Wow! I guess the minus 26oC weather did not dampen the spirit of the Ottawa ROTTERS and company. We had a good turn out on a very cold Friday night to meet, swap lies, parts, stories and to say goodbye to Clive as he ventures forth to do his part to make the world a better place.
The following folks (and if I missed anyone - send the details) turned out for this event (in no particular order):
Bob Carriere - who always takes us down some interesting literal and figurative roads,
Grant Bowker -who I hope will be making a major announcement soon on this forum,
Guy Vapeur - the designated ROTTER driver (thanks, Guy!),
(and rounding out the Hammond Quartet) Yours truly,
Mike Calnan - AKA Gunner - who brought along some interesting slide shows of Africa and of England,
Clive Law - who will be setting up a ROTTER branch in Haiti...and a big thank you for the HUP photo CD,
Alex Blair - our Gracies coordinator,
Greg Wright - official supplier to the Hammond Barn (thanks for the items Greg. They are very much appreciated.),
Don Dingwell - of the Jeep Restoration Hall of Fame,
Graeme and son (we called him Mark II - I think his name is Kyle...),
Terry Warner and son (sorry mate, I forgot the young man's name),
Eric Ratcliffe - Iltis Club representative and potential CMP owner, and
Morely V - of the Perth Regiment.
Our special guests included Brian Gough - Mr. HUP, and Barry Churcher - Mr. C15TA, who joined us from the deep south. We really enjoyed catching up on the goings on at the Chicken Ranch and were enthralled by shipping container stories. Other issues were discussed and arrangements are underway - so stay tuned!
Since I didn't have to drive, I got into the suds and blame the Guinness for the poor quality of the photos I took. I ask the other ROTTERs and guests to send their photos to me or post them on this thread.
We were all served by the lovely Jessica, who knows us quite well, having served the ROTTERs in the past.
Brian and Barry show Terry the capability of todays modern digital cameras - don't know exactly they were reviewing but they all seem entranced. Betcha it's a Gracie's girl...
Quote of the evening: "Who else would be spending a Friday night at a pub (full of great looking women) discussing the undercarriage of a rusted truck?" Yep. We're special!
Thanks to all for coming out and I hope you all join me in wishing Clive Godspeed on his upcoming adventure.