Nor Cal - Casual Meet Up?

[LoneWolf]

Link for suggested address: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1001+Sunvalley+Blvd,+Concord,+CA+94520/@37.8716519,-122.1542657,12.21z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x808566c9d1dc5529:0xbecc1462f6145693!8m2!3d37.9648392!4d-122.0603557

Im all for it i dont know if I will be able to make it though because I am doing a trip out to Oregon end of this month till around the 10th but we will see. Also depending on the turnout we should move the location to a centralized location. Even though it is already pretty centralized.

 

[Gary_Tsang]

I'm in

 

[kaikandojo]

I'm in. Live in Oakland and been watching & reading the Overland Bound stuff for a while.

 

[Gary_Tsang]

So this Saturday Sun Valley Mall still on?

 

[Mike G]

So this Saturday Sun Valley Mall still on?

Can't make it this Saturday. Going to Santa Cruz for my Niece's birthday.

 

[VDawg1115]

I'm in. Live in Oakland and been watching & reading the Overland Bound stuff for a while.

Hey there Fellow Oaklander!

 

[daPitbull]

Hey there Fellow Oaklander!

Me too!

 

[VDawg1115]

Me too!

Hey!! This warrants an Oakland meet! Lol

 

[BANANJ]

Hey!! This warrants an Oakland meet! Lol

Hayward native checking in. I'm game.

 

[Gary_Tsang]

So I take that no Sun Valley Mall tomorrow?

 

[Mike G]

So I take that no Sun Valley Mall tomorrow?

We should plan something at least 2 weeks out or longer so everyone has time to change their schedules.

 

[AlysonH]

How about a Saturday in October? The first weekend is a Land Rover event so hopefully this can be planned for any weekend after that.

 

[VDawg1115]

So I take that no Sun Valley Mall tomorrow?

I would love to meet up with fellow forumites, but I work Saturdays

 

[Gary_Tsang]

I guess I will just wait again whenever the next event comes up that people actually go then just talks about...

 

[VDawg1115]

Sunday's or evening meet ups work for me. I will be heading to Alabama Hills October 22nd. Just throwing that out there.....

 

[Crispy]

I'm currently off every weekend. Just let me know when this happening. Thank you.

 

[stoney126]

The casual meet up is difficult to organize for some reason. Mostly due to a long drive for a hour or two conversation. Not that conversation is bad but when it takes up a half a day, it creeps in that you gonna spend a good part of the day chit chatting for a bit. So unless it more localized(within a half hour or so) I don't see these working well. I could be wrong though.

I'm thinking theRe should be a quarterly meet. Park bbq/swap meet /show and shine.
Not quite a car show but something that makes a 2 hours drive worth it lol.
Anyway I'm rambling on .

 

[VDawg1115]

The casual meet up is difficult to organize for some reason. Mostly due to a long drive for a hour or two conversation. Not that conversation is bad but when it takes up a half a day, it creeps in that you gonna spend a good part of the day chit chatting for a bit. So unless it more localized(within a half hour or so) I don't see these working well. I could be wrong though.

I'm thinking theRe should be a quarterly meet. Park bbq/swap meet /show and shine.
Not quite a car show but something that makes a 2 hours drive worth it lol.
Anyway I'm rambling on .

That makes sense. Even my Offroad club only meets once a month. Not always gonna be new things to see every month, quarterly makes a lot of sense

 

[AlysonH]

Well since we're all Bay Area folks, why not meet up at Frank Raines one weekend when it opens in October. There are a few trails and camping for those who want to and a BBQ picnic area. I think the 29th is a Halloween event so we could plan for the 22nd or a weekend in November.

 

[Kelly]

There's nothing more annoying than an unsolicited opinion, but here it goes ;-)

The ONLY way to make something like this work, is to set dates (i.e., 2rd Saturday of every month), and let it build. When people know they can count on it not being cancelled, they may be able to adjust their schedule. Saturdays work best because most people work Mon-Fri. It won't be perfect, and some won't be able to make it, but changing the plan constantly doesn't work.

P.S. 3rd & 4th Saturdays are a problem in Nov & Dec., which makes 1st & 2nd Saturdays a better bet.

Note: I could be wrong about all of this ;-)