Subsim Meet?

[Herr-Berbunch]

Ideally we'd have simultaneous Subsim meets, East Coast USA, West Coast USA, London UK, Sydney Australia, anywhere else?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

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.

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

This is true and I'll add, it gets planned, then 75% of the people don't show up.

I was being kind in approximating just under half.

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

That's why you set up a special bank account that lets you automatically deposit say $50 to $60 a month out of your bank account to a vacation meet fund set up say through a Houston bank.

Only serious members need to reply by putting their money where the subsim account is at.

A subsim thread could be closed for posting unless you have 10% already deposited showing your sincerity. The other wantabe members at a subsim meet can still read the post, but only members already committed can beat the drums and look forward to the meet.

In other words put your money where your keyboard is

Some of us already did....in 2008 I crossed the Atlantic and Tarjak the Pacific to meet up with Neal, The Grey Wolves and community friends.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Ideally we'd have simultaneous Subsim meets, East Coast USA, West Coast USA, London UK, Sydney Australia, anywhere else?

So I get to meet McBee again, August gets to meet Soopaman, you get to meet Jim again and Tarjak gets to meet Cybermat.

Sounds real exciting. Any idea where Neal fits in?

[BossMark]

^^
And as a real bonus you could get to meet STEED and me

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sounds real exciting. Any idea where Neal fits in?

Yeah, he can pay for it all.

I'm sure if we can get a few smaller meets organised then it'll whet the appetites for a bigger one. It's much cheaper for people to dip their toes in the same or nearby country than fly halfway round the world so it's more likely to happen and more likely to attract more people. Or not.

Edit : just for the record I'd like to meet McBee twice, I don't know what you have against the chap.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

So I get to meet McBee again, August gets to meet Soopaman, you get to meet Jim again and Tarjak gets to meet Cybermat.

Sounds real exciting. Any idea where Neal fits in?

He'll be with TarJak, you and I at Faslane.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by BossMark

^^
And as a real bonus you could get to meet STEED and me

I think you're the same person. Anywhoo, everybody knows that I'm Steed.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Edit : just for the record I'd like to meet McBee twice, I don't know what you have against the chap.

I have nothing against him except for his cold nose. I've already met him three times and I'd love to make it four. That said, I'd hardly call that a "Subsim meet". For me it's about meeting the people I want to know, not just the ones I can. With enough warning I'd save my beans and come to London, or Sydney. But someone would have to organize it first.

[nikimcbee]

Yeah, he can pay for it all.

I second the motion.

[mapuc]

Here are an idea I have had since my first meeting in Holland 2005.

Each year we get together in some semi-meetings in USA and Europe and maybe a third meeting somewhere else in the world

Every second year we have a BIG meeting shifting between USA and Europe. Those years we have this big meeting there isn't any semi-meetings.

Example

year 2014:
Semi-meeting in Europe(London perhaps)
Semi-meeting in USA(don't know where
(after we can change photos and info here on Subsim)

Year 2015 Big meeting in USA

A.s.o

Markus

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I have nothing against him except for his cold nose. I've already met him three times and I'd love to make it four. That said, I'd hardly call that a "Subsim meet". For me it's about meeting the people I want to know, not just the ones I can. With enough warning I'd save my beans and come to London, or Sydney. But someone would have to organize it first.

$5 says we'll be talking Civil War within 5 minutes of the start of the conversation.

Yeah, I gotta meet Herr Berr and I owe August a bottle of Crown Royal.

[nikimcbee]

You know, let's make it a surprise subsim meet and just show up at Neal's house.

Kinda like that scene from the Hobbit.

[Aktungbby]

ON our rented Harley's!

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

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. 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. . .

London, you know how long it would take me to row across the Atlantic? Course if you or Jim are paying, different story. I'll even bring some free posters to hand out.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by mapuc

year 2014:
Semi-meeting in Europe(London perhaps)
Semi-meeting in USA(don't know where
(after we can change photos and info here on Subsim)

Year 2015 Big meeting in USA

Love the idea. I believe I could save the money for a 2015 USA trip