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We're not the only ones live-blogging the Ikea Red Hook campout. amNY's blog Urbanite is also on the scene. "Father-daughter duo Sanchez and Brandice Jay – the No. 1 and No. 2 contenders in line – are no strangers to IKEA feats of endurance. Over the winter they won $100 for dressing up as holiday packages at the IKEA in Paramus, N.J. They arrived last night, on Father’s day in the Jay family motor home, ready to camp out for the next three days. Jay, a retired military police officer from the Norwood section of the Bronx, says the camping is 'second nature' for him thanks to his military training." [Urbanite]