Ohiostiva Fall 2011 Preparation Thread

[Nerd Racing]

awesome! Lets keep the list rolling!

[sc72]

First thing you do is to check the room before you settle in.

Have a GOOD flashlight!

Check under the sheets, mattress pad, between mattress and box spring, and then under the box spring itself. If you need to, tear some of the bottom of the box spring fabric so you can see under to the wood. Look in cracks, crevices, seams of all the fabric, looking for the bedbugs, dead or alive.

Look on the floor around the bed, around the walls near the bed, pull back some carpet if you can. Look behind all pictures or headboard, inside all drawers, anywhere a very flat insect could hide. Look for bedbug droppings on the sheets, though if they changed them (let's hope so!), they should be clean.

Don't put your bags, clothes or unattended shoes on the floor or any fabric item (chairs, bed, etc.). Put them only on table or desktops, stands or shelves. No need to carry any "hitchhikers" home.

If you haven't done so yet, go on the web and look to see what bedbugs look like and small they are so you can identify them.

This is what I do before I settle into any hotel room. I sleep better this way.

Karl

HOLY CRAP anybody got a tent. We will hit the door with a full body chemical suit. I think i will sleep ok as long as they are not crawling on my face. Thanks for the advice. See ya Saturday

[Nerd Racing]

Karl seems to be a bit over hyping the situation... then again the hotel is in Ohio!

[sc72]

LOL about the Ohio comment, as i was going through the posts today and had Karls post up, the wife walked by and started to read it, Hmm is what i heard, then she clicked print.

[Safety Guy]

Didn't mean to scare anyone, but I've talked at some length with a bug guy who takes care of one of OSU's accounts and he talked about bedbug control and how it has to be thorough. You need to be pretty thorough in how you search for them, too, because they hide well.

I've also read of how to check for them on the web--written by entomologists who know what they're doing.

If it's any consolation, in my use of hotels lately (maybe four to five times a year), I have not seen a single bedbug.

I did find some guy's Peru ID card between the box spring and mattress of the hotel I stayed at in Raleigh, though. Turned it in to the hotel when I left. (I didn't think Sendero Luminosa is operating in North America, so I didn't notify Homeland Security.)

Karl

[fastivaca]

Wow we might compete with the spring meet for attendance.

Sorry... can't make it to this one

[Safety Guy]

You've driven enough, Ian! And we appreciated it!

Karl

[Rocketman]

Getting the GTXR2 prepped & ready to go Hoping to hit the road by 2pm and I'm laying over in Pittsburgh tonight. Still have a lot of work to do.

Russ (CapriTypeR) will be riding with me to the meet

[sc72]

Ohio Meet

It's 5:30, we have a full tank of gas, only 668 miles to go, did i say GO, well then ohio here we come. See ya Saturday.

[Safety Guy]

John, could you post about the Bridgeport to I77 convoy plans?

I should be meeting up with you by 0930 at the McD's rally point.

Others may wish to know.

Karl

[bhazard]

It's 5:30, we have a full tank of gas, only 668 miles to go, did i say GO, well then ohio here we come. See ya Saturday.

When about will you be entering Ohio?

[Pu241]

John, could you post about the Bridgeport to I77 convoy plans?

I should be meeting up with you by 0930 at the McD's rally point.

Others may wish to know.

Karl

OK, seems there will not be anyone besides myself and Stivadiva staying at Area241.
To meet Karl at the McD rallying point at 0930 Zulu time.
I will be launching at about 0800 from 43912.
Putting me at the intersection of I77 and I70 at 0845 or so.
The McD is about 21 miles, Exit 65, North of this intersection.

McD address is:

211 Adena Dr.
Newcomerstown, OH

Hope to see Karl, M715, and Zoom Zoom there and then roll North to Summit about another hour North.
Like to leave the MCD about 1000 to arrive at Summit around 1100.

Karl, and chance David G will make it?

[zoom zoom]

Yea I'll do my best to make it to the McD's, just got the Mazda put back together again, probably bring it..my Aspire is tore apart for paint right now =\

[Nerd Racing]

noooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zoom zoom]

Lol, is it legal to drive without bumper covers and headlights? I could throw the bumpers back on it for a minute?! Looks hideous tho, half spotted cow, quarter bondo, quarter primer.. =/

I'm looking at roughly a 1 hr drive to mcd's then another hour to Summit from there, so i should be at mcd's roughly 0900 if I leave my house at 0800!

Can anyone think of anything else we might need? Just lmk