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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #601999 February 11th 2013 9:46 am
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Hope everyone made it home safely and for those flying home! Hope you are not stuck in an airport. Had a great time with everyone!

Thanks Eddie & Doc!


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1995 Chevy G20 Gladiator

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserve body,
but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up,
totally worn out, and proclaiming

"Wow What a Ride"

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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602002 February 11th 2013 10:43 am
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Had a Great Time!!!! Doc and the New England Van Embassy crew did an Outstanding job!!! The storm threw them some curves but they and the hotel handled everything so well that if you didn't look outside you never would have noticed the storm. Awesome hospitality and Vantastic Job!!! Thanks to everyone involved!!
It was great to see everyone and party with our Vanner Family!!
See ya somewhere this summer!! Come by and party with us at the Nats!!!!


Smitty
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2000 Dodge,1995 Harley RoadKing, 1999 GMC Hightop Cobra

Co Chairman Southern Ohio Van Council
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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602004 February 11th 2013 11:58 am
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Thank You New England Vanners for the wonderful time MrsHoney & I had at the Council of Councils. New England really knows how to throw a party. Docs box of toys really made things festive. And the Hospitality suite was a fantastic job done by Dysfunctional Vanners. It was nice to meet Smiley & Wokee face to face. thank you again kids.
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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602007 February 11th 2013 12:19 pm
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I had a blast. Great job new england van embassy. Lookin forward to New Orleans. woo hoo.


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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602020 February 11th 2013 1:06 pm
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Hope everybody made it home safe


Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!!
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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602034 February 11th 2013 1:44 pm
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Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602039 February 11th 2013 1:57 pm
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Thoughts and observations...

What an awesome party put on by the guys and gals from New England! That was an old school good time...Hospitality snacks were awesome, the decor was great, and someone was always around to answer questions and help in any way.

The hotel was huge and very accomodating. They were way short staffed due to the storm, and what staff they had was pushed to the limit by the sheer numbers they were trying to serve. I heard housekeeping dropped the ball a bit, but we generate a lot of trash, and who changes their sheets and towels everyday at home anyway? The ice machines were a fail, but Mother Nature made it easy to keep your coolers cool...just take your trash can outside and get snow!

I have noticed over the years that the warm weather Councils with lots to do outside the hotel seem to have shorter meetings and less vanners in the hotel. Winter cities have longer meetings and more vanner bonding going on. I got there late, but still had time to hang out with old friends, and meet a bunch of folks from on here and FB. We all love a vacation and being tourists, but every once in a while, it's nice to have a cold weather council to just enjoy each others' company.

All that said, GREAT JOB NEVC and the Van Embassy, and very impressive handling of the storm by the states involved...

I have a bunch of pictures on my Facebook page...there are at least 6 albums.


Howard
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Ontario Federation of Vanners Rep since 1978
National Truck-In Board since 1986
First van event-a hall party...March, 1974...ain't been right since!!!!!



Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602046 February 11th 2013 3:55 pm
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HOME safe and not so sound!
Been taking it quite easy today.....
had a blast at Council!
LOVED the storm...made me feel right at home--I don't know how they ordered that one up, but it was fun. We laid in some extra supplies and we were all good. Never lost power at the hotel and it was fun to see snowmen built next to the pool!
Or snowdrifts in the room! Or snowbanks for coolers...we are Vanners..we adjust! I like the Vanner who told the manager...you just keep the power on and we will take care of ourselves! And we did....

Howard, maybe you were just on the wrong side of the hotel...we had none of those issues by our room...and lots of ice in the machine right out our door too! We got extra anything we needed from the hotel and the restaurant was packed with captive diners!

Anyway...great job by the NE Van Embassy...and the hotel...I am ready to go back to NE for another..not sure if they are tho...oh, I did want to mention, our host members that live nearby all brought their snowshovels in case we needed them....they even thought of that one little detail, that when all those Vanners went to get the vehicles dug out, made a world of difference in handling the situation. Gotta love it!

Also...Pooh, thanks for keeping me from drinking alone!!! Loved our time together!


Cherish your friends!
HUGGS to all!
Suzie
Re: ""Council of Councils for 2013""
vanmachineman #602068 February 11th 2013 10:26 pm
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end up at work."
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