@dayhuff - thanks for another global invitation. Echoing what others have said it's incredibly generous to share your collection. I had a spectacular time at your party last year.
For those considering going, here's how last year went for me: Left home on Friday, Uber ride to BWI to catch Southwest to Detroit. Took an express bus from DTW to Ann Arbor. Picked up lunch at a sub shop along the ~1 mile walk from the transit center to the Amtrak station. Took Amtrak to Battle Creek where I met a salesman from Freedom Motors to pick up a handicapped-capable vehicle for a family member. Drove car back to Detroit and went to Marvins Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Picked up a buddy Saturday morning at DTW and headed to the party. Returned to a hotel adjacent to DTW for the night. At dawn Sunday dropped my friend at the airport and drove 13+ hours to North Carolina to deliver the car. Early Monday took the Amtrak to Alexandria, VA and then Uber completed the loop to home.
Who cares what I did? Well, let me say the party was unquestionably worth all that and more (well, it was also very rewarding to deliver that car to my parents). But the point is, if you're on the fence about it, GO!
Of course, if I can get there this year the logistics will be simpler...
-Rob
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