PA/NJ/NY/CT Caravan Thread

[GregFarz78]

anyone driving up thurs morning from PA/NJ?

[Riley1123d]

I am. I live in Netcong, which is exit 27 off Rt 80.
I take 80 east until 287.. an then 287 north until the thruway... an then follow north until Albany.. easy!

From here Albany is like.. 165 miles/2 hours or so away

[02SilverGT]

leaving thursday around 6-7 pm

[GregFarz78]

I'm thinking about leaving early thurs morning from around philly area like 8-9am hopefully get to albany by 1pm

[Big Joe]

I might be leaving my area around noon-ish I think. If any of your Jersey punks wanna meet me around the 287 area.

[GregFarz78]

hmm I could do that maybe I thought you were going up wed night...I can hit harold's on the way up to kill some time lol

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by GregFarz78
hmm I could do that maybe I thought you were going up wed night...I can hit harold's on the way up to kill some time lol

Yeah Greg wait for me biotch. I was gonna go up wed but I thought about it and really theres no point for it cause theres hardly anyone there/ nothing to do. Plus I need to save my vacation days cause I'm pretty sure I'm going to Chi-Town for Gap. I haven't talked with Jay from CT about it yet but I know he's leaving Thursday as well and me and him have caravaned up there together for the past 2 years now so I'm sure he'll probably be with us as well. Before we know it we could have a nice little group.

[Rayz]

Leaving 6-7 am thursday from Langhorne

[Big Joe]

why so early? come later and drive with us Ray. We're way cooler then being alone.

[Riley1123d]

Originally posted by Big Joe
I might be leaving my area around noon-ish I think. If any of your Jersey punks wanna meet me around the 287 area.

That sounds good, around the same time I wanted to leave! We could definately do some kind of caravan

[Big Joe]

cool. I know theres a rest stop right after exit 15 on 87. That would probably be the only place to meet with out making you guys back track a little

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by Big Joe
why so early? come later and drive with us Ray. We're way cooler then being alone.

werd you're gonna hit mad traffic on the nj tp at that time of the morning

I'm around king of prussia so I'll leave around 9:30-10 I guess definitely going to make a pit stop at harold's :D anyone is welcome to join me

[02SilverGT]

im down for meeting up around noonish/1 casue i think i just took the whole day of anyway so why not, and it'd be much coller to arrive with a bunch of ppl then solo

[iceman]

I was gonna go up Wed, but Greg I'll wait for ya I guess. the earlier the better on Thurs, I wanna hit the junkyard by coxsackie. I'll be takin the NJTP to 287 to thruway as well, parkway is lame

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by iceman
I was gonna go up Wed, but Greg I'll wait for ya I guess. the earlier the better on Thurs, I wanna hit the junkyard by coxsackie. I'll be takin the NJTP to 287 to thruway as well, parkway is lame

wanna meet at that rest stop after exit 7 on the nj tp?

[Matt95GT]

I'm going up late Wed night.

[iceman]

Originally posted by GregFarz78
wanna meet at that rest stop after exit 7 on the nj tp?

I dunno. I haven't figured out when I'm goin yet. Got a while to decide. Come up Wed... you not doin anything better

[GregFarz78]

I hate making long drives like that at night

[Matt95GT]

Originally posted by GregFarz78
I hate making long drives like that at night

Feel free to enjoy the NYC traffic in the sun then.

[Gimli]

Originally posted by Big Joe
cool. I know theres a rest stop right after exit 15 on 87. That would probably be the only place to meet with out making you guys back track a little

Big Joe wants to meet you at a rest stop. I'd be afraid. Very afraid...

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by Matt95GT
Feel free to enjoy the NYC traffic in the sun then.

by the time I get to NY it will be 11-12 it wasnt bad at all when I left here last year around that time I made it up there in 4 hours

[Matt95GT]

Originally posted by GregFarz78
by the time I get to NY it will be 11-12 it wasnt bad at all when I left here last year around that time I made it up there in 4 hours

Me & Seth made it there in like 3.5 hours once. Night drive FTW.

[iceman]

I've made it there in 3 before :)

[Big Joe]

I made it from Seth's front door to my front door in an hour and 15 mins in mid day traffic coming home from wing bowl this year.

[Rayz]

I take I-287 N to I-87 N (New York Thruway) stright through to Albany.
I don't remember any city traffic?

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by Rayz
I take I-287 N to I-87 N (New York Thruway) stright through to Albany.
I don't remember any city traffic?

With that rout your bypassing NYC all together, Ray, we'll be on 87 most of the way as will you. You should join the group.

[Rayz]

Sounds good were and what time Thursday???
I have the car stocked and ready, Let check my list?


Montecristo #1 and #3’s
Aston Cabinet’s
Romeo Y Juleta EL 2005
Osborne Porto LBV 2000
Offley Porto LBV 2000
Golden Monkey
Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale
Dock street

Yea, it's all there

[Big Joe]

Romeo Y Juleta For :teh: win!.. Ray, its still not official but I Think the best place to meet is right after I287 becomes I87. Theres a rest stop somewhere around exit 16 on I87 North. It shouldn't be too far after you get on I87. Its definitely the first and only rest stop you will see for a while. I think a good meeting time would be 12:30? This way you guys can leave around 10am cause its after morning rush hour. Then we should arrive in Albany around 3ish, and thats well before evening rush hour.

[Rayz]

I like earlier but I'll go with the vote

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by Rayz
I like earlier but I'll go with the vote

Ill probably be working till 12. Earlier wouldnt work for me unfortunately. But whats there to do early anyway. Cant check in till like 2 anyway.

[Big Joe]

Jay and his cousin will be joinin us on the way down from CT. Jay's brother is still undecided if he's coming so we should have at least 6 cars by my count.

[Riley1123d]

Yeah I'll meet wherever, whenever.. going alone my goal was to be in Albany around 2.. which means leaving my house 11 - 11:30... so yeah.. i'd be more than happy to meet up with everybody else at a set time.

Should we all trade cell numbers the night before or somethin?

[Big Joe]

lol Ray I think your the only person in this thread that doesn't have my number already.

[Rayz]

Originally posted by Big Joe
lol Ray I think your the only person in this thread that doesn't have my number already. Yea, I got you number.
But I need your cell too.
:D

[Big Joe]

correction, I need both Ray's numbers.

[Riley1123d]

Haha wow I feel like the odd man out here then.

Okay, I just PMed you my number Joe.

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by Rayz
Sounds good were and what time Thursday???
I have the car stocked and ready, Let check my list?


Montecristo #1 and #3’s
Aston Cabinet’s
Romeo Y Juleta EL 2005
Osborne Porto LBV 2000
Offley Porto LBV 2000
Golden Monkey
Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale
Dock street

Yea, it's all there

reminds me I need to fill up my humidor before I leave

12:30 sounds good if anyone wants to meet on the nj tp let me know we'll figure out a meeting spot

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by GregFarz78
reminds me I need to fill up my humidor before I leave

Greg don't forget theres that bomb ass shop down the street from the hotel. Ill fill up when I get there.

[iceman]

Ugh someone make up my mind. Do I got Wed or Thurs?

Rayz, you gotta come to Harold's with us. I also have some 2.5+ year old monkey bottles aging.. I'll bring em with

Originally posted by Big Joe
Jay and his cousin will be joinin us on the way down from CT. Jay's brother is still undecided if he's coming so we should have at least 6 cars by my count.

Uhh, we are not doing 63mph the whole way :D

[Big Joe]

Seth 63 or 36? :lol: j/p jay. Seth come with us thursday.

[02SilverGT]

im down with that time, and i have no ones number :( gues sim too new

[Riley1123d]

You have mine lol

[02SilverGT]

true story

[GregFarz78]

Go thurs morning we'll hit harold's for breakfast

[Big Joe]

Dam this thing is growing pretty fast.

[GregFarz78]

werd we rolls deep

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by Rayz
I like earlier but I'll go with the vote

Ray let me know if you want to meet up somewhere. we are right around the corner from each other. ill see if rick and his girl can meet at my house and we can go up to you or meet at the OV mall or something

[Rayz]

Sounds good,
I'm about a mile from OV mall PM me about the time and you cell#

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by ga5speed02
Ray let me know if you want to meet up somewhere. we are right around the corner from each other. ill see if rick and his girl can meet at my house and we can go up to you or meet at the OV mall or something

you and rick going up thurs too? I'm not sure where you guys get on the turnpike but why don't we all meet at the last rest stop in PA I think its around mile marker 358

[Big Joe]

I think half the dam even is rolling up with us.

[Riley1123d]

Originally posted by Big Joe
I think half the dam even is rolling up with us.

..So, we're pretty much OUR OWN EVENT!!!!!! :lol:

[iceman]

isn't that always?

shit if these many people are rolling, I guess Harold's is required. Is everyone down w/ stopping for breakfast? we could prob get one omelette to feed us all. I'll be on po-po patrol up front.

Not trying to be a dick, but if we gotta stop and get people along the way, your asses better be on time coz I'm drivin thru

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by Big Joe
I think half the dam even is rolling up with us.

east coast always represents brah :cool:

I'm definitely down with harolds its better than turnpike food

[blackgt2k]

I think im meeting up with joe and you guys on I-87 at one of the rest stops. just gotta find out from joe what time you guys are heading through....

[RickHigginsHtbr]

don't know if I'm riding up thursday morning or wednesday morning. Debating going up early wednesday and hitting the 6 flags in buffalo thursday.

[ga5speed02]

rick let me know, the way i see it, you come get me ON TIME then we go meet with PA Ray and then go from there

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by RickHigginsHtbr
don't know if I'm riding up thursday morning or wednesday morning. Debating going up early wednesday and hitting the 6 flags in buffalo thursday.

you know Buffalo and Albany are know where near each other right. Its about a 5 hour trip. I didnt even know there was a six flags up there, its not listed on the web site either? If anything Six Flags New England is way closer.

[blackgt2k]

Isnt it just a water park that is up there. maybe a couple small rides, i remember people talking about it last year.?

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by blackgt2k
Isnt it just a water park that is up there. maybe a couple small rides, i remember people talking about it last year.?

no thats six flags in Lake George.

[RickHigginsHtbr]

Originally posted by Big Joe
no thats six flags in Lake George.
Lake George Six Flags wasn't bad. Had maybe 2 decent coasters, the one is cool just because it's been in service since like the '20's or something.

Now I'm trying to think why I was thinking there was something out near buffalo, maybe it isn't a Six Flags out there? I dunno, maybe I'll hit up the one in Mass since Superman is supposedly the #1 coaster in the world. Either way I'm going to that huge park in Ohio in late July to hit up millennium force.

Edit: Darien Lake is no longer a Six Flags, but it's still there. Viper is the only reason I want to go, loved it when it was at Six Flags NJ.

[iceman]

bad news.. Harold's is closed the 12th of July, so we'd have to hit it on the way home if anything.

[cavingman]

^works better for us. we cant leave until 5 on thursday or so :\

[Rayz]

I just finished having a polite conversation with Big Joe who represents the NY/ North Jersey Families (oops I meant caravan).

So in order for us guys to have the biggest ass caravan of Grand-Am’s on The New York State Thruway heading for Albany on Thursday We’ll be meeting up at Sloatsburg rest stop on 87 North @ 12:30 PM ( for the less astute that afternoon).

Anyone who wants to caravan with me from the Philly / South Jersey area I’ll be leaving from The Langhorne Square shopping center ( across from Reedman’s Toll auto dealer route 1 and 413 @ 10:00 AM ( thatz morning) I figure we all can meet in the parking lot by the Dump ( furniture store) on the other side of the Wendy’s between 9:30AM ( morning again).

PM me to Let me know who to expect.

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by cavingman
^works better for us. we cant leave until 5 on thursday or so :\

damn we'll see you guys at midnight :lol:

[Big Joe]

^ :agree:

[cavingchick]

Yah, and probably nice and tanked too!

[RickHigginsHtbr]

Originally posted by Rayz
I just finished having a polite conversation with Big Joe who represents the NY/ North Jersey Families (oops I meant caravan).

So in order for us guys to have the biggest ass caravan of Grand-Am’s on The New York State Thruway heading for Albany on Thursday We’ll be meeting up at Sloatsburg rest stop on 87 North @ 12:30 PM ( for the less astute that afternoon).

Anyone who wants to caravan with me from the Philly / South Jersey area I’ll be leaving from The Langhorne Square shopping center ( across from Reedman’s Toll auto dealer route 1 and 413 @ 10:00 AM ( thatz morning) I figure we all can meet in the parking lot by the Dump ( furniture store) on the other side of the Wendy’s between 9:30AM ( morning again).

PM me to Let me know who to expect.

I think mike and I will see you there.

[Big Joe]

Ok this thing is getting really big. Can we get a list going this way we don't forget someone. :lol:


1. Big Joe






Just copy, past, and add your name as the list gets bigger.

[Rayz]

Ok this thing is getting really big. Can we get a list going this way we don't forget someone.


1. Big Joe
2. RayZ

[GregFarz78]

I'm carpooling up with seth now so guess you can add us to the list too

1. Big Joe
2. RayZ
3. iceman/gregfarz

[RickHigginsHtbr]

1. Big Joe
2. RayZ
3. iceman/gregfarz
4. rickhigginshtbr
5. ga5speed02

We're going to be meeting up with you Ray. Don't know what car now though, check out the members ride section.

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by RickHigginsHtbr
Don't know what car now though, check out the members ride section.

coughVETTcough.

[RickHigginsHtbr]

Originally posted by Big Joe
coughVETTcough.

probably now.... unless i get a nice new dd by then. the vette will make the ride, but i dont want to push the miles on it.

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by RickHigginsHtbr
i dont want to push the miles on it.

:gay: dont talk to me about pushing miles. I have one of the oldest DD's on this forum. Plus I've been the oldest ga at the albany meet every year I've been there. :D You sissy's and your new cars I tell ya.

[RickHigginsHtbr]

Originally posted by Big Joe
:gay: dont talk to me about pushing miles. I have one of the oldest DD's on this forum. Plus I've been the oldest ga at the albany meet every year I've been there. :D You sissy's and your new cars I tell ya.

No, gotta keep it under 5K miles for loan, insurrance, and emissions reasons :lol:

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by RickHigginsHtbr
No, gotta keep it under 5K miles for loan, insurrance, and emissions reasons :lol:

So? Albany is no where nere 5k miles away. Maybe 3-4 hundred round trip :D

[Riley1123d]

1. Big Joe
2. RayZ
3. iceman/gregfarz
4. rickhigginshtbr
5. ga5speed02
6. Riley1123d

[Big Joe]

Well since Jay donesnt check this too often ill add him.

1. Big Joe
2. RayZ
3. iceman/gregfarz
4. rickhigginshtbr
5. ga5speed02
6. Riley1123d
7. Blackgt2k/ Brother
8. Mike (Jay's Cousin) Not sure of his screen name.

[Big Joe]

The bridge I have to cross before I meet up with you guys.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/BigJoe5313/Pictures/bilde.jpg

It just happened yesterday

[GregFarz78]

shit that sucks :lol:

[biggnome]

Is that the Tapan Zee?

Tim

[Big Joe]

^ yeah

[Riley1123d]

I have nothing constructive to add to the last few posts, except that I always call it the Chimpanzee Bridge.


Have we decided on an official meeting place/time yet?

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by Riley1123d
Have we decided on an official meeting place/time yet?

Originally posted by Rayz
I just finished having a polite conversation with Big Joe who represents the NY/ North Jersey Families (oops I meant caravan).

So in order for us guys to have the biggest ass caravan of Grand-Am’s on The New York State Thruway heading for Albany on Thursday We’ll be meeting up at Sloatsburg rest stop on 87 North @ 12:30 PM ( for the less astute that afternoon).

Anyone who wants to caravan with me from the Philly / South Jersey area I’ll be leaving from The Langhorne Square shopping center ( across from Reedman’s Toll auto dealer route 1 and 413 @ 10:00 AM ( thatz morning) I figure we all can meet in the parking lot by the Dump ( furniture store) on the other side of the Wendy’s between 9:30AM ( morning again).

PM me to Let me know who to expect.

[Riley1123d]

We’ll be meeting up at Sloatsburg rest stop on 87 North @ 12:30 PM ( for the less astute that afternoon).


Wow.. funny thing was I read that post more than once previously, however only the 2nd half set in.. which didn't concern us directly.
How far up 87 is the Sloatsburg rest stop?

[Big Joe]

Its about 5-10 minuets after you guys merge in from I287.

[Big Joe]

I87 is a two lane highway most of the way. All I'm saying is me and Seth will clear the road for everyone. :D

[02SilverGT]

foudn out i cnat caravan, ill be up there around 8-9 on thursday nite, stupid work calling me in, where should i look for you guys once im there?

[Big Joe]

look for 50 grand ams at the hotel. cant miss us.

[02SilverGT]

hahah and follow the loudness

[iceman]

Will see you guys there Thurs around 12:30.. I'll park upstairs, double decker garage . Will be on channel 5-0 probably gonna have the equinox there

[Riley1123d]

See ya then!

..I've never been to this stop but i'm sure i'll find ya, i'll look for an equinox an other GAs... an I'll probably end up early! -- Don't have a CB though :(

[GregFarz78]

You wont miss it man its a big rest stop right around exit 15A...

[Riley1123d]

Okay, cool! If you see me wandering aimlessly, gimme a honk! If I get up there as early as I normally do with everything else, I might be one of the first there.. Just gotta figure out when to leave my house!

[GregFarz78]

Originally posted by Riley1123d
Okay, cool! If you see me wandering aimlessly, gimme a honk! If I get up there as early as I normally do with everything else, I might be one of the first there.. Just gotta figure out when to leave my house!

oh and we weren't talking about CBs seth means handheld FRS radios I would go pick one up they're cheap and useful with so many people going we use them all weekend

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7052306&st=frs+radio&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1108124680438

[iceman]

Greg dude we gotta bounce about 10

[Riley1123d]

Just wanted to add in here that Mel will be meeting us at the rest stop too! ..Just incase she doesnt get a chance to post up or whatever before tomorrow!

[Big Joe]

yeah I knew that. Talked to her a few times today on the phone.

[02SilverGT]

Ray if you miss the rest stop , i may have to tell the ppl at willy p to kick your a$$ out of school,

wotn be at the rest stop, gotta work in the morning, be up there areound 8ish baring traffic, dotn have too much fun till i get there

[Riley1123d]

Haha I wont miss it.. $5 says i'll be the first one there... ehh.. probably not, but one of the first!

[02SilverGT]

ill see u up at albany big guy