Accomodations for the meet

[Bill Nichols]

Bad news here. I have to travel to Huntsville, Alabama for work the latter half of next week, so looks like Justine and I won't be able to make this year's Subsim meet.

Believe me, I'd much rather be in New England than in Alabama (not that there's anything wrong with Alabama, of course).

[Subnuts]

I'm seriously starting to get a little depressed. No Bill, no Steve, no Neal, no Chad...I hope no one else drops out at the last minute. Maybe I'll feel better when the meet actually happens, but I have this feeling we'll have to get together sometime next year for a "Couldn't Attend the 2010 Subsim Meet Subsim Meet."

And I was so looking forward to hearing your submarine stories, Bill! And getting a guided tour of the Joseph P Kennedy Jr. by Steve. And for Neal to do his...Neal stuff!

[August]

Originally Posted by Subnuts

I'm seriously starting to get a little depressed. No Bill, no Steve, no Neal, no Chad...I hope no one else drops out at the last minute. Maybe I'll feel better when the meet actually happens, but I have this feeling we'll have to get together sometime next year for a "Couldn't Attend the 2010 Subsim Meet Subsim Meet."

And I was so looking forward to hearing your submarine stories, Bill! And getting a guided tour of the Joseph P Kennedy Jr. by Steve. And for Neal to do his...Neal stuff!

Yeah I figured this would happen once Neal bowed out and it's put a pretty big damper on my motivation to attend as well.

[Subnuts]

Originally Posted by August

Yeah I figured this would happen once Neal bowed out and it's put a pretty big damper on my motivation to attend as well.

I figure the best thing to do now is to simply carry on with the meet. I keep reminding myself that I'm going meet a bunch of people who are fascinated in the same thing I am, and spend some time reveling in that fascination. You know, I've been frustrated over the years by my inability to meet real life people (not just internet personalities) that share the same interest in naval history as me, the type of people who aren't freaked out when I bring an "anatomy of the ship" book into the break room. I've been to the Submarine Force Museum and Battleship Cove before, but each time I've basically been chauffeured there by someone "doing it out of the kindness of their heart" (to put it nicely). I've wanted to do a "grand tour" of the New England naval museums for years, and we're finally getting to do it.

I have a vacation coming up the first week of December. Maybe if the weather isn't too bad, we could hold a one-day meet in New London?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by August

Yeah I figured this would happen once Neal bowed out and it's put a pretty big damper on my motivation to attend as well.

And if not for the reason I gave I'd still be there. I really do want to meet you guys. This is depressing.

[nikimcbee]

So who's still going?

[August]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

So who's still going?

I am. The wife still seems up for it too.

[Sledgehammer427]

Me too, I'm coming, as well as Ivank