Comments on: Girlyman at Barns at Wolf Trap http://www.opticality.com/blog/2009/04/05/girlyman-at-barns-at-wolf-trap/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: freestyle http://www.opticality.com/blog/2009/04/05/girlyman-at-barns-at-wolf-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-7935 freestyle Fri, 15 May 2009 07:17:57 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/?p=1350#comment-7935 Thanks for taking some time to write this post, I am a big fan over here, i love to read and write about Girlyman.<br><br>Emma Thanks for taking some time to write this post, I am a big fan over here, i love to read and write about Girlyman.

Emma

]]> By: Lois http://www.opticality.com/blog/2009/04/05/girlyman-at-barns-at-wolf-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-7912 Lois Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:55:57 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/?p=1350#comment-7912 At the end of the show, we waited with the rest of the fans to say a quick 'hi you're awesome!' :-) But our guests had to get on the road (long drives) so off they went.<br><br>We'd assumed the Fredericksburg group got home long before us. Sadly they didn't (though there's a good ending to what occurred).<br><br>They followed a GPS route but missed the turnoff because of 'navigation problems'. They had a Garmin eTrex, (which they term useful if you're lost in the woods but not-so-much if you're trying to get back to I-95.)<br><br>They wound up at a toll road with unmanned booths and they had no change. A driver pulled up, threw out a handful of coins, which landed on the ground. The next driver reached into the "Rejected Change" slot, grabbed a handful of change, then ran the toll!<br><br>Our friends finally commandeered a car with a good citizen who saved the day (or night!) by giving them the change to get through the booth - and finally, home! At the end of the show, we waited with the rest of the fans to say a quick 'hi you're awesome!' :-) But our guests had to get on the road (long drives) so off they went.

We'd assumed the Fredericksburg group got home long before us. Sadly they didn't (though there's a good ending to what occurred).

They followed a GPS route but missed the turnoff because of 'navigation problems'. They had a Garmin eTrex, (which they term useful if you're lost in the woods but not-so-much if you're trying to get back to I-95.)

They wound up at a toll road with unmanned booths and they had no change. A driver pulled up, threw out a handful of coins, which landed on the ground. The next driver reached into the “Rejected Change” slot, grabbed a handful of change, then ran the toll!

Our friends finally commandeered a car with a good citizen who saved the day (or night!) by giving them the change to get through the booth – and finally, home!

]]> By: Lois http://www.opticality.com/blog/2009/04/05/girlyman-at-barns-at-wolf-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-7911 Lois Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:35:55 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/?p=1350#comment-7911 At the end of the show, we waited with the rest of Girlyman's fans to say a quick 'hi you're awesome!' :-) But our guests wanted to get on the road (one with a two hour drive) so off they went.<br><br>We'd assumed the Fredericksburg contingent made it home long before us. Sadly they did not, though the story's funny because it has a good ending.<br><br>They followed a GPS-route but missed the turnoff due to some navigation errors! (They were using a Garmin eTrex, which they describe as useful if you're lost in the woods but less so if you're trying to get back to I-95.)<br><br>So they wound up at a toll road with unmanned booths - and they had no change! A driver pull up to the adjacent booth, toss a handful of change which landed on the ground. The _next_ person to pull up reached into the "Rejected Change" slot, grabbed a handful of change, then ran through the toll booth!<br><br>Eventually our friends commandeered a car driving by and the good citizen saved the day (or night!) by giving our friends the change to get through the booth! At the end of the show, we waited with the rest of Girlyman's fans to say a quick 'hi you're awesome!' :-) But our guests wanted to get on the road (one with a two hour drive) so off they went.

We'd assumed the Fredericksburg contingent made it home long before us. Sadly they did not, though the story's funny because it has a good ending.

They followed a GPS-route but missed the turnoff due to some navigation errors! (They were using a Garmin eTrex, which they describe as useful if you're lost in the woods but less so if you're trying to get back to I-95.)

So they wound up at a toll road with unmanned booths – and they had no change! A driver pull up to the adjacent booth, toss a handful of change which landed on the ground. The _next_ person to pull up reached into the “Rejected Change” slot, grabbed a handful of change, then ran through the toll booth!

Eventually our friends commandeered a car driving by and the good citizen saved the day (or night!) by giving our friends the change to get through the booth!

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2009/04/05/girlyman-at-barns-at-wolf-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-7908 hadar Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:38:35 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/?p=1350#comment-7908 Excellent idea. Thanks! Excellent idea. Thanks!

]]> By: Sally http://www.opticality.com/blog/2009/04/05/girlyman-at-barns-at-wolf-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-7907 Sally Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:06:57 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/?p=1350#comment-7907 I forwarded this post on to Bev and Don. Thought they would enjoy seeing the pictures. I forwarded this post on to Bev and Don. Thought they would enjoy seeing the pictures.

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