#ooc

So... I am going on Friday to Mom's to see Helen and the babies. Which means, yes, I am driving a FULLY LOADED car 2 hours south, then 2 hours north, when I live ~40 minutes from coopers.

blink Facepalm.

Yeah

Not my favorite plan

but friday is CRAZY

Seriously.

trolling in on Friday = the worst

Well, yeah...some years it takes HOURS...but other years it just goes ZIP! I'll confess, I like the hard-core Pennsic cred of saying, "Yup, been here since zero night, staying 'til the bitter end."

Going to remember to bring a camp chair with me for standing on line at troll.

Ha

We also usually pack up saturday

But, goals, I park my car ONCE

We start packing up on Friday, but several of us stay until noon on Sunday. It used to be none of us would start packing ANYTHING until Sunday morning, and host a "Last Camp Standing" party on Saturday night...but then our average camp age got older, and waiting to pack damp canvas tents and walls with only a skeleton crew got very, very old.

ohhhh yes

And I am betting you guys have a pretty hefty set-up?

Our core set-up/tear-down crew are now women over the age of 40.

Yeah, that'll get old

Oh, hell yeah. We sink 2x4s for our fence and put up kanas around the main sides. LOTS of hole-digging. And the standard is, "has to be sturdy enough so a drunk person can't tear it down by falling on it."

That's why the set-up crew is called Team Honeybadger. LOTS of holes.

(and don't give any Fs?)

BINGO.

We have a sheet-and-stick system

and we can cheat, because we are at the edge of our block - two sides are on ditch, and heavily vegetated

I think the shower house and Big Blue (the dining/shade fly) are the only other big communal things. The bridge is permanent

But good lord, the shower is the best thing

chuckle Some of our campmates really want us to have a shower. Of course, the ones who are loudest about wanting one are also the ones who never help to clean the kitchen or the common area, so I have my doubts about their eagerness to contribute to shower cleanliness.

Ooof, yeah

We actually don't have barrier walls between the next camp...but oh boy, do those kids learn QUICK where the boundary is. We're nice about it the first few times, but then the narrative of "the elves will keep you forever" remind them that this is our space.

The 'rule' about communal camp stuff is - if you have a strong opinion about what we need/should do, you are welcome to do it!

Good rule.

But, seriously - on demand hot water shower.

It is BIG, and has an open top, so there is something very nice about showering under open sky

I've done that in another camp...it's nice, but... shrug More trouble than it's worth. I don't want to clean a shower while I'm on vacation. I hate that chore enough already at home, and avoid it for as long as possible.

We might have an open-fire dinner peace week, because Evie is super excited about doing it vs. camp-stove stuff

Ehhh, we don't clean much? Slatted wood floor, drains well.

Oh, we usually have at least one of those. Traditionally, we've done a ribs and corn night, but the guy who makes the amazing ribs might not be there this year.

Mmmm.

Doesn't it get slimy though? (slatted-wood floor)

Sadly, I think we are donut-less this year

blink Donut?

Friar Gillis, the fryin' friar. He makes donuts. FRESH donuts.

But with his work schedule this year, he's day tripping. So, alas, no morning donuts. Now, he did promise to make some and bring them, but it is hard to beat piping-hot

Ha! That's wonderful!

Yeah, not quite the same.

We like to eat.

HELL YEAH!

Ooo, need to stock up on booze this week, too

*YAWN*