Hartford, CT area DUers (and Mass, RI, NY, or whoever wants to come)

[populistmom]

We talked last week and if it's cool with everyone, I guess we're looking at Saturday, January 17, 2:00 pm, at the Triple A Diner in East Hartford. I was only there once in 1990, so I'm taking NightTrain's word that everything's cool there. :)

Any more comments and can we have a headcount?

I'll be there.

[NightTrain]

1. If anyone needs directions, feel free to PM me.

I drive in this area for a living, so I know the roads pretty well!

[NightTrain]

2. Is it OK if I invite some friends who are *not* DUers?

I know some folks who might just be interested in attending this get-together. And with their respective mindsets, they'll get along just fine with the rest of ya!

[populistmom]

3. Sounds great

The more the merrier. :D

[NightTrain]

4. I'm kickin' this bad boy

n/t

[populistmom]

5. and again

:kick:

[populistmom]

9. kickity

pooh

[populistmom]

15. kick

[populistmom]

16. kick

[populistmom]

21. kickity

[populistmom]

22. kick

trying to keep it in the spotlight since it's in just two days

[populistmom]

23. ditto

[Kat45]

6. How long a drive is it from Boston?

I'd love to come, but only if I can con--I mean talk someone into driving down there with me. :-)

[populistmom]

7. About an hour and a half

I'm just east of where we're meeting and I made it in an hour and 15 minutes to Cambridge. (About $3-$4 for tolls though). I think RationalRose is interested in going, so perhaps you guys can hook up?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

17. I may go to Hartford

I'm trying to rearrange some other things that were planned. I'll PM you by Thursday.

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

8. I plan to be there unless we have a white out blizzard.

hopefully mapquest won't do me wrong.

[Exultant Democracy]

10. sounds like fun

but what happend to Black Eyed Sally's?

[populistmom]

11. Well

It seemed like the concensus was to have it earlier Saturday afternoon and Black Eyed Sally's didn't open until 5:00.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. Crap! I can't make it. That is the day the inlaws get together,

I thought it was Sunday, but no, this year it is Saturday.
I will be there in spirit.

[populistmom]

13. That sucks!

:( We'll miss you!

[NightTrain]

14. For those getting their directions from MapQuest...

...the Triple A Diner's address is 1209 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06108. The phone number is [phone].

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

18. Kick from snowy LI.... two days to go...I wanna go!

but, I can't.

[NightTrain]

19. Well, we can always have another get-together some time soon.

With any luck, you can make it to that one! :hi:

[Bombero1956]

20. depending

on the weather and if my car isn't still in the shop,I plan on being there. I'll be the one in the UPS jacket.

[NightTrain]

24. I'm kickin' this baby again!

n/t

[populistmom]

25. yup

[populistmom]

26. Oh no, it's a Lieberman stop

http://lieberman.senate.gov/dinerstops/listofstops.html

I'd bet he's in Iowa though this weekend. Hee-hee! :7

[populistmom]

27. Almost there

:kick:

[NightTrain]

28. I can't wait to meet y'all tomorrow!

So, who else is gonna be there?

[populistmom]

29. The only definates are 4 of us

You, me, Amaya, and Jonnyblitz, but we'll have fun anyway. (Maybe WannaJumpMyScooter will escape his relatives or a few Mass folks will come still.) We'll see. :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

30. Kick

[jonnyblitz]

31. I hope people are going to show for this today...

:hi:

[Bombero1956]

32. nope

My wife is heading to Worcester to visit a sick friend, so I have the duty with the grandkids, bummer.

[NightTrain]

33. I'm sure as hell gonna be there!

See ya in a couple of hours! :bounce:

[jonnyblitz]

34. I am stopping in Glastonbury first

to check out the Barnes and Noble there and perhaps use some of my gift certicates I got for xmas. Borders is the only bookstore close to me.

[populistmom]

35. I'm coming

Although I have no idea what you look like. I just realized this. I saw one picture of NightTrain and one of Amaya, so I hope I can spot all you guys. If you see a women with longish blonde hair, jeans, early 30's, and a navy blue peacoat, that's probably me.

[NightTrain]

36. OK, I'm on my way!

Look for a chubby guy in his late 30s with gold-rimmed glasses, bluejeans, a navy blue coat, a black "Sun Studios" baseball cap, and a "WHUS 91.7-FM" sweatshirt.