One last snowball fight - Page 3

UberRoo · #31 03-18-2004, 03:15 AM

There wasn't a lot of public discussion about this trip. It's not clear in the forum that this is even going to happen, let alone what the destination is. Anyway, carry on. I'll keep my radar going for another event. I'm near Bremerton.

Alycone · #32 03-18-2004, 04:54 AM

Yeah, we usually discuss the meets in the NW forum, although with the big meets MacGyver will usually post a message in the "upcoming meets forum" but no one seems to want to discuss them there, so it ends up being more of an FYI. I guess we figure that meets are a local thing (except for the huge ones, like the West coast show or Reno/Tahoe) so we'll talk about them locally. The moderators get grumpy if we try to post in "general babble". It's public--if nonlocals are curious about what we're up to, they're free to look in our forum and join our discussions. I think planning/discussing meets makes up the bulk of local forums' content.

So, as far as public discussion for this meet, this thread is basically it. There hasn't really been any behind-the-scenes planning on this one. This snow thing, like our occasional dinners or bar meets, aren't really considered meets, they're just minimeets or us hanging out, so we don't try too hard to recruit for them.

The destination is Highway 2, driving until we find snow to play in (probably a little past the ski place), which we expect to take about an hour from Monroe. That was decided in this thread, although it took us a while to decide between HWY 2 and 410.

If you want to get on the email list for local events, you can send an email or PM to MacGyver and check out the local web page (listed in MacGyver's signature):
http://www.nwsvx.com/

I'm fine for switching to Sunday, but people with more of a life than me might not be able to this close to the weekend.

Wow, that was a really long post.

WestCoastSVX · #33 03-18-2004, 10:12 AM

Well said Aly!

Yeah, we pretty much stick to this northwest forum for all our discussions of meets and even most of the formal announcements. Just seems our particular group doesn't look in the Upcoming Meets section, and we aren't supposed to post meets in babble, so this forum serves us well. So keep an eye on it.

As for the planning of this particular snow meet, it is basically one of the on-the-fly "informal" types of mini-meets some of our group occasionally puts together. Like last Friday night a few got together for dinner. This one was in the works a little longer, but still is just kinda an informal gathering with no guarantees as to what will happen, no big announcements, etc. All are welcome of course, but like Aly said, we don't "push" these meets.

On the other hand, the "big" meets happen once every couple months, maybe once a month in the summer. These are the ones that you will see talk about months in advance so you can put them on your calendar, these are the ones that are "officially" sanctioned by Northwest SVX and will appear on the website. These are also the ones you will get direct email updates and invites to if you sign up as a member of Northwest SVX.

As for this meet, we just kinda asked what date would work best and from everyone that initially expressed interest it just seemed like Saturday would be best. We settled on this day when we decided we would hang out a bit that evening after the meet and Saturday night is more favorable than Sunday night for that. There has also been a poll that has been "stickied" at the top of this forum for over a month asking which days worked best for meets and "prefer Saturday" won out, so that will probably always be in our minds when organizing the meets. But there will always be inquiries for the big meets to find the best dates, so getting involved in the process will assure a date that works for as many as possible.

On the good side, it is supposed to snow 20" in the next 24 hours up there and the snow level is dropping too! Should be great!

Gargoyle · #34 03-18-2004, 06:05 PM

SNOW

Alycone · #35 03-18-2004, 09:57 PM

I'm glad you're coming garg, a snow meet wouldn't be the same without you.

Gargoyle · #36 03-18-2004, 11:52 PM

Well with Troy riden shotgun ,, So long as we get some space we should get some good Vid

Alycone · #37 03-19-2004, 12:15 AM

This time if we notice you've been gone for an hour we'll get off our butts and come dig you out.

#38 03-19-2004, 12:20 AM

Gar, this time I've got some new shoes on my car too!!!! I'm taking a friend with me. We'll meet you guys at Troys house

Can't wait to get some more snow action!

-Nick

Alycone · #39 03-19-2004, 09:40 PM

I'm jealous, my car needs new shoes (actually, I think the anatomical term for tires should be feet), but I think I'll wait 'til May.

Great, I've got the song "Let it snow let it snow let it snow...." going through my head and those are the only words I know.

ensteele · #40 03-19-2004, 11:14 PM

The only song going through my head right now is "Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!"

Wish I was going with you guys, but can this weekend.

Have fun.

Alycone · #41 03-21-2004, 03:38 AM

You missed out. There was a whole lotta mud but there was still snow to play in and the mountains were really pretty and it didn't take too long to get my car unstuck.

WestCoastSVX · #42 03-21-2004, 07:41 AM

Earl -

To quote one of my favorite movies: "You wouldn't have liked it, dad, there were rats (mud)."

I have to admit I'm glad I didn't take my car, but am grateful for those that did - it was a blast! Gargoyle is an awesome rally driver, riden shotgun with him was almost as fun as driving my SVX.

ensteele · #43 03-21-2004, 01:06 PM

I hope you got pictures and some movies!

Gargoyle · #44 03-21-2004, 11:32 PM

It was a blast, more like MUD BOWL 04 than a true snow run but we all had a lot of fun & tons of laughs & Troy & Harold both got some good footage. Wait till you see my new paint job ( mud brown )

#45 03-22-2004, 12:30 PM

Howdy partners

My car looks like a redneck 4x4 after a day of mudding! I'm not washing it

Thanks for the great time!

-Nick