Gasp! How could you put miles second to anything! Lol

Anyway thank you

I cant get down into the citi til the do so if youre able to keep em cold til them thatd be awesome! If abs nec i will come though

But see you wed too. Ill smuggle some hoppy heady topper craft beers in too hehe

Everybody's always gotten such a kick out of you (sorry, couldn't help it). And you leave Arthur with no one to compete with in the transcon derby. :( :D

Seriously, you'll be missed. You're definitely smart not to push it in the early days. See you at the next one, hopefully.

I think i will lose the derby. 7 RT BOS-SAN runs betwen 3/27 and 5/12 with 2 more earlier in the year.

I just had to return to the first page of this thread to reconfirm that the DO is at 6 pm - I made the plans to come without realizing that I'd have an appointment at 5:30 that night and would be late. Thankfully, that appointment has been moved to tomorrow so I'll be there shortly after six (a lady has to be fashionably late).

My father drove up from Hartfordish on Saturday but I didn't realize that everyone would want pickles so I didn't ask him to stop at Rein's.

I'm most looking forward to meeting violist, to see if he has any tips on how to rejoin a music group here.

~ violinist

I was in the Government Center area yesterday. I purchased a VR for myself. Please note that 13 VR’s are in stock for those so inclined.

Sorry to hear that. Feel better!

Mike

So...I have a fridge full of pickles but might not be able to make it. My schedule for Wed. keeps morphing. It was just changed to having a meeting at 6pm then was told immediately after it would be earlier. I don't know what's going to happen. MM, if you wanna swing by the Commonwealth Hotel on your way in to town, I'll bring them with me. They will not have been unrefrigerated all day, I promise.

yes I can do that! I will pm you too

Looks like the rain will hold off tomorrow night and temps should be in the 70s. Short-sleeves required!

Mike

Does look like weather will be quite nice tomorrow night (unlike every other night this week). Good work picking the date, Mike! ^

What time are you shooting to get there? 6PM? (I tried looking at the first post, but don't think I saw a time posted.)

I'll likely be there before 6:00 but I think 6:00 is the "official" start time.

I should be a tad early to tonight's Deaux myself sporting a black and orange backpack (to carry said pickles home later)

I'll probably be there around 5:45, depending on the T. Are we planning to meet on the patio?

To newbs, there is no official call to order. Come when and as you are. And the same applies to leaving. Fungible cash would be nice for settling at that time, and remember the old "18% rule" for large groups. These are for Mike's benefit. A year ago, someone - MM? - in his position got shorted.

See you soon! I'll be arriving early with name tags for screen name and first name. The latter is optional. Some planning on getting pickled may exercise that option.....

And, yes, dagaetch, we'll be out at the corner of the enclosed area.

:)

It's actually going to be closer to 25%, once you include meal taxes. It was MM who got shorted last year, although I think he was eventually made whole.

Weather and time

Note: Despite my good weather karma, I spoke too soon, as it now looks like it might rain. In case of rain, they're going to reserve a portion of the patio for us that isn't affected by weather, but they will also have tables inside. I know that it takes away a bit from the mingling, but it's still a pretty good alternative.

Sorry, I completely forgot to put a start time in the OP. We usually shoot for 6pm, but people come and go at their leisure. I'll be there by 5:45 at the latest: look for my yellow polo shirt and blue backpack. I'm guessing that I won't be the first (MM will likely have downed a few PDBs by the time I get there.). Many of us have the yellow FT tags or white MP tags.

If you have any questions, concerns, etc., do not hesitate to PM me before 5:30 today.

Mike