Posted by keithmerk on Monday, August 14, 2006 at 4:31PM :
In Reply to: arizona rally posted by ex arizona posse on Monday, August 14, 2006 at 2:45PM :
Gentlemen and Ladies.
I can only apoligize for this rather large error on my part. It was never my intention or desire to miss the rally. I had a tranny die on me just a day before the rally. I tried everything I could to rebuild and get on the road but to no avail. I truly apoligize to all of you especially the guys from Texas. I know fuel is expensive and it was not a cheap trip. I was trying to do everything I could to get there.
I know from reading your posts that a few of you are very mad at me and all I can say is that I am sorry. I truly bit off more then I could chew trying to orgianize and pull off a rally all by myself. I thought I could do it but I failed miserably.
I could go into all the details but they don't matter what does is that I let everyone down. I also had planned for my kids to be there and enjoy the rally and I had to deal with that also -if you have kids you know what I am talking about.
I have sent off a check to Paul for his donation to the rally I didn't intend to do that I had planned on giving it away as prizes for the best trucks etc. None of the other sponsers actually sent or gave us anything except for PEPSI which donated the banners that the city put up for display -if you were there then you know what I mean.
I am truly sorry I was entirly looking forward to meeting all of you and getting an opportunity to learn from your experiances, instead I fell on my face.
If I had another way to apoligize I would I did get quite a bit out of pocket on this and I am not looking for any pity or renumeration for that. I just wanted all of you to know that I am truly sorry. I felt that I had found some friends who shared a interest in something I love to do-work on my Dodge PW and I wanted to meet you in person and get to know you better.
I can see that I was not ready for all this and It is my fault that all this happened. I accept full responsiblity for all the problems and heartache that I caused by not showing up. I do not know what happen to the others that emailed me and said they would be there. Alot of the emails I got were from folk whose names I don't see on a regular basis on the forum so I guess I shouldn't have counted all my chickens so to speak.
I hope to be able to go next year I am so very sorry as was posted I also don't live in Williams and had a bit of a drive to get there and my PW was the only vechile that would have been available for the trip. I love my Wife dearly but she has to be able to get to the things she needs to do also and if I am going somewhere just to "goof off" I can't take her transportation to do my things. My other running vechile would not have made the trip it is just to old and has to little attention given to it.
As I said I am not trying to make excuses I did want everyone to be aware of what was happening on my end.
Please forgive me and know that I was not trying to swindle or cheat anyone-I truly just made a simple human mistake and fell on my face from trying.
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