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Are we sticking with the later May dates...
...which for 2013 would mean May 13th -17th ish.
OR???
Are we going back to a week earlier as before...
....which for 2013 would mean May 6th -10th ish.
PLEASE...only vote if you intend to be there!!
Please complete poll so those who want to book NOW for next year...
.... can get on it :thumbup:
Thanks
Jo
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Why changed a good thing :)
There were a few Stoop mummmmmbbblings...
...about all the "Razors'..and the heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumke
The poll is up for a month...
..then we'll get a good idea of what dates suit the majority.
jo
with that heat, hell I would do 2 wks earlier!
but its only fun with the entire clan, that wins over weather!
Agreed.. And yeah side by sides are LAMEEEE.... So I will go with the majority.Quote:
Originally Posted by VX crazy
I probably won't be there so I won't vote, but keep in mind that the earlier dates will make it hard for our younger college members to make it - the second week of May is usually when colleges hold finals and/or graduation.
But I do agree that it was hot, especially on Tuesday and Thursday. As our babies age we probably should stay out of the heat.
Traditionally it has always been the 2nd week if May. 1 week earlier is not going to miraculously change the weather. Some years its hot, some it snows! If you move it a few weeks earlier you got EJS going on....50+ rigs on a trail is not fun.
Now Tom...you haven't been since you made us change the date:bgwo:
Either date will work for me.
I just need to know which it is.
PK
Well sort of Billy...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
...it was moved back a week recently , after issues about it running over Mothers day.
And yes...a week for the weather is not really worth taking into consideration...
.....but EJS ceratinly IS...hence easter is OUT!
This year we seemed to have every single Razor in the country (except Sue's!!) running around.
Police convoys taking them to trails etc...:_brickwal
....100 of then (littttterrrally!) split 50/50 on Hells revenge and Porcupine Rim!!
Never mind the Cluster Phuq they got into failing horribly to climb out of Kane Creek!
PITA...big time!
Jo
This year was warm, but last year was cold. There is no way to predict the weather based on one week or the other; I have seen everything from highs in the 60s to the 90s over the years.
Besides, most of you had air-conditioned rooms and vehicles anyway...
Jo, date didn't change. Mothers day just missed the usual weekend.
Actually Billy...
...look back and I think you'll find that it was moved back a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
A 'movement' to do so was spearheaded by ( IIRC) TomDieTrying.
But anywhooo...just pick a date from the poll...
...and we'll all figure it out :thumbup:
jo
Agreed about the weather, I prefer when there are less crowds on trails.......plan on bringing mine again next year and don't like medicating on trails!
Tom made an attempt to move away from Mothers Day, but ZuZoo has always been the 3rd weekend in May, and the week preceding. A quirk in the calender obliged Tom, and then he didn't show up anyway...Quote:
Originally Posted by JoFotoz
Fair enough...
...but not convinced!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigSwede
Moab has started May 9 to May 11 th for the last several years...
Big calendar quirk!
Anywhoo...
Whatever the majority want is good with me :_beer:
Jo
It did start that early in 2010, but not last year. It has always finished on the 3rd Saturday in May. 2010 was as early as it could be, and 2011 was as late as it could be. (And yet 2011 was much colder than 2010.)Quote:
Originally Posted by JoFotoz
Not that it can't be changed, just saying the way it has been.
Man you ain't kiddin' there!Quote:
Originally Posted by VX crazy
Of course we don't want to be anywhere near EJS, but "statistically", it's a little cooler the week earlier. And this year, it was quite a bit cooler the week before we arrived. Totally chance, I realize that...but if we move a week or two earlier, "statistically" we may hit a bit cooler temps. Many VXs were having elevated temps this year in the heat....is that common?Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
The "snow" ?.....wasn't that some tiny flurries up at the top of Top Of The World two years ago, that lasted like 5 minutes?....:p
x2!Quote:
Originally Posted by VX crazy
You're right, can't predict it, but "statistically".....:laugho:Quote:
Originally Posted by BigSwede
..and...A/C vehicles.....um.....well...maybe 5 minutes here and there....it was dang hot!
If Moab ends up moving to the 6th-10th, you can count Meow out. That's right around finals time...
Yeah, I might be going back to school this year so I voted for the later date to avoid complications with that.
Thanks Steve...
....I get it now :oQuote:
Originally Posted by BigSwede
I was focused on the start dates..and didnt get the end date deal :_brickwal
:_beer:
Jo
Its okay Jo...we realize you're still in a post-Moab haze! :)
Speaking of which, how is the ORW?
The ORW is not talking to me...
...somebody told her I drove a jeep for two days.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigSwede
She's pissed!
Gonna have to buy her new shoes, probably a new outfit and no doubt ....
....some elective surgery to her rear end :eek:.... just to placate her !
Right now she's pushing me around town in 2wd...the rear 4:77 third is a mess...
...blown bearing, chipped gears...general destruction :mad:
Will start looking for 'the cure' next week....
Jo
well didn't you explain to her that if she was a more reliable beotch you wouldn't have even thought of cheatin' on her? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by JoFotoz
LOL.....Swede is right.........but it was the right move for ALL mothers (and wives) out there regardless of what you think of your mom(or wife).Quote:
Originally Posted by BigSwede
Man, you make it to Moabs 6 times in a row. You miss a couple and you get this. LOL
Peace.
Tom
Moab is just a crazy place. I tend to go every April and every October, trying to avoid everything in between. (though the past 3 years I have made a may trip as well). April and October are Ideal if you're out camping, but you definitely get rain.
I went November 2010, for my 30th, and I was shocked at how great the weather was. I'm really surpised more Off Road groups don't plan around fall, instead of spring.
I'd vote, but I'm a non-commital type, whose only time making it to the isuzoo was the weekend after I bought my VX :D (and I'm only 3 hours away). I Loved meeting everyone, and had the best of intentions the next years, but a baby, a 1 year old, and this year a 2 year old got in the way. (I'm not in control of my life) :D
I've always wanted to go in the fall!Quote:
Originally Posted by taylorRichie
Me too!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Harness
The week prior to Moab this year was still in the mid 90's so the week doesn't matter weather-wise. You can't predict mother nature. But for me... I will be graduating in May and have finals, so if it gets pushed back a week I can't go. Same reason I missed 2010.
:_thinkingQuote:
Originally Posted by VXIRONwoMAN
I was following it on weather.com. these were the actuals they showed, but they must have been way off or something.
http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/USUT0165
.....SUN....MON.....TU....WED...TH....F......SAT
Hi.. 72°F.....74.....77.....81.....86.....80.....81
Lo.. 43°F.....42.....47.....44.....45.....54.....40
Statistically, the average for that week ranges from 74 -77.
:_confusedQuote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
It's weird because I tracked Moab's weather like 2 weeks prior to leaving and it was saying in the high 80's to low 90's, but all the weather sites say the hottest days were the 15th and 17th both which hit 90. Accuweather gives a little different weather, but still doesn't show what we actually experienced.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/moa...weather/336126
I wish I could suck at my job as much as weathermen(women) do and still keep my job...
P.S. If you're camping warmer weather is welcome... I LOVED the weather while we were out on White Rim...60's at night was PERFECT!
As Steve said, it has always ended the 3rd FULL weekend in May. If the 1st is on a sunday then that weekend doesnt count and it gets pushed back a week.
That said, if the dates change I cant go. I've already had to schedule all of next years vacations (through June) and the weeks before and after are taken so I cant move. Everyone at work knows when I normally go to Moab and plan their dates around mine.
Fcuk the razors, they can move their dates we were there first. Just start being jerks to them the way they are to us.
As far as weather, sometimes its hot as hell, other times its freezing. Sometimes in the same week. Moving a week either way will make no difference.
On the trail weather can be considerably different than in town weather.
Oh that chart/list I typed was for the week PRIOR to our arrival, so it was 5/6 - 5/12. I was so hoping it would stay in those lower temps for our week, but oh well....mother nature!Quote:
Originally Posted by VXIRONwoMAN
I've tried accuweather, weather underground and some others, they're all a little different, even when they report the "actual" temps....:_thinking must be due to their temp stations being at different locations or something.
yup Billy, isn't that the truth...in Dallas, (and other major cities too) the "concrete jungle effect" retained more heat so it was cooler in the outlying areas with less concrete and buildings....but really not much to make much difference...it was daM# hot and frikkin' hot! Probably hotter on the Moab trails due to rock surfaces and no shade would be my guess.
It gives me one more week of wrench prep time after the snow leaves around here.
Kinda important for me, as all my :_wrench:ing is done in the parking lot...:yesgray:
Dub...you just need to not procrastinate. Wrench now, hybernate all winter, Moab ready in spring!
Yeh...that'll happen...right after you get the SAS done...:rolleyesg...:laughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
You saying anything about procrastination is blatant hypocrisy...:rotate:..:rotate:..:rotate:
I also usually attend the fall Gilbert MN run...leaving very little time after to :_wrench: any carnage back into shape before winter sets in...:_snowplow
Not procrastinating...just waiting for the winning lotto numbers to roll in!