RIV Report?

[Tom McCarthy]

My mistake is the same. Never having been to RIV, I did not hear
about a RATS gathering until the price of RIV was doubled. Thanks
for clarifying , Ralph.

Tommy 2 Shoes McCarthy
Poway CA
Pretty Penny
95 PT42

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "g_man1146"
wrote:
>
> Hi Ralph,
> Thanks for the clairification. Since the first ones were mostly
done
> by email, I thought the first postings were for the first RATS. In
> any event, from what I'm told, it has grown to be a nice event and
I
> hope to attend in the future if BB brings the RITV back to Perry.
> Hope all is well with you and yours. PS, Where have you been? I
miss
> your prosaic and eloquent posts.
>
> Rich D. '99LXi43' CT
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rich:
> >
> > The RATS you mention was the 3rd time the get together was to
> happen in
> > 2005. The first 2 were to extend the time there, actually use it
> to "wind
> > down" a day or 3. Ernie, Bim Burt and I, along with John S. and
> some others
> > did the first 2. This was to extend time with Brenda and Ernie
> before they
> > headed to Fla to visit Ernie's Mom. 2003 and 2004 were
held "after"
> RIV.
> > 2004 was the year Ernie blew a front air bag at the Fairgrounds
and
> limped
> > to RATS where we change it out in under 45 minutes.
> >
> > The Time you mention came up just after a report of the price of
> RIV going
> > from what?$250.00 or 300. to $500. in one jump and ppl balked
that
> was in 2005
> >
> > The first one, really, was done by e-mails then talked about at
the
> pre
> > stage and some word spread here and there that we were going
across
> the
> > street for a couple of days. The second one was broader in scope
> and
> > Randy, John, Bruce, Ron and Shirley, "a bunch" showed up and we
had
> a ball.
> >
> > Then it got BIG!!!!!! And John and others started doing the pre
> planning
> > and so forth as it is now, so all would be on the same page.
> >
> > Yes there was mention of a "protest" gathering at the same time
as
> RIV but
> > even that, I believe, was only talked about and RATS was still
> after RIV.
> >
> > Safe travels,
> >
> > Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> > 84FC35 "Ruff Diamond"
> > Duncan, Oklahoma
> >
> > At 07:39 PM 11/6/2008 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Wow,
> > >
> > >How time changes things. While I have never attended a RATS
rally,
> I
> > >have attended many RITV's and have been hanging around the
> > >Wanderlodge forums for years. Unless the posts have been purged,
> they
> > >will show that the first mention of a RATS rally was to "beat the
> > >system" and offer an alternative to paying the new higher cost to
> > >attend the RITV. There was even talk of "sneaking" into the
> > >fairgrounds to attend seminars. That is what turned me off about
> > >attending then. But things do change for the better. The reason
> for
> > >the RATS has become a continuation of camaraderie and is a great
> > >idea. But lets not cloud history unless you are sure all of the
> > >original posts are gone from everywhere.
> > >
> > >Rich D. '99LXi43'
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ronmarabito2002"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ernie: It might be handy to have a link on our menu that
goes
> to a
> > > > definitions file saying what an event is and how it came to
> pass.
> > > > This could include RATS, RIV, Quartzsite, etc.. Everyone
could
> then
> > > > be privy to the true information.
> > > >
> > > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg"
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > John- you are correct. Although the RATS idea came from my
> > >clouded
> > > > > brain, it was the collaborative effort of quite a few
> individuals
> > > > > that made the first and subsequent RATS rallies the success
> they
> > >are.
> > > > > I am flattered that the idea has continued and flourished.
If
> our
> > > > > business we as it was at that firts RATS- Brenda and I
would
> have
> > > > > been able to attend. Thanks ERnie Ekberg- 83PT40 in Texas
> > > > >
> > > > > "John Stiles"wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is incorrect. The first RATS was simply to extend
our
> > >time
> > > > > > together after RITV. Ernie, myself, Ralph, Bruce and
> perhaps
> > > > > another
> > > > > > or two discussED meeting after the RITV. This was done
via
> e-
> > >mails
> > > > > > initially then Ernie put the idea to the group existing
at
> the
> > > > > > time. This was done in large part because the
consensus
> was
> > >that
> > > > > 4-
> > > > > > busy days at RITV did not really give enough time for
some
> of
> > >us.
> > > > > In
> > > > > > addition for those such as Ernie traveling all the way
from
> > >Texas,
> > > > > 4-
> > > > > > days almost didn't justify the trip. RATS was not about
> > >money,
> > > > > RITV
> > > > > > or anything else but just some owners wanting to spend
more
> > >time.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Gregory OConnor wrote: Rats was set up
> as a
> > >$
> > > > > > > > > alternative to the big buck cost of the official
Perry
> > >thing
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > serve the folks that were not in the million dollar
> bus
> > > > > market
> > > > > > > > > anyway, just wanted good times and fellowship.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > WRONG!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Its this constant rumoring of the origin of RATS which has
> > >caused
> > > > > > such turmoil over the years. If you didn't help organize
> it, or
> > > > > were
> > > > > > not even there please don't present opinion as fact.
Ernie,
> > >Ralph,
> > > > > > how about speaking up and lets please put a stop to the
> > >constant
> > > > > > misinformationi about RATS!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John
> > > > > > 1980 33FC
> > > > > > "My Navion"
> > > > > > And yes I was at the 1st RATS, helped organize and did
more
> > >than my
> > > > > > share in helping put away the grub.....
> > > > > >
> >
>