WINDY CITY WINNIES
SEPTEMBER 2011 OUTING
KIELER, WI
9/7/11 - WEDNESDAY - ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY, COOL DAY, WAGONMASTERS GLASSMAN AND O’BOYLE MET FOR LUNCH AT THE RAFTERS RESTAURANT IN LENA, IL. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE RESTAURANT WASN’T OPEN FOR LUNCH AFTER LABOR DAY. SO, WE HAD A BITE TO EAT IN OUR RIGS AND THEN TOOK OFF FOR KIELER. WE SET UP THE MOTORHOMES AND THEN TOOK A LITTLE REST BEFORE HEADING OUT TO DINNER. WE THOUGHT WE’D TRY THE MYSTIQUE CASINO BUFFET. THE GUYS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OK AND THE GIRLS DIDN’T LIKE IT. AFTER DINNER THE GUYS WENT BACK TO THE RV’S WHILE THE GALS STAYED AND GAMBLED. MICKEY HAD A VERY NICE NIGHT AND TRES JUST WON $20.
9/8/11 - THURSDAY - THE GLASSMANS AND O’BOYLES WENT OUT TO LUNCH AND BY THE TIME THEY GOT BACK EVERYONE WAS HERE. THEY WERE BARTHEL, BICAN, DAVIDSON. HEDDENS AND SLOWIK. THE HEDDENS WENT GAMBLING BUT EVERYONE ELSE WAS HAVING A HAPPY HOUR SO THE WAGONMASTERS JOINED THE GROUP. WE SAT AND TOLD STORIES IN THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR DINNER. THE HEDDENS NEVER CAME BACK SO THE REST OF US WENT TO DINNER AT THE KALL INN. A LOT OF US HAD THE PORK CHOP WHICH IS SOOO GOOD. BACK TO CAMP SO EVERYONE COULD DIGEST AND RELAX. THAT IS EVERYONE EXCEPT TRES, GAIL AND MICK WHO WENT GAMBLING.
9/9/11 - FRIDAY - THE WAGONMASTERS GOT UP EARLY AND MADE COFFEE FOR EVERYONE. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING. ABOUT 68 DEGREES, GOING UP TO 77. WE ATE AND DRANK UNTIL WE ALL DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO DO SOMETHING. ALL BUT
THE BARTHELS DROVE TO POTOSI TO HAVE LUNCH AT THE POTOSI BREWING CO. THE DRIVE WAS BEAUTIFUL EXCEPT FOR THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND THAT REALLY WASN’T TOO BAD. WHEN WE GOT THERE WE HAD A HALF HOUR WAIT TO GET SEATED SO A FEW GIRLS WENT ACROSS THE STREET TO THE ART GALLERY AND THE OTHERS WENT THROUGH THE MUSEUM IN THE BREWERY. TIME WENT FAST AND SOON WE WERE SEATED AND ORDERING LUNCH. SOME OF US HAD THEIR GREAT ROOT BEER THAT THEY MAKE THERE AND SOME HAD THE BEER THAT IS ALSO BREWED THERE. I DIDN’T HEAR ANYBODY COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR MEAL. BY THE WAY, IF YOU EVER GO THERE, HAVE THE CHEESE SOUP. IT’S GREAT! BACK TO THE RIGS TO REST UP. LATER WE SAT OUT AND ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. NOBODY WAS HUNGRY FOR DINNER AFTER OUR LATE LUNCH SO WE CANCELLED OUR FRIDAY FISH FRY. TRES AND MICK WENT TO THE CASINO TO TRY THEIR LUCK AGAIN WHILE MOST OF THE GROUP PLAYED "SCREW YOUR NEIGHBOR".
9/10/11 – SATURDAY – GENE AND GERRY GOT THE COFFE MADE FOR THE GROUP AS ONE BY ONE THEY CAME OUT OF THEIR COACHES TO HAVE SOME GOODIES AND HOT JAVA. ANOTHER GEORGIOUS DAY. NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY AND IN THE 70’S. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR? WE HAD A QUICK MEETING AND I MEAN QUICK. I THINK IT LASTED ABOUT 12 MINUTES. GENE BROUGHT OVER OUR NEW SIGN FROM WINNEBAGO. INSTEAD OF GIVING PINS TO EACH MEMBER THE CLUB GETS A SMALL PLAQUE. AS YOU SEE ON THE LEFT THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AT 11 AM SOME WENT TO DOWN TOWN DUBUQUE AT THE RIVER TO CHECK OUT SOME FESTIVALS. OTHERS STAYED TO RELAX IN THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. I KNOW FOUR PEOPLE WHO WENT TO WENDY’S FOR LUNCH. ABOUT 3:45 EVERYONE STARTED GATHERING FOR A HAPPY HOUR. SEEMS LIKE MOST EVERYONE HAD A STORY TO TELL. WE HAD FUN! ABOUT 5:15 WE STARTED GETTING READY TO HEAD OUT TO DINNER. TONIGHT OUR MEAL WAS AT THE COUNTRY HEIGHTS SUPPER CLUB. THEY ALWAYS HAVE DECENT FOOD. THE WAITRESS WAS REALLY NICE AND GOOD AT HER JOB. AFTER EATING IT SEEMED LIKE WE STAYED AN HOUR JUST YAKKING WITH EACH OTHER. AFTER 2 HOURS IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. OF COURSE TRES AND MICK WENT TO THE CASINO FOR THE 4TH AND FINAL TIME. THE REST OF THE GROUP PLAYED SCREW YOUR NEIGHBOR AGAIN.
9/11/11 – SUNDAY – ONE LAST TIME GENE AND GER MADE DELICIOUS COFFEE FOR THE GROUP. I FORGOT TO MENTION IT BEFORE BUT WE ALWAYS HAD LOADS OF GOODIES TO WHET OUR APPETITES. IF YOU COULDN’T FIND SOMETHING TO MUNCH ON THEN SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AGAIN I HAVE TO SAY WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING. I CAN’T REMEMBER HAVING 4 DAYS OF SUCH GREAT WEATHER. ONE BY ONE, COACHES STARTED HEADING FOR HOME UNTIL IT WAS JUST THE WAGONMASTERS WHO REMAINED. THEY GRABBED A BITE FOR LUNCH IN THEIR RV’S BEFORE HEADING FOR HOME. SO THAT ENDS ANOTHER WCW CAMPOUT. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL NEXT MONTH.
WAGONMASTERS: TRESSA & GERRY GLASSMAN, MICKEY & GENE O’BOYLE