Get Together 26

[MicroNut]

The 2026 get together is coming up soon, August 29th! at
First Christian Church
503 N. Main Street Ext Meadville, PA 16335
12-6.

I was wondering who was planning to come.
It is advertised in my church's newsletter. I could advertise elsewhere but with it also being the last day of the county fair, I don't think there will be a lot of response.
I have the week off to go to the fair and the World Coin fair in Pittsburgh so I can be available anytime Friday to set up.

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone, new and old friends and talk about our mutual interests.

[granz]

Peter (@Steelcitygamer8) and I plan on attending.

I'll try to get a flier together soon.

I'll be leaving home on Friday morning, dropping my wife off a bit west of Pgh, heading up to Cleveland, and heading to Meadville. I'm guessing that we will arrive about mid-afternoon. I will bring some stuff, but nowhere near what I brought last year.

[MicroNut]

Me neither No more filling up the whole table. I'll probably just bring my laptop and my 2 FPGA boards since I am delving into FPGAs

[Chris Savage]

I will be there, though I will not be staying in the area. That is, I will arrive for the meetup and return home that evening. I will bring an array of things.

[Chris Savage]

I'll try to get a flier together soon.

Previously, there was discussion of an itinerary, to add some structure to the event. I remember discussion about presentations of current projects. Have we given any further thoughts to this?

My thoughts are that the first hour (12-1) should be to just catch up and chat (eat lunch?). Maybe have someone do some presentation at 1P. Not sure how long each block should be.

[JKnightandKARR]

Sadly, funds will NOT allow Angela n me to attend.... If I could have, I'd have brought my Centauri Carbon, Mars 4 Ultra and Mercury Plus processing station.

[granz]

I intend to bring my Monoprice. I did get the new bed, and the gaffer's tape. Unfortunately, the new bed is not magnetic, and there is no steel plate for it - it is just the same type plate that has been destroyed by previous prints.  I want to try the gaffer's tape, and see if that works.

Unfortunately, in spite of nine hours of sleep last night, I have been unable to concentrate on this work. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

[Chris Savage]

I will be there, though I will not be staying in the area. That is, I will arrive for the meetup and return home that evening. I will bring an array of things.

I'm going to revise my previous statement. We will be checking into the Quality Inn Meadville on Friday, and checking out Sunday morning. I think we're planning on going to the Erie Zoo on Sunday afternoon.

[granz]

I will be there, though I will not be staying in the area. That is, I will arrive for the meetup and return home that evening. I will bring an array of things.

I'm going to revise my previous statement. We will be checking into the Quality Inn Meadville on Friday, and checking out Sunday morning. I think we're planning on going to the Erie Zoo on Sunday afternoon.

I just reserved our room - and now my checking account balance is $4.40! ) We will be staying at the Meadville Quality Inn, too. See you there.

[MicroNut]

Quality Inn is a nice place. That is about 2 miles as the crow flies from my house! The Zoo is a nice place. I haven't been there for years so I cannot tell you much but it looks like they keep it modern and clean. My favorite childhood memory of the zoo is the train ride.

If you guys like Italian there is a small Italian restaurant, Valenza's nearby but I would check their menu. It is our favorite but they recently raised their prices a bit.  Not far is also a Burger King, Subway, Taco Bell and a Red Lobster. There are a couple of steak houses as well. Also if you like Amish style there are 2 reasonably priced restaurants but they are at a minimum 1/2 hour drive.

[Chris Savage]

I just reserved our room - and now my checking account balance is $4.40! ) We will be staying at the Meadville Quality Inn, too. See you there.

Yeah, I'm not gonna lie...funds are a bit tight here too, but I will figure it out.

[granz]

Yeah, Marilyn and I were just going over our finances regarding the meetup.

Yesterday, on our way to Church, the car was sliding all over (seriously heavy rain storms) - it was some of the worst traveling that I've ever experienced. When we got there, I checked the tires. The front tires are just about bald, and the back are very low. So, at this moment, I am sitting in the National Tire & Battery shop while they put four new tires on - for a bit over $700. 

The motel is about $280 and the gas and tolls look like they will run another $150. My estimate for the three days of meals is about $400 (breakfasts for Sat & Sun will be free from the motel. )

Marilyn is really good about it all - she is not questioning the meetup, but she is starting to get on-board with trying to make some money from my printing. So, I'm starting to look for income opportunities with my printers.

[Chris Savage]

Yesterday, on our way to Church, the car was sliding all over (seriously heavy rain storms) - it was some of the worst traveling that I've ever experienced. When we got there, I checked the tires. The front tires are just about bald, and the back are very low. So, at this moment, I am sitting in the National Tire & Battery shop while they put four new tires on - for a bit over $700. 

How ironic...my car has a whole 30,000 miles on it, yet my tires are in bad shape. It wasn't raining really bad here this morning, but there were several times when I lost traction at 55MPH. The tires are really low. They should not be at 30,000 miles. Nonetheless, that means an alignment as well as tires. Always something.