This is only about a 7 hour drive for me, so I might be able to go!
i have a venue, place for a meetup if anybody from the MD-VA-DC area wants to meet after the 1st of the year?
it is in Southern Maryland, plenty parking, plenty space, we can figure out food, drinks......
there is also wireless we can tap into :cool:Show Image(http://www.media-training.info/images/dc-md-va-map-Crop.jpg)
This is only about a 7 hour drive for me, so I might be able to go!
7 hours for me too! If I can get 2-3 GH'ers along the way to help pay for gas and tolls I can probably afford to go.
git yo ass here boyThis is only about a 7 hour drive for me, so I might be able to go!
7 hours for me too! If I can get 2-3 GH'ers along the way to help pay for gas and tolls I can probably afford to go.
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Would totally contribute to this if you decide to go!This is only about a 7 hour drive for me, so I might be able to go!
7 hours for me too! If I can get 2-3 GH'ers along the way to help pay for gas and tolls I can probably afford to go.
just need one more. Let's see if vibex is down.Well I'm 6'1, but would have no issue with squeezing into a compact space.
Oh one requirement, two of you have to be short to fit in the backseat.
just need one more. Let's see if vibex is down.Well I'm 6'1, but would have no issue with squeezing into a compact space.
Oh one requirement, two of you have to be short to fit in the backseat.
just need one more. Let's see if vibex is down.Totally in! And I can sit in the back too, I've got no problem with small spaces. ;D
Oh one requirement, two of you have to be short to fit in the backseat.
I miiiight be able to give someone in VA a ride. I may or may not have a car by then, or even my license.
I've had my permit for 7 months and I still drive better than a lot of the idiots on the road. They really should make driving tests harder...I miiiight be able to give someone in VA a ride. I may or may not have a car by then, or even my license.
well, that certainly doesn't inspire confidence in your driving skillz.. hahahahaha
I'm interested...when you say "Southern Maryland", do you mean on the eastern shore? or the southern part near DC?
just need one more. Let's see if vibex is down.Well I'm 6'1, but would have no issue with squeezing into a compact space.
Oh one requirement, two of you have to be short to fit in the backseat.
Hmmm....14 hours....
So...who wants to carpool this roadtrip with me??
Hmmm....14 hours....
So...who wants to carpool this roadtrip with me??
Swing through Cincinnati and I'll carpool bro.
Hmmm....14 hours....
So...who wants to carpool this roadtrip with me??
Swing through Cincinnati and I'll carpool bro.
I'm in if you want to take the scenic route through NJ. :p
I'm in if you want to take the scenic route through NJ. :p
Idea: We do this the same weekend as DC Super Show. One day we do keyboards, one day we go to the fountain pen show :D.shiiiit so much money lost
isn't the DC show in august....?
shiiiit so much money lost
hopefully sooner than that.........
at least march I was kind of thinking, I could probably pull a January together, but the DC weather can be unpredictable
what do you guys feel like?
hopefully sooner than that.........
at least march I was kind of thinking, I could probably pull a January together, but the DC weather can be unpredictable
what do you guys feel like?
Personally, I prefer to do roadtrips after the ice will have melted (unless I have a better car by then - rear wheel drive baby truck means no traction). But that's just me. That might not matter as much to all the locals.
right...........forgive me as i was selfish in not thinking how crazy the weather can be.
whatever you guys decide on i am fine with.
we have the space, so that is not an issue as long as the date does not conflict with anybody else already booked?
c'mon guys the highways are flat I drove from virginia up to boston and back last winter and it's total cake. I don't get what the big deal is winter is fine.
c'mon guys the highways are flat I drove from virginia up to boston and back last winter and it's total cake. I don't get what the big deal is winter is fine.
Well I'm not sure why I have to defend wanting to be safe, but here goes.
If I'm driving 1,000 miles each way, part of which is through the mountains, I don't very much want to get stranded somewhere in the snow or spin off into a ditch.
I learned to drive in the snow, I've been driving in snow for years, that's really not the issue. :rolleyes:
Unless of course you were being sarcastic, in which case that's a cruel joke.
c'mon guys the highways are flat I drove from virginia up to boston and back last winter and it's total cake. I don't get what the big deal is winter is fine.
Well I'm not sure why I have to defend wanting to be safe, but here goes.
If I'm driving 1,000 miles each way, part of which is through the mountains, I don't very much want to get stranded somewhere in the snow or spin off into a ditch.
I learned to drive in the snow, I've been driving in snow for years, that's really not the issue. :rolleyes:
Unless of course you were being sarcastic, in which case that's a cruel joke.
The snow you all got up there in Wisconsin/Minnesota is a different beast than what they wussy Mid-Atlantic people deal with. South of Chicago, it's all easy riding.
hopefully sooner than that.........
at least march I was kind of thinking, I could probably pull a January together, but the DC weather can be unpredictable
what do you guys feel like?
I'm having a hip swapped out on 1/13, so before or at least a month after would be better for me. I agree that January is kind of a crap shoot. Could have sun, rain, ice, snow or any combination or the above, so March or later would probably be a safer option.
The snow you all got up there in Wisconsin/Minnesota is a different beast than what they wussy Mid-Atlantic people deal with. South of Chicago, it's all easy riding.
It's looking like Keycon Chicago will be during spring break.
It's looking like Keycon Chicago will be during spring break.
so keycon Chicago is going to be first of march (talk about possibility of bad weather :eek:), i am guessing that keycon East will be at some point after?
not to be lazy and not look, but what is the date for keycon east?
y'all wanna do next fall then? we can go big scale or keep it simple
we can go big scale or keep it simple
It's looking like Keycon Chicago will be during spring break.
so keycon Chicago is going to be first of march (talk about possibility of bad weather :eek:), i am guessing that keycon East will be at some point after?
Dunno. I'd rather do Chicago in March than January in DC.not to be lazy and not look, but what is the date for keycon east?
Keycon East is looking to be "Early Summer" (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=63695.msg1532479#msg1532479) at the moment.y'all wanna do next fall then? we can go big scale or keep it simple
I have no preferences but I'd like the meetups to be spread out if possible. Problem is no one is setting a hard date. So if everyone sticks to their current ideas, fall is looking good imo.we can go big scale or keep it simple
What does this mean? I don't understand what this means in terms of timing.
Personally, I find with a lot of the smaller meetups, a day is plenty. I dunno what East and Midwest are planning. East I would guess is a day. Midwest I'd guess is two. But again, I'm just throwing my opinion out there. Please feel free to gather more opinions.
The snow you all got up there in Wisconsin/Minnesota is a different beast than what they wussy Mid-Atlantic people deal with. South of Chicago, it's all easy riding.
Ah, that's fair enough. Didn't know that. My only long winter road trips so far have been to Canada and Cincinnati, both in cars much better than mine.
At any rate, I didn't mean to derail, I was just sharing my opinion on the matter. :P
The snow you all got up there in Wisconsin/Minnesota is a different beast than what they wussy Mid-Atlantic people deal with. South of Chicago, it's all easy riding.
Ah, that's fair enough. Didn't know that. My only long winter road trips so far have been to Canada and Cincinnati, both in cars much better than mine.
At any rate, I didn't mean to derail, I was just sharing my opinion on the matter. :P
I meant that the winter snow between NC and MD won't be that bad and I really want to meet engicoder.
Also Terrpn shouldn't cancel it based on the possibility of snow. There'll be plenty of people that can make it safely and the ones who can't should do their homework on the weather and know if they should attempt the drive or not.
I meant that the winter snow between NC and MD won't be that bad and I really want to meet engicoder.
Also Terrpn shouldn't cancel it based on the possibility of snow. There'll be plenty of people that can make it safely and the ones who can't should do their homework on the weather and know if they should attempt the drive or not.
I meant that the winter snow between NC and MD won't be that bad and I really want to meet engicoder.
Also Terrpn shouldn't cancel it based on the possibility of snow. There'll be plenty of people that can make it safely and the ones who can't should do their homework on the weather and know if they should attempt the drive or not.
I'm with you here, dorkvader, chances are the weather will be fine. I would be willing to commit to a January meetup and if, come the day, the weather is not cooperating...oh well, that's life. Appologies for my rant, but the northern snow bravado gets tiresome.
Update: my previous caveat applies: Having surgery on the 13th so I'm out if its after that. Really looking forward to this meetup whenever it happens.
I'm having a hip swapped out on 1/13, so before or at least a month after would be better for me. I agree that January is kind of a crap shoot. Could have sun, rain, ice, snow or any combination or the above, so March or later would probably be a safer option.
I thought you said previously that a month after the surgery was good for you? If you're planning on going perhaps this could pace the meetup? Just an idea.
I meant that the winter snow between NC and MD won't be that bad and I really want to meet engicoder.
Also Terrpn shouldn't cancel it based on the possibility of snow. There'll be plenty of people that can make it safely and the ones who can't should do their homework on the weather and know if they should attempt the drive or not.
I'm with you here, dorkvader, chances are the weather will be fine. I would be willing to commit to a January meetup and if, come the day, the weather is not cooperating...oh well, that's life. Appologies for my rant, but the northern snow bravado gets tiresome.
I was just giving my input on whether or not I could make a specific date. I made sure to say that he shouldn't base the entire event off my circumstances and that I was just giving input. I thought the whole point of this discussion was to decide what dates do and don't work for everyone... :rolleyes:
He said earlier that people from the north think that people in the south have really pansy winters, when that's not always the case since it can rain (or snow & melt) then freeze making a road really really dangerous.Appologies for my rant, but the northern snow bravado gets tiresome.
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Did I miss something?
He said earlier that people from the north think that people in the south have really pansy winters, when that's not always the case since it can rain (or snow & melt) then freeze making a road really really dangerous.Appologies for my rant, but the northern snow bravado gets tiresome.
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Did I miss something?
Now it is true that lots of people in the south don't really know how to handle winter weather, which can make bad road conditions a lot worse.
when is keycon east?
Yeah, planning on may/june. And I'd be up for a March meet :thumb:when is keycon east?
early summer last time I checked?
Well, Keycon East is going to be sometime in June/July. Late summer could work for this, but Feb/March, from what the weather has been so far, shouldn't be too horrible