Hearth.com meetup in Oct. at Woodstock Soapstone Open House!

Looking forward to seeing you again Craig.

Hey Craig, I'll pass them out again. Had some fun doing that with the Super Cedars last year and met some very nice people too.

OK, I think I'm going nuts . . . I swear I saw this thread earlier today . . . but you couldn't post to it . . . am I losing my mind?

Jake, you lost it when you started splitting wood wrong.

Dennis:

Thanks to those cedars you passed out last year I have never smelled another miserable smoldering newspaper again. And thanks to the soapstone hand warmer chunks your wonderful wife Judy gave me, my wife has been less ornery on the colder nights. TJ and I are looking forward to the trip. I'm seriously considering placing a deposit on the big one.

If it were closer I'd go, but New Hampshire is a bit far to travel from western Montana... now if Woodstock is willing to move their factory closer to Montana, then I might consider it lol

Ohhh.. the hat makes it worth the drive

Really hoping to make it out there to meet up with folks - hats or not.

Any suggestions in the area for a side trip to amuse kids 2-9 years old?

there is a chance, if the stars align correctly, that I will be there. Will be near-ish at any rate. Now, just have to figure out how to render guards unconcious, chew through bars, escape staight jacket and hitchhike the distance.....shouldn't be too hard. I'm a sucker for a hat.

You giving hats to any wannabes that pass by, or do we get issued ID? Just kidding. Sounds very interesting.

Craig, congratulations on the special design for the hat. Looks very good. And I'd make Rick drive to get the hat.

Tony, my wife was so generous with those soapstone blocks we went away with none! They were all gone so your wife got ours. No problem though as they sent me some later. They really are handy.

Slow, I really do hope you are able to make the trip again. My wife might even volunteer to help with the kids.

We're still making plans but some have had to be changed just because of all the flooding out in that area.

Very nice!! That's a hat to be proud of!

Ray

I was hoping to see the new stove and actually meet Dennis and other hearth.com junkies in person . . . getting free swag is the icing on the cake . . . and I don't even wear hats . . . although I probably should since it would cover my bald spot on my head.

I would love to meet you all, and usually we are in NH for a Fall camping trip on Columbus day weekend! But, this year we are going to Horseneck Beach, it's just a lot cheaper than the NH trip would be. My inlaws are nice enough to fund the entire thing every year as well as every other weekend during the camping season. Thanks to them we are able to go away to the beach and lakes around the state quite often.

I hope you all enjoy the trip and the foliage should be beautiful!

Right in my home state. I'll be there! =]

If nothing unusual happens Mrs. Flatbedford and I will be there. Planning to arrive Friday afternoon and leave Sunday. Beer, food, and a hat! Looking forward to meeting my virtual friends.
Does anybody know how significantly the area has be effected by the flooding?
Does anybody want to buy a broken in, but fully functional 029 w/20" bar, 5 chains, and a Stihl sharpening kit for .325" chain? I can bring it with me.

Steve, the area did have some flooding but I suspect you'll be shooting up the Interstate. That should pose no problems. The east/west roads I think got the worst of it and many are indeed closed. There was some flooding in West Lebanon but that should all be gone. It was more downtown. Woodstock is high and dry.


Jags, suck it up and make the drive. You have a great machine in your avatar that any roads out you could laugh at them.


Jeremy, we look forward to meeting you.


Chris, we will miss you.

I am just wondering if any of the places we visited back in May '09 when we picked up the stove are still there. I heard about flooding in most of the Vt towns we visited and where we stayed in Queeche, Vt.