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« Reply #80 on: September 02, 2019, 01:52:05 PM » |
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Ok, so I was totally confused by the whole discussion regarding Serk's new states ridden. Maybe Google is routing each of us differently. Well, I can tell you absolutely for sure I will not be traversing any new states to get there.  That wasn't much help, eh? Ok, let's try this... Meathead's WAG was incorrect. Perhaps he was close, perhaps not close at all. But, I will tell you that the location under consideration is less than 300 miles from Meathead's incorrect WAG. (As the crow flies.)
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« Reply #81 on: September 02, 2019, 02:47:43 PM » |
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Ok, so I was totally confused by the whole discussion regarding Serk's new states ridden. Maybe Google is routing each of us differently.
Well, I can tell you absolutely for sure I will not be traversing any new states to get there. Cheesy
That wasn't much help, eh? Ok, let's try this... Meathead's WAG was incorrect. Perhaps he was close, perhaps not close at all. But, I will tell you that the location under consideration is less than 300 miles from Meathead's incorrect WAG. (As the crow flies.)
WAG ? I will have you know, I put a solid 10 minutes of thought into it.  (I guess I will have to allocate 15 minutes of brain power into it tonight)
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« Reply #82 on: September 02, 2019, 05:42:32 PM » |
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Within 300 miles of Charleston, WV, as the crow flies, superimposed (ROUGHLY!) over the earlier Serkle, gives us something like this:  Which basically knocks out northern Michigan, and, IMHO, leaves us one of the southern 2 guesses in my earlier WAG map: 
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« Reply #83 on: September 02, 2019, 06:09:22 PM » |
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So we're looking at something that is just outside of a 300 mi radius of Charleston, WV.  I'm thinking that I may have: 
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« Reply #84 on: September 02, 2019, 09:38:53 PM » |
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So we're looking at something that is just outside of a 300 mi radius of Charleston, WV.  I'm thinking that I may have:  Ummm, it's within a 300 mile radius of Charleston, not outside the 300 mile radius.
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« Reply #85 on: September 02, 2019, 09:45:02 PM » |
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Within 300 miles of Charleston, WV, as the crow flies, superimposed (ROUGHLY!) over the earlier Serkle, gives us something like this:  I can confirm that the probable site is within this Serkle. Oh, and it's not in Illinois.
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« Reply #86 on: September 03, 2019, 06:07:55 PM » |
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So we're looking at something that is just outside of a 300 mi radius of Charleston, WV.  I'm thinking that I may have:  Ummm, it's within a 300 mile radius of Charleston, not outside the 300 mile radius. While there are some other possibilities to consider: 1) A 20th Anniversary could and maybe should be held where it all started. 2) Greenville, SC certainly has facilities that can accommodate an Inzane as well as Charlotte, NC. I'm still leaning towards somewhere in the North GA mountains.
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« Reply #87 on: September 03, 2019, 06:41:03 PM » |
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I'm sticking to my WAG of Charlotte. That, for a couple reasons: 1) would give me a nice road trip from Wisconsin...assuming I can get my dog sled and team harbored for the summer, and 2) close enough so I can visit some friends in both ends of N.C.
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« Reply #88 on: September 03, 2019, 07:03:29 PM » |
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Well at least Detroit is still an option.
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« Reply #89 on: September 04, 2019, 04:46:04 AM » |
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I cleaned up the Serkle a bit, enlarged it, etc... I don't think I materially changed anything. I am glad to see downtown Atlanta is still an option! 
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« Reply #90 on: September 04, 2019, 05:04:56 AM » |
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Detroit or Atlanta? I'll go fishing! 
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« Reply #91 on: September 04, 2019, 12:12:11 PM » |
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Detroit or Atlanta? I'll go fishing!  Carl previously posted that it was not within 50 miles of Detroit. So, essentially Michigan is eliminated. Another post by me essentially eliminated Pennsylvania.
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« Reply #92 on: September 04, 2019, 12:27:16 PM » |
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Probably a query too far just yet but..... If staff are feeling generous, the state that the possible location resides in, which side did they fight for in The War of Yankee Aggression?
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« Reply #93 on: September 04, 2019, 12:54:33 PM » |
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Probably a query too far just yet but..... If staff are feeling generous, the state that the possible location resides in, which side did they fight for in The War of Yankee Aggression?
Careful with what you assume. I have ancestors that were residents of Arkansas during the War Between the States. We knew they served. My brother's research revealed they were members of a Union army and never left the state of Arkansas. Regarding the site being pursued, there were members of that state that definitely participated in the War Between the States.
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« Reply #94 on: September 06, 2019, 01:19:05 PM » |
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While there are some other possibilities to consider: 1) A 20th Anniversary could and maybe should be held where it all started. 2) Greenville, SC certainly has facilities that can accommodate an Inzane as well as Charlotte, NC. I'm still leaning towards somewhere in the North GA mountains. I would have liked to have gone back to Zanesville. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate a suitable venue. The hotel we used for IZ1-3 is totally trashed.
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« Reply #95 on: September 09, 2019, 04:02:42 PM » |
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« Reply #96 on: September 09, 2019, 04:07:46 PM » |
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Bump  The Powers That Be have gotten awfully quiet... Kinda wondering if they're doing their site visit/contract negotiations about now..... 
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« Reply #97 on: September 09, 2019, 05:21:52 PM » |
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Bump  The Powers That Be have gotten awfully quiet... Kinda wondering if they're doing their site visit/contract negotiations about now.....  It's a shame that we don't know anybody that could track their cell phones and see where they're at. 
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« Reply #98 on: September 09, 2019, 05:25:25 PM » |
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Bump  The Powers That Be have gotten awfully quiet... Kinda wondering if they're doing their site visit/contract negotiations about now.....  It's a shame that we don't know anybody that could track their cell phones and see where they're at.  He is toying with us. He has their Flight #, their Visa bill for lunch, and hacked in to the rental car GPS. 
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« Reply #99 on: September 09, 2019, 05:54:34 PM » |
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« Reply #100 on: September 09, 2019, 09:01:08 PM » |
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That's a double negative sentence which means you did do sumthin'... 
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« Reply #101 on: September 09, 2019, 09:09:06 PM » |
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Bump  The Powers That Be have gotten awfully quiet... Kinda wondering if they're doing their site visit/contract negotiations about now.....  Hmmm, could this meme be a trap?? Yes, that's right... it's in Surprise, AZ... hahahahaha! 
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« Reply #102 on: September 10, 2019, 05:14:34 AM » |
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That's a double negative sentence which means you did do sumthin'...  Right,..." if you didn't do nothin' , means that you did " . " you DID NOT do nothing , means that you did do something " ! Roadog Rode safe
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« Reply #103 on: September 10, 2019, 07:56:48 AM » |
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I'm guessing its back to a place we have been before.  T.P.
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« Reply #104 on: September 10, 2019, 10:54:45 AM » |
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West Baden Hotel in Southern Indiana would be a fantastic place if you can negotiate a 87% price reduction.
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« Reply #105 on: September 19, 2019, 07:10:33 PM » |
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He is toying with us. He has their Flight #, their Visa bill for lunch, and hacked in to the rental car GPS.   Two outta three ain't bad..... 
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« Reply #106 on: September 20, 2019, 04:13:38 AM » |
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So, must be getting close now..... Are staff willing to provide any other small hints to help me, er, calibrate my GPS?
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« Reply #107 on: September 20, 2019, 06:17:26 AM » |
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So, must be getting close now..... Are staff willing to provide any other small hints to help me, er, calibrate my GPS?
Until a contract is signed it's not actually the location.  I can tell you that within this thread one person guessed correctly although he wasn't very specific with the actual location being considered.  Oh, and it is between two bodies of water, the larger not being that into which the smaller flows.
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« Reply #108 on: September 20, 2019, 06:21:59 AM » |
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So, must be getting close now..... Are staff willing to provide any other small hints to help me, er, calibrate my GPS?
Until a contract is signed it's not actually the location.  I can tell you that within this thread one person guessed correctly although he wasn't very specific with the actual location being considered.  Oh, and it is between two bodies of water, the larger not being that into which the smaller flows. 
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Gadsden, AL was only mentioned by one person and is around a couple bodies of water that don't connect. Dan
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« Reply #110 on: September 20, 2019, 08:02:09 AM » |
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Gadsden, AL was only mentioned by one person and is around a couple bodies of water that don't connect. Dan
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« Reply #111 on: September 20, 2019, 08:05:14 AM » |
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Yes I keep changing my name till I find one that fits. This is the one I use on several other sites.
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« Reply #112 on: September 20, 2019, 08:05:59 AM » |
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Yes I keep changing my name till I find one that fits. This is the one I use on several other sites.

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« Reply #113 on: September 20, 2019, 11:08:45 AM » |
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My body is full of water all the time.
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« Reply #114 on: September 20, 2019, 04:28:36 PM » |
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Alabama....nope, too hot. It's no better than Georgia that time of year.
I agree with your Alabama assessment. Haters  Gadsden, AL is about 4F warmer in JUN than Roanoke, VA (according to climatology). If AL is too hot at avg. high of 87F in JUN, and Roanoke is not too hot at 84F, that will help us trim the "Serkle" --- we just need to find areas within that swath that fits a climo that is 85F or cooler.  I will probably do the trip to Gadsden a different time --- looks pretty awesome to me. I know it's unsolicited, but I can imagine it's hard to take all these things into account on your own, so I'll keep trying to find a new suggestion within those defined bounds every few weeks or so until it's determined where we're going. I must say I've ridden North Central / North AL in early June and it could warm up to mid 80's by 3 pm but cool down nice. It's not bad at all. Leeds, AL with Barbers Motorsports a must visit then with Cheha State Park close by. Nice roads north to Anniston, Gadsden, Ft. Payne, and over to Scottsboro and back. All pretty close to TN & GA line with lots of good rides and nice roads with little traffic. Not to mention Great folks and food, so I don't think anyone would be disappointed. There is a lack of twisties but good riding none the less. It would be a good site for InZane IMHO.   Must be close ???
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« Reply #115 on: September 20, 2019, 05:11:43 PM » |
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So, must be getting close now..... Are staff willing to provide any other small hints to help me, er, calibrate my GPS?
Until a contract is signed it's not actually the location.  I can tell you that within this thread one person guessed correctly although he wasn't very specific with the actual location being considered.  Oh, and it is between two bodies of water, the larger not being that into which the smaller flows. The geographic center between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is in Kansas.... isn't it?
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« Reply #116 on: September 20, 2019, 05:16:05 PM » |
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So, must be getting close now..... Are staff willing to provide any other small hints to help me, er, calibrate my GPS?
Until a contract is signed it's not actually the location.  I can tell you that within this thread one person guessed correctly although he wasn't very specific with the actual location being considered.  Oh, and it is between two bodies of water, the larger not being that into which the smaller flows. The geographic center between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is in Kansas.... isn't it? ...In Willow's back yard, right?
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« Reply #117 on: September 20, 2019, 05:35:01 PM » |
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So, must be getting close now..... Are staff willing to provide any other small hints to help me, er, calibrate my GPS?
Until a contract is signed it's not actually the location.  I can tell you that within this thread one person guessed correctly although he wasn't very specific with the actual location being considered.  Oh, and it is between two bodies of water, the larger not being that into which the smaller flows. The geographic center between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is in Kansas.... isn't it? ...In Willow's back yard, right? LOL! Wouldn't that be nice? I don't though normally refer to oceans as "flowing into". I was just at the geographic center of the contiguous 48 this past weekend. It's only about two hundred miles west of me. No large hotel.
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« Reply #118 on: September 20, 2019, 06:49:13 PM » |
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It's only about two hundred miles west of me. No large hotel. Large hotel? Why would a large hotel be needed, thought we were all just staying at Willow's mansion?!?!?!
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« Reply #119 on: September 20, 2019, 09:32:23 PM » |
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Not much of a hint I'm thinking. Based on the bodies of water comment, still could be between the Mississippi and Atlantic which is generally where most of the guesses have been....such as Charlotte. The Big Muddy doesn't flow into the Atlantic so it meets that criteria. Checking Google maps, it appears Gadsden and Charlotte are close to the same mileage if I take the ferry across Lake Michigan...which would give me a chance to visit a former daughter-in-law in the Lansing, MI area and a cousin in Midland. Kinda fun to dream a bit. 
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