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Skriven 2010-05-21 19:33:07 av Carol Shenkenberger (12153.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 37238 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: Re: Picnic
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 >  NB>> thought at one time of hosting it up at our camp in the Adirondacks,
 >  NB>> but accomodations there aren't sufficient for all, and the nearest
 >  NB>> motel or similar is probably half-an-hour away... along with any store
 >  NB>> or markets...  But the kitchen works there, and there's room for peopl
 >  NB>> to sit there, too... unlike at my house...  :)
 > 
 >  DS> Hey, that sounds pretty nice:-}}

I agree!

 > Maybe I can consider it then...  Other factors to think about, though,
 > are things like the lack of running water... we bring in drinking water,
 > and get water for the toilet and washing dishes (we boil it to get hot
 > water and for rinsing the dishes) from the little lake (Boyd Pond) the
 > cabin sits on.  There is, though, electric for the stove/oven and the
 > fridge and lights (and heat, if needed)... as long as we don't have a
 > power outage... <G>  It's a little primitive still... although there are
 > others at the Pond that live there year round, and have much more
 > civilised places... ;)  We just aren't there that much.  :)
 > 
 >  DS> Actually, the picnics have varied over the years.  In fact, the trend
 >  DS> used to be for them to be held at some park -- usually because the
 >  DS> size was too large for any one house.  It's only now that we are a
 >  DS> smaller group that people have started hosting them at their house.
 >  DS> They have varied in how much other than the picnic itself was done as
 >  DS> a group.  One of the former moderators hosted a picnic and pretty much
 >  DS> said "it is at ... park, see you there on Saturday."
 > 
 > There are definitely times when I'm sorry I didn't know about y'all a
 > lot earlier!  I can tell I've missed a lot of fun times over the years I
 > didn't know you existed...  <G>

Or me for being unable to join in that part of thr fun.

 >  DS> As Dave Drum said to you -- close accommodations have not always been
 >  DS> available.
 >  DS> In the end, what matters is someone helping to make arrangements for
 >  DS> the group to come together and have fun.
 > 
 > Well, having it at the camp would certainly be different... :)
 > Hopefully it would also be fun.  :)   Dunno if this year would work out,
 > though it might... but I will keep it under consideration for some time.

Ok, and I have a spare gas powered generator than can run a few things at
need.  Pretty sure it would fit in the trunk.  It's moveable.

      xxcarol
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