Palpable Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 The plan: meeting at Burke Lake Park, Sunday, July 4th, 2:00 PM Hang out at the park (bring frisbees, water guns, anything fun to do) Go to djpretzel's place for BBQ and games Burke Lake Park address: 7315 Ox Road Fairfax Station, Virginia Who's coming: Palpable diotrans Arrow Kizyr Jenner zircon pixietricks Ninja-san and friend djpretzel Possibly coming: Anna Level 99 Harmony HalcyonSpirit GeoffreyTaucer (if someone can give him a ride back to Raleigh) Ferret DrumUltima The last thread got deleted and we kind of lost who was a definite/maybe. Let me know if you're gonna come or may come and I can add you to the list. Quote
Kizyr Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Ok, besides myself, Jenner is also down for "who's coming". So the previous thread got deleted? Dangit. Anyway, we could re-start the discussion on stuff to bring / do while there. Foodstuffs - we could have a few people bring picnic-suitable food, to mitigate the possibility we might not have a grill. (Even if we do have a grill, it's nice to have more than just meat and veggie burgers. ...oh, yeah, roasted corn too.) Anythingfuntodo - I'm still up for bringing by a cricket bat or two and some tennis balls (real cricket balls need the right surface to play on, so tennis balls + electrical tape would suffice). Come on, anyone else up for street cricket? KF Quote
Moguta Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Awww, 4th of July, seriously? Already have Independence Day party plans. Quote
Bahamut Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Yeah, thread got deleted because I messed up like a noob . I'll be there in spirit! Quote
Jenner Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Yeah, I am seriously going to be there like shareware! Quote
Jillian Aversa Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 I think you can put the mister and me down as definites for July 4th. Quote
Ninja-san Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 Put me down for yes. I might also be bringing a friend if thats cool BTW is there an address for the park? Quote
Geoffrey Taucer Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 If anybody can give me a ride home to Raleigh afterwards, I'm in. Quote
Ferret Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 I'd be there, but I'd need ride both ways... yeah yeah I know why don't I have a car already shut up Quote
Charlie's Angel Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 Cars are overrated anyway. Get a bike. Quote
DrumUltimA Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 I am totally a maybe! I'll need a ride from baltimore folk though... Quote
DrumUltimA Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 actually, I am totally a definite ONLY if I can get a ride with a baltimorian. Quote
HalcyonSpirit Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Hm... I'll have to make sure I'm going first, but I may be able to help you with that. See, a relative lives in Baltimore, and since the drive from where I live to the meetup is quite long anyway, I might go visit her the day before and then drive to the meetup from there. Depends on when things are supposed to start, though. If I do end up doing that, I may be able to drive you there and back. Quote
Ferret Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Halc if you can manage me and Drum that'd be awesome Quote
Ninja-san Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 I don't mind giving someone a ride from Baltimore if needed Quote
Palpable Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 The bad news: Burke Lake Park is all booked on grills on July 4th. The good news: djpretzel has offered his place for us to barbeque at, and chill that evening. That actually makes the whole food issue a lot easier anyway, we don't have to drag it to the park. I'll be buying food and drinks (burgers, dogs, Coke, some side stuff) based on the number of people that are coming, but feel free to bring other food or drinks. Dave also wanted me to mention that he has a lot of Jack Daniels leftover from his wedding, so there's that too. We'll still meet at the park in the afternoon (figured 2:00 PM is good), but transition at some point to djp's. Quote
Bahamut Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Figures Dave would have Jack Daniels at his wedding Quote
Geoffrey Taucer Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Since I can't find a ride back, I'm gonna have to miss this one Quote
Ferret Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 I don't mind giving someone a ride from Baltimore if needed Yeah, that would help a lot. If anyone needs me to bring anything (potato salad, extra drinks/plates/cups/etc.) I can swing by the grocery store and pick some up the day before... Quote
Level 99 Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 I'm going to end up going to ScrewAttack, so unfortunately I can not be in two places at once (not even if I try to run really really fast in a circle). Sorry, I gotta say I won't be able to attend this. Eat meat (or imitation meat) and drink beer (or soda), and be merry! Quote
Kizyr Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 The bad news: Burke Lake Park is all booked on grills on July 4th.The good news: djpretzel has offered his place for us to barbeque at, and chill that evening. That actually makes the whole food issue a lot easier anyway, we don't have to drag it to the park. I'll be buying food and drinks (burgers, dogs, Coke, some side stuff) based on the number of people that are coming, but feel free to bring other food or drinks. Dave also wanted me to mention that he has a lot of Jack Daniels leftover from his wedding, so there's that too. We'll still meet at the park in the afternoon (figured 2:00 PM is good), but transition at some point to djp's. Sounds like it's still a good plan. (Um, unless someone has a good location for viewing the fireworks, but most of my friends have moved further from the city so I'm out of luck there.) I'll bring some cricket gear. Any food/drinks we should pick up while we're at it? If we're gonna roast some corn (which is delicious if you haven't done that before, and a good alternative to meat) then I could bring that with me. Not sure how it'd fare in the trunk of my car if it's hot that day, though. KF Quote
Palpable Posted June 23, 2010 Author Posted June 23, 2010 Sounds like it's still a good plan. (Um, unless someone has a good location for viewing the fireworks, but most of my friends have moved further from the city so I'm out of luck there.)I'll bring some cricket gear. Any food/drinks we should pick up while we're at it? If we're gonna roast some corn (which is delicious if you haven't done that before, and a good alternative to meat) then I could bring that with me. Not sure how it'd fare in the trunk of my car if it's hot that day, though. KF Sure, bring the corn or anything else you guys like. In fact, mention in the thread what you're bringing if you're bringing something so that I know what I don't need to buy. BTW, it costs $8 a car to get into the park unless you're a Fairfax County resident. So obv carpool if you can, or if you're coming to the area by yourself, Amy and I can take a few people to the park if you can meet us at our place ahead of time. Quote
Diodes Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 If we're gonna roast some corn (which is delicious if you haven't done that before, and a good alternative to meat) then I could bring that with me. Not sure how it'd fare in the trunk of my car if it's hot that day, though. KF If you're concerned about keeping things cold, then Vinnie and I could bring corn and other perishables because we can just leave it in our fridge and pick it up on the way to djp's which is like 5 minutes from us. We would probably plan on bringing veggie burgers too. So if you'd prefer, you could bring non-perishable stuff, like I don't know, plates, napkins, utensils, soda, etc. BTW great idea about bringing the corn. I love grilled corn!! Quote
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