May 15, 2017, 8:38 pm
Last edit by: Zorak
Tentative schedule:
assume group drinking/eating throughout the weekend
all details subject to change, check back for updates
Friday 8/11:
landside:
Museum Surplus Sale (davetravels, sky303, CaptainMiles)
airside:
afternoon Sky Club crawl as people arrive (flight arrival info below)
dinner at OFS, time still being negotiated
after-drinks somewhere near the airport?
Saturday 8/12:
10am breakfast/brunch at the Hapeville Dwarf House diner side of Chik-Fil-A: https://goo.gl/maps/ij9yFdaxUTJ2
followed by Delta Museum (747 experience opens at noon)
Spondivits for dinner or late night drinks?
Sunday 8/13:
current proposal:
Fat Matt's BBQ 1pm https://goo.gl/maps/2vV7rQ2Yup32
followed by Sweetwater 2:30pm-4:30pm https://goo.gl/maps/nhjmDzS8A9P2
dinner -- ???
nighttime comedy show?
Monday 8/14:
ATL TRACON tour 9am-11am (note, ~25-30 miles sw of ATL airport)
***If you are interested in this please PM me your first/last name as they appear on a government-issued photo ID, as we will need to present these before the tour
carpool/rideshare from downtown somewhere TBD
Confirmed: Zorak, angra, lov2fly, ND76, Canarsie, MSPeconomist, sky303
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Interest list: (arrival time on Friday for coordinating Sky Club/dinner)
Zorak (Friday 15:49 DL1865)
gooselee+1
krazykanuck
CMK10
TheLifeOfA_NKCM -really strong maybe.
Angra
CaptainMiles - local (not flying in), need to be guested into SC (can guest into The Club at ATL, if we end up there)
ND76 (8/11/17: DL2604, arrives ATL 1150)
fsuj25 (8/11/17 hopefully around 5:30)
MemphisQueen +1
captaink
Lov2Fly
johnnywho - (Fri 16:24 on AA2255) a. need to be guested in
davetravels - Confirmed - arriving Thurs - overnite in Buckhead / N Druid Hills - anyone else? Then, museum surplus sale Fri AM - Airport meet-up Fri afternoon - then 7:26 PM flight to MEX.
kirkwoodj - Fri 20:55 on UA6104, guessing too late for club crawl/dinner
MSPeconomist (Friday 8/11/17 DL1551 arriving at 4:38 pm)
sky303 - probably will do the surplus sale Friday before the airport
shenanigans. Have club access, but can't guest.
ChiefNWA - have club access but cannot guest. Will fly in for the museum/747 exhibit Sat.
MEMLawGuy - Have short layover in B on 8/11: arriving around 4:30pm departing around 6pm. I do have guest privileges on SC access.
assume group drinking/eating throughout the weekend
all details subject to change, check back for updates
Friday 8/11:
landside:
Museum Surplus Sale (davetravels, sky303, CaptainMiles)
airside:
afternoon Sky Club crawl as people arrive (flight arrival info below)
dinner at OFS, time still being negotiated
after-drinks somewhere near the airport?
Saturday 8/12:
10am breakfast/brunch at the Hapeville Dwarf House diner side of Chik-Fil-A: https://goo.gl/maps/ij9yFdaxUTJ2
followed by Delta Museum (747 experience opens at noon)
Spondivits for dinner or late night drinks?
Sunday 8/13:
current proposal:
Fat Matt's BBQ 1pm https://goo.gl/maps/2vV7rQ2Yup32
followed by Sweetwater 2:30pm-4:30pm https://goo.gl/maps/nhjmDzS8A9P2
dinner -- ???
nighttime comedy show?
Monday 8/14:
ATL TRACON tour 9am-11am (note, ~25-30 miles sw of ATL airport)
***If you are interested in this please PM me your first/last name as they appear on a government-issued photo ID, as we will need to present these before the tour
carpool/rideshare from downtown somewhere TBD
Confirmed: Zorak, angra, lov2fly, ND76, Canarsie, MSPeconomist, sky303
-----
Interest list: (arrival time on Friday for coordinating Sky Club/dinner)
Zorak (Friday 15:49 DL1865)
gooselee+1
krazykanuck
CMK10
TheLifeOfA_NKCM -really strong maybe.
Angra
CaptainMiles - local (not flying in), need to be guested into SC (can guest into The Club at ATL, if we end up there)
ND76 (8/11/17: DL2604, arrives ATL 1150)
fsuj25 (8/11/17 hopefully around 5:30)
MemphisQueen +1
captaink
Lov2Fly
johnnywho - (Fri 16:24 on AA2255) a. need to be guested in
davetravels - Confirmed - arriving Thurs - overnite in Buckhead / N Druid Hills - anyone else? Then, museum surplus sale Fri AM - Airport meet-up Fri afternoon - then 7:26 PM flight to MEX.
kirkwoodj - Fri 20:55 on UA6104, guessing too late for club crawl/dinner
MSPeconomist (Friday 8/11/17 DL1551 arriving at 4:38 pm)
sky303 - probably will do the surplus sale Friday before the airport
shenanigans. Have club access, but can't guest.
ChiefNWA - have club access but cannot guest. Will fly in for the museum/747 exhibit Sat.
MEMLawGuy - Have short layover in B on 8/11: arriving around 4:30pm departing around 6pm. I do have guest privileges on SC access.
ATL mini-DO August 11-14ish 2017
Jul 20, 2017, 9:09 am
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Fleshing out the plan a bit as we get closer:
For Saturday I was thinking of doing something breakfast/brunch-like near the airport around 10am for a leisurely meal prior to hitting up the Delta Museum, which should allow some time to look at things in general before the 747 experience opens at noon.
Just being lazy and Yelp-ing for breakfast/brunch around the airport:
https://tinyurl.com/y8so8jgo
left to my own devices I'd pick some place near the museum, like
https://www.yelp.com/biz/barbecue-ki...ast+%26+Brunch
or, a place called "Airport view" seems like a natural
https://www.yelp.com/biz/airport-vie...ast+%26+Brunch
any of the locals have opinions on these or other places nearby?
Leaving Saturday afternoon/evening and Sunday morning as unscheduled time for people to explore whatever in the area on their own.
Sunday afternoon was planning on possibly visiting Sweetwater (I also hear good things about Monday Night and Red Brick brewing but the former appears not to be open on Sunday).
Possibly an attempt at a coordinated dinner one or both of Saturday/Sunday as well.
For Saturday I was thinking of doing something breakfast/brunch-like near the airport around 10am for a leisurely meal prior to hitting up the Delta Museum, which should allow some time to look at things in general before the 747 experience opens at noon.
Just being lazy and Yelp-ing for breakfast/brunch around the airport:
https://tinyurl.com/y8so8jgo
left to my own devices I'd pick some place near the museum, like
https://www.yelp.com/biz/barbecue-ki...ast+%26+Brunch
or, a place called "Airport view" seems like a natural
https://www.yelp.com/biz/airport-vie...ast+%26+Brunch
any of the locals have opinions on these or other places nearby?
Leaving Saturday afternoon/evening and Sunday morning as unscheduled time for people to explore whatever in the area on their own.
Sunday afternoon was planning on possibly visiting Sweetwater (I also hear good things about Monday Night and Red Brick brewing but the former appears not to be open on Sunday).
Possibly an attempt at a coordinated dinner one or both of Saturday/Sunday as well.
For the breweries, Sweetwater of course has the DL tie-in, so that might be our best bet. As a local, I like the smaller ones like Red Brick a bit better, but either will end up being fun. I would suggest that we only do one brewery just given their hours over the weekend. Georgia unfortunately still has some strange laws regarding alcohol producers vs. distributors.
Finally, if we decide on dinner one evening, I'm happy to help figure out and coordinate a good local option for the gang!
Jul 20, 2017, 9:16 am
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Can certainly play it by ear. Personally, I turn into a pumpkin right at midnight every night.
Jul 20, 2017, 9:25 am
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I tend to stomp around on the north side of town, so won't have the best take on restaurants around the airport/DL museum. But schedule-wise I think the brunch>museum setup for Saturday morning/midday is perfect.
For the breweries, Sweetwater of course has the DL tie-in, so that might be our best bet. As a local, I like the smaller ones like Red Brick a bit better, but either will end up being fun. I would suggest that we only do one brewery just given their hours over the weekend. Georgia unfortunately still has some prehistoric laws regarding alcohol producers vs. distributors.
Finally, if we decide on dinner one evening, I'm happy to help figure out and coordinate a good local option for the gang!
For the breweries, Sweetwater of course has the DL tie-in, so that might be our best bet. As a local, I like the smaller ones like Red Brick a bit better, but either will end up being fun. I would suggest that we only do one brewery just given their hours over the weekend. Georgia unfortunately still has some prehistoric laws regarding alcohol
Finally, if we decide on dinner one evening, I'm happy to help figure out and coordinate a good local option for the gang!
Last edited by N515CR; Jul 20, 2017 at 11:50 am
Jul 20, 2017, 9:29 am
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Jul 20, 2017, 9:48 am
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Jul 20, 2017, 9:54 am
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Jul 20, 2017, 10:58 am
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Unfortunately, the area near the airport is definitely not the most happening part of town. I am sure there are nice things down there, but most of the locals on this thread probably don't spend much time in the area. I went to middle and high school adjacent to ATL but don't spend much time there lately.
Jul 20, 2017, 11:42 am
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Jul 21, 2017, 12:32 am
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If it is DL nostalgia you want, the Dwarf House is the original Chik-Fil-A and has menu items that are not on the normal menu. Ron Allen ate breakfast there every day for 20 years. If not for DL employees at the DH, it is not likely that CFA would have ever gone anywhere.
For the breweries, Sweetwater of course has the DL tie-in, so that might be our best bet. As a local, I like the smaller ones like Red Brick a bit better, but either will end up being fun. I would suggest that we only do one brewery just given their hours over the weekend. Georgia unfortunately still has some strange laws regarding alcohol producers vs. distributors.
Finally, if we decide on dinner one evening, I'm happy to help figure out and coordinate a good local option for the gang!
Finally, if we decide on dinner one evening, I'm happy to help figure out and coordinate a good local option for the gang!
)And maybe we could retire somewhere else for dinner after that.
For those who have PMed me about the TRACON tour, I'm renting a car for Monday (it was cheaper than starting my other rental a day earlier, shrug), so we can carpool from downtown somewhere. More details as we get closer.
(If anyone hasn't PMed me yet, please do so soon!)
Jul 30, 2017, 2:23 pm
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OK, having read up some more about it, Dwarf House it is (presumably the sit-down side of it)
Sweetwater also has the 2-for-1 deal pictured in post #54 if anyone wants to do the tour (I'm ok with just drinking though)
And maybe we could retire somewhere else for dinner after that.
For those who have PMed me about the TRACON tour, I'm renting a car for Monday (it was cheaper than starting my other rental a day earlier, shrug), so we can carpool from downtown somewhere. More details as we get closer.
(If anyone hasn't PMed me yet, please do so soon!)
Sweetwater also has the 2-for-1 deal pictured in post #54 if anyone wants to do the tour (I'm ok with just drinking though
)And maybe we could retire somewhere else for dinner after that.
For those who have PMed me about the TRACON tour, I'm renting a car for Monday (it was cheaper than starting my other rental a day earlier, shrug), so we can carpool from downtown somewhere. More details as we get closer.
(If anyone hasn't PMed me yet, please do so soon!)
Count me in. I obviously am not good at posting on this site, so bear with me. I PM'd you. Appears quite a few of us Atlantans live pretty close in the same area--downtown, midtown, buckhead area.
That being said, also appears we go to the airport and that's about it. So I saw this on a "Georgia Travels" show this past week, show about things and places in Georgia. This restaurant is in College Park, very close to the airport (one subway stop before airport stop). It's called Pig and Pint, www.thepigandthepintatl.com. Check it out. May be of interest.
Looking forward to meeting all of you. If davetravels gets to sweet talk his way onto an earlier flight, might be able to meet up Thursday eve. Definitely can make Saturday Dwarf House and Delta Museum.
Jul 31, 2017, 9:55 am
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Jul 31, 2017, 10:24 am
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Pig and the Pint is pretty good and a quick and cheap Uber/Lyft ride away from the Delta Museum or College Park MARTA station. 50/50 Burger is delicious, if you're not a vegetarian or anti-pork.
Jul 31, 2017, 10:05 pm
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I am booked on the 10 am flight out of DCA on Friday 8/11, so I should get to ATL around high noon (as opposed to low noon).
I'm up for a Sky Club Sweep on Friday afternoon, doing it in order this time: T6; A17; A-CenterPoint; B; C37; D12; D27; E; and F-SkyDeck. Also, getting an adult beverage in each club.
Also, does anyone have a promotional code for a good discounted rate at one of the airport hotels (I liked the Hilton when we did the 2010 DO)?
As far as nightlife near the airport, the FAs at the 2010 DO told us that a popular hangout for Delta FAs was Spondivits, which is a stone's throw from the Hilton at the airport.
I'm up for a Sky Club Sweep on Friday afternoon, doing it in order this time: T6; A17; A-CenterPoint; B; C37; D12; D27; E; and F-SkyDeck. Also, getting an adult beverage in each club.
Also, does anyone have a promotional code for a good discounted rate at one of the airport hotels (I liked the Hilton when we did the 2010 DO)?
As far as nightlife near the airport, the FAs at the 2010 DO told us that a popular hangout for Delta FAs was Spondivits, which is a stone's throw from the Hilton at the airport.