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I just talked with my room-mate and I've got some floor space for anyone with a bit of bedding. We can probably take up to two people on our floor.
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umm... I only know two people in this thread (i think) and sorta know of some others...
I am actually here now because I have been wondering what happened to PWEB and came to Hatrack looking for answers.... Anyways, I would gladly go to a gathering of sorts, to at least see the ones I do know and maybe meet some other people.
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Thanx... I actually never even lurked before and had forgotten I had this SN. I am not even sure what my first 2 posts are because I cannot find them anymore.
I came here looking for info on PWEB's crash and then ended up posting because of Taal's engagement/mission post.
Anyways, I think I might be sticking around because it is sort of like a new playground to me.
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Thank you all for the nice welcome. I figure I might as well tell you a bit about myself, and if you choose you may do the same.
I am 25 yrs old and am currently completing my last year of law school at the university of western ontario. Prior to this I completed a degree in math business at the university of waterloo, which is also where i first met EL in person. Due to the large crossover, I know or know of a number of people from this site.
umm.... that about covers me... gonna go back to reading about statutory interpretation.
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Okay, I am not available the last weekend of October, whatever that may be. Any other weekend is just fine but please, please, NOT that one!
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Is this idea dead? Or is it just sleeping? Or (worse) is it on hiatus?
It seems like November the 3rd to the 5th (The first weekend of Nov.) is an "okay" for everyone.
I don't have to go anywhere or plan anything, so it's up to those hypothetically coming into town to weigh in on whether such an idea is plausible for them or not.
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One thing that I hadn't considered in planning this was the weather. What kinds of conditions am I likely to find myself driving in between Sarnia and Toronto in early November?
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Well, the weather wouldn't be fabulous. It could be cold (Toronto November average is above freezing, but not by much). It might be rainy, although not rainstorm type rain, the more drizzly kind. It's very unlikely, but not impossible, to be snowy.
EDIT: Added the word very. I did snow about a centimetre here last year sometime in November, but I don't think it was so early on. I remember that Hallowe'en was actually quite a lovely autumn weekend.
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I think around that time of year freezing rain is a definite possibility. Sadly you can't really plan ahead for that since you only find out about it a couple days in advance.
Incidentally, I think that that weekend might be okay for me.
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If we were to drive up from Dayton, it would be a 10 hour (or so) drive each way, which means that we'd really only have Saturday on which to hang out. Do the people who were talking about road tripping with me think that that'd be worth it? I'm a bit up in the air about it, myself.
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can't speak for anyone else, but i know i couldn't make it there *TO is hard enough*... Plus I have a feeling that a lot of the people are already in TO.
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Meh, everyone coming to Dayton is obviously the best compromise.
Seriously, though, I could do Detroit pretty easily; that's only about 3.5 hours from here. How are you set for floor space (thinking of sleeping arrangements)?
What about the Toronto contingent though? Would you guys be interested in a trip to Detroit?
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as for TO, i am pretty sure i can swing a place to stay there...
... wait, how the hell is Dayton 10 hours form TO? I used to drive from TO to Cincinatti every summer for a good 10 years and it took only 8, and Dayton was like 40 minutes away from Cinci?
Could be longer border times, but from what i have seen it is only about 20-30 minutes more than it used to be.
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Monetary and temporal constraints pretty much prevent me from travelling too far afield. At the moment, Detroit in November is too far afield.
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seems like TO is just the logical place to do it since most people seem to be from around there. I mean, EL, Rei and you are already there. I am in London.
No idea about everyone else... So far it seems like most can make it, but in Spring Rei *i assume* would be back in BC for the summer.
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The last Toronto gathering was in April 2004. The one before that was two years prior. If y'all did it in Spring, before the end of the school year, it would keep up the every-other year pattern. Plus, I would come. I couldn't come in November, as I'm already traveling the last weekend in October. And I know that y'all want me to be there.
Jake, if we did that, I could fly in to Detroit on a Thursday evening, and maybe kmboots would, too, you could swing through and pick us up, (and anyone else in Detroit who wanted to come, if we rented a minivan so there was room) and then we could continue on to twinky's that evening and stay the night there. Friday morning we'd get up, have breakfast, and head on to Toronto. That way we'd have Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday morning in Toronto, and leave after lunch Sunday. That would break up the drive enough and provide enough company that it wouldn't be horrible.
I'd love to see Teshi, EL, and Rei again, and meet Heg and anyone else who could make it. Naturally, I don't expect you to plan something like this around me, but perhaps those of you who are actually in the area could get together this fall still, but plan something in the Spring to include those of us coming from further afield.
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It seems to me that April would usually be a bad thing for most people who are in school because of exams. But I recall it working well the last time.
And we would certainly want to schedule before exams. . . late April worked last time, but there's nothing saying that's when it would have to be again. I'm just saying I could probably come then, which would add one more person to Noemon's potential caravan.
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Yeah... I know that my own exams end Aug 29 *gahh, i hate this school!!!*
Ironically, I wouldn't mind holding it in Minn, assuming i had the money for it.... which i don't... but i was in Minn once, and i liked it a lot. I loved how i could travel for miles and miles in the downtown area without settng foot outdoors.
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ElJay, wouldn't we be talking about April 2007?
Anyway, the last two weekends in April look possible for me. Not that I expect anyone to plan around me, either.
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ElJay, that sounds like a really good plan to me. That far from now I could pretty much make any weekend work, and would have time to actually build up enough leave to not have to rush things.
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quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit: Would we be able to get a show of hands on November 3-5th?
The magic 8-ball says "signs point to yes," but I can't confirm with absolute certainty yet.
As to the plan to have it in the spring, that's all well and good, but there's no reason for us "locals" to refrain from getting together on that account.
(The last Toronto gathering was spring 2005, not 2004.)
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quote:As to the plan to have it in the spring, that's all well and good, but there's no reason for us "locals" to refrain from getting together on that account.
I agree . In fact, a 'smaller' thing might be better for November for me because it's looking like I'm going to have to be away from home the two weekends previously and I might actually need to study sometime.
quote:It seems to me that April would usually be a bad thing for most people who are in school because of exams.
Having it so far in the future makes it easy to plan though- whether it's travel or school you're planning around. Study patterns can be shifted when the need is great enough .
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I said the locals should still get together in the fall. I'm just finding a way I get to road trip with Jake and Kate and see all y'all too. And yeah, 2005, whatever.
Glad you liked MN when you were here, Heg. The skyways are pretty neat, but the outdoors isn't that bad, either. Posts: 7954 | Registered: Mar 2004
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I absolutely *love* Minneaoplis/St. Paul, Heg. I've actually been looking for a job there, on and off, since I visited in early July. No luck so far, but I'm keeping an eye on it.
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At the moment I know that nearly any trip off of public transit would be quite difficult for me. But a smaller gathering for now and seeing what the future holds sounds like a plan to me.
Heg, I'm actually not certain where I'll be come spring. So far it's looking like I might remain out here for the summer, depending on where the work is.
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I'm happy to have a smaller gathering now and try to swing a larger one in the spring. Late April would be good but I do have a weekend in May that I cannot shift around.
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quote:Originally posted by HegemonsAcolyte: Out of curiosity, those who are also in school now, whatcha studying?
Music. Specifically, voice. With a possible double major either in Italian or in romance languages in general. Or art history, but I think I'm veering more and more away from that, at the moment. Posts: 7877 | Registered: Feb 2003
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