Poll Subsim Meet Destination 2010

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Where exactly did you vote for originally?

Was it SD?

Yeep.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...8&postcount=14

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by CCIP

Wow, still a draw.

For the record, I think I could afford to swing CT as well.

I opened the door for RamRod who called me to ask to vote. It is close enough that one vote doesn't matter. It looks like New London based on the strength of exhibits and number of previous attendees who chose New London (10) over Chitown (4) and SD (4). Chicago will deinitely be the destination for the next US meet.

And yeah, if you have to buy a plane ticket, it will be $300 well spent, believe me. I think everyone who has attended a meet will tell you it's a unique experience and worth it.

[CCIP]

Well, I don't mind it - I'd always wanted to travel to that general area. It's been my big stress relief in the past year anyway, exploring the big ol' US-of-A I know a couple of people in that area too, anyway, and I'm sure someone will help arrange something with ahem, intercepting people coming in from flights (to Boston I assume? Or is there somewhere closer?)

Pretty easy for me to get over to Buffalo and fly relatively cheaply from there anyway.

Regardless, I shouldn't complain about Chicago too much. I have a group of well over a dozen friends there at the moment and I already have dates set to visit them in May, along with U-505 of course. I was there last May as well, but missed the U-505, so I'm yet to experience that. And no, not because noone wanted to go visit it - but because we literally crashed our car on the way there, with me in the front seat Everyone was okay, but let's just say submarines were no longer on the priority list that day...

[August]

TF Green Airport in Rhode Island is much closer to New London.

Fall River is about equidistant between Boston and RI airports but getting from RI would be a lot less traffic depending on time of day.

Then there is The Constitution docked right in Charlestown just across the river from Bostons Logan Airport.

[Subnuts]

I've been talking to my mother about this a little bit, and she said she wouldn't mind taking a three-day weekend this September, and going down the CT/RI/ME coastline with two of her sisters. I could do my Subsim thing, they could go shopping, antiquing, sightseeing, and so on. Just have to find a decent hotel to stay at in either New London or Fall River, and my transportation problem is squared away.

As for airports, Bradley International is just a few minutes away from the New England Air Museum, which has only a few naval exhibits, but is a fascinating place anyway. I could even recommend a few restaurants in the area...but I'm jumping ahead of myself here.

[CCIP]

Curious if anyone will be driving up from this are as well. As far as flying in, I somehow suspect that there wouldn't be anything flying directly there from Buffalo...

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Subnuts

I've been talking to my mother about this a little bit, and she said she wouldn't mind taking a three-day weekend this September, and going down the CT/RI/ME coastline with two of her sisters. I could do my Subsim thing, they could go shopping, antiquing, sightseeing, and so on. Just have to find a decent hotel to stay at in either New London or Fall River, and my transportation problem is squared away.

As for airports, Bradley International is just a few minutes away from the New England Air Museum, which has only a few naval exhibits, but is a fascinating place anyway. I could even recommend a few restaurants in the area...but I'm jumping ahead of myself here.

Wait. How older are the sisters? Are they married? Let's talk.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Wait. How older are the sisters? Are they married? Let's talk.

LMAO

Neal...think of your heart and general state of health

[August]

I wonder if you could just bunk up on the USS Massachusetts for the entire stay. Fall River is pretty much smack dab in the middle of the prospective sites and is only about 20 min from my place.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by August

I wonder if you could just bunk up on the USS Massachusetts for the entire stay. Fall River is pretty much smack dab in the middle of the prospective sites and is only about 20 min from my place.

Better still, spend some of your wealth on a barracks size extension and everyone can kip at yours

I'm sure your missus wouldn't mind catering for 100 or so retrobates

Hope she isn't looking over your shoulder when you read this

[Carotio]

I never got to the voting, and now it's closed it seems. Anyway, of the two most popular cities, New London would have been my choice too.

I guess the trip would be a flight to New York, and from there to NL is that by bus or train or what would be most convenient - and cheapest?
Since I have never been to America before, being so close to New York, I guess other attendants other than me may think a day in New York would be awsome too. Here, I mostly think of Statue of Liberty or Ground Zero. But I guess there are some interesting stuff to see generally in the harbour area of NY too...?

[Subnuts]

Originally Posted by Carotio

But I guess there are some interesting stuff to see generally in the harbour area of NY too...?

Yeah, like this thing:
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/

[August]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Better still, spend some of your wealth on a barracks size extension and everyone can kip at yours

I'm sure your missus wouldn't mind catering for 100 or so retrobates

Hope she isn't looking over your shoulder when you read this

Seriously I dunno about 100 people, but we been thinking about offering to bunk folks if the group is the size of those of past meets. I figure that most of us will be too drunk and too full of food to drive after the barbecue anyways so I plan to have plenty of cots and air mattresses on hand just in case.

The only problem is that we only have one bathroom and a rather old leach field septic system so I'd probably have to rent a port-a-potty for more than an overnight stay, which is cool (as I won't be crapping in it) but I figured you old farts would want a more updated bathroom arraignment (y'know, in order to keep your expensive coiffures in order... )

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by August

Seriously I dunno about 100 people, but we been thinking about offering to bunk folks if the group is the size of those of past meets. I figure that most of us will be too drunk and too full of food to drive after the barbecue anyways so I plan to have plenty of cots and air mattresses on hand just in case.

The only problem is that we only have one bathroom and a rather old leach field septic system so I'd probably have to rent a port-a-potty for more than an overnight stay, which is cool (as I won't be crapping in it) but I figured you old farts would want a more updated bathroom arraignment (y'know, in order to keep your expensive coiffures in order... )

No problem.....I'll sleep in the bath and let the others fight with Neal over the port-a-potty

I promise not to crap in the bath

In days of old
When knights were bold
And toilets weren't invented
Geordies simply dug a hole inside a wall
And sat there quite contented

[August]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I promise not to crap in the bath

You better not, my wife would make you walk the plank!

And did I really call it a barbecue? I meant Clam Bake!

What kind of beer and other libations do you people favor?