Oh boy!! Barth is cocked, locked and ready to rock!

Finally got the best of the persistent ATF leak at the cooler line fitting. The Chinese brass coupling has pinholes and cracks in the fitting itself! Replaced with black pipe coupler...AOK.

Leaving for Milford about 10 AM. Should be there mid afternoon!

I have the grills and tent/sunshade in hand. I have been under the Barth cleaning grounds, and found I have front air bags. Still have breakers triping on some lights, water pump and frig triping out after several mintues. But I am only 107 miles from Goshen so lots to do Thurs. hope to see you all in the PM.

Spending the night in Ohio, see you folks tomorrow

D.L. and I will be heading out Thursday afternoon. Hope to be in before sundown. Homer will not make it, if anyone would like his spot.
Doorman

So, folks, get them suckers here -you've already missed some intensely insightful sessions!

There is strong wi fi signal in our part of the
Fairgrounds camping.
Showers are very nice, but a loonng walk beyond
the office, beyond the swine barn and just past the beef barn.
Having walked it once, will go there on the little Razor
I brought from now on.

Having missed out on several GTG's due to malfunctions of one kind or the other I am proud to say "Larry" and I are here and well. Truly sorry for those that wanted to come and are not able, glad for the ones that are here and looking forward to the ones that are on the way.

We are definitely enjoying the fellowship of our "Barth" friends.

quote:

Originally posted by Medic37:
"There will be attrition!"

...I keep hearing that statement running-thru my head like from some form of horror film.

Well... As-of the other day, I have a significant electrical / electronic problem I am chasing-around the coach.

PD 9270 is putting-out 49 volts.
Remote Dongle is OUT.

...Instead, I will probablly pick-up some overtime this weekend to pay for the damage.

Pretty disappointed about the whole thing, as this is the most severe complication I have encountered in 7 years of ownership.

Not sure what else to say, except I was really looking foward to this epic event...

Will post more in TECH TALK as I muddle thru this problem.

Disappointing I was right near your house last week. I figured I'd see you this week in Goshen. Sorry to hear you are not makin it good luck on the fixes. We will get together. You, Tonka and I wlll have to have a Minnesnowta GTG.

What the heck is a dongle?

quote:

Remote Dongle is OUT.
Original Atwater WH board is fried (smells good).
Replacement Dinosaur P-711 Fridge Board keeps blowing 5 amp fuses.
Fridge Eyebrow is fried.
Blown 30 amp fuse to tranny cooler fan.
Blown fuse to steps.
Clock on above-door-display is fried.
LP Gas Detector "sounds" fried.

:Reads like a lightning strike.

GOOD if it was lightning.
That is covered by insurance.

Getting back to the rally...
When it comes time for the wine swap or wine tasting, we can use a RABBIT knockoff I brought. Works beautifully. Has never mutilated a cork or pushed one down in.

Updated 6/15/12 9:40 PM:

ETAs indicated (for those who have provided)

"*" indicates those now here

401 D.L. *
402 Doorman *
403 Lou (& Barb) *
404 Dana (& Lynn) *
405 Rusty *
406 Nick & Donna *
407 Tom & Nancy Johns *
408 MWrench (Ed and Jane) *
409 Steve & Liz *
410 Lee (& Kathy) *
411 Mogan David (Mark) *
412 Bruce & Kathleen *
413 Mike and Janet (MC Barther)
414 Mark & Pat (643model40) *
415 Tom Taylor *
416 Mary Ray *
417 Darryl Kathy Smith *
418 Kokoken *
419 Tom & Jillene (TJ) *
420 Bill & Sherrie (StinkyDaddy) *
421 dustyjeeper *
422 Mara & Tom
423 pepepepe (Steve Evans) * (was Marvin + Doris]
424 Richard (& Nancy) Muise *
425 John & Audrey *
426 Communal Event Tent [was Billy & Helen (billyt53)]
427 lenny and judy *
428 Tom & Loraine *
429 Hank & Debbie Wadley *
451 Available (was Robin & Jill [Medic 37])
452 Morris & Candy *
453 Available (was Homer)
454 Charlie and Angi *
455 buff (Jim,Deb, & Jimmy) *
456 Available (Was Patch & Cloudy)
457 Andrew *
458 Turville & Kitty Inman *
459 MHowe (6/16)
460 Jerry & Carol Kraiss *
461 Available
462 Available
463 Available
464 Available
465 Available
466 Available

There were some great hors d'ouevres at the "wine tasting" Friday.

Some of the recipes are already in this thread.

If yours isn't listed, please post it there!

Thanks to Bill NY for all his work to keep the website up and clean so we may have a place to collect and plan these types of event and GTG.

WE MISS YOU BILL!

I was a looking forward to meeting Bill New York and thank him for hosting this site and to thank him for hooking me and Kay up with Lou and Barb from Alegan MI. Two if the finest people I have ever met. Nick and Rusty were primo hosts. Nick needs a third life as an auctioneer as he did good. Although I had a very visible life in Corp America and the Army, etc, I was never much a social animal as opposed to a tech nerd sort of guy. I reveled in this mixed bag of folks whose common passion is the Barth. A month ago I did not know a Barth existed and took the plunge. My thought I said Barf and said we already had several of those, lol. Barb gave me a book to read about John McCain and his father and grandfather. So, I had a few things I could say to Rusty since Navy talks differently than Army, especially Academy grads. I gained a lot of respect for what he accomplished just getting thru that deal. While I did not attend as a student, I did spend time at West Point as a field grade and have a great respect for the all academy grads. Nick and his wife were excellent hosts. Thanks for the experience.