A NEW ROUTE TO DIEFFENBACH'S POTATO CHIPS, NEAR WOMELDORF, PA This drive will also incorporate a fundraiser benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. Please see the thread concerning this on our main page under Chat "Food Drive" or the 10/28 post by Alison to this thread.
When - Saturday, October 31, 2020
Drivers' Meeting: 10:00 a.m. (Note new time!)
Depart: 10:15 a.m.
Where - Cracker Barrel, Fogelsville
7720 Main Street
Fogelsville, PA Location
Event Leader - Walter Cramer
As Horace Greeley once told a group of Miata enthusiasts,
“Go West, young drivers, Go West, and make sure
you stay off the four lanes”.
If you happen upon Dieffenbach’s Potato Chip factory,
stop and indulge
Join Walter for a Fall morning of driving westward over Lehigh and Berks County roads south of routes 22 and 78. Our westward destination is the Dieffenbach’s Potato Chip factory. The locals claim these potato chips to be the Best Ever, and the devotees among us can replenish their home stocks with the tasty 'taters! Although the drive to Dieffenbach’s is a bit over two hours, I have a rest stop planned at Redner’s on Route 183, one hour and forty minutes into the drive.
Our return route of travel also has us stopping at Redner’s on Route 183 for a rest stop on the trip back. As we turn onto Route 737 North, we finally get to travel on roadways north of routes 22 and 78. The length of travel is 95 miles and approximately 4 1/2 hours.
We will have lunch with out-door dining at Hops Fogelsville Hotel.
Be sure to let Walter know if you wish to go to the restaurant!
This event will follow the current Pennsylvania rules for COVID-19 safety. We will require that all participants maintain six-foot social distancing, and we will require masks to be worn when not in our cars. To avoid common handling of materials, we will email the directions to participants, for home printing, and we will eliminate the usual paper sign-in sheet. Since the sign-in confirms your agreement with LVMOC’s standard Waiver and Release, we will now consider your post to this event thread, indicating that you intend to participate, to be your “electronic” signature, indicating your agreement with said Waiver and Release (copy available on request).
This drive will be limited to 15 cars, including the leader, with priority given to paid LVMOC members. If the 15-car limit is not met, we will open the drive to non-members.
We will use FRS radios for communications. Be sure to arrive by ~9:45 a.m. with a full gas tank and an empty bladder .
Attending:
- Walter & Nancy (Hops x 2)
- David & Janice (No lunch)
- Wayne (Hops ??)
- Jeff (Hops x 1)
- Michele
- Ken & Evan (No lunch)
- James (Guest)
- Jim & Melissa (Hops x 2)
- Alison & Mike ( No lunch )
- Louie and Justin (Hops x 2)
- Corrina and Tara (Hops x 2)
- Risa and Mike (no lunch)
- Wanda & Jerry (No lunch)
- Annette & Jim
- Nobu (Hops x1)
- Gary (Guest)
Silver 2011 NC PRHT Grand Touring (actually Janice's car)
Corrina and Tara are in for the Run and lunch
2014 Club 2.5L "Punisher Edition", 2017 RF GT
Is there still room for a little Fiata on this drive? Mike & I would like to join you but no lunch.
Add Wanda and Jerry to the list. No lunch Thanks!
2013 Copper Red GT
There's always room for your Spider, Risa. And if you enjoy chips, Dieffenbach's has a nice selection of Kettle Chips.
I forgot to sign up for lunch. Please put Evan and I down for lunch at Hops.
Ken Hill
2002 HZ Yellow
with a few Modifications
Thank you, Ken - got it.
Also, let your Dad know I replaced my instrument gauge hood on my BRG.
Contest for how many bags of chips to stuff in the boot?
Quite a lot. I cannot find the photo of this run several years ago, but I spent about $20 and literally had the trunk of my NB filled with bags of potato ships. I plan to do the same thing this year.
Ken Hill
2002 HZ Yellow
with a few Modifications
Dave, very thoughtful in adding the information about the Second Harvest Food Bank that is associated with this Drive.
You' the MAN !
Hi, looking at the temps for the AM start, and this being our first year in the Club, any foreseen problem(s) with road surface conditions???
Walt, if "something" happens enroute from Lancaster, what's best way to inform you about us simply meeting in Wolmensdorf vs. Foglestown or us regrettably cancelling our participation?
We agree with your observation and will be moving the Saturday morning starting from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. If it becomes necessary to contact me for any reason, please send a text to 610 509-7120.
In addition, we have a retired Navy F-14 Tomcat stationed at our local VFW. It happened to be only a five minute drive from the Pocono Fall Foliage starting point. On Thursday morning and yesterday morning I introduce both groups to the Tomcat. Many were warmly touched by the visit as both groups had veterans in them.
As a retired Air Force pilot, one day we will get you up there. In the meantime, below is a link to the Morning Call article from October 11, 2003.
https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2003-10-11-3511908-story.html
@rhetlaw thannx, brother, for the honor of reading this article. No jet wants to sit down, all want to fly their friggin wings off. Still, it may have been the time to present itself to an admiring Nation for years to come.
DH
Unfortunately, this F-14 is no longer operable. I drive past it almost every day, thinking, "Boy, it sure would be fun to fire that thing up!"
Silver 2011 NC PRHT Grand Touring (actually Janice's car)
As the article points out, there is a team that, at least back in the 2003 era, salvaged parts from retired F-14's to keep other F-14's in service. Very meaningful that servicemen hold these aircrafts so close.
Reminds me of policemen and their attachment to their canine's as team members.
As a year round driver of my ND, your tires will be fine. They will not have the grip they have when they are warm though. If you drive your car at colder temps, you may want to consider another pair of shoes for it. I swap mine out in mid November.
Louie
2014 Club 2.5L "Punisher Edition", 2017 RF GT
Sorry.., "stuff happens" at the last moment.., please delete Dave & Carol for the chips run and after drive lunch. See ya'll another drive!