GEC Rendezvous and Picnic!

Confirmed my room today, Donna and I will be at Cross Creek Wednesday afternoon, would like to get together for dinner and drinks with everyone else that will be there that night, the buffet at Cross Creek is pretty good.
 
jprime84 said:
Would you guys still go if you knew you would miss the tour opportunity?
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We did the tour last year, and honestly I think that the videos are better than the real thing. We were far enough away and looking through glass, so it wasn't really any different than watching a screen. There is one part where you're actually in the room, and that was neat. Other than that the videos show the same stuff, but with a better view. I thought Queen's tour was much more fun. They let us go on the actual work floor and look over the workers' shoulders as they made the knives. We also had a chance to chat with the workers at each station and ask them questions.

The real treat of the whole rendezvous experience is meeting the other collectors. I honestly wouldn't be worried about missing out on any of the events, knives, or tours. As long as you get a chance to sit and shoot the breeze with the other people that came in you're getting the best of what the weekend has to offer.
 
Cory Hess said:
The real treat of the whole rendezvous experience is meeting the other collectors. I honestly wouldn't be worried about missing out on any of the events, knives, or tours. As long as you get a chance to sit and shoot the breeze with the other people that came in you're getting the best of what the weekend has to offer.
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Cory, dead on, the best part of the Rendezvous is the people!
 
Augie said:
Confirmed my room today, Donna and I will be at Cross Creek Wednesday afternoon, would like to get together for dinner and drinks with everyone else that will be there that night, the buffet at Cross Creek is pretty good.
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i will be checking in god know what time, depending on how slow I drive and how many times I plan to stop for gas. Also if you managed to get a room with a fridge please let me know, I plan on bringing some craft beer for the folks from local breweries.
 
Cory Hess said:
We did the tour last year, and honestly I think that the videos are better than the real thing. We were far enough away and looking through glass, so it wasn't really any different than watching a screen. There is one part where you're actually in the room, and that was neat. Other than that the videos show the same stuff, but with a better view. I thought Queen's tour was much more fun. They let us go on the actual work floor and look over the workers' shoulders as they made the knives. We also had a chance to chat with the workers at each station and ask them questions.

The real treat of the whole rendezvous experience is meeting the other collectors. I honestly wouldn't be worried about missing out on any of the events, knives, or tours. As long as you get a chance to sit and shoot the breeze with the other people that came in you're getting the best of what the weekend has to offer.
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Amen to that, it was very cool to meet a bunch of the folks from the forums and actually share a meal and have a drink with them. Some of the dealers make an appearance at the factory and its really neat to chat with every one.
 
Cory Hess said:
We did the tour last year, and honestly I think that the videos are better than the real thing. We were far enough away and looking through glass, so it wasn't really any different than watching a screen. There is one part where you're actually in the room, and that was neat. Other than that the videos show the same stuff, but with a better view. I thought Queen's tour was much more fun. They let us go on the actual work floor and look over the workers' shoulders as they made the knives. We also had a chance to chat with the workers at each station and ask them questions.

The real treat of the whole rendezvous experience is meeting the other collectors. I honestly wouldn't be worried about missing out on any of the events, knives, or tours. As long as you get a chance to sit and shoot the breeze with the other people that came in you're getting the best of what the weekend has to offer.
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Okay - one man road trip confirmed! I will be driving up on friday after I drop my son off at day care, and I should arrive around 5pm or 6pm. If there is a group dinner or something going I would love to get on that list (send PM for cell number). I will try and show up to hang out with the crack of dawn folks on Saturday, and stay all the way through the picnic before the long 9 hour drive home.

On the plus side, I can bring all my knives without worry. I will bring my guitar and fishing rods while I am at it. Any fish in oil creek?
 
jprime84 said:
On the plus side, I can bring all my knives without worry. I will bring my guitar and fishing rods while I am at it. Any fish in oil creek?
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I don't know about Oil Creek, but last year we camped in the Allegheny National Forest, there's a campground in Tionesta which is just a couple minutes from GEC, and there are definitely fish in the Allegheny River. There's a dam there, which makes a nice swimming and fishing hole. We ended up staying for a whole week, and it was well worth our time. ;)
 
A bunch of us staying at CrossCreek eat together on Friday night in their restaurant, and spend the evening showing off and discussing/trading knives afterward. They offer a buffet which is quite good IMO. And it is open to all!
 
waynorth said:
A bunch of us staying at CrossCreek eat together on Friday night in their restaurant, and spend the evening showing off and discussing/trading knives afterward. They offer a buffet which is quite good IMO. And it is open to all!
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Sounds perfect. I suppose just keep this thread up to date with time and place to meet I suppose.
 
pertinux said:
What guitar are you bringing?

~ P.
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Just my Yamaha acoustic nothing too fancy, but I have had it since the end of high school. I am a total amateur too but I enjoy playing it.

waynorth said:
Music??????
:):):):):)
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I hope you like 90's alt rock! Aren't you from up near Seattle but across the border?

I also decided for a bit of #TreatYoSelf. My Ram 1500 can be bumpy on the highway, and getting 18mpg on my 1200 mile trip seemed less then ideal. I had some points saved up with Hertz, and I cashed them in on a Mercedes C300 for the weekend :cool:
 
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