A fun event
We had a better turn out for our second brunch than I expected. For those of you who couldn't make it, here is a run down....
I think there were 9 Teslas in Lidia's parking lot; although, I didn't get a chance to count before we left for the Independence supercharger. I also didn't get a chance to do a head count; but, I think there were about 25 people. Which is only slightly fewer than last year.
The brunch buffet Lidia's set up for us was awesome! Since we had enough people for a private room, we played Tesla themed music with everything from Tesla's Love Song, to Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, Electric Car by They Might Be Giants, and Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant. Several attendees sent photographs for a slideshow which gave a couple of us a chance to share stories about our epic road trips and tragic accidents. We also gave out awards, similar to last year. It is a bit cheesy; but, the kids in attendance love the competitions for awards (even the one's under 20) and it is really just an excuse to brag about one another's driving exploits and compare stats (e.g. longest trip award, lead foot award (highest avg Wh/mile), longest travel to the event, green foot award (lowest avg Wh/mile), etc... Plus the awards highlight the diverse excellence of the Model S which can be a gearhead's ultimate driving machine, a family road tripper, or an environmentalist early adopter's dream.
My younger son was stoked that we won the longest road trip award this year. After our 3 week trip with our 5 member family, gear for mountains, canyons, and the beach, as well as homeschooling supplies, we (and by we I mean my wife) deserve more than just a paper award!
After finishing up at Lidia's, we drove out to the Independence supercharger to see Liz off who won the longest travel to the event award for driving all the way from St. Louis! It was great to meet Liz in person. We filled up all 6 of the Independence supercharger spots for probably the first time ever.
And, there were even two too many Teslas (Although, can you ever have too many Teslas?) for a total of 8 at the supercharger. The best part of the event was getting reacquainted with friends from our last get together and meeting new Tesla enthusiasts. It is always nice to talk Tesla and not have someone roll their eyes at you.
Then, we tried to do a parade through the Plaza; but, due to some confusion over who was leading, it turned out to be just a few of us driving home through the Plaza rather than a true parade. Ah well, there is always next time...
