The Brotherhood Of Work Weekend Overeager Workers (BOW WOW) convened its semi-annual meeting on Friday, July 25. Members present were Kelly Marold, Mike & Carla Guenette, Carol Barrette, and Ian Dowell. Reports were presented on "How To Get Lots of Susan B. Anthony Dollars at a New Hampshire Rest Area" (Kelly) and "Menage a Trois in a Pickup Truck Cab: Utilizing the Dual Stick Shift" (Ian, Carol & Kelly).
The Brotherhood reconvened shortly after sunrise (due to Steve Kondi's dog interminably "singing" the sacred BOW WOW chant) for a hearty breakfast of toasted bagels and pecan rolls with funny grill-marks on them. Research was then conducted on the following topics: "How To Level Dangerous Cabin Stairs and Do It Right This Time" (Mike & Carla); "Cabin Cleaning and Running Away From Bats" (Carla); "Red Ostrosky - Force of Nature or Just Really Destructive and How to Clean up the Mess He Leaves" (Carol & Kelly); "Oh, And This Would Make Pretty Good Firewood, Too" (Kelly & Carol); "Clever Gadgets: The New, Improved Hand Washer" (Ian); "Supply Run II: The Sequel" (Ian); "I Couldn't Find Any Patio Stones So I'll Use Big Rocks Instead" (Ian); "Wood Bin: Useful or Just Ugly?" (Ian); "How Not to Be Seen" (Kirk) and "Levelling the Road: How To Avoid Lawsuits for Transmission Damage" (Gavin - who was caught in traffic and arrived late).
A dinner including fajita/barbecued chicken and the now traditional Guenette Mega-Salad sated the appetites of the tired Brothers.
Mike, Carla, Carol and Ian stayed up late to work on their Travesty extravaganza.
Everyone reconvened Sunday morning for a hearty breakfast of bacon (cooked several different ways), Muriel's doughnuts (imported from Lebanon), and French toast. Breakfast was followed by crayfishing using the leftover bacon.
Mike, Carla and Kelly headed home soon after while supplementary presentations were made: "Latrine Pit III: Is It Necessary" (Gavin); "Latrine Path II: No Way Will I Dig Another Latrine" (Carol); "Deluxe Commode Shelter II" (Ian & Gavin); "Restocking the Wood Supply" (Ian, Gavin & Carol); "Mowing a Two Acre Lawn with a Weed Whacker -- NOT!" (Ian)"; "Snake Spotting" (Carol & Gavin); "Re-reseeding: Deja Vu" (Carol).
The meeting was concluded with a refreshing swim in the pond.
Addendum: The following weekend the field was properly mowed by Chris & Wil Dowell.