Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Who's up for a road trip to N. Central Indiana?

If not, I can bring some hardware and rig up wireless for the event.

I've got a D-Link wireless router in the house, and I'll bet it will reach out to the pond. Gotta figure out what I used for a password...........

There may be enough people coming that I'd charge enough to cover expenses and have it catered and get a large tent + tables/chairs. There's a local mom & pop grocery store that does catering. They want slightly less than $10/head for a pretty extensive spread.

That would leave more time for BS'ing.

Still trying to figure out all the details! Don't know what time to start it either. 8? 9? 10?

I'll bring something, just in case. Password will be...? Ah heck, I just use the default password that comes with these.

Sounds like fun. I'm bummed out.

Good idea on the cater gig with the tent facilities and all.

Open the gates at whenever you want, and I have the first 20 covered.

Still may have to throw some meat on a fire tho

Thanks JKB! That brings up another point. The physical address at the house is 1.5 miles into Central Time Zone from Eastern Time Zone. Even here at the house, the cell phone shows Eastern time. Plymouth, where the hotel is at is in Eastern time.

So, depending on what people are using for an alarm clock, they might be an hour early!

Don't be bummed. Still a month away, and guaranteed, no multicolored exploding pustules.

Swing by if you can.

Choose a time slot, but make it your time! Pretty sure every one can deal with X as an offset.

This looks like it is shaping up to be a great GTG... Really looking forward to it!!!

Right JKB. I run on Central Time.

JKB or Essup, are you going from single phase 220 to 3 phase for your well?

Essup, I was in your neck of the woods yesterday. My wife had me picking up her garage sale stuff she bought last week!

Ribs.....? We eat corn fed back-straps up here. I have a few large, long and heavy packages in the freezer marked for just this sort of event. Some taste testing perhaps? Should have enough room to bring down some habitat and a few rods....you got the enough cooler space?

I have plenty of cooler space! There's an empty working refigerator/freezer in one outbuilding, along with 2 large (20 cu ft+) chest type deep freezers.

Come on down!!

Mike: Planning on running a 3 phase well pump on 220 single phase.

Scott- How far is Fort Wayne from your location? If driving from MN would I pass your place going to Fort Wayne? Key vendor to our business is located there and maybe I need to schedule a meeting with them this summer.

How bout inviting George Thorogood John Melencamp and Ted Nugent? $10-$15 seems reasonable for a good meal,

Bob, that's a great idea!

mnfish, Ft. Wayne is 55-60 miles to the East, and if you drop down from the Indiana tollway or from 80/94 thru Chesterton and Valpariso to Rt. 30, and take that to Ft. Wayne, you're 1.5 miles from the house when you go past on Rt. 30.

Roughly 1/2 hr to the East of Valpariso on 30, 10-15 minutes West of Plymouth, Indiana.

I'm really close to State Route 23 and Rt. 30.

Damn Bob I didn't know George Thorogood was from Indiana and I used to be in a band. I do know the motor city mad man is from Detroit though. If he shows up I won't be there. Too narcissistic for my taste.

Ok Cecil Sweaty Teddy is out so how bout Bob Sieger? Don't think GT is a Hoosier but I still like him. In defense of the Nuge, I admit he is EXTREME but I've been huntin with him twice and he is really a pretty decent guy. Since you're right on the way, I can pick you up. Hope to have Mr Cody in tow. Heck, I'll even drive the car instead of the truck so we can have some elbow room.

Oh you can have Teddy but I just won't be there. LOL I think he gets $50,000 to show up at the NRA convention so he may be a tad too much for this get together.

Bob Seger would be awesome! Another local although Michigan...

[quote=Mike Schmitt]JKB or Essup, are you going from single phase 220 to 3 phase for your well? quote]

That's the general idea. Next best thing to having 3 phase power for running motors. Depending on which VFD you choose, you will want your line (incoming) voltage to be equal to or higher than the motor voltage at 60Hz. Some will follow your voltage while others will boost it up if it is low. I don't like the followers at all. They don't do a very good job at motor control.

The pump/motor combo for esshups well is pretty much narrowed down now. I am heading down to scope out what is needed for electrical components and wiring so esshup can get a realistic budget for this. Then we are going over to his buddy's place and check that out also. Esshup said it should be really close to his rig except the wire runs may be longer.

I plan on bringing a PF525, ML1400, G306 and a few other things to give esshup an idea of some of the possibilities.

I'll get info from esshup as to how much wire/cable to bring for a temporary hookup.

Ted's not that bad. I can think of far worse!

Seger would be cool, so would Molly Hatchet!

I don't think the budget would afford a garage band that just started practicing

Molly Hatchet is actually playing in my town on the 26th of July, then Connersville IN on the 27th.. Unfortunately they are already booked in FL on the 20th..

As for Ted, 15 years ago maybe... Anymore, I would walk right on by..

Hey my old garage band in Alpena, MI is still playing. Kind of funny to watch some old farts crank out hard rock. I wonder what our drummer is doing now? Last we saw him years ago he was drummer and lead back up singer for Conway Twitty. Wouldn't even talk to us and his nose was in danger of drowning him in a rain.

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Hey my old garage band in Alpena, MI is still playing. Kind of funny to watch some old farts crank out hard rock. I wonder what our drummer is doing now? Last we saw him years ago he was drummer and lead back up singer for Conway Twitty. Wouldn't even talk to us and his nose was in danger of drowning him in a rain. [/quote]


Was that the guy they called Pork Chop? Tommy "Pork Chop" Markham died about 20 years ago. Didn't drown, diabetes.