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Thanks, Robert.

The following comment is not a criticism, but merely an observation.

After watching here on the subject threads about planning for upcoming MOMs, it is beginning to appear that I will have little opportunity to participate in a MOM event. I live in Central America, and so short notices about meetings leave me essentially no ability to work airline arrangements, unless I would be willing to pay full fare, and even then short notices don't work well all the time. And as a retiree (read 'fixed income'), I don't have money to waste.

I really would like to participate in at least one MOM because I believe there are some really neat people that I would like to know better and personally. In order to arrange things, I would need months (three or more would work best for me) of advance notice. I just don't see that happening, and so wanted to share my view on this matter with you.

On the other hand, I am planning a trip which will include London for later this year (October time frame), and know of at least one EA member that I plan to contact about meeting in person. He would be my first actual contact with other EA members.

Please do not change what and how you are doing regarding these MOM meetings. It seems to be working well for all the others. I'm just sharing.

A fair amount of notice is also good for me. I stay at the gentleman's house seven nights a week so the family would have to cover my time off. When I am not at work I have no income. Between the expense of travel and lodging and lost wages I do have to plan well. I miss paid vacations and higher wages but not the old job.

Delete what I said. I had no right to post at all.

So Bobbie never left Wisconsin?

denver_ball

Here is the unpleasant update. Do to some reasons beyond the control of the three sponsors of the meeting will be changed some. The planned trip could not happen this month. It will be deplaned for later in the year.

As far as the North East Coast meeting planned for May is still a go. The three hosts will be in the Philly area the weekend of May 11 12 13. We have a wedding to attend on that Saturday. We will be visiting relatives in western New York. So other weekends in May are also possible. The location could be another city if a different time is selected.

If it matters May 11 is mothers day and the weekend of May 25-26-27 is Memorial Day.

Toronto Meeting around end of June or Start of July is still possible. Several of us will be their attending a different meeting. in theToronto area.

Tentative plans for a meeting in the upper Midwest in the Minneapolis St Paul area the weekend of Aug 24,25,26. The main gathering will be on Saturday. Another meeting more in the center of the country is also on our list.

This leaves us with a meeting in Southern California and possible points between Milwaukee and the coast for a meeting. Southeast yet to be planned. Again possible meetings between Milwaukee and the coast are possible.

To help make some sense of this planning more clear is that OneBallBoi, Luvpain and I have a camper and make it a road trip. So we have to make loops in our travels. We need to be home at certain times around a month apart.

Hi bobbie,

Am I correct in assuming that the Midwest meeting will be held in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area this year?

I'd love to see all of you again, but unfortunately that is a little too far for me to travel for a weekend, so I guess I'm going to have to excuse myself from being in attendance this year.

Please let me know if anything is being planned that's a little closer to my location. I'll miss all of you.

The meeting in Mineapolis sounds good to me. I will have enough time to schedule time off and make travel arrangements. I am excited.

I'm definately down for Minneapolis!

seattle? washington? anything in the area of north west? i must see as many of you as possible. i must. i just cant get away from work during the peak season. i really do want to join some members for a meeting, but would have limited time to travel....

please lets get together, all us northwest members....

z

You can count on me for the East Coast meeting unless something changes that. It should not be too far for me to travel. However I don't think I could make a West Coast meeting at this time. The long travel would just be too much for me.

any up for the northwest?

z

any up for the northwest?

z

Roughly where in the North West are you located? I still have some air miles from my flight attendant days. It would be better for me a little bit later in the year though.

Jema

I recently posted on another thread about my impending trip to the US.

Uncle Flo posted to ask when I'd be around and where :

Be sure to let us know when (and where) you will be in the US. --FLO--

Not sure where to put this and so I'm plumping for here as it seems the most appropriate place :

Roughly (and bear in mind nothing is set in stone, not in my life anyway!) :

I'll be in San Francisco middle of June until end of June.

Then I'll be in Arkansas for a couple of weeks.

Then San Francisco again, end of July.

Then Arkansas for two weeks, beginning of August.

Then Tennessee for about three weeks.

Then I'm back in the UK end of August until first week of September.

Second week of September, for one month (possibly six weeks), I'll be in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Middle of October back in the UK.

November back in Washington DC (depending on court dates, I'm working on a project which involves the Supreme Court and things change quite quickly there!)

December I'll be between SF, Arkansas and Tennessee.

If anyone lives anywhere near any of these places and fancies a meet, please do let me know. But, also, please be aware that my knowledge of US geography is crap, I just get on a plane and hope for the best! I don't want to put more specific geographical locations on the public forum but, if anyone thinks they might be interested, I could give more specific details by pm or email.

And, erm, ah, hmm...

I once belonged to a forum where I posted details about a previous visit to the US (I go each year for a teaching job, but this year I'm involved in another project and so I'm going to be there for much longer than normal), I then had pms from people suggesting that I might like to meet them at their remote farm houses for a 'weeked of fun' ... er, no!!

However, any nice friendly meet-ups, preferably in a public place, would be fantastic. So, in advance, thanks if anyone lives anywhere near any of these places.

dingbat (imported) wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:08 pm I recently posted on another thread about my impending trip to the US.

Uncle Flo posted to ask when I'd be around and where :

Not sure where to put this and so I'm plumping for here as it seems the most appropriate place :

Roughly (and bear in mind nothing is set in stone, not in my life anyway!) :

I'll be in San Francisco middle of June until end of June.

Then I'll be in Arkansas for a couple of weeks.

Then San Francisco again, end of July.

Then Arkansas for two weeks, beginning of August.

Then Tennessee for about three weeks.

Then I'm back in the UK end of August until first week of September.

Second week of September, for one month (possibly six weeks), I'll be in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Middle of October back in the UK.

November back in Washington DC (depending on court dates, I'm working on a project which involves the Supreme Court and things change quite quickly there!)

December I'll be between SF, Arkansas and Tennessee.

If anyone lives anywhere near any of these places and fancies a meet, please do let me know. But, also, please be aware that my knowledge of US geography is crap, I just get on a plane and hope for the best! I don't want to put more specific geographical locations on the public forum but, if anyone thinks they might be interested, I could give more specific details by pm or email.

And, erm, ah, hmm...

I once belonged to a forum where I posted details about a previous visit to the US (I go each year for a teaching job, but this year I'm involved in another project and so I'm going to be there for much longer than normal), I then had pms from people suggesting that I might like to meet them at their remote farm houses for a 'weeked of fun' ... er, no!!

However, any nice friendly meet-ups, preferably in a public place, would be fantastic. So, in advance, thanks if anyone lives anywhere near any of these places.

I live in Palo Alto. That's just down the peninsula from San Francisco. There are some other members that also live near the area.

Jema

Sounds Great Bobbie!! I look forward to seeing you guys again, and the (3 - kitties) :kittygray again. I should still be here, If all goes well, i'm planning my leave for Portugal in June. As most know already, I have been waiting for that for a year now. I will still be around, but a different time zone. So, this meeting is very important to me. And yes, I will miss all of you dearly, and maybe once a year I can get back here to the USA to visit and see everyone then at a MOM gathering. But I will have to find some good prices on the airflight. Anyway, I really am looking forward to this meeting.

love always, Lilac

late in the year works great! north west.... huh, Seattle? maybe Oregon.

I know we will be making a meeting in the LA area later in the year. Perhaps we can have a northwest one again as well.

The next meeting will be the weekend of May 18-19-20 in the Philly area.

homptydumpty (imported) wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:56 am late in the year works great! north west.... huh, Seattle? maybe Oregon.

I may be vissiting my friend in Portland around August. I have to wait and see how things work out though.

I might could be in the Pacific Northwest sometime in early September'ish, with advance notice.

BB

Bobbie; anything planned for the northeast corridor or the middle atlantic states.

thanks

Bobbie I wanted to take a minute and thank you for all your work in planning these MOM's.

estragen (imported) wrote: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:50 am Bobbie; anything planned for the northeast corridor or the middle atlantic states.

thanks

We have a meeting planned

bobbie (imported) wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:09 pm the weekend of May 18-19-20 in the Philly area.

You are welcome just send me a email and I will add you to the list.

I am hoping on having one on the more southern part of the East Coast later in summer or early fall.

We have a meeting planned

bobbie (imported) wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:09 pm the

bobbie (imported) wrote: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:38 am weekend of May 18-19-20 in the Philly area.

You are welcome just send me a email and I will add you to the list.

I am hoping on having one on the more southern

part of the East Coast later in summer or early fall.

That might work for me. I need to visit my elderly aunt who lives near Philly.

Thanks bobbie, for doing a great job, philly is a little out of my range but eventually one will pop up closer to me.

the map is pretty cool too