Arcadia... my thanks, and views!

[Busted Knuckle]

1st off many many thanks to everyone for every thing!
OK, now I have a bad habit of forgetting names but not faces. So if I forget anyone's name please don't be offended it's not because I meant to omit you, it's simply that I can't remember names very well.

Well of course I want to thank Jack, Paula, and all the hard working volunteers who put this all together and see to it that all goes well!

Then a big thanks to Pete for the hospitality of the COUCH (& coach), I really enjoyed having a soft, warm place to sleep and plug in my C-pap machine. It was great to get to meet you finally and see what a fine job you've done building your bus! (I really love the interchangeable fire place/fish aquarium you took me by surprise on both of them!)

Also a special thanks to Ace Rossi, John Silver (of Central Florida Bus Repair), and Tom Mason (White Eagle) for helping me diagnose and fix the electrical gremlin that reared it's ugly head on my central locking system on my bus. (of course late at night on Friday night!)
After several calls from Setra Tech support it was Ace that fixed it by wiggling and switching the switches for the luggage bays on and off until they started making good contact again! (seems during the day Friday while I had the window down talking to someone the dash got wet and the switches absorbed the moisture and didn't like it! (it has worked flawlessly since then!) and thanks to Susan, Lynn, and Fran who allowed their guys to stay out late working on someone elses bus!

Also thank you to everybody who made sure I had everything I needed, showed your coaches to me, and and me feel at home!

Thank you to the busnut who offered his son's services to recover my phone that decided to dive into the porta-potty while I was changing from shorts into sweat pants. But mostly thank you to his daughter who said "$20 bucks, I'm all over that!" when her brother told their dad "Sorry dad, I ain't sticking my hand in no porta-potty, even for $20 bucks!"

OH boy who else, wow ya know what, I'm having a brain fart!

Well thanks to everyone. I really had a great time and even hung around for the after party at Jack & Paula's place on Saturday night!

And especially thanks again to Jack & Paula for everything from the premo parking spot and all the hospitality, food, shower, bed & fun!  

I hope to make it again next year and every year after from now on! (the leader of group I dropped off in Orlando  so I could attend the rally later told me "This is the first time we ever had a trip/bus where everything went perfect! And we are looking at doing this every year from now on instead of every 2 years, and we'd like to use your company for this from now on!" So besides making my head swell, it gives me reason to plan on future visits to Bussin 2011, 12, 13......yada, yada, yada.)
 BK    

[white-eagle]

i think you're giving way too much credit to Ace for problem solving

but it was certainly great having you there, meeting you, sharing a few stories, and events, having a meal  or two, etc.

looking forward to visiting Western TN at some point, and seeing you next year.

Regardless of what Cody said, and Dallas alluded to, you seem to be reasonably pleasant and amiable.

Another quick note; Pete is selling out and won't be there next year.  he said the fun of a bus is in the building.   i don't agree with that assessment as i enjoy using mine also. Butt... Pete, if you're skulking in the shadows:  you will be missed in future years, by lots of us.

[cody]

Moi? lol

[WVA_NATIVE]

Note to self!! don't barrow BK's phone under any circumstances.

[Busted Knuckle]

Tom, Thank you for the kind words. It was great to meet you, Fran, & Bandit and the food, beverages, and fun were great! Thanks again for all the help, the heater, adult beverages, laughs & etc. 
(by the way tell Fran it was great to meet her and realize that the image of her being a crippled up old lady that needed constant care, that Cody, Dallas, Gumpy, & you had me believing was a false image! And honestly no matter what is said I am not, I repeat not an instagator like those other 3!)

Cody yes you!

WVA It has already been replaced! ( I went straight to Wally World Friday AM and bought a $30 Go-phone to put my SIMS card in and I was back in biz!)
  BK 

[cody]

Wow, here I am, sitting shyly and innocently 2000 miles away in my humble domasile, thinking thoughts for the betterment of mankind as I contemplate how I can make the world a better place for the human race as i gaze out and demirely admire the sunrise and I'm being labled as an instigator,,,,ohhhh the numanity of it all lol.