It was definitely a first rate event. I'm glad we could be a part of it even though it didn't go as smoothly as we hoped. When I got there Amanda thought I would have the armbands to give out to people somehow.
After I parked she called me and asked if I would bring them up to the gate. It took me a while to walk back that way and then when I got there the guards told me no pedestrian traffic was allowed and I'd have to get a ride back. Luckily another VW showed up and I hitched a ride back.
We had a good number of cars for such a short notice. Everyone seemed to enjoy looking at them and I think we were well received. We got to tour the plant finally and it's impressive to say the least. Of course they wouldn't allow any photography or video inside and every time I tried to sneak a shot, there was a guard nearby. They had it pretty well secured, I tried going down an area where we weren't allowed apparently and they were quick to get me back on the tour path. Oh well. We got to see the most everything from the assembly area to the paint facility and the offices upstairs in what they call the spine. Don Jackson and Frank Fischer sit in cubicles up there just like everyone else, they don't seem to have big cushy offices.
There was plenty to do, they had free food but your armband got marked once you went through the line. You could buy carnival fare outside like funnel cakes, nachos, cotton candy, and drinks. There were several arcades set up with all the machines on free play. Face painting, caricatures, airbrush tattoos (see above), clowns, bouncies, ballon animals, and live music. I think everyone had fun.
