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{{Asheville|
           username      |matildaben|
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           username      |agropyron|
           possibility  |Definite|
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           possibility  |possibly|
           colour        |green|
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           colour        |orange|
           mechalodging  |mgl's yard or house or wherever I pass out or whoever's bed I'm making out with|
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           mechalodging  |hotel? camping? convince me|
           carpooling    |Maybe from Atlanta with BoPo|
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           carpooling    |might be fun to ride along with someone if they're driving from a city with a more accessible airport than Asheville|
           dates        |July 21-23, July 28-30, August 4-6 |
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           dates        |pretty flexible|
           comments      |Rafting! Hot springs! Naked bunnies!|
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           comments      |Should bunny costumes be mandatory?|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
          username      |cmonkey|
 
          possibility  |Definite|
 
          colour        |green|
 
          mechalodging  |The wussiest hotel around|
 
          carpooling    |No|
 
          dates        |Any time|
 
          comments      |Beer!|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
          username      |mlis|
 
          possibility  |Definite|
 
          colour        |green|
 
          mechalodging  |see matildaben|
 
          carpooling    |Yes - NYC metro area|
 
          dates        |August 4-6|
 
          comments      |shopping in Hickory, NC|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
          username      |mike9322|
 
          possibility  |Definite|
 
          colour        |green|
 
          mechalodging  |Is willing to sleep with mygothlaundry|
 
          carpooling    |Yep - I can meet in Richmond, or DC, or Staunton, or whatever|
 
          dates        |Any of the proposed weekends|
 
          comments      |I'm going to end up naked on the internet.|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
 
           username      |BoringPostcards|
 
           username      |BoringPostcards|
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           comments      |will encourage mike9322 to end up naked on the internet|
 
           comments      |will encourage mike9322 to end up naked on the internet|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
           username      |omiewise|
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           username      |box|
           possibility  |very probable|
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           possibility  |probable|
           colour        |green|
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           colour        |orange|
           mechalodging  |tent|
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           mechalodging  |I'm flexible.|
           carpooling    |yes from Balt/DC|
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           carpooling    |Do any mecha folks live between Little Rock and Asheville?|
           dates        |I would prefer either of the July dates, the earliest works best|
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           dates        |Why, August 4-6, of course.|
 
           comments      ||
 
           comments      ||
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
 
           username      |chewatadistance|
 
           username      |chewatadistance|
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           comments      |EEYAY!!|
 
           comments      |EEYAY!!|
 
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{{Asheville|
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am{{Asheville|
 
           username      |amro|
 
           username      |amro|
 
           possibility  |Very Probable|
 
           possibility  |Very Probable|
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{{Asheville|
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da{{Asheville|
 
           username      |danostuporstar |
 
           username      |danostuporstar |
 
           possibility  |Definate|
 
           possibility  |Definate|
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           comments      ||
 
           comments      ||
 
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{{Asheville|
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we{{Asheville|
 
           username      |wens|
 
           username      |wens|
 
           possibility  |definite|
 
           possibility  |definite|
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           comments      ||
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
           username      |youcancallmeal|
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           username      |cmonkey|
           possibility  |most likely|
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           possibility  |Definite|
 
           colour        |green|
 
           colour        |green|
           mechalodging  |camping|
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           mechalodging  |The wussiest hotel around|
           carpooling    |yes (can drive from baltimore)|
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           carpooling    |No|
           dates        |any time is a good time for mecha time|
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           dates        |Any time|
           comments      ||
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           comments      |Beer!|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
           username      |agropyron|
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           username      |Lola_G|
           possibility  |possibly|
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           possibility  |possible|
 
           colour        |orange|
 
           colour        |orange|
           mechalodging  |hotel? camping? convince me|
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           mechalodging  |Unsure|
           carpooling    |might be fun to ride along with someone if they're driving from a city with a more accessible airport than Asheville|
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           carpooling    |interested|
           dates        |pretty flexible|
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           dates        |Any but August is probably best|
           comments      |Should bunny costumes be mandatory?|
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           comments      |Parents live in Butler, TN and I am hoping to get down there this summer. Maybe I can coordinate it so I can do both.  If so, I will keep NYCers apprised of my plans in case carpooling is possible. |
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
           username      |weretable|
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           username      |matildaben|
           possibility  |possibly|
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           possibility  |Definite|
           colour        |orange|
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           colour        |green|
           mechalodging  ||
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           mechalodging  |mgl's yard or house or wherever I pass out or whoever's bed I'm making out with|
           carpooling    ||
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           carpooling    |Maybe from Atlanta with BoPo|
           dates        |late summer - fall (only if there is not a U of A home game, must not miss football)|
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           dates        |July 21-23, July 28-30, August 4-6 |
           comments      ||
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           comments      |Rafting! Hot springs! Naked bunnies!|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
 
           username      |miko|
 
           username      |miko|
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           comments      |way into the camping, waterfalling, rafting, hiking, dancing, etc|
 
           comments      |way into the camping, waterfalling, rafting, hiking, dancing, etc|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
           username      |box|
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           username      |mlis|
           possibility  |probable|
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           possibility  |Definite|
           colour        |orange|
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           colour        |green|
           mechalodging  |I'm flexible.|
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           mechalodging  |see matildaben|
           carpooling    |Do any mecha folks live between Little Rock and Asheville?|
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           carpooling    |Yes - NYC metro area|
           dates        |Why, August 4-6, of course.|
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           dates        |August 4-6|
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          comments      |shopping in Hickory, NC|
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mi{{Asheville|
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          username      |mike9322|
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          possibility  |Definite|
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          colour        |green|
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          mechalodging  |Is willing to sleep with mygothlaundry|
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          carpooling    |Yep - I can meet in Richmond, or DC, or Staunton, or whatever|
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          dates        |Any of the proposed weekends|
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          comments      |I'm going to end up naked on the internet.|
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{{Asheville|
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          username      |omiewise|
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          possibility  |very probable|
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          colour        |green|
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          mechalodging  |tent|
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          carpooling    |yes from Balt/DC|
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          dates        |I would prefer either of the July dates, the earliest works best|
 
           comments      ||
 
           comments      ||
 
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          username      |rainbaby|
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          possibility  |likely|
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          colour        |green|
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          mechalodging  |hotel|
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          carpooling    |interested|
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          dates        |7 21-23 or 28-30|
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          comments      | |
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
 
           username      |tangerine|
 
           username      |tangerine|
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           username      |taz|
 
           username      |taz|
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           comments      |mr. may be away working all summer, so I might visit the states for a while, and ''maybe''...|
 
           comments      |mr. may be away working all summer, so I might visit the states for a while, and ''maybe''...|
 
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{{Asheville|
 
          username      |rainbaby|
 
          possibility  |likely|
 
          colour        |green|
 
          mechalodging  |hotel|
 
          carpooling    |interested|
 
          dates        |7 21-23 or 28-30|
 
          comments      | |
 
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{{Asheville|
 
          username      |Lola_G|
 
          possibility  |possible|
 
          colour        |orange|
 
          mechalodging  |Unsure|
 
          carpooling    |interested|
 
          dates        |Any but August is probably best|
 
          comments      |Parents live in Butler, TN and I am hoping to get down there this summer. Maybe I can coordinate it so I can do both.  If so, I will keep NYCers apprised of my plans in case carpooling is possible. |
 
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{{Asheville|
 
{{Asheville|
 
           username      |ThePinkSuperhero|
 
           username      |ThePinkSuperhero|
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           dates        |Whenever|
 
           dates        |Whenever|
 
           comments      |I will only go if there's a carpool already going from NYC. |
 
           comments      |I will only go if there's a carpool already going from NYC. |
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{{Asheville|
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          username      |weretable|
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          possibility  |possibly|
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          colour        |orange|
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          mechalodging  ||
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          carpooling    ||
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          dates        |late summer - fall (only if there is not a U of A home game, must not miss football)|
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          comments      ||
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{{Asheville|
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          username      |youcancallmeal|
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          possibility  |most likely|
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          colour        |green|
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          mechalodging  |camping|
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          carpooling    |yes (can drive from baltimore)|
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          dates        |any time is a good time for mecha time|
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          comments      ||
 
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Revision as of 00:54, 22 April 2006

Relevant threads

it gets raised in Dano's welcome back thread

First Official Discussion Thread

Nailing down the dates

Date Nailed?

Possible Dates

Host's choice:

  • July 21-23

Alternates:

  • July 28-30
  • August 4-6

That's it, the final and absolute date which is happening, that's the weekend, those are the dates. Yeah! - - - mygothlaundry (who is too much of a wikidiot to figure out how to make her editing name blue and cool stuff like that)

Hosts

mygothlaundry and moonbird are in residence.

Lodging Locations

Camping on mygothlaundry's property or sleeping on mygothlaundry's couch (sleeps two) or in one of the extra bedrooms since the kids can easily be kicked out for the weekend. We can accomodate 6 people besides mygothlaundry inside if somebody sleeps with mygothlaundry. ;-) If not, then 5. Room for several tents out back.

Also, Chateau Moonbird is available for your flopping plaisir.

The Mountaineer Inn


Lodging Section of the Official Asheville Tourism Site

Transportation

Some East Coasters have raised the possiblity of a carpool, from either the Balto/DC area or the NYC area.

Expedia suggests alternate airports as Greenville (GSP-41 mi), Tri-City (TRI-72 mi), Knoxville (TYS-86 mi), and Charlotte (CLT-91 mi). (Any comments on the goodness/badness of any of these alternatives?) MGL sez: Greenville/Spartanburg is by far the closest & the easiest drive - like an hour, really pretty - and very often it's a LOT cheaper than Asheville, so be sure to check it.

Activities

omiewise has suggested rafting. Probably for free, if the time is right I can borrow a raft, and I've guided the river plenty. This also depends on rain. If it's too dry it isn't fun.

Google Links for rafting on the French Broad river.

If we went rafting we could also go to Hot Springs for a soak, it probably is not too expensive to rent a tub. (Update: it's about 15-20 per hour, BYOB, clothing optional).

A trip to Salsa restaurant for lunch! (Hector's place is still open, right? It's been two years since I went.) Update: Yes, still open. So many new groovy places, too.

I, Moonbird, also suggest a kickball tourney, hiking, debauching and dancing. I will take those interested for waterfall hunting and to the Biltmore E$state (I've got a year pass and usually can swing some kinda discount).

Attendees

am|amro||Very Probable||mgl's backyard, or her house||Yes||Jul. 28-30 or Aug. 4-6|| da|danostuporstar ||Definate||backyard camping sounds great||interested (from DC/MD)||slight preference for later weekends (aka not 7/22), but mostly what BP said...let's pick the date asap.|| we|wens||definite||hotel, probably. should I bring my dog?||probably not||any of the dates are probably fine|| mi|mike9322||Definite||Is willing to sleep with mygothlaundry||Yep - I can meet in Richmond, or DC, or Staunton, or whatever||Any of the proposed weekends||I'm going to end up naked on the internet.
User Possibility Camping/Hotel/Other Carpooling? Dates Comments
mygothlaundry definite it is my house No, but I'll drive you around town early - mid summer preferred, but anytime really Come On Down!! This is Awesome!
moonbird definite I can accomodate about 3-4, what the hell. hop in my rod and we'll follow MGL around town anytime but the last week in June w00t! I'll make the lemonade!
agropyron possibly hotel? camping? convince me might be fun to ride along with someone if they're driving from a city with a more accessible airport than Asheville pretty flexible Should bunny costumes be mandatory?
BoringPostcards Very probable camping or cheap motel can drive people from Atlanta if they fly here All of the proposed times work- The sooner I know the date, the likelier I can make it will encourage mike9322 to end up naked on the internet
box probable I'm flexible. Do any mecha folks live between Little Rock and Asheville? Why, August 4-6, of course.
chewatadistance Definite hotel most likely No - will have pooches can do partial July 22 and 28 weekends. Aug 4 is better EEYAY!!
cmonkey Definite The wussiest hotel around No Any time Beer!
Lola_G possible Unsure interested Any but August is probably best Parents live in Butler, TN and I am hoping to get down there this summer. Maybe I can coordinate it so I can do both. If so, I will keep NYCers apprised of my plans in case carpooling is possible.
matildaben Definite mgl's yard or house or wherever I pass out or whoever's bed I'm making out with Maybe from Atlanta with BoPo July 21-23, July 28-30, August 4-6 Rafting! Hot springs! Naked bunnies!
miko looking better all the time Camping yes Jul 28-30, Aug 4-6 way into the camping, waterfalling, rafting, hiking, dancing, etc
mlis Definite see matildaben Yes - NYC metro area August 4-6 shopping in Hickory, NC
omiewise very probable tent yes from Balt/DC I would prefer either of the July dates, the earliest works best
rainbaby likely hotel interested 7 21-23 or 28-30
tangerine conceivable would probably stay with my radiantly beautiful cousin Maybe from some airport. I'm flexible.
taz remotely possible no idea dunno summer mr. may be away working all summer, so I might visit the states for a while, and maybe...
ThePinkSuperhero Long Shot I need to sleep indoors Definitely Whenever I will only go if there's a carpool already going from NYC.
weretable possibly late summer - fall (only if there is not a U of A home game, must not miss football)
youcancallmeal most likely camping yes (can drive from baltimore) any time is a good time for mecha time