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Title: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 17, 2008, 07:13:57 PM
Ok, well a few of us got to talking about a midwest get together so I was going to just put this out there for some feelers as far as dates, times, places and such.

So far was looking at late Aug/early Sept. Maybe Cedar Point(a rollercoaster park, but you'd be stuck around your fellow CCers(love or hate on the forum) all day :-) or maybe a meet up in Chitown for some drinks or something. Indianapolis is probably a good center point too for the midwest in general. So, let's generate some discussion on this to see if there is any interest.


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Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: djones520 on July 17, 2008, 07:19:41 PM
Well, I'll be in NW Michigan for the first part of September, then I'll be driving down to St. Louis.

Cedar Point would be easier for me to get to, since we planned on stopping to see my Grandparents in Detroit.  Though I honestly doubt we'd be doing much with the amusement park.  Having a 3 month old baby and all.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: dutch508 on July 17, 2008, 07:29:31 PM
Indy.

I'll cook.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Chris_ on July 17, 2008, 07:31:32 PM
I'm not far from Indianapolis.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: djones520 on July 17, 2008, 07:35:02 PM
Indy would be workable.  Pretty straight shot from Detroit to St. Louis cuts right through Indy.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: asdf2231 on July 17, 2008, 07:53:18 PM
I can do Indy also. 
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Schadenfreude on July 17, 2008, 08:19:21 PM
Indy? So be it.  :-)
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 17, 2008, 08:45:52 PM
Indy is doable for me too.  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 17, 2008, 08:46:47 PM
BTW, by the voices in this thread so far, this is going to be 'atrocity in Indianapolis'. :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Schadenfreude on July 17, 2008, 09:21:47 PM
We're doing Indy......

I hate to be a downer, but please do not schedule it for August 22nd. I am so getting a colonoscopy that day.  :whatever:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: asdf2231 on July 17, 2008, 10:56:17 PM
We're doing Indy......

I hate to be a downer, but please do not schedule it for August 22nd. I am so getting a colonoscopy that day.  :whatever:

That would be a hoot!  You could get grumpy and we could all say "Jeez! What crawled up YOUR ass today?" :-)
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: RobJohnson on July 18, 2008, 12:53:24 AM
We're doing Indy......

I hate to be a downer, but please do not schedule it for August 22nd. I am so getting a colonoscopy that day.  :whatever:

That would be a hoot!  You could get grumpy and we could all say "Jeez! What crawled up YOUR ass today?" :-)

 :rotf:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: DixieBelle on July 18, 2008, 05:45:18 AM
Or Shade could do like Katie Couric and talk us all through it while we watch from the bar.

I'm kidding! :-)

I'll have to check my calendar. I will be back home the last part of August.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Schadenfreude on July 18, 2008, 06:45:39 AM

That would be a hoot!  You could get grumpy and we could all say "Jeez! What crawled up YOUR ass today?" :-)

I love ya man....  :rotf:

Or Shade could do like Katie Couric and talk us all through it while we watch from the bar.

I'm kidding! :-)

I'll have to check my calendar. I will be back home the last part of August.

 :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 18, 2008, 08:25:10 AM
Ok, well we'll throw out some dates next since we got Indy as the place. I'll check out the photography calender too and see what is going on next month. September actually would be difficult for me since I have a couple of things planned already. August would be better for me. Makes note to avoid Schade's butt probing. On another note, does this mean new tush pics soon? :o :evillaugh: :-*
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: BEG on July 18, 2008, 08:27:54 AM
Waaahhh I wanna come too!
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on July 18, 2008, 08:37:58 AM
Ok, well we'll throw out some dates next since we got Indy as the place. I'll check out the photography calender too and see what is going on next month. September actually would be difficult for me since I have a couple of things planned already. August would be better for me. Makes note to avoid Schade's butt probing. On another note, does this mean new tush pics soon? :o :evillaugh: :-*
Ummm?.....I'm gonna need a ride! :lmao:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Taxman on July 18, 2008, 08:42:52 AM
I will actually be in the midwest from late Aug through mid-Sept.  I would offer Taxman's Casa del Playa (about five hours north of Indy on the crystal blue waters in economically ravaged Michigan) but somehow I envision legions of drunken CC'ers vomiting over the furniture, drowning in the lake or breaking chairs over eachothers heads.  :-)  Unfortunately, though I have some activities scheduled each weekend (not colonoscopies either) during that time slot.  
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 18, 2008, 08:47:07 AM
Waaahhh I wanna come too!

Come on up, sister!
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 18, 2008, 08:50:45 AM
I will actually be in the midwest from late Aug through mid-Sept.  I would offer Taxman's Casa del Playa (about five hours north of Indy on the crystal blue waters in economically ravaged Michigan) but somehow I envision legions of drunken CC'ers vomiting over the furniture, drowning in the lake or breaking chairs over eachothers heads.  :-)  Unfortunately, though I have some activities scheduled each weekend (not colonoscopies either) during that time slot. 

Nah, most of us are well behaved. :uhsure: :-)
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Chris_ on July 19, 2008, 08:26:19 AM
I will actually be in the midwest from late Aug through mid-Sept.  I would offer Taxman's Casa del Playa (about five hours north of Indy on the crystal blue waters in economically ravaged Michigan) but somehow I envision legions of drunken CC'ers vomiting over the furniture, drowning in the lake or breaking chairs over eachothers heads.  :-)  Unfortunately, though I have some activities scheduled each weekend (not colonoscopies either) during that time slot.  

:rofl:

I'll be at the lake if you need me.  :-)
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Airwolf on July 19, 2008, 06:16:19 PM
I'd like to go but I have already lost my vacation days for the year so I'll have to wait till next year
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: dutch508 on July 20, 2008, 01:33:38 PM
There are no good dates on my schedule so anytime is fine with me. I will just move someone to cover my weekend for me. (is that not what minions are for?)

As for location...There are a few sites around Indy that would work, of course, what are we all coming to see? Shopping, landscape, drunken CC-ers?

Just let me know.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Schadenfreude on July 20, 2008, 02:48:35 PM
There are no good dates on my schedule so anytime is fine with me. I will just move someone to cover my weekend for me. (is that not what minions are for?)

As for location...There are a few sites around Indy that would work, of course, what are we all coming to see? Shopping, landscape, drunken CC-ers?

Just let me know.

Dutchie is going? I am so there!  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: dutch508 on July 20, 2008, 02:51:17 PM
There are no good dates on my schedule so anytime is fine with me. I will just move someone to cover my weekend for me. (is that not what minions are for?)

As for location...There are a few sites around Indy that would work, of course, what are we all coming to see? Shopping, landscape, drunken CC-ers?

Just let me know.

Dutchie is going? I am so there!  :evillaugh:

Yes. It is in my neck o' the woods, you know.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Schadenfreude on July 20, 2008, 05:05:03 PM
There are no good dates on my schedule so anytime is fine with me. I will just move someone to cover my weekend for me. (is that not what minions are for?)

As for location...There are a few sites around Indy that would work, of course, what are we all coming to see? Shopping, landscape, drunken CC-ers?

Just let me know.

Dutchie is going? I am so there!  :evillaugh:

Yes. It is in my neck o' the woods, you know.


Prepare for painless flirting experiment.   :-)

Right jty?  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: dutch508 on July 22, 2008, 07:13:11 PM
There are no good dates on my schedule so anytime is fine with me. I will just move someone to cover my weekend for me. (is that not what minions are for?)

As for location...There are a few sites around Indy that would work, of course, what are we all coming to see? Shopping, landscape, drunken CC-ers?

Just let me know.

Dutchie is going? I am so there!  :evillaugh:

Yes. It is in my neck o' the woods, you know.


Prepare for painless flirting experiment.   :-)

Right jty?  :evillaugh:

right-o!  :fuelfire:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: HACKSAW on July 30, 2008, 08:53:44 AM
If ya get a chance, take a quick trip north of Indy on SR 31 to Grissom AFB.

There are a couple bars on the old (civilian) part of the base with a fairly decent hotel within staggering/crawling distance.

If you want to make a day of it, there is a golf course and an air museum on the old part of the base that is open to the public.

Unfortunatly, if it's on the weekend, I have to work. But you will find me in on of those 2 bars once I get off work. Just look for a biker to come strolling in after midnight! :beer:
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on July 30, 2008, 09:00:37 AM
There are no good dates on my schedule so anytime is fine with me. I will just move someone to cover my weekend for me. (is that not what minions are for?)

As for location...There are a few sites around Indy that would work, of course, what are we all coming to see? Shopping, landscape, drunken CC-ers?

Just let me know.

Dutchie is going? I am so there!  :evillaugh:

Yes. It is in my neck o' the woods, you know.


Prepare for painless flirting experiment.   :-)

Right jty?  :evillaugh:

I don't know what the devil you speak of :uhsure: :-)

Ok, peeps...are we doing this or what? Since Hack is fairly close, perhaps we should consider his suggestion since he knows his way about. Maybe the proximity to men in uniform could bag us jen and mia too :cheersmate: :-) I have to say that August is now NOT good for me since there are senior pics lined up every weekend and media day for the big NCAA school soon :uhsure: :-) :-)(Go bucks!) :uhsure:

Sept is more doable for me.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: asdf2231 on July 31, 2008, 10:08:11 AM
September would be more on the possible side for me as well. 

August is packed to the gills with stupid quantities of things to do.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Ree on July 31, 2008, 10:38:06 AM


Eh, by September, you'll need a snow plow to get there.
So is it gonna be Indy, Kokomo, or Bunker Hill,oops mean Grisson AFB?
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Schadenfreude on August 31, 2008, 09:49:24 PM
Bumping for jty! When, where, how?

Let's discuss.  :-)
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Wretched Excess on August 31, 2008, 09:54:16 PM
Bumping for jty! When, where, how?

Let's discuss.  :-)

just wear your mccain button. :-)
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jinxmchue on September 20, 2008, 05:46:28 PM
Bumping for jty! When, where, how?

Let's discuss.  :-)

just wear your mccain button. :-)

And pin it to what?  Ow!
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: jtyangel on September 26, 2008, 07:26:17 AM
I'm out guys..I don't have time to plan this right now...sorry. You are welcome to try and organize something, otherwise I might just unpin this thread if nothing materializes in the next few days.
Title: Re: Midwest Happy Hour/meet up thread...Discuss
Post by: Full-Auto on September 29, 2008, 01:13:47 PM
Indy is really close for me, but unfortunately with a newborn I won't be able to take off for a day or so... the wife would kill me for leaving her with the kid all alone.  :)

Chicago would be easier and more fun.  :)