Just a random question.
Are they going to be trying to run people off from showing up at the playtron gates late thursday night, or will it be back to normal? I figure someone has the inside scoop on this info.
(I ask this because we were run off opening weekend, but not the other two times later that year we showed up a day before gates open)
As it is, a small mess of us will show up there Thursday. Last time we were run off we all just congregated at the Brookshire brothers back in town and had ourselves a good old time in the parking lot till sunrise.
Not sure about opening...but I know that they've started to open the gates Thursday nights around 6 or 7ish....or if the line is backed out to the main road. So I say stay there but get there later in the evening.
Thanks! That sounds like a plan. We'll probably all be up there by about 5-6:30 so that should work out well. Hope to see all you folks out there!
I'm curious what you mean by run off. In the past they have allowed the vehicles to line up at the gate. This of course is what prompted them to start letting people in Thursday night. Are you saying that they are demanding vehicles leave the property - hence no line and no early gate open?
Not sure what you meant by running people away.
Two years ago (or was it three?), the line on Thursday of opening weekend filled the entry road and vehicles were parked along Highway 1774. Around midnight, they let everyone in to get everyone off the highway. I remember that night, as I was sound asleep in my trailer when people started banging on the wall and as I got the trailer back to travelling mode, alot of vehicles wizzed by. I never heard of anyone being told to leave.
After that, they have been letting us in around 6 PM Thursday, but telling us that the gates will be locked afterwards and we wouldn't be able to get out at night. Sometimes when they let us in, they tell us to come back Friday morning and purchase the camping passes.
Sort of miss the camping on the road Thursday, as we had some nice parties around Cliff's trailer that lasted most of the night and we were primed for going in Friday morning. But then again, being able to get in Thursday and getting group area marked off and ready for the Friday inrush worked quite well.
I'll be there around noon Thursday to spot the Drunken Gnome camp at row 3, with my younger (by 1 year) Sister who is now living with me. She's a Ren Virgin, so hopefully she enjoys the wonderful and crazy folks I grown to love.
I'll see ya out there on Thursday Mike! I plan to be there around 1.
McLotofus will plan to be in rows 7-9.
About 1p is what time I had planned to be out there. Hopefully I'll actually be able to stick to my schedule. So long as no more nasty bad things happen (o;
I'll probably end up sitting at the gate, since my group of friends can be like herding cats trying to get them someplace time at the same time. I was planning on leaving Dallas around 7p, after we all get off work.
Kinda hope there is no running off from the gate area if its locked by the time we get there. A large bald guy, a long hair, and a tattooed dude in a white kidnapper van tend to attract police if we end up in a store parking lot until morning, :D Not that we are doing anything illegal, just dont want the hassle.
Sucks that I only get to go down for one weekend this year.
Last year opening Thursday they ran off the first 3 or four of us that showed up. The cop was grumpy and complained that he was "tired of people blocking up this road and he wasn't going to have us filling it out into the street". It took me the better part of an hour to back the trailer down the road because well... I am not profecient with trailers to begin with. backing one... sucks.
The year before that I had a blast camping the road. So I was disconcerted when this happened. Maybe we got there a bit too early and maybe he was just a bit too grumpy at that moment. Regardless we'll be there Thursday day.
Can't wait to see everyone!
Are the camping gates open all night on Friday? My brother and some friends will be joining me Friday but isn't sure how late it will be.
Once gate opens on Friday, I have never seen it closed the rest of the weekend. However, I have seen them close the gate after a certain time on Thursday night since they started to unofficially open them on Thursday.
Thats what I thought, I just wanted to make sure. Thanks.