JULY 19 PICNIC RSVP THREAD

[Lydia Leftcoast]

OK, I just got a message from someone who is no longer with us RSVP'ing "yes" to July 19. That person is bringing cake.

I propose meeting at the Minnehaha Park picnic shelter at 1PM and scouting out a table from there. If it's raining (as it was one year), we can figure out which restaurant to adjourn to.

Bring your own meat or vegetarian item to barbecue (unless it's raining, of course, in which case, bring your ideas on which restaurant to adjourn to.) I will bring paper dishes, plastic silverware, and napkins for everyone.

Who can bring:

Beverages (The parks don't allow alcohol, so some pop and/or sparkling water would be great)

Buns

Salads

Fixings (mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, relish)

Please RSVP yes and tell me what you can bring.

[dflprincess]

1. I'll be there

once we get a count, I'll pick up hot dogs and brats (if enough people want them). I only let myself have hot dogs at picnics and ball games - so I don't want to go home with a bunch of them - I'll get enough for us to share.

I'll take suggestions on what brands people may prefer.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Thank you for your generous offer

:-)

[GAspnes]

3. I'll bring BBQ tools

they belong to someone ... maybe we can figure out who.

Potato salad for me.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. Oh yes, the famous BBQ tools...

:-)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I've gotten a "most likely yes"

from Ocelot.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. How about if I bring a salad?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. That would be great

:hi:

[myrna minx]

8. I won't be able to make it. I have some out of town guests visiting that week.

Have fun everyone! :hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. You could bring them along, if they're amenable to hanging around with us

:-)

[indigo32]

10. I think I can swing this

and I'll bring a salad of some sort.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

11. Good!

:hi:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. So far everybody is bringing salad....

In light of that, I'll bring a dessert instead.

[dflprincess]

13. And, can I get a sense of how people feel about hot dogs/brats?

Am I the only one who will (on special occasions) eat them?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Do you know what's IN those things??

:rofl:

[dflprincess]

15. Yes - strange I still think they taste good

Though, I'll probably pick up Hebrew National all beef certified Kosher hot dogs - assuming they truly are Kosher (and the manufacturer could be in quite a bit of trouble if the claim isn't true), they would be a little safer to eat.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

16. I'm fine with hot dogs

Them as doesn't like them can bring their own stuff to barbecue.

[indigo32]

18. I like em too LOL -nt

[krispos42]

22. Hebrew Nationals are wonderful

Really the only ones I buy.


Do we need things like chips? I could bring Doritoes and potato chips, perhaps. Alternatively, if there's a place to plug in a Crock-Pot I can make my nutritionally-void but fairly tasty beefy cheesy mexican dip and some tortilla chips to eat it with.


I can also bring a desert item, assuming we don't have anybody allergic to cashews.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

23. There's a place in the picnic shelter, but since the point is to eat outside

munchies would probably be the best option.

We already have someone bringing cake.

[krispos42]

24. Okay, munchies

And it's not cake... it's special. ;-) And tasty!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. A former DUer is bringing cake

if he doesn't disappear again. :evilgrin:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. I heard from no name no slogan, who will be out of town that weekend

and dpbrown is a probable yes.

[HopeFor2006]

20. We most likely will be up at the cabin that week-end

But if not then I will surely join in!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

21. Well, you know what we look like, so you can find us if you need to

:hi:

[GAspnes]

28. Or we could meet at the cabin

<grin>

[dflprincess]

25. I just heard from a former DUer who will be supplying the hot dog buns.

n/t

[Lydia Leftcoast]

26. If anyone is wondering what to bring..bring beverages or fixings

I think I'll probably bring a six-pack of some fruit-based soda, since I don't like sugary drinks and am leery of aspartame-laced drinks.

Nancy, did you hear from the same former DUer that I did, the one who is a vegan?

[dflprincess]

27. I did indeed hear from the same person. (eom)

[krispos42]

29. Okay, I've bought 3 bags of chips and stuff to make my treats.

Doritoes, regular Lays, and sea-salt-and-pepper kettle-cooked Lays.


I can also swipe some mayo, mustard, and ketchup packets from work if you want. :evilgrin:


How many people are we looking at? Do I need to buy more chips?






I also need to know how many packets to steal appropriate.


And could you peek at this map? I'm assuming you mean "C" as a meetup point, but I just would like to make sure. I've never been there before.

http://www.minneapolisparks.org/documents/permits/wedding_sites/minnehaha/minnehaha_falls_area_map.pdf

[Lydia Leftcoast]

30. Who's going to bring either charcoal and lighter fluid or firewood?

Otherwise, it's raw hot dogs for us. :-(

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. All right, a former DUer has some on hand and will bring it

:-)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

32. OK, here's the summary of who's coming and what people are bringing:

Lydia Leftcoast: plate, cups, napkins, some beverages (seltzer, fruit-flavored soda)

dflprincess: kosher hot dogs

Velveteen Ocelot: salad

former DUer #1: cake, charcoal, lighter fluid

former DUer#2: buns, possibly veggie hot dogs

indigo32: salad

krispos42: munchies

GAspnes: barbecue tools and potato salad

former DUers#3 and 4: May or may not show up

Other maybes: Hopefor2006, dpbrown

Anyone who wants to bring more beverages and/or mustard/ketchup, please feel free to do so

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. I'm not bringing a salad because there are already enough salads.

I'm bringing chips and a dessert instead. I'll bring some bottled water, too, since it looks like it's needed.

[krispos42]

34. I swiped a bunch of mayo and mustard packets from work

They were out of ketchup packets; only taco sauce :-(


I'll bring those, and some salt and pepper packets as well. I don't know if there's going to be anything that uses mayo, but :shrug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

35. Personally, I like mayonnaise on hot dog buns, so that's cool

:-)

[krispos42]

36. *blink*

Well, if it floats your boat... :D

[krispos42]

37. Hey Lydia...

Will anybody besides me be bringing a kid or two?

If memory serves dpbrown has a cute little daughter, but he's down as a "maybe".

I'm concerned about keeping the krispos kid amused, that's all.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. Lydia could bring Kidley.

[krispos42]

39. Kidley? n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

40. If you can't bring a kid, bring Kidley.

Kidley is Lydia's cat.

[krispos42]

41. Ah! I see... and you'll bring your herd, and I'll bring the Fluff...

...and we can re-create that Superbowl commercial from a few years ago, complete with river crossing! :rofl:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. If you aren't here yet we are at a picnic table

At 44th ave. and Nawadaha near the east parking lot . Lots of food.

[GAspnes]

43. Fun as always

Wish I could have stayed longer.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

44. If any of you tried and failed to find us

dflprincess and I hung around in the picnic shelter till 1:30PM and then we joined the others (Velveteen Ocelot, krispos42, krispos Junior, GAspnes, and two former DUers) on a grassy knoll for hotdogs, hamburgers, potato salad, cold drinks, and yummy desserts.

The weather was perfect, with sunshine and temperatures in the upper seventies.

Sorry you couldn't make it!

[krispos42]

45. I had a good time

And I put a very exhausted Krispos Kid down for a quick nap around 8... and then I couldn't wake him up for dinner!