I
want to Thank Mike Drew of ZEBRA GRAPHICS in Easthampton , MA for the
massive amount of work he put into this site with the original design,
graphics, and much of the content.
Mike
is busy these days growing ZEBRA GRAPHICS and has past the web site duties
on to me , the host of the gettogether and owner of this website.
My
lack of knowledge of dreamweaver, my other life "demands" and
sometimes my procrastination means this site does not get updated or is
as current as it should or could be. Hopefully I'll be better this year
!(
I wasn't, I was WORSE !! )
About NEDGT
Northeast
Diesel GetTogether grew out of a desire of GM diesel enthusiasts to meet
face to face outside cyber space.
After
many months of enthusiasts messaging each other about their desire to
get together, Terry Mazurkewicz of Bear Creek Remodelers, and Bill Pendergast
of Pendergast Lawn Service LLC grabbed the bull by the horns and put together
the first annual event in September 2002.
The
Gettogether participants are mainly GM 6.2, 6.5, and 6.6 Duramax
enthusiasts. Dodge and Ford enthusiasts are welcome to join us. (And we
promise not to pick on them too much.)
The
2007 Northeast Diesel Get Together is now HISTORY !
We
broke our past records with attendance both in number of trucks and participants.
Highlights of the weekend are hard to choose, with everyone having their
own. My favorite is probrably the potluck / icebreaker on Friday evening
because its relaxed, and everyone sits around the dining room table or
just hangs around the kitchen chatting - about most anything.
Myself
and the organizing group had ambitious goals for this years weekend, and
most of them were met.
What
happens next year will be determined before Thanksgiving, with our goals
as always to provide a fun, interesting weekend.
Thanks
to everyone who came and supported this years efforts.
The
website main purpose is to promote, provide information and maintain a
registration area for the annual GetTogether.
We
are also trying to make the website a destination on the web. We have
added pages for past GetTogethers, CT dyno days, event pictures, a "RIGS"
page where an enthusiast can show off his GM truck with a short profile
and picture display, links pages for other events, venders, or information
of interest to GM light diesel enthusiasts.
SHADE TREE MECHANIC http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/duramax_diesel.htm
Notes
about the get togethers
So what's up with past years one day get
togethers or none at all?
February 18 , 2011
Life sometimes throws us all curve balls
, and the host of this event is no exception.
After burning the candle at both ends
(despite the help of a dedicated organizing group for the 07 event) the
usual controled craziness became un-controlled.
Another heart attack in July '08 (my
third), family health issues , both parents in the Sharon Hospital ER
the same weekend , emotional issues with the loss of a family pet, and
the ending of a 16 year relationship in the same week in Sept '09 left
me drained and shattered.
Worse yet, a couple guys I confided in
(from the gettogethers), whom I thought were friends, proved they were
not. Unlike some others on the large diesel forums, I try not to bring
"DRAMA" into my postings on those sites. (although at times
I've been bullied about the gettogether and things have boiled over on
some postings)
Trying to keep my head above water as
a remodeling contractor in the slow economy, increasing responsibility
as the "parent" to my aging parents and the realization my Mom
couldn't handle the tasks (even though she really wanted to !!) of hosting
the gettogethers meant that as much as I might want to , the energy just
wasn't there to put together a quality event the past couple of years.
So, we'll see how things shake themselves
out this year. The Spring Thaw Meet and Greet is a "GO" for
March and I hope we will see many of you there.