Rex Krueger

My First MWTCA Meet (Plus shop update). (Patreon)

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2025-03-29 11:00:07

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Friends:

The slow recovery continues. I'm up to working half-days at the shop and we're ramping up again. Nate and Lucas are totally recovered. We're almost back to normal.

Today, I'd like to tell you about my first ever MWTCA meet, which I went to back in January. It's hard to believe, but I've never been to one before. Most of the meets are a distance from me and, with work and family, I don't do a lot of traveling. But there was a recent meet in Columbus, just two hours from me and James Wright was going to be there. It was too good to pass up.

If you'd like to only hear about the meet, skip head to 5:21.

The start of the video is a shop update and bit of vlogging.

If you've been to MWTCA meets before, let me know in the comments. How do you like them?

Happy Saturday!

--Rex

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