Had a nice long talk with the GM at Romney this afternoon. They feel they are ready to go.
Here's the latest info in no particular order.
Mechanic on Duty: Romney will keep a mechanic around until 6:00pm on Friday, and 5:00pm on Saturday.
For those arriving early: You are welcome to arrive early, but be aware not everything will be up and running until Friday, the official start date of the event. Port-a-potties were expected to be up on Wednesday afternoon. When Romney called to confirm delivery, the company had it down as Thursday morning. Romney reiterated they expected them Wednesday afternoon, but be aware, it's possible they may not show up until Thursday morning. You are welcome to use the dealership bathroom while they are open. The potties will all be consolidated in the same area this year not spread around like last year. There will be wash stations added this year.
Showers will be up Friday afternoon after all deliveries have been received.
Fire pits: There are two fire pits this year. The main fire pit near the green building (same as always). The second one will have a larger ring than last year, and will be located along the tree line (left side of map photo posted yesterday). There is a supply of wood near that ring.
Parking lot: Look to make sure you are not parking too close to the fire ring in the back.
Romney has consolidated their trailers this year so there is more room in the big main parking lot.
Please avoid parking anything (bike, trailer, car) in the employee parking lot. That lot is the relatively small lot near the very back of the dealership building. Please don't park on any pavement on the far side of the showers. We apparently crowded out some of the employees last year.
If in doubt we expect to have volunteers in hi-viz t-shirts to help you know where to and not to park. If there are no volunteers around please don't be offended if someone asks you to move if you somehow end up in a place that requires it.
Volunteers: If so inclined, please do.
Sign in: Will not begin until Friday morning. If you arrive early...enjoy, then come see us in the Service area Friday morning to get all your credentials. Romney staff will not be doing the sign in this year. It will be handled by Checkswrecks, myself and the volunteers that are chomping at the bit to help make this a smooth running operation.
Ice/Water/Coffee/Phone Charging: All located in the little green building.
Romney Staff Availability: Between all of us, a weekend at one of the nations busiest dealerships, and all the extra people drawn in by two factory trucks, I think it is safe to expect the Romney staff to be absolutely slammed and working their tails off to keep up. Trust me when I say they are extremely happy to have you here, but during the business day they will probably not be able to engage in extended chit chat. Please don't be offended if they get pulled away from a conversation. I know Larry (GM) is planning to spend both Friday and Saturday evening with us out at the fire, and I suspect Kevin (owner) will, too.
Checkswrecks and Dirt_Dad: The red shirt guys. With the Romney staff expected to be so busy, we will be the go-to-guys for the Camp N Ride group. Considering our experience over the last 4 years, it is extremely unlikely there will be any issues, but if there are, grab one of us.
School tours: See the sign-in desk if you would like to tour the WV School For The Deaf And Blind.
Raffle: The raffle is expected to happen between 7:30 and 8:00pm Saturday evening.
