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Any Tacoma/Puyallup people trying to convoy up there on the 10th?

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>>17303581
Previous discussion thread for June 10th and June 24th Meets archived at:
http://4plebs.org/o/thread/17222927

I'll try and make it out

How many other baikus going?

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Portlandfag here, I requested the 24th off, hopefully it goes through. Haven't asked for a day off since before the election, they've got no real reason to say no.

>>17304021
I'll be there on an africa twin

>>17304021
I should be going. Bringing a DCLB Tacoma

>>17303581 >>17303664
>Start: Albertsons 19881 US-2, Monroe, WA 98272

Google map:
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.8594368,-121.9662452,18z

There's another Teriyaki place there. I think I may show up and give it a try for an early lunch if they have any lunch teriyaki bowls.

Anyone else getting hype?

>>17306912
We are. Just getting things done ahead of time to make sure Saturday is open. The really hyped up peeps are scouting out the road ahead of time so that they know where to drive at ecoboost speed and when to slow back down to ferrari speed.

>>17306912
>Anyone else getting hype?
Ha ha, time to drive the road via google earth.

>>17306912
>can't improve my mediocre driving skills because I work every day until next Thursday

At least I have Friday and Saturday off, maybe I can find some fun roads then.

Only 8 days, this meet was planned too far in advance

>>17311872
Are you retarded? People work so if you plan in advance they can request off and in general less things go wrong if there's time to plan and amend things.

>>17311872
>Only 8 days, this meet was planned too far in advance
Okay, let's not plan the next Meet in advance but wait to the last minute to plan? And there's no telling how long planning takes because different people give their inputs at different times.

In past occasions, one week notice resulted in most people not being able to show up. Two weeks notice was better and many were able to show up although some people needed more time.

>>17311872
>Only 8 days, this meet was planned too far in advance

Without that advance time, we might not have been able to inspect that Index town route! SO we'd all drive up and have to turn back after six miles due to road closure. It was fortunate there was enough days between the public announcement of the Meet and the actual day of the Meet to do an inspection of the route. Thank you to the two that went to check out the driving route.

>>17303581 >>17311872
>Only 8 days, this meet was planned too far in advance

Nah, what would be better is a tighter time of arrival. More like "Meet at 11AM" and that is the Meet begins rather than 11:30AM. That way people will try to arrive by then instead of arriving by 11:30AM.

How many people are going, if it's only like 5 I ain't gonna bother

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>>17316675
>How many people are going, if it's only like 5 I ain't gonna bother
There has never been more than 2 people showing up.

>>17316765
>There has never been more than 2 people showing up.
You're talking about per car.

>>17316773
>You're talking about per car.
The most per car in a Meet was 3 in Mr Snack's car last year at Rainier.

>>17303581
There's supposed to be a ghost town on the way to the Gothic Basin Trailhead. Hope the road goes close enough by there to see what it looks like.

>>17318058

This piques my interest. Any more information?

I wanna come.

>>17312797
>>17313077
>>17313878
>>17316505
Jeez it was a joke

>>17318058
I'm not sure if you can see it, but if you know where it's at on the map maybe we can stop and check it out

>>17318187
Then come

>>17319330
>>17318187
in my buttpussy

>>17319330
K just don't make fun of my car. Are gf's allowed?

>>17319557
sure

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>>17319557
>Are gf's allowed?
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Nah, bring your gf if you want, as long as she can handle autism and sperglordery.

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>>17319588
I just asked her and sounds like she'll sit this one out so it'll probably be just me.

Pic related, still sure you want me to come? I don't want to embarrass you

>>17319645
thats pretty bad but we've had worse

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>>17319648
It'll grow on you

>>17319655
yeah, like a tumor

>>17319655
Gee I hope not.

>>17319655
>>17319645
>having a PT
why would you do that to yourself?
you some kind of masochist?

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>>17319659
Kek. What worse have you had in the past?

>>17319678
I had srt4's in the past and this is all I could afford. Found an ok deal..

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>>17319688
whatd you end up paying?

>>17319694
$4k. 82k miles 5 speed 2.4 turbo. Dream series 2. It's slightly above a regular pt loser.

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>>17319708
eh not too bad, i didnt know they even made those in manual
whats the plan for your next car?

>>17319737
hot dog

>>17319694
>>17319737
I like your truck and doggo, anon.

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>>17319738
this dog is perpetual pant

>>17319737
I like hatches and turbos so hopefully this car holds until I get out of school and into my apprenticeship so I can get an sti if I can't find an rs. The car is due for a timing belt change so it could snap at any time or it could hold another 30k miles who knows but I don't have 1300$ for timing belt job. It's a. $100 part but the labor is expensive.

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>>17319747
thanks m8
ill bring both to a meet eventually, truck is just super slow because old smogged 318

>>17319754
grab a shop manual and do it yourself.
half the fun is getting in over your head on projects

>>17319764
Thanks I might have to resort to doing it myself. Will you be bringing the truck and pupper to the meet?

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>>17319764
Dat 80s bugflector

>>17319772
Nvm you just answered that derp nice dog though

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>>17319775
its a "bugoff™" deflector m8

>>17319772
not this next one unless the weather is gonna go to crap

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>>17319764
Our speedometers are very similar. Does your truck struggle beyond 70mph too?

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>>17318096
>This piques my interest. Any more information?
Frederick Trump, grandfather of future U.S. President Donald Trump, was also active in the town before it became a ghost town. He operated a boom-town hotel and brothel there. It was the site of the WA state's biggest gold rush despite coal being one of the things mined in the state. That's why you have names in the Bellevue area such as "Coal Creek" since that area and Renton had coal mines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Washington

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/donald-trumps-grandfather-got-business-start-in-seattle/

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Seattle,+Washington/48.02569,-121.4438


Inhabited "ghost towns" would be more like what Silverton (along our driving route) is. You can see Silverton on OP's driving map.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverton,_Washington


>>17319775
>Dat 80s bugflector
Do people still call them bug deflectors? In practice, it seems it was less for bugs than for preventing stone chips and sand chips on the hood and windshield glass. My grandfather had one and he called it a stone deflector. Back in those days when flexible clear coat wasn't on everything to strengthen and reduce chipping, the chance of rust was greater from all those chips in the paint. And windshields got those tiny sparkles due to sand pitting the glass with the tiniest of nearly microscopic chips.

The modern bug deflector has no obvious ugly shield sticking out up front. Instead, the upper front nose is made of polymer and is painted the same color as the rest of the body. Like the bug deflector, it takes the hits, generates a deflecting wind, and cannot rust.

>>17319333 >>17319330 >>17318187
>in my buttpussy

Crotches kill.

That's why Alberta, Canada launched a new road safety ad campaign against drivers paying too much attention to their crotches.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/crotches-kill-alberta-launches-racy-campaign-to-curb-distracted-driving-1.1164122

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>>17319976
a bit, but its also on 33.5" mud tires and was never exactly a speed demon either.
over 75-80 the front end is loose enough it gets kinda sketchy anyways

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bump

>>17322194
I was just thinking about doing that. I don't know if we really need the thread anymore though do we?

Since people talked about using walky talkies in the previous thread, on July 23, a new law will modernize the "DUI" series of laws by adding "DUIE" which is Driving Under the Influence of Electronics.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/heres-what-the-new-distracted-driving-law-means-to-you-when-it-goes-into-effect-in-july/

>>17322194
Ahh, was this the route inspection team?

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>>17323014
It's not July yet
>>17323348
No that was the first meet

>>17303581
Is anyone showing up earlier to get something to eat in town?

>>17318187
>I wanna come.
As a passenger? Do we know you?

>>17325959
Most people just drive alone because not everyone is interested in scenic twisty mountain drives done at fast speed. I took a coworker on a twisty but safe city road before and he got pretty scared even though I was not more than 5 over the speed limit. I guess Meet type drives are not for everyone!

>>17328238

Wait a minute I recognize that sticker.

It was gorgeous out today. Really sucks having to work all day when it's like this.

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>>17324973
>Is anyone showing up earlier to get something to eat in town?
You could also order the food "TO GO" at the same shopping plaza as that Albertsons. There's a TeriYaki-Bowl opens at 11AM and the Fortune Valley opens at 10:30AM. I assume there will be a "snack break" sooner or later in the drive, so if you don't mind your food cooled down (pick something that stays good), then try that.

Or you can assume that everyone will get together for a dinner together at one of the local restaurants before we go our separate ways. What we decide will probably be finalized when we get there.

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>>17328298
>Wait a minute I recognize that sticker.
Where's the WAT sticker!?

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>>17328298
aperture science m8
and yeah, i know. im on call so i cant even get out on the bike after work
>>17324973
if you want to get breakfast stuff detour up to the sultan bakery for some really good grub

>>17328351
that was before i bought any

>>17328351
We probably will meet at the back of the lot not right in from of the store where that picture is taken from

>>17328351
From that inset map, the Monroe Shell gas price is the same as where I'm at in south seattle. I thought it would be more expensive way out there in Monroe.

>>17325959
No, as a driver. I'm the pt cruiser fag. But I might be busy on Saturday unfortunately.

Who here is going to the second meet? I can't make it to the first one

>>17331170
Hopefully me. I don't know if I'll be able to get that day off, and I don't know if I've got the energy for all that driving though. The longest I've gone behind the wheel is four and a half hours in a day, and that wouldn't even be the time it took to get there and back for me (I'm the Portlandfag).

>>17331089
>But I might be busy on Saturday unfortunately.
Your GF didn't want to go on a scenic ride but wanted to do something else instead that Saturday?

>>17331205
>I don't know if I've got the energy for all that driving though.
It can be a tougher drive when you come alone. With company a drive from portland seems easier to me. Back before the seattle-area got a Fry's Electronics retail store (located in the suburb city Renton, WA), we used to drive down to portland once in awhile to check out the Fry's Electronics retail store there. But since several of us went together, the drive wasn't so tough.

>>17331205
Redbull and stretch and walk around at each stop.
16 hours and 1100 miles was my longest so far and the biggest issue i had was my elbow being kinda sore from resting on a hard spot on the door.
Did it again this year on a bike, and again it's all about getting up and moving around

>>17328428
>sultan bakery
Thanks. It looks like Yelp reviews compliment them for their portion sizes based upon the hash brown size. But before I get there, I have to pass by the Reptile Petting Zoo across from the BBQ place. They have an albino crocodile. They even have lots of snakes (but no plane). Snohomish County seems to have all these petting zoos. Didn't you guys pass by the Australian animal petting zoo on a previous Meet?


>>17331205
>The longest I've gone behind the wheel is four and a half hours in a day
I think having frequent rest stops to walk around and look at non-moving scenery lets you recover from driving. Portland to Buckley is a longer drive. But things are lush and green and its a twisty road and there are some places with big pullouts large enough for all of us to fit our cars.

The lush forest driving season is so short. Last year, the intermittent rains started up mid september and then became frequent through october to the beginning of may this year. Then suddenly, it seemed like the rains turned off except for the sprinkle a few days ago. So I will go to both the june 10th and 24th drives. Otherwise, the long rainy season is just a few months away. I want to drive a few places before it's too late to avoid the rains and roads being closed for the season.

Alright mates I'll be at the second one for sure then. (Not the portlandfag), hope you make it btw
>>17332883
Reptile zoo wasn't that great desu. Been there, some minor novelties but I wasn't really impressed. But then again never really was a big fan of snakes.

>>17319645
my bro bring your gf, mine is coming

>>17334147
>But then again never really was a big fan of snakes.
They need a plane to be good.

is that sperg with the hypermoto going

Looks like it's gonna rain on Saturday

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>>17303581
Just remember to keep an eye out for the weather report if you're riding a bike. It's supposed to be sunny in seattle on saturday. But Monroe is a different area.

I get weather reports simply by googling:
monroe washington weather

Isn't the best time after a short rain? That's what June usually gets. There can be a 20 minute rain and the rest of the day is sunny. But that's still classed by the weather service as a rainy day. Then the fog rises up among the tree and you can see sort of far ahead but not perfectly due to the mist. It's sort of ethereal.

>>17337117
>Looks like it's gonna rain on Saturday
Most of the past May days with rain only had short bursts that stopped. But the weather service still marks that day as a rain day.

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>>17331365
Yea it blows, friends from CO are visiting and there's a bbq with fags... I might say fuck it and come myself though and let her go to see her faggity friends alone.

>>17331170
Still have no idea what car I'm bringing but I'm coming to the 24th meet.

>>17337584
It's like you can't win. I would like for you to come to the Meets, but if she wants you to be there to meet her personal friends, then that's how it goes. Now, if she keeps on scheduling things to collide with each Meet date, then that would be a problem! Ha ha.

>>17338737
When is the next meet and where?

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>>17338792

>>17338892
G37 fag from the last thread here btw. Anyone bringing radios to the second meet? Not sure if I should buy one yet or not

>>17338911
I'll be bringing a CB radio, there was an annon above who had some walky-talkies.

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s/o/cal fags here. This run looks weak stop being pussies and do a road with more curves

>>17339879
Please find us one. Washington has shit toegay anywhere close to civilization

>>17339861
CB is in the 27Mhz frequency band. There was an expansion.to the 49Mhz band to provide room for more channels. The the FRS type radios opened up the 480Mhz band using FM instead of AM.

Because the chinese sell amateur radio gear cheaply, many people bought that from Aliexpress (or other places like Amazon and Ebay) and used it especially in the 2M (two meter) wavelength range. Of course, ham radio gear use on many bands requires not only a license, but rigorous examinations. Since no one really enforces the law, people have been usurping the spectrum from the hams more and more. As long as the chinese gear isn't used to transmit on the police bands, no one comes after you since the amateur radio operators are basically helpless.

>>17340319
Careful with the HAM autists. If you piss them off they will spend the better part of a year trianggulating your ass and sending the fucking radio police on your ass. Not even joking these boomer fucks have nothing better to do with their network of 25,000 dollar antenna. Stay safe.

>>17340336
Will they backtrace our transmission?

>>17338892
Niice the second meat looks even better I should make it to that.

>>17340336

With little 4-8 watt transmitters? I doubt we'll reach far enough to cause trouble. And we'll be mobile, so triangulating us would be an exercise in frustration

>>17340378
That's one I'm going to. Picking up a '90 miata on Saturday and provided I get all the work done to I want to before then I'm brining it out. Excited as fuck mang.

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>>17340336
>Not even joking these boomer fucks have nothing better to do
Most ham radio operators are retired technical people or retired military. And they generally are republican for some strange reason. They have activities called "Fox Hunts" where they practice tracking down a radio transmitter that broadcasts intermittently. One of the hams pretends to be the fox. He takes a weak mobile transmitter and broadcasts and can move around just a little bit. So it is not like he is at the Shell station in Monroe and then races over to Sultan city hall the next minute. The hams will build or buy specialty gear to help them do radio tracking. They also have the advantage of remotely operated stations that can automatically slave highly directional antennas and then text the data to the smartphones of the hams out there in the field looking.

So before you put them down, some of these people consider tracking to be a serious hobby where they improve their tracking times just like you improve your times at the racetrack. You don't with your car to the racetrack or dino it? Then you are not as serious about your car hobby as many of these hams are serious about their radio and gear fetish hobby. Some of these rich prosumer hobbyists have gotten together and even put up their own satellites (five working satellites now,).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_satellite

>>17340427
As mobile and fast moving as a Meet pack is going to be, getting tracked won't happen.

G37 fag here. Turns out I won't be able to make it to the full meet. I will be there for the first part but will have to leave partway.

>>17340319
CB doesn't go up to 49Mhz, at least my radio doesn't.

>>17303581
All righty, rechecked oil, tires, and the rest of the car. Looks ready to go!

Weather report says partly sunny no rain.

>>17303581
Today wants to be one of those interesting days.
It lightly rains for 10 minutes then the bright sun is out with no more clouds.
2 hours later, clouds appear and the same thing happens again.

Hope the forests are nice with a light mysterious fog from that kind of weather. Someone posted pictures last year about one of their drives just like that.

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>>17346413

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>>17346413

>>17345437

Nice! I'll be doing that tomorrow morning before I head out as well as picking up another 5qts of oil!

Hype guys!

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Hmmm should I come hang out with you fags or should I go to that weekly car show that happens in Redmond at 9-11am? Decisions ,decisions

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>>17347397
>>17348004
Yeah! These are the types of foggy Meet roads I like to see! It's like driving in a dream.

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Also does anyone here know this fag? I caught him on the 405 southbound twords bellvue. He was hauling major /OSG/ stickers

>>17348980
washington meets dont happen often go to this next week

>>17348980
>should I go to that weekly car show that happens in Redmond at 9-11am?
That thing is every week and mostly the same cars show up. You can go in the week between June 10th and June 24th. Go that week.

>>17348993
picture too blurry

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>>17349000
Hang out with people who know how to race or people who bench race..... Hmmm I'll give you guys a chance and drive buy. Bring food if you want people to stay

>>17349002
It's a BMW 5301 and it had the black cat bad luck club sticker along with numerous others

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>>17349015
>it had the black cat bad luck club sticker

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>>17349015
You're the one that knows the side look of that car with its sticker positions. If you want to catch up with that person, you might look for that car at the other non-driving casual meets like the rich people's drive up car displays in redmond on saturday mornings. Those meets are for social climbers and some business cards get traded around. I can see some stuck up people would want to go to things like that to prance around and feel stuck up themselves.

I'm betting that guy would go more to the root beer type meet than redmond.

So how did today's meet go? How many people showed up?

>>17349208
There was a pre meet?

>>17349248
No pre-meet. That question was probably from someone who smoked too many Cheech&Chong specials from Uncle Ike's.

>>17303581
Looks like a sunny Saturday today with no real wind so far.

Whats the estimate on attendees, I'm still undecided

Have fun guys unfortunately I won't make it today but I'll make the 24th meat.

>>17350244
At least one anon (me) is coming. Still undecided if I'm taking car or motorcycle. Seems clear but septical about weather as the elevation changes so might just take my shitbox.

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Hmm go to /o /meet or come see this in Redmond? Mmmmm I think this is better

>>17350650
you sound like a chidish douchebag bro, i don't think anyone wants to associate with you. take your smug attitude and keep it away from /o/ meets thanks

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>>17350661
How am I a douchebag just because I'd prefer to go look at classic Ferraris ? I was gonna go to the /o/ meet but if gatekeepers like you are there I'd think I'd rather not

>>17350703
You're not a douchebag for wanting to see old Ferraris, you're a douchebag because of how you're presenting yourself.

>>17350868
Na man you are. I'm not the other guy

>>17340378
>Niice the second meat looks even better
The first Meet had quite a bit of attendance!

This was the first Meet in my memory that a band-aid needed to be used too!

>>17352670
That's not even all the cars! Most of them, but not all.

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>>17352670
Nice, I'm glad to see so many people turned out. Wish I could've made it today but was sealing the deal on this finally. Looking forward to the Buckley meet.

>>17352670
Did anyone come close to crashing?

>>17353181
this isnt california m8

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>>17353022
>>17353027
Tried to get most
And hope to see you there anon
>>17353181
>
Here's the MR2 from the start of the meet, he left early

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>>17353230
>aw11s

>>17353230
>there was another mr2
FUCK

i should have went but none of you fuckers told me how many people were going

Fug, Ill have to hit up the next one.

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>>17353327
Scroll up I told you at least one. It's your fault for not going.
Here's a pic of doritos on a dorito.

>>17353327
>none of you fuckers told me how many people were going
>so i decided not to go

There were at least 12 vehicles at the meet.

>>17337584
>friends from CO are visiting and there's a bbq with fags
So how was the BBQ?

>>17353623
'at least one' is a smartass answer my dude, of course i wasnt going to take it at face value

>>17353623
>Here's a pic of doritos on a dorito.
There were plenty of snacks especially at the trail head stop. I didn't know you could warm up Doritos on the engine cover. I ate some of the other usual snacks others brought to share like the canned sodas, canned coffee, homemade chocolate chip/chunk cookies, jerkies, chocolate bark, brownie crisps, candy, and doritos. But some strange stuff showed up like bacon jerky, aloe drinks, hot dog flavored chips, chicago deep dish pizza chips, banana split coffee, and organic non-gmo snacks.

Look badass, hope just as much people go to the Buckley meet

>>17356232
Would someone start the new Buckley Meet thread?

>JUNE 24TH MEET

The Meet will start at Wally's Drive-In:
282 WA-410, Buckley, WA 98321

Wally's Buckley: http://www.wallysrestaurants.com/
Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wally's+Drive-In/@47.165351,-122.027313,15z

The Meet starts at 11am where we gather together at the Wally meeting spot. While we wait for others to show up or top off their gas, we'll make some more plans. Some people show up even earlier because they might eat lunch before the Meet. Everyone will be rolling out at 1130am. There are panoramic views as you drive on roads atop cliffs with no guard rails to spoil your view.

The route will start down 410 up thru the mount rainier park to the Paradise Inn major tourist destination. It's multiple parking lots are full unless you arrive before 9AM so we can't park there. We will then go down the other side through Elbe and back to the starting location. There is a shady rest stop with lots of parking. It has nature trails good for scenic walks and dog walking. It's a well-positioned rest stop along some trails and even has water available.

As of right now it is bring your own food since there is no agreement as of yet to have a cookout along the drive. Usually people have brought sealed snacks and drinks to share. As with past Meets, people can gather to eat dinner together at a restaurant at the end of the Meet. Some people take pictures with their phones and beam them over to others (or collect some) at that time.

Stops along the route will be made as the group sees fit.

Previous threads for the Meets are at:

June Meets (general):
http://4plebs.org/o/thread/17222927

June 10th Meet:
http://4plebs.org/o/thread/17303581

Buckley has other attractions including a top rated Haunted House in washington.
http://www.frightfactory.net/

>>17352670 >>17353022
>That's not even all the cars! Most of them, but not all.
Mr Snacks and one other isn't in the picture

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>>17349041
>it had the black cat bad luck club sticker
I always liked black cats. This is Mr Snacks. I had a scare where I almost slid off the road trying to keep up. The car did slide but there was enough road with no pebbles or leaf debris on it so I had enough friction to stay on pavement. After that scare, I drove even slower.

So you guys will definitely keep on losing me since you go so far ahead I don't see you anymore. That happened on the drive up the mountain and the drive down the mountain. If you make any turns, I won't see where you've gone. And when I wreck, no one knows since I am at the tail end of the pack. When I was further up in the pack, the one in front of me didn't bother to slow down but raced out of view around a right turn. That caused me to go straight and everyone else in the pack followed me wrongly! After that, I could only go to the end of the pack.

The pack also raced down the mountain and I guess I somehow took the wrong turn going through lots of roundabouts. By then, I was a bit far from Monroe so I just headed home and missed dinner at any restaurant with you fast driving guys.

>>17356834
we thought your broke off to head home. the meet fizzled out pretty quick after we got back to granite, maybe another 45 min of bsing as we took off.
we had a lot of new people that didnt follow group etiquette, we'll have to push that a little more next time and make sure people with radios are more dispersed including a cleanup driver to keep tabs on everyone.

will you be getting a radio for future meets as well? it seems like the baofengs are the way to go for the price

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>>17356926
>we thought your broke off to head home
No, I lost the pack as I couldn't keep up. Trying to keep up forced me to almost wreck. After that near wreck, I was scared and drove slower.

>will you be getting a radio for future meets as well?
What model? I assume Amazon's marketplace has multiple resellers.

>group etiquette
Well, I am at fault too. I treated the Meet as an adventure of which any frustrations are part of the event. Thus, I left my gear at home. No maps. No laptop. No cellphone. For me, it is a "Driving Adventure" meant to pull me out of my sterile comfort zone. The only thing I use OnStar to track the number of hard accelerations, hard braking, etc.

I really almost wrecked the car. If there had been an oncoming car or bicyclists in the other lane, that would be bad news. Hooray for manslaughter of bicyclists. But when racing, the law classes that as murder 3 in charging because it is a deliberate action. But the plea bargain would move it to manslaughter 1 if I accepted the fines and prison time. My main concern is not the prison, but insurance does not cover racing. So no matter what, I would need the lawyers to make sure I was not charged with racing in any accident.

Insurance companies will try to abandon their client to avoid the wrongful death lawsuits. It would be hard to avoid racing charges in my car because OnStar driving records are regularly subpoenaed. It would show I was driving at "racing speeds" up the mountain and down the mountain.

>it seems like the baofengs are the way to go
My toshiba is too "weak" to do anything other than vibrate when it gets a weak signal. If the signal is strong, I heard you guys talk a few times. It sounds like "W ..x s down... asbrals chevron .syy w x[ls stop sign 7x0sl go past lay2 brzzzt " when I get a stronger signal.

Having a Baofeng radio is of marginal use as I can't keep your pace. I don't want to slow the pack down so I'll sit out June 24th.

>>17357140

That would be a shame if you were to sit out the next meet. A lot of people seemed to be glad you attended. I do see what you're saying though.

I also think group etiquette does need to be taken more seriously the next meet. Losing people because of impatience or normies getting in the way definitely sucks; and I'm sure everyone wants to cut out any unnecessary pull-offs.

Maybe break into two groups? The ones who want to stay alive and the ones that want to get arrested?

I'm personally fine with driving near the speed limit and just enjoying the drive, but it seemed like there were a few people anxious to push their cars to the limit. If we're going to do that, I'd recommend we setup an /o/ track day, rather than driving on unfamiliar bumpy back roads with traffic, cyclists and cops.

>>17357140
youre autistic dude

>>17357329
he probably already knows how far along the spectrum he is, but thanks for pointing that out anon, really valuable commentary

>>17357329
at least he's not a dick

>>17357197
>Maybe break into two groups?
Not necessary for Rainier because there are enough other tourists on the road that pacing will be slower. We'll need a different strategy than with Mount Baker. Rainier has a mix of stops and tourist traffic that it is possible for other cars to get in between.

The Pack approaches the 4-way multi-stop sign. One Pack members goes. Each other road sends one car after the Pack member because everyone is headed to Rainier park. So, now you have:
1. pack member
2. normie tourist
3. local tourist
4. random car
5. pack member
6. random tourist
7. tourist
8. pack member

That is worst case, but things like that can happen. Or you come to a T-intersection where only the Pack has the stop sign. There are a 3 cars coming in the distance. Pack member #1 goes. One car keeps coming and goes by the stop sign. Pack member #2 now goes. The last car on that other road comes by with no cars behind it for a long distance. The rest of the Pack now enters the road. #1, #2, and the rest are separated by other cars. Baofang communications says for #1, #2 to pull over so the rest can join up. In such a case, it would have been better to just let those three cars zoom on by instead of of taking the first available gap in traffic.

Rainier has other strategies as well. No matter what, everyone is going to group up at the Park Entrance anyways. So racing up in 2 groups at max speed only means the first group has to stand by and wait. But hey, they cannot wait because there is no pullout room there. So they have to go on to Paradise. But what? They still cannot pull out due to cliffs. They cannot slow down and make other cars pass because of double yellow no pass.

Oh hey, there is a pullout, but it has a road going off to the pulloff space. There are lots of these for campers who have camping permits. But if the lead group pulls off there, the 2nd group might not see them at all since they can't block the road.

Is there going to be a meet on the last Saturday of July?

>>17357515
Get on KIK after re-reading the URLs of those past archived threads from last year for all the unused ideas of places to go.

The best two months for driving are July and August especially in the north end of washington closer to the canadian border or the Olympic Peninsula. Of course, those might be trips that are too long for most, so it could also be a smaller Meet. That could also mean that July and August combined together has three Meets with two regular Meets of short driving distances like the recent Monroe one mixed with one longer one such as one to the great North or one around the Olympic Peninsula which includes Hurricane Ridge and Ruby Beach.

Another approach is to have longer drives for the remaining two or three Meets that are undetermined. That means meeting at an earlier time such as 9AM and rolling out at 9:30. Otherwise, there is not enough time to have a Meet that has a longer driving time. Discuss in KIK. There are enough unused ideas and places far away to work with longer drives.

If you want Meets like those in 2016 which combined both a Drive plus another side activity (like ice caves, looking for red crystals at ruby beach, hiking the one mile rainforest boardwalk in the olympic forest), then you'll need to start at an earlier time than 11:30AM. The rainy season is really rainy on the peninsula, so if there is a going to be any Meet there, make it in July or August.

>>17357515
>last Saturday of July
That would waste July. Why not middle of july, middle of august, and the last meet of the year on the 2nd week of september? Any later and you are into the rain unless people want to go driving in the rain? Remember, rain plus thick mats of fallen leaves on the road means low traction on any curved road.

It's possible to have "Zero Day" Meet in October if there is a no-rain day and the leaves are in their autumn color. But "zero day" actually means one or two day notice based on the weather report. And the day might be a weekday.

>>17357329
You're*

>>17357140
baofeng
https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-Dual-Radio-Black/dp/B007H4VT7A

Would it be possible to have two meetups per month or is that too frequent?

>>17357565
>hiking the one mile rainforest boardwalk in the olympic forest

The only time I did this, it was sunny. I wouldn't mind doing it in the rain, it is a rainforest after all. But then again, I'm one of the guys who would be in the "stay alive" group instead of the "get arrested" group. I like to take things slow and comfy.

>>17358180
That's not too frequent BECAUSE no one is required to go to every meetup that exists. But if there were 2 per month, I'd go to both. This is the summer season after all and if you're going to drive for pleasure and see interesting scenery for pleasure and have side events for pleasure, this is a good time to do that.

People choose which one to go to. They can go once per month or once every 2 months if they so choose. It's just that the rainy season road washouts and the ice season makes roads in the mountain areas not so good.

After we lost Mr. Snacks and the Mercedes everyone agreed that we could slow down if that was the consensus and I definitely think that should be the case next time since the next meet is in Paradise and there'll be park rangers there not to mention you have to pay to drive there and no one wants to pay just to have to pay a ticket on top of that.

>>17358346
What is the gate fee up there now? And should probably mention that in the meet post.

>>17358472
i think its about $25
bullshit but thats washington in a nutshell

>>17358472 >>17358498
>i think its $25
>What is the gate fee up there now?
It is $25 now. It had a price inflation since people went up there last year. Description at:


Visiting Mount Rainier National Park:
https://visitrainier.com/pass-requirements/


Too Long Don't Read section: =========

>that's washington in a nutshell
You mean that's the USA Federal Tax Cuts in a nutshell. Mount Rainier is part of the USA National Parks Service (NPS). Their fees are separate from the Washington state parks service.

For specific USA federal NPS Rainier park fees, see:
https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/fees.htm

The NPS rainier annual pass was $30 in 2014, went to $40 in 2015, and went to $50 in 2016. I paid $20 per car last year but the fee is now $25 per car. Motorcycles got it the worst since it was $5 and went up to $20. If the WAT Honda has antigrav to let it be lifted easily, it should be moved inside the Taco. Then after passing the entrance, take the WAT Honda back out and save $20 courtesy of your antigrav.

The state of washington also manages a lot of state parks surrounding the national park. Washington State has a simple annual parks pass called the Discover Pass.
http://www.discoverpass.wa.gov/

If WA park fee deposit boxes look strange, it's because they evolved that way due to people breaking open the deposit boxes for the money inside.

>>17358180
>Would it be possible to have two meetups per month or is that too frequent?
The season for sunny Meets is short, so gotta pack them in there!

>>17358498
>bullshit but thats washington in a nutshell
Tax cuts. We're on the roadway and don't see it, but a lot of times, there were embankment constructs to stabilize the roadway. That's got to cost money and it looks like risky work to perform. In the USA, dangerous roads are closed to the public, but in other countries, they remain open for use.

http://news.southamerica.travel/most-dangerous-roads-in-south-america/

In particular, the episode 6 of Top Gear series 14 shows travel on one of these rain forest roads. That was the Top Gear: Bolivia Special.

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>>17361012
Running Lights make everything safer!

>>17361012
so why am i paying $100+ for tabs again since the $30 tabs bill was passed?
and some of the highest gas taxes?

oh thats right our state is absolute shit at financial management and pisses money out the window

>>17362899
>since the $30 tabs bill was passed?
The state legislators re-interpreted the meaning of various additional related car registration fees and then ADDED them onto the tabs fee.

Basic Tab Fee (based on model value) $30
Additional fee for administration: $1000
Additional fee for tabs being shiny: $1000
Additional fee for tabs having sticky back: $1000
Etcetera.

It's absurd how out of control the government can be when the want their money. Years ago, when the light rail to almost nowhere appeared for billions of dollars between the airport and downtown, the voters voted NO. But King County under Ron Sims used their emergency power to overturn the vote into a Yes. What good is voting when they have powers to overturn anything they don't like? Yes, that power was granted to them long ago in a vote.

That darn light rail doesn't even stop near Southcenter's various major shopping districts. So it's usage for 4 billion dollars is pretty light.

>>17362899
>absolute shit at financial management
Or "excellent" if you consider the ability to manage kickbacks and bribes for projects.