SF Bay Area Meet (Aug. 6th?)....CANCELLED!!!

[ron]

Due to lack of interest and conflict of schedules/meets, the upcoming vx meet has been cancelled and postponed til further notice. Sorry for the trouble. Rudy

[RabidPony]

Any ideas on a location yet?

[ron]

Any ideas on a location yet?

Like to see what others would like to suggest. There's still time. But, we should get some ideas flowing so we can narrow it down when we get closer to the date. My suggestion would be to meet somewhere scenic like Treasure Island (out in the middle of SF Bay) where we can take pics of the line up. Where we eat could be anywhere across any of the bridges. Any suggestions/input would be welcome! rudy

[ron]

btt...

[Riff Raff]

Ron--- I've coordinated many VX events before, and it's best to just take the lead yourself and set the agenda in solid stone. Then, people will either make it or they won't according to their own personal schedule. Asking input beforehand is fine, but it normally turns into a total cluster-F and nobody's schedule will be a perfect fit no matter your best intentions.

I highly recommend YOU just go ahead and pick the "restaurant" of choice (with a diversified menu so everyone's happy) as the primary meeting place FIRST, and that it is also within close convoy commuting range to Treasure Island. By meeting at a nearby SF restaurant first will enable everyone to meet, greet, & eat. It will also allow pre-coordination/departure line-up for the VX "convoy" to Treasure Island (this is extremely important, so no one gets lost or misses a critical turn into Treasure Island). Treasure Island should be the FINAL & LAST stop of the day's event, and then VX'ers can depart at their own leisure afterward to go back home. The parking lot location on Treasure Island (for VX line-up) should be thought-out well in advance, so VX's can quickly park in convoy sequence order as they pull into the parking lot location without any mumbo-jumbo or conflict.

Again, just set the agenda in stone and have everyone meet at a designated SF restaurant FIRST in close proximity to T.I., and then convoy as a VX group to Treasure Island LAST for pictures, etc.



http://www.yelp.com/biz/treasure-island-san-francisco



Have fun, and take lots of pictures to share with us here on VX.Info. Cheers!!!

[nfpgasmask]

I've never been to Treasure Island, driven by many many times. Would be cool. Hopefully I can make it over for this.

Bart

[ron]

Ron--- I've coordinated many VX events before, and it's best to just take the lead yourself and set the agenda in solid stone. Then, people will either make it or they won't according to their own personal schedule. Asking input beforehand is fine, but it normally turns into a total cluster-F and nobody's schedule will be a perfect fit no matter your best intentions.

I highly recommend YOU just go ahead and pick the "restaurant" of choice (with a diversified menu so everyone's happy) as the primary meeting place FIRST, and that it is also within close convoy commuting range to Treasure Island. By meeting at a nearby SF restaurant first will enable everyone to meet, greet, & eat. It will also allow pre-coordination/departure line-up for the VX "convoy" to Treasure Island (this is extremely important, so no one gets lost or misses a critical turn into Treasure Island). Treasure Island should be the FINAL & LAST stop of the day's event, and then VX'ers can depart at their own leisure afterward to go back home. The parking lot location on Treasure Island (for VX line-up) should be thought-out well in advance, so VX's can quickly park in convoy sequence order as they pull into the parking lot location without any mumbo-jumbo or conflict.

Again, just set the agenda in stone and have everyone meet at a designated SF restaurant FIRST in close proximity to T.I., and then convoy as a VX group to Treasure Island LAST for pictures, etc.



http://www.yelp.com/biz/treasure-island-san-francisco



Have fun, and take lots of pictures to share with us here on VX.Info. Cheers!!!

Thanks for the input RR! Really appreciate it! Unfortunately, TI doesn't have any nice restaurants on the isle from what I remember. Just thought it would be a great place to meet first for the scenic view and photo op. There's lots of open space around the isle w/ scenic backdrops for photo ops. Still need to decide which side of the bay we could find a place to eat and accommodate all (including our vx's) in a safe and beautiful area.

I was also thinking about starting at TI and taking a trip to the Marin side of the bay across the GG bridge. Another photo op right after crossing the GG. Then head over to Sausalito for some lunch. I've yet to work out the details. But, will try to figure something out before I leave town for a couple of weeks.

rudy

[Triathlete]

Man, you guys can make something so simple so hard!

[ron]

Btt.

[RabidPony]

If it helps, I'll be there and I have a cb in my VX.

[ron]

Due to lack of interest and conflict of schedules/meets, the upcoming vx meet has been cancelled and postponed til further notice. Sorry for the trouble. Rudy

[nfpgasmask]

Sorry Ron, I really wanted to make it over, but my VX is going into the shop tomorrow to fix the tranny leak, and then this coming weekend I need to change out my CV boots that I just discovered are cracked.

We definitley should plan another meet up though.

Bart

[RabidPony]

Well, at least this gives me more time to put on the pile of goodies sitting in the garage.

[wekilled]

I would be really interested if the date changes. I have the mother-in-law here on her broom on the 6th. Monterey isn't too bad of a drive and there are zero VXs in my area. We had about 5-6 when I was stationed at Fort Lewis WA.


Only other conflict I would have is Wasteland Weekend 23-25 Sept in SoCal.

[nfpgasmask]

Only other conflict I would have is Wasteland Weekend 23-25 Sept in SoCal.

Ha! You're going to WW? I went to the first RWWE.

Bart