Ottawa area get together 02 March

[rob love]

Alex
Am I the rob you speak of in your rantings above? I will be coming into town on the 6th, and staying until at least the 14th. Maybe even a day or two longer. If these two events were combined, I would be happy with that if it fell into the week I am there.

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by rob love

Alex
Am I the rob you speak of in your rantings above? I will be coming into town on the 6th, and staying until at least the 14th. Maybe even a day or two longer. If these two events were combined, I would be happy with that if it fell into the week I am there.

Hi Rob L, Rob C here...the OMVA meet is on the 2nd of March so the events won't coincide. Since you are the "guest of honour", you pick the night that you are available and we will all do our best to show you a good time at Gracies. Once the night is selected, I will book a spot at the Olgivie Road Gracies - our usual haunt.

Don't mind the rants - that's par for the course for the Rotters...Looking forward to the event.

R

[rob love]

Do you have a preference if it's in the middle of the week, or more towards the end. Quite frankly, pick a night and I'll be there. From the last time I was there ( a Friday), I recall Gracie's was pretty packed.

[Eric B]

If we have a date and time i will let the others know on Wed.

Thanks Eric

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Hi Rob L, Rob C here...the OMVA meet is on the 2nd of March so the events won't coincide. Since you are the "guest of honour", you pick the night that you are available and we will all do our best to show you a good time at Gracies. Once the night is selected, I will book a spot at the Olgivie Road Gracies - our usual haunt.

Don't mind the rants - that's par for the course for the Rotters...Looking forward to the event.

R

Thanks for picking up the slack Rob C ...
I'll get Rob L there when ever...Pick the date and try for 5:30pm..you KNOW..the big hand.......

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

Alex
Am I the rob you speak of in your rantings above? I will be coming into town on the 6th, and staying until at least the 14th. Maybe even a day or two longer. If these two events were combined, I would be happy with that if it fell into the week I am there.

Yes Rob..You are Da man..Will be glad to bring you to that evil hovel we all so enjoy..
I'm still in Indianapolis but will be home Sunday..I'll PM you my home address and give me a call from where ever you are hanging your hat..I Kanata at the same place I picked you up last year..??

Anyway I will pm you the details..
I see that Rob has picked up the gauntlet and is acting like an entertainment chairman should on behalf of the Ottawa ROTters ,,good lad that..I'll have to commend him on his actions..an unusual accolade that he rarely receives..

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

I'll PM you my home address and give me a call from where ever you are hanging your hat..I Kanata at the same place I picked you up last year..??

No such luck this time. We were put up in the Brookside hotel last time because of some scheduling conflict with the barracks in Connaught. As far as I know there is no conflict this time, so we will be in the spartan comfort of the military quarters and partaking of the messhall's culinary delights. Unlike the Brookside, I fear there will be no fresh squeezed orange juice with my poached eggs in the morning.

Still a couple days before I come out yet....do we have any P-med techs on the site who can condemn a barracks in the next 5 days? Or maybe an engineer with a zettelmeyer dozer? Ed?

[Ed Storey]

I like the barracks and enjoy the food at Connaught Ranges.

[rob love]

You're a die hard Ed.

Actually, I did have a meal there during the PDT last year and mess hall food certainly has taken a few steps up since the fried baloney days.

Got my instructions today: yep barracks with sleeping bags it is. I have rented a car for the week so at least I won't be "CBd".

Looking forward to getting back to KAF and getting away from this damned snow.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

You're a die hard Ed.

Actually, I did have a meal there during the PDT last year and mess hall food certainly has taken a few steps up since the fried baloney days.

Got my instructions today: yep barracks with sleeping bags it is. I have rented a car for the week so at least I won't be "CBd".

Looking forward to getting back to KAF and getting away from this damned snow.

Rob..
Still in INDY but heading North today..I'll bring some good weather back..
When ever you get settled and some of that fine army grub in you ..give me a call..I should be home afer Sunday..The rental gives you the freedom to do lots more than mope around the Barracks..and get out to Gracies...
Do we have a Gracies night booked yet..??any night is good for me..

[rob love]

Alex
By the schedule I got, Thursday and Saturday are no good. All other nights should work.

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by rob love

Looking forward to getting back to KAF and getting away from this damned snow.

What snow? If the forecasts are good... 50 mm rain due in the next day or so.... it should be mainly slop by the end of the weekend, and then the slop will freeze.

[rob love]

Steady highs of -12 here, and lows of -20 or lower. Snow is 4 feet and higher in the garden. Wife had to dig to find the compost container again today. Fortunately, we did have a couple days of warmth so the top of the snow has frozen enough to support a person. Makes snowblowing impossible though.

Scheduled temp when I get to KAF middle of the week following is a high of 29 and a low of 14 with some showers to keep the dust down.

http://www.accuweather.com/forecast....NDAHAR&week=15