Secret message for August.

nikimcbee · 04-08-25, 07:38 PM

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It's the 250th! Where's the best place to go to participate? I have the schedule to go, so I'm seriously thinking about going, but it seems like it will be a complete circus, being it's the 250th!

August · 04-08-25, 11:02 PM

Rose and I are planning to park at the MBTA station in South Acton and taking the 7:45 or 8:45 train in to Concord.

I was there for the 200th you know. Gerald Ford choppered in and gave a speech that was roundly boo'd by the hippy crowd on the west bank.

nikimcbee · 04-10-25, 02:41 AM

Update. So, I signed up for this:
https://fortplainmuseum.org/conference

Doing the tour too!

Reece · 04-10-25, 06:33 AM

Well, what about the Ovaltine?

Commander Wallace · 04-10-25, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Well, what about the Ovaltine?

Reece. Don't be a Ralphy.

Reece · 04-10-25, 07:53 AM

Bitch!!

August · 04-10-25, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Update. So, I signed up for this:
https://fortplainmuseum.org/conference

Doing the tour too!

So you aren't going to Concord on the 19th?

nikimcbee · 04-10-25, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by August

So you aren't going to Concord on the 19th?

Oh, I'm still gunna go, just unsure how to plan this? I hate drivimg in that area.

nikimcbee · 04-10-25, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Well, what about the Ovaltine?

I'll make you a glass if you want.

August · 04-10-25, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikimcbee

Oh, I'm still gunna go, just unsure how to plan this? I hate drivimg in that area.

Me too. That's why we're parking at an MBTA station out near I-495 and taking the commuter train in to Concord. It'll involve about a mile hike from the station to the bridge.

I'm not sure what all you include in "that area"

, but the MBTA line runs all the way out to Fitchburg, another half hour or so drive to the west on Rt-2.

Here is the schedule. They are running extra trains that day:

https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable?date=2025-04-19&schedule_direction[direction_id]=1#direction-filter

Edit: for some reason the direction filter on that link is not working. You'll have to manually change it from Outbound to Wachusett to Inbound to north station.

nikimcbee · 04-15-25, 07:25 PM

Thinking about going to Wachusett station and park there, then take the train to Concord. Looks like driving to Concord is out. There weather is supposed to be nice too. That's a lot of walking! This looks/sounds like a logistical circus? I could bring my e-scooter, but I don't want to lug that thing around.

After studying the map. I think I'll just go to North Bridge? Battle road is too far imo. What do you think? Tempting to find a hotel Friday. Bring scooter and run around Concord. I need a horse!

Side note, I noted the train goes to Attleboro.

What Think Ye?

No McBees for this trip.

nikimcbee · 04-15-25, 07:30 PM

McBees will hafta hold the fort down.

nikimcbee · 04-15-25, 07:35 PM

I've dispatched a courier, check your PM.

August · 04-15-25, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Thinking about going to Wachusett station and park there, then take the train to Concord. Looks like driving to Concord is out. There weather is supposed to be nice too. That's a lot of walking! This looks/sounds like a logistical circus? I could bring my e-scooter, but I don't want to lug that thing around.

After studying the map. I think I'll just go to North Bridge? Battle road is too far imo. What do you think? Tempting to find a hotel Friday. Bring scooter and run around Concord. I need a horse!

Side note, I noted the train goes to Attleboro.

It's about a mile and a half hike from the train station to the bridge but it's a nice walk through town so that's what Rose and I plan to do. We'll take along an umbrella just in case.

We normally cross over the bridge and watch the first part of the show from the west side of the river, hit the visitors center, then cross back over the bridge during the intermission and find a spot to watch the ceremony and the parade.

Last time we ate a late lunch at the Colonial Inn. Our table was next to a bunch of Jimbunas cousins all dressed up in their 1775 vintage lobster-back military finery which was a treat. This time with the larger expected attendance I don't know if we'll even be able to get in there but we will find somewhere to eat before heading home.

nikimcbee · 04-17-25, 07:59 PM

Dammit! I'm glad I looked at the MBTA alerts. No scooters or bikes allowed on the 19th!

It's tempting to get a hotel Friday and Sat, just come back on Sunday?

I hate walking. Maybe they'll have shuttle buses? I've walked from from Concord to North Bridge and it ate a whole bunch of time and I was in better shape? Just gotta pick a place to stay?

04-08-25, 07:38 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Secret message for August. .-. . .--. --- .-. - / - --- / -... ..- -.-. -.- -- .- -. / - .- ...- . .-. -. / .- -. -.. / -.. --- -. .----. - / ..-. --- .-. --. . - / - --- / -.. .-. .. -. -.- / -.-- --- ..- .-. / --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. . .-.-.- It's the 250th! Where's the best place to go to participate? I have the schedule to go, so I'm seriously thinking about going, but it seems like it will be a complete circus, being it's the 250th! __________________

04-08-25, 11:02 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Rose and I are planning to park at the MBTA station in South Acton and taking the 7:45 or 8:45 train in to Concord. I was there for the 200th you know. Gerald Ford choppered in and gave a speech that was roundly boo'd by the hippy crowd on the west bank. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-10-25, 02:41 AM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Update. So, I signed up for this: https://fortplainmuseum.org/conference Doing the tour too! __________________

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,681 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Well, what about the Ovaltine? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,681 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Bitch!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-15-25, 07:25 PM	#11
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Thinking about going to Wachusett station and park there, then take the train to Concord. Looks like driving to Concord is out. There weather is supposed to be nice too. That's a lot of walking! This looks/sounds like a logistical circus? I could bring my e-scooter, but I don't want to lug that thing around. After studying the map. I think I'll just go to North Bridge? Battle road is too far imo. What do you think? Tempting to find a hotel Friday. Bring scooter and run around Concord. I need a horse! Side note, I noted the train goes to Attleboro. What Think Ye? No McBees for this trip. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	McBees will hafta hold the fort down. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I've dispatched a courier, check your PM. __________________

04-17-25, 07:59 PM	#15
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Dammit! I'm glad I looked at the MBTA alerts. No scooters or bikes allowed on the 19th!It's tempting to get a hotel Friday and Sat, just come back on Sunday?I hate walking. Maybe they'll have shuttle buses? I've walked from from Concord to North Bridge and it ate a whole bunch of time and I was in better shape? Just gotta pick a place to stay? __________________