edit your original post to change the dates.
Somebody want to cross-post this at TR as well since I have no TR account.
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Apr 30, 2011 19:25:34 GMT -5
I edited the first post.
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Post by Dandy Dan on May 1, 2011 22:44:21 GMT -5
I'll keep this rally in mind. My life is a bit unplanned at this point, but I might be able to make it out if I move in August like I might.
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Post by BlueRidgeRuckůs on May 2, 2011 7:25:18 GMT -5
"edit profanity".. ( omg i cant say W T F ? ) most stuff close at end of season which is Oct 31st.. "edit profanity" (W T F )happen this time? we cant have a weekend earlier in the month? make sure not only to think about the people that are riding but the wives/gfs..
guess we need to change name to Fall/Winter ride lol nov w t f
already see some people coming from florida might not make it since its even pushed further back.. what about late september?
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Post by BlueRidgeRuckůs on May 2, 2011 17:26:48 GMT -5
ok.. we gotta find some other dates.. bunch of ppl that wanted to come cannot make any dates in November.. even Tim cant make it.. that means Kitty aint gonna make it.. so we need to try to decide together on some dates.. November i dont think is going to work.. if we cant get rooms at docks then maybe another hotel in the area.. i dont want to go away from docks but what can we do..
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Post by chanito on May 2, 2011 19:40:50 GMT -5
There is lot more discussion about this over at Totalruckus, so i posted some of my ideas over there. But since these are my hunting grounds, I will post "my opinion" which means it has nothing to do with the rest of the ruckuscentral forum members, here First of all, the idea of a fall rally came from skuuter, and i still think is brilliant, as it give us the opportunity of enjoying one of nature more colorful shows, known as fall foliage, specially to us people from Florida who do not get to see such a show (skuuter you are brilliant  great idea). I hate riding in the cold and have said so in multiple occasions, some people have even made fun of my cold (55 degrees or lower) as for some people that is perfect riding weather so that makes me a cry-baby. But is a price i am willing to pay for riding in such a wonderful place at such a wonderful time and in such a wonderful company. Early November is still middle of the fall so is not such a bad idea and keeping the date "first weekend of November" sounds "to me" like a good idea, it will make live easy to a lot of people including Skuuter, the great hosts at The docks motel and myself, if i ever win the lotto and can afford to buy a three wheeler so the wife will allow me to ride with the gang again  Because for better or for worst i intent to ride the fall rally again, i just do not know how long will it take for me to do so  So let's get together and stop this moving of the meet nonsense or get  and  And believe me there is plenty to do around Townsend at that time of the year, bunch of little stores at Pigeon forge and at Gattlinberg, so the wife can spend the extra time |
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Post by originaljoie on May 3, 2011 0:01:02 GMT -5
Apparently no one else had called to book a room or they would have known the original dates were no go. The ball was in my court and the only thing available around the original weekend was the first weekend of November, so those are the dates.
It's only a week later than it originally started and there is still plenty to do for the wives/GF's in the area.
The first two years it was Halloween weekend but folks wanted it moved so it was moved but this year a weekend was picked that was already booked, and is booked every year. Thats why it needs to be the same weekend every year. It's easier for folks to plan around it in advance when it's the same weekend every year. Waiting till the last minute or spending 6 months trying to find a date that everyone agrees on never works.
Some years some folks wont make it, not the end of the world, better to have a set weekend then to move it every single year. There's a reason every other meet is always the same weekend.
The Kamis will be at Docks November 3rd, 4th, and 5th and we hope to see all of you there but if some can't make it we understand and we'll see you next year. If others want to go somewhere else on another date its understandable and no hard feelings, again, we'll see you next year.
Chano you and the wife coming?
EDIT: Spelling and grammer, and I am sure I missed some.
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Post by chanito on May 3, 2011 5:47:23 GMT -5
I do not think i would make it this year, I am just not brave enough to ask the wife just yet  But yes i would love to be there every year, is just way expensive and the long trip is a killer 
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Post by BlueRidgeRuckůs on May 3, 2011 10:57:27 GMT -5
Waiting till the last minute or spending 6 months trying to find a date that everyone agrees on never works. joie.. i understand what you mean.. however.. thats what i thought we had already did over winter.. and in december.. skuuter posted the dates.. then i posted them on TR.. we already thought it was planned.. i think thats pretty quick considering the fall ride was in October.. guess not.. thats the whole reason this discussion.. i didnt see this until monday.. |
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Post by originaljoie on May 3, 2011 16:03:11 GMT -5
My response was more aimed at the fact the original dates weren't avialable these are the new dates instead of whining about why the change or it's too cold get on the phone book your rooms before there gone and lets have a good time. For those that are fair weather riders thay can go to Carolina Con in the summer but the fall ride is about the braving the cold to see the leaves change. As for the wives/GF's 2 weeks isn't that big a difference as far as what there is to do in the area so there shouldn't be any problems there. We still need to pick a weekend (not a date) and make that the weekend always and forever rather than pick a date every year to have it. Something like the last full weekend in October or the first full weekend in November. Full weekend being both Saturday and Sunday are in the same month. That way we get maximum color change but miss most of the crowd since its closer to the end of season. Some years that might be Halloween and for those with kids that can't make it we'll see you next year but at least its the same weekend every year and people can plan for it years in advance rather than picking a date in December and trying to fit it in to the coming year. Hope to see ya'll there. Chano we'll miss you and the wife but we understand it's a long drive and you're still recovering from your inability to navigate a parking lot. EDIT: Grammer and the like. |
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Post by skuuter on May 3, 2011 16:46:52 GMT -5
I was given the bad news from Sharron 2 weekends ago too while we were there 5 days for the Southeast Motorcycle Forum (SEMF) SPRING FLING. After setting the Dates (we booked a room immediately afterwards), I assumed Everyone would book Their Rooms. I set the Dates to prevent the "6 month ordeal" (as this time even after postin' dates) of kickin' around Dates. IF YOU ARE COMIN', THEN BOOK A ROOM !!! I've been on the Dragon 5 times in 2011 already, and The Smokies Area 7 times. No Big Deal to me. I started this Ride several years ago as a Fun, Scenic Ruckus/Scooter Get-together. Since Everyone Else handles the Details now, I assumed as much this time. I was just along for the Ride this Fall as last time. I/We still plan to be there, so Someone better do some Routes that know the roads, and there is construction in a lota' places. Find some "NEW" stuff.
Traffic in the Smokies Area gets worse by the year. I entertained SEMF with lotsa' backroads around Walling, etc. See Ya' there. Come on up Chanito, we'll do some stuff..... ;D
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Post by chanito on May 4, 2011 17:24:18 GMT -5
8-)I would like to go, but more than likely i will not have anything to ride, and I am not the kind of person that like to sit and wait or go shopping all day  |
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Post by originaljoie on May 4, 2011 21:26:23 GMT -5
The dates were good but no one booked their rooms and the hotel filled up because that's what hotels in the smokies do. Sounds about right. Maybe the new dates will offer less congested roads. 8-)I would like to go, but more than likely i will not have anything to ride, and I am not the kind of person that like to sit and wait or go shopping all day Skuuter can haul you round on the back of his school bus. |
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on May 4, 2011 23:12:07 GMT -5
Or you can drive sweep, Chano.... I mean, if you can keep up in an automobile.
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Post by skuuter on May 9, 2011 14:43:46 GMT -5
OK, Mitzie and I are booked for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Nights in Cabin #16, Leavin' on Sunday....November 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th........I posted over on Total Ruckus also on the Rally Thread (READ IT).....[glow=red,2,300]WARNING:[/glow] THESE DATES WILL FILL UP ALSO IF YOU DON'T BOOK ROOMS.....We will be riding up on the PCX 125s (No Need To Trailer)..... ;D
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Post by skuuter on May 13, 2011 15:17:25 GMT -5
Anyone else gonna' try to attend.....??
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