Another great Lone Star Birds Rally!!

[ronmarabito2002]

I'll try to make some images available.

R.e. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "pattypape"
wrote:
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> Ahhhhh,
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> You folks have too much fun, when we visited your State we were
> overwhelmed by the Texas size Bar-B-Ques on the flat bed trailers.
> Are there any Birds towing one of these cookers???
>
> Mike are there pictures???
>
> Bill 88 FC Michigan
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@>
> wrote:
> >
> > We got back a few hours ago from the Lone Star Birds Rally at
> Rayford
> > Crossing north of Houston, TX. We took the back roads home and
> > enjoyed the ride through the countryside. Got 5.5 mpg with the
> Texas
> > Minivan even taking the scenic route both ways with many hills and
> > stop lights.
> >
> > We had 17 owners at the rally with 16 Birds in attendance. We had
> one
> > second-timer couple and two first-timers at the event. Of course,
> the
> > true test is if they come back!
> >
> > This was the 33rd 'official' LSB rally since 2001. We really had a
> > good time. Thanks go out to Steve and Pat Gureasko for organizing
> it.
> > The hyperactive Rick Archie kept going from coach to coach looking
> > for something to work on. He really wanted to use the portable
> > sawz-all on Bim Burt's planned dump valve modification, but Bim
> > decided to re-think the entire plan, so Rick had to move on to other
> > projects. One non-working step was upgraded to instantly knee-cap
> > anyone that got close to it. Last I heard, he was backing it off
> some
> > so as not to cripple unsuspecting visitors to that coach.
> >
> > Several attendees showed up with 'new-to-them' Birds, out for their
> > first rally under current ownership. In our case, we got to show
> off
> > our new LCD TV installation in the Texas Minivan, which was done
> just
> > in time to go to the rally.
> >
> > Friday evening was baked potato night. Saturday potluck breakfast
> was
> > great. Saturday night chili night had some great entries to choose
> > from. Due to a hotly contested near 6-hour game of 'train'
> dominos,
> > which I won (yeah!), I didn't get to try but two of them, but Clyde
> > Schumman's I-grew-it, I-killed-it, and I-cooked-it, was pretty tasty
> > organic beef chili, and Rosie Archie's venison chili was mighty
> tasty
> > also (I guess the venison qualified as organic also!). Sunday
> mornings
> > get-together was quite interesting and may result in a couple of new
> > coach names. Smile when you see the new "Pole Dancer" nameplate!
> >
> > The ride home resulted in an opportunity to set a new elapsed time
> > record in changing fuel filters. Many thanks to the able pit crew
> of
> > Clyde Schumman, who was changing the filters faster than I could
> find
> > them in the bays. Thanks also to Tony Holtermann, who tried to
> circle
> > back to see what we were doing, but we then met him and passed him
> > going the wrong way after our record-setting pit stop. We were
> > already back under way before he could get off the next exit and
> turn
> > back!
> >
> > All in all, a fine time was had. Your next opportunity to join us
> is
> > in April in San Antonio, TX with Eric and Mary Ann Johnson hosting.
> > Last year they featured a Mariachi band and unlimited margaritas!
> Joe
> > Losh and I tested the no limit theory and decided it was just fine!
> > Don't miss this one!
> >
> > If your regional area does not have an active rally agenda, why not
> > start one? As one relatively new returning attendee put it, "Boy
> you
> > guys know how to have fun. You eat constantly, laugh a lot, and
> even
> > know something about Birds. What more could you ask for in order to
> > keep returning?" Well put indeed!
> >
> > Attend a Bird Rally soon!
> >
> > Mike Bulriss
> > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
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