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Colorado Fest: Things I learned.....

YELLAHEEP

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- When Daryl farts, people listen...... and laugh!
- Apparently "Beer Goggles" don't work particularly well as "night vision" when TP-ing other's campsites
- Joey has "special" powers and can change locations around the campfire without being seen
- Jeff and Matthew Lesko are long lost brothers (????)
- Even junk ProComps loaned to a friend work well on Carnage
- Rope lights on Holy Cross Trail at night are cool
- Rope lights on red buses are not
- Mini cameras in wheel wells can't replace a good spotter
- Led really will drink anything
- BLoose and his "blue bag" incident was friggin' hilarious
- "Deogie" is the coolest dog on the planet
- The Schrock family Winnebago represented for the "retro-chic"
- High dollar cowl hoods crush as easy as stock ones
- Ghost flames on XJ's really do look great
- Led's "truggy" is awesome
- "J2" still owes Led 20
- ProComp tires rule
- Apparently trailer ramps make a loud noise when they fall out of the trailer and drag on the highway at speed
- "Tippy Pickle" and "Training Wheels" go hand-in-hand as nick names
- The HO engine's cylinders make fantastic roadside water squirting cannons
- The obstacle at "French Creek" gets worse every year
- The sponsors for our event ROCK!
- Rusty, bent Wisconsin tie rods make great fire-pokers
- A drunk Joey can't operate a rusty, bent Wisconsin fire-poker
- Fred must have "unpacked" his tools for this trip - dude was phunny!
- Forgetting to plug the cooler after draining it, and leaving it in the tent all day makes things quite wet
- It's cool to finally have Chapter stickers - Thanks DJ!
- Sway bar disconnects work better when used properly
- Tom's BBQ was a fantastic addition to the last day's events!

and finally,

- Late nights around the campfire with good friends are priceless
 
Don't leave yourself only one night to have fun with this bunch. :laugh3:
Thanks for the campfire, guys! :wave:
 
-6 drunk xjer's can get alot accomplished at 2 am.....although according to johnjohn they sound like a herd of elephants.
-ProComps really do ROCK
-The Winnie is still cool
-No one and I repeat NO ONE is safe around a NAXJA fire
-No matter how much someone complains to change the trail sched., They still wont run the trail...and then deny they cried to have it changed.
-Joey's special powers are truely amazing....and friggin funny.
-The wife does listen to me....when she scared senseless.
-Led really doesn't like to scratch other peoples junk
-yes the Truggy is awsome
-my kid learned some interesting comebacks....
-BOR leafs do flex....
-BLoose has some great ideas for the next election....
-screwdrivers can do alot of damage......
-even though its a no-no...sometimes a arm out the window will keep you from flopping your junk....aka kickstand....
-coloradofest gets better every year...
-Led can wheel and spot with the best...but when it comes to bundles of wood thats a different story.....
-Tom BBQ is friggin tasty.....but causes some problems in the middle of the night.....if you know what I mean.....
-and yes sitting around the fire with new and good friends is priceless....

cant wait for next year......
 
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-All the kids on the trip thought I knew everything--a constant barrage of why, why, why why, why, why type questions.( I am the Answer Man)
-Troy and Justin (aka Aquaman and Waterboy) think their XJs are fully amphibious.
-My wife can drive Chinaman gulch pretty damn good (along with the other ladies who drove it)
-Random acts of innocent juvenile vandalism while intoxicated are still quite fun.
-Terr(i) piked at Indy
-Justin's kid does have some pretty good come backs
-Led didn't break anything this year
-Deogie should be the official COfest mascot
-Our vendor members are awesome
-I do not like being woke up by the "Saved By the Bell" crew
-Justin Schrock needs to be more careful with screwdrivers
-Tom makes some really mean BB-Q
-Our maintenance area looked like a Jeepspeed pitstop
-We had some very high-quality $hit talking around the campfire
-We all earned some new nick-names
-Had a great time with good friends and made some new ones
-The people who run Chalk Creek Campground totally rock
 
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91 Jeep Project said:
- If you wanna make CO Fest in August, don't buy a New Rig in April and sell the one that is already lifted.................:dunce:

Excuses,excuses.I started building mine in mid-march. :)
 
- half the fun of these events is seeing the same vehicle built a zillion different ways
- well-deserved ribbing by one or two friends gets really old when half a dozen others decide to take part...
- ...led is right, NAXJA does have its share of 12 year-old girls (see above)
- sometimes mini-cameras work way better than spotters ;)
- if it breaks, someone will know how to fix it, and/or probably have a spare part to replace it!
- i need to buy a smaller tent
- i paid the most for a gallon of ga$ i ever have :(
- bottle opener? you don't need no stinkin' bottle opener (thanks for the tip joey)
- i really want a supercharger for those ascents to the eisenhower tunnel
- d*mn, colorado is beautiful! so glad i moved back from NYC...

terri
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Terri will never admit to being wrong
Drunk boys will be drunk boys no matter what thier age
JohnJohn likes his keyboard clean
Sometimes you shouldn't listen to your spotter
Chalk Creek campground rocks
Anyone will let me cut on thier jeep(though I don't know why )
People from sea level don't do well at altitude
You can never have too much beer or white spray paint
Too many people think fishing is fun
I wasn't the only one armed
 
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(oops, did i say that out loud?!)
 
*When doing a tune-up, keep your old stuff in the Jeep as trail spares!
*Tents and Cottonwood trees don't mix.
*Helping change a CPS in the rain is a PITA. Having it fail again down the same trail in the dark, in the rain and in a creek is the real downer.

*When you share the trail with friends, you leave with more than photos.



 
-NAXJA has the coolest people
-Bring a set of spare working Sensors...
-I cant thank Bob (TNT), Ron (zukiron), Daryl (jeonlyep) and Jeff (planefixer) enough...
-Terry dont call me Terri can take alot of ribbing, and he must, when he is in the same area as Led. :D
-Grizzly and Wheeler Lake are beautiful...it helps to have a serene lake to look at to avoid wanting to torch your Jeep.
-Princess doesnt like shelf roads...well not when its dark, raining, and Im being towed at least. :D
-Princess sleeps alot. :D
 
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Welllll lets see what I learned...
-I can live way under my means when I have to pay for the stuff
-Princess sleeps alot, and can sleep through nearly anything
-The same tree really likes Jeff and I's passenger side
-Deogie is the awesomest dog, and never barks, except when I randomly appear out of the woods in front of her
-watching 6 drunk a$$ Xj'ers try to prank other's is some of the funniest shiat ive seen in a long time
-6 Drunk XJ'ers are OH so quite...
-No matter how many beers I drink, according to Joey and Led I can drink more
-Screw drivers can be very hazardous
- I still owe Led 20 pushups
- My jeep is NOT amphibious
- I, the great Waterboy, found my jeep doesn't like the water
- Its always the stuff you'de never think to bring that breaks, obviously...

Im sure theres more...
 
Hmmm....

-Bring spare parts; including a steering box
-Mud does really suck... even a little bit
-Deogie is a pimp dog... nuff said
-Water and jeeps do not mix
-Don't cut past the pinch seam [rear quarter] just before you leave. Just wait and do it right
-PB&J gets real old, real fast
-Sleeping in an enclosed trailer rocks!! Thanks Bob!!!
-Having a refridgerator is awesome too!!
-Make sure you have enough droop in the rear so you don't attempt to put the XJ on it's side
-Helping friends is priceless
-Instinct is usally as good, if not better than some spotters
-Tire deflators are the $hit. As is OBA and C02
-Spending a week wheeling with friends: Priceless!!!

Will.
 
*Everyone at the campfire stops talking just before I fart.
*Joey's special powers aren't so special if your not drunk.
*When BLoose wants a blue bag, Bloose wants a blue bag NOW!
*The sponsors for the event ROCK! Many thanks!
*A 4.0 can shoot water much farther then expected.
*Tom's BBQ is a great addition to the event.
*Colofest can cause inchites.
*Always wear safty glasses, even when just using a screwdriver.
*Back away from the fire when LED thinks it's time for more wood!
*Jeff knows everything, just ask him!
*Speed is not the key to water crossings.
*JohnJohn likes his keyboard clean.
*Bronchitis, high altitude and smoking aren't a good combination. Hack (sorry terri)
*I wasn't the only one armed.
*Deogie is a good dog, I got lucky.
 
JEONLYEP said:
*Speed is not the key to water crossings.

hey, don't forget one of us <ahem> blew through there just fine in 4-HI...
(i was wondering what you guys were doing on the other side w/ hoods up).

;)

terry
 
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