And rush hour in Portland is from 6-9am and 3-7 pm so it lasts a loooonnng time and can be bad at times. Especially I-5 crossing over the river. Sadly, during 2 of the 4 days of the meet, I will be hitting that traffic since they are weekdays. But it will all be worth it to swim at "home" and see my friends.
I would ordinarily be staying at home, and was hoping to have a party there, but my house will be in the throes of a huge remodel and I'll be renting a place up the road.
To everyone I was hoping to invite over for dinner, sorry, the kitchen won't be done in time. We'll be doing cabinet installation, countertop templates and installation, base and casing, and backsplash tile the week of Nationals. And my mom will be in town!
:)
Bill....Hulk, Fort, myself and a few others would be happy to come over and assist with the demo...we work for beer! :drink:
I would ordinarily be staying at home, and was hoping to have a party there, but my house will be in the throes of a huge remodel and I'll be renting a place up the road.
To everyone I was hoping to invite over for dinner, sorry, the kitchen won't be done in time. We'll be doing cabinet installation, countertop templates and installation, base and casing, and backsplash tile the week of Nationals. And my mom will be in town!
:)
Bill....Hulk, Fort, myself and a few others would be happy to come over and assist with the demo...we work for beer! :drink:
Demo starts on July 7, but I won't even be here. I'll be on an airplane headed home from a family gathering in Maine, following a trip to Richmond for annual planning. It'll be a little surreal to step off a plane and return home to see half my house demolished on the inside! I only hope they save the hearth for the following day so I can take a sledgehammer to it! I hear that's an excellent dryland workout...
I'll probably go for the holiday inn that is on the shuttle route. It seems to have rooms still, it is just $30/day or so more expensive than the others, or am I missing something?
What's the parking situation like there? I'm assuming the shuttle would be preferable.
Darn it. I was going to attend Nats purely for the Volckening Function and tour of the Olympic Suite...I am not going to fly to Oregon just to swim 3 events!!
;)
Guess you can just drive to my Olympic suite then. It's a lot closer to you! But then, you'd be giving up the beautiful Oregon scenery.
I would ordinarily be staying at home, and was hoping to have a party there, but my house will be in the throes of a huge remodel and I'll be renting a place up the road.
To everyone I was hoping to invite over for dinner, sorry, the kitchen won't be done in time. We'll be doing cabinet installation, countertop templates and installation, base and casing, and backsplash tile the week of Nationals. And my mom will be in town!
:)
Darn it. I was going to attend Nats purely for the Volckening Function and tour of the Olympic Suite...I am not going to fly to Oregon just to swim 3 events!!
;)
I was going to attend Nats purely for the Volckening Function and tour of the Olympic Suite...I am not going to fly to Oregon just to swim 3 events!!
Ha! But really, think about flying to Oregon for the great wine and microbrews :wine: :drink:, the unequaled outdoor recreation (cycling, hiking, skiiing in August, surfing on the Oregon coast), and to find out why Frommer's Travel Guides named Portland one of the WORLD’S top-10 travel destinations in 2007 (Frommers.com). Read more at forums.usms.org/showthread.php (and register for Nationals today!).
