Future Rallies?

[phorner]

Truk,

Yep, we're still headed for Amana. We're now at Terribles Lakeside Casino in Osceola, Iowa and will be arriving in Amana on Sunday.

We've only had to deal with one real nasty hail storm, and that was in Missouri. Luckily, all the damage was confined to the Jeep.

However, the weather here has been quite unstable. When there are hazardous weather alerts literally every 5 to 10 minutes for most of the night, it get your attention! Watching the sky blacken, and the clouds formed moving in opposite directions around you, is not comforting.

With that being said, it's my opinion that it makes sense to at least try to tip the odds in your favor when planning a rally date and location. We have the knowledge of historical weather patterns. Why not use this information to our advantage?

[shookie]

hi everyone...i have been reading about the future rally sites and it appears we are having a bit of trouble getting east to meet west and vica versa...taking a quick look at the 2 maps available from out very talented members, it appears approximately 2/3 of the membership of POG is pretty much in the eastern half of the country...so it is difficult to get 2/3 of a group to travel half way across the USA when we live in a majority rules society...on the other hand, the western faction of POG must travel quite a distance if in fact they want to join fellow members regularily...hmmmmmmmmm...what to do?....well, i have a thought...i do not believe the center of the country on a regular basis be the answer...however, how about a super rally evey 2 years, complete with major participation from sponsors, friends and the like...east can meet west...but possiblly not as often as we would like to...but that's ok...sometimes absence makes the heart fonder (and wonder...lol)...so the westerns can continue to meet and the same for the easterners...but then in a reasonable timeframe, we all can break bread...just a passing thought...hope all is well for all...must go now...HAPPY HOUR...cheers, shookie

[garyde]

Hi Shookie. That is kind of where we have been heading. The last two rallies were based one in Tennessee, and the other in Nevada about 3 weeks apart.
So Oaklahoma was to be kind of the middle of the country compromise of 2009. ( not forgetting South Dakota this fall)
I believe we do not have to re invent the wheel. FMCA , Good Sam and others typically have two major rallies a year in different places in the US. Two different Locations a year. As the group grows hopefully it won't be as much an issue.

[jello_jeep]

Your passengers prolly felt the same way

I have flown over the region hundreds of times mostly uneventful but, there have been a few times when I wished I had been home in bed.
John