I know this has been mooted before but London, or thereabouts would be great, there are some proper history musea - not just the last couple of hundred years. :O: And Pompey/Gosport is just a couple of hours drive away with HMS Victory, Mary Rose, HMS Warrior, the 112 year old sub Holland 1, the midget sub X24, and HMS Alliance. With Duxford and Hendon for the aviation crowd. Maybe stretch the legs to Liverpool to see the desecrated U-534. . .

The biggest obstacle is the organisational element (many of us are busy in RL) and the fact that you usually get a healthy number of 'yes I'll go' which ultimately dwindles down to less than half for one reason/excuse or another.

Personally speaking I've only been to the one in Houston, organised by Neal in 2008 and that was really something else, meeting Neal, Steve, Jason, Chad, Dan, three Grey Wolves (plus one wife) and too many more to mention.

The one in Denmark was one that clashed with my 25th wedding anniversary so no feeble excuse there.

A SS Meet is something I would recommend everyone should attend because it is a unique opportunity to meet people in person but that might also be a reason for some people not attending....certainly their loss, not mine.

If it was up to me, I'd look around for a cheap cruise or all inclusive resort. Last time I went to a forum meet, a few guys ended up puking all over the host's back yard.


Considering that if we don't go in the peak season, cruises are pretty reasonably priced. We can just meet up in texas or florida, hop on a cruise ship, and sail out to see for a week or so.

I'd vote London, if we had some cheap accommodations. Jim or Herr-Berr's flat:hmmm:. Anywhere in the US would be cool.

If you want to see ships, the Fall River subsim meet up can't be beat.

Neal's house would be cool:
BBQ:up:, I need some more BB35 stuff, anyway.

Seattle/Portland:
Bremerton Naval Base, USS Turner Joy, Keyport Undersea Museum:woot:Boeing museum!
(Portland)See/ride(?) PT-658,:D, USS Blueback
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/...e988c72421.jpg

Evergreen museum (see Spruce Goose:up:)

That's what the Northwest has to offer.:hmmm:

This.:up:

Fall river=
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=173845

If we did it during Portland's rose festival, arranging a ride on the PT-boat would be a lot easier.

How about we meet in the Ukraine? Then i could kill 2 birds with 1 stone :har:

Surely you don't want to kill her just yet? :hmmm:

And am I the only one that sings Fall River - to the tune of Moon River? :hmm2:

yes.:O:



Chicago has the U-505 (but that's it:down:) and USS Cobia ~2 hrs to the north in Manitowoc.
http://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/the...nce/uss-cobia/


San Fran has USS Pampanito, Jeremiah O'Brien, and San Fran Maritime museum. ...but it is Kali-fornia.:down::down::down: Hope you like pan-handlers.:down:

Hey, I'm a gun captain.... me likes.

This thread is McBee's personal attempt to catch Jim up for post counts. :O:

Somebody has to close the "Buna-gap".

http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/strange/strange09.jpg

I'm all for the UK.

Been wanting to return to London since 2003 and it's in my financial range.
I'll just beg Jim or H-B to lend me their lawns for accommodations :D

Already offered. :woot:

Thanks. :D

Well, you can all send me money and I'll build my cottage in the spring and we can have a subsim meet in the middle of nowhere :03:

A cruise would be a good way to meet everyone with or without a wife or girlfriend, double occupancy is always in every price.

Food is included, entertainment, skeet shooting perhaps, single ladies perhaps, casino, sunsets, meeting rooms, picture taking, fellowship, sea stories ...

Same problems as a land locked meet, air fare, transportation, passports, visa's, but everyday cost would be reduced.

Houston is a long way, but they do have cruise ships that meet that pull into port there along with Corpus Christi and New Orleans. It doesn't have to be a whole week or even a cruise to anywhere special.

I think we should plan for a super subsim meet for the 20th anniversary coming up in three more years.

Super subsim meet in Hawaii would be my best choice with the USS Missouri and the Arizona memorial and at least one WWII submarine and many other Navy ships available for open house or even request a VIP tour of a nuclear submarine.

Yes, Hawaii would be great, but oh the planning and moans and groans and the financial problem of saving say $60.00 a month for the trip 39 months from now. A special bank account set-up with automatic deposit would be great for self discipline.

This year is a goner, next year plan a cruise and when is the 20th anniversary anyway 2017???

Neal said he already spends 2 hours a day mending subsim so it would make sense to elect someone that doesn't have enough funds to put it all together and get a free cruise or at least plane fare for the trip.

Someone like Sailor Steve hint hint :D

I like this new cruise ship from Star Pride, it's more yacht like, but only does the Mediterranean:http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruise...aries/2346453/

Haha, how about you buy a boat and we'll all just sail around Lake Bled for a week, stopping to sample the local hospitality of an evening. :hmmm:

Of all the lovely and beautiful sites in Slovenia and Croatian coast you had to mention that shanty town surounding a cesspool :nope:

Looks like multiple merges are going to be commonplace :)

Why, are you a goat? :)

:har::har::har:

Betonov...he's on the grass.:o

I'm not a goat. I don't even smoke grass anymore, let alone eat it :O: