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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 03:54 AM
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Who's bringing kids?

We're bringing my 7 and 10 year old boys - both love MINIs and twisties!
We've rented a cabin down the road a bit.

Just wondering how many kids will be there...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 03:56 AM
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I'm bringing my 11 and 16 year old girls - both love MINIs and TWISTER! Oops I mean twisties!
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Bringing 3 - 13(b), 10(g) & 8(b).
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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We're bringing our two kids (5 and 15).
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:43 AM
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I'm bringing my wife, son 8, son 3, and mom 73...looks like lotza kids for them play with...

No, they're not all going to be in the Mini...we're bringing a second car...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:37 AM
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LOL... ooops, my wife (KamoFrogg) already replied.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ImagoX
We're bringing our 5 year old and our 15 year old. We're towing the MINI behind a Suburban - yeah, yeah, I know I'm a wimp.
That's what I wanted to do if only I had a trailer...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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That's what I wanted to do if only I had a trailer...
We're renting one from U-haul... $10 per day seems like one HELL of a deal for the extra space and to keep the miles off our car.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:51 AM
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Kids should have a great time there. The one thing I'd caution is to turn OFF your FRS radios after dinner. There are a handful of idiots every year that get very obscene on the radios, only late in the evening.

I'd have no reservation about bringing kids as long as I did that.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ImagoX
We're renting one from U-haul... $10 per day seems like one HELL of a deal for the extra space and to keep the miles off our car.
That's all?!?! Which particular trailer size? Is this a full car trailer? I swore it was something unaffordable the last time I looked into this...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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Yes, inquiring minds want to know. Dolly or trailer? I thought they wouldn't rent a car trailer without a truck too.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:07 AM
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I called them a few weeks back asking about a front-wheel only dolly, and got the quote. I planned to check with them later on, but I have to call them anyway to schedule my hitch installation, so I'll let you knwo what they say.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mmatarella
Yes, inquiring minds want to know. Dolly or trailer? I thought they wouldn't rent a car trailer without a truck too.
That's what I thought...plus Msfitoy's too low to be dragged on her rear wheels...need full trailer and I think the rental fee for a week is pretty much the price of owning one...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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Interesting... didn't consider how that would affect lowered cars - good to know.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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First time at the Dragon and Sceduled to attend are my daughters 12 and 14. I registered both of them, but that in no way means either one of them will be onboard when the MINI pulls out of the driveway on Thursday morning.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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We are bringing our 10 year old daughter. I'm hoping to have some kind of games set up in our tent (Aesthetic Creations) because even though she loves to "help" and I take her on "field trips" throughout the day at events she gets bored when we aren't driving the twisties. Mike went alone last year, and he's not stopping us from coming this time!
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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There's a indoor pool though I don't know if it'll be open then, and a game room too at the Fontana rec center.
 
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I'm bringing my two daughters, 13 & 14...leaving both sons (15/twins) at home with hubby.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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Well, turns out that we got the wrong quote, but that even at the correct price renting a full-size car platform (usable with lowered cars) isn't too expensive. You can definitely rent just the trailer from UHaul without also renting a truck - see THIS THREAD for details.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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I'd love too but kids are still in school till June 6th. Son (10) and I did MTTS and he loved it. A shame he's going to miss this.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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I'd love too but kids are still in school till June 6th. Son (10) and I did MTTS and he loved it. A shame he's going to miss this.
Sorry he can't make it.

The irony is, I was planning to come solo, but then found out that my kids have a teacher workday that Friday and an early release day on Thursday... So if I went solo I'd be missing a long weekend opportunity with the family - so MOTD IS our long weekend.

Will probably never work out that way again - but great this time.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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im bringing a kid, me , being 18, ill probably be in the top 10 youngest owners there
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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im bringing a kid, me , being 18, ill probably be in the top 10 youngest owners there
Are you a good baby sitter?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFITOY
Are you a good baby sitter?
Nope, not at all. (I sure hope that gets me out of baby sitting duties )
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFITOY
Are you a good baby sitter?
Hey, if you need a babysitter, our 15 year old can help here and there. She's giving us some "adult" time by watching her 5 year old brother when we need her to. We're staying in the hotel at the Fontana.
 
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