Phase 1: The Squirrel . . . . . . . Put all available cash into a secret hiding place that even you will forget
Phase 2: The Book . . . . . . . Check and recheck your accommodation. Ask for multiple e-mail confirmations just to make certain you have not screwed it up.
Phase 3: The Black Hole . . . . . . . Make certain every square inch of the trunk/wayback is completely empty. This includes and emergency equipment that might take up room you could use for a boxcar.
Phase 4: The Fill . . . . . . . Make sure you have gone to the gas station three weeks before York to ensure you have enough gas so you don't have to do any Thursday morning stops. Not even for the bathroom. You might miss the national anthem.
Phase 5: Waffles . . . . . . Make sure your wife knows when you are leaving so she can get up at 4:00 AM and make waffles for you and everyone riding in your car.
Phase 6: The Space . . . . . . Get a good parking spot in front of the Orange Hall and line up at the doors well before the anthem. Then, when the anthem finishes and the guys behind you are screaming, "Play Ball," you rush to Vince's Trains before anyone can grab that Little Joe from you.
Phase 7: The Awakening . . . . . . You wake up and realize there are still 12 days until York week and Eddie is still counting.
