Why Isn't there any interest in a Central Ohio Meetup?

[goodboy]

I've been able to get Andy Stephenson, and Mark Losey, who's soon going to unseat the Evil Debra Pryce to come to this meetup on May 7th in Dublin Ohio. I cannot seem to get any of you interested in coming, I'm trying to find out why?

Please also give me some suggestions, short of paying for all your plane tickets to get you all here.


link to Meetup.com event listing:

http://democrat.meetup.com/832/events/4653912/

[chickenscratching]

1. because

minneapolis is way better for a meet-up and we get nicer,danker bud than you
:evilgrin:

[goodboy]

4. You smoke my shake! I'll come to yours if you come to mine, and I"ll

bring you some bad ass nuggets.

[chickenscratching]

7. hrm

beg to disagree abuot the shake comment!
all you'll bring is schawzie schwaawzzz

what kind of stuff do you get in ohio>?

[goodboy]

14. check your PMs. *nt*

[bobthedrummer]

9. Green Bay's in the house too. We'll be meeting in Milwaukee Saturday.

With Cyndee_Lou_Who and ralps and Retrolounge and lots of other Wisconsin DUers.
:hi:

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. I'm in Chicago and it's Mother's Day weekend....

:shrug:

[goodboy]

5. I know, we'll miss you, but we'll call you and say hello!

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. Sounds good....

:D

[goodboy]

54. Andy sez he may have surgery on the 10th!

[greatauntoftriplets]

61. Yes, he is.....

I was leaving work at about the time you posted this and then out for a while. Saw it in his lala-rawraw thread and then talked to him. Personally, I am happy this will happen sooner rather than later. Two weeks from tomorrow.

[JohnKleeb]

3. Wait, wait people live in Central Ohio?

[goodboy]

6. Columbus is the 10th largest city in the US, and largest city in OH

[JohnKleeb]

8. Columbus is in central Ohio and is that big?

[Zuni]

39. not quite John. It ranks 15 on the size list

it's population of the City itself is 711,000, but it is a large city, 210 sq miles

Baltimore has 636,000 and is only about 80 sq miles. DC is 572,000 and is 63 sq miles.

New York is 8,008,000 (by far the largest---larger than your home state of Virginia!!!) and 320 sq miles

[Zuni]

36. No, Detroit is the 10th largest in the US

Colombus is 15 according to 2000 census

[goodboy]

42. my bad...,

[Droopy]

11. I didn't know about the meetup

I live near Dayton, Ohio and I would love to come to the meetup. Is it on a Saturday? If it's on the weekend I will be able to come. Did you know that there is also going to be a meetup near Cleveland this weekend? I'm going to that one, too. Give me the info about your meetup (time, location) and I will try to make it.

[goodboy]

15. check the link in the OP...you can RSVP there. It will be on Sat. at 5pm

[Droopy]

17. Let me think about it

Is there lodging within walking distance of the establishment? I will probably have a few drinks and don't want to be driving.

[goodboy]

18. here you go, Droopy...

Here's some nearby hotels:
Extended Stay America
6601 Reflections Dr.,
Dublin, OH, 43017, [phone]

Cross Country Inn
[phone]
6364 Frantz Rd
Dublin, OH 43017

The Extended stay is within staggering distance of Houlihan's

[Droopy]

22. Cool

I'll be there if nothing else pops up. I don't know if my family is making any plans for Mother's Day so I can't say for sure, yet. I'd say that there is a 70% chance that I will come.

[goodboy]

27. great...can't wait to meet you!

[asthmaticeog]

12. Because:

A) You're doing it one week after the Northern OH meetup, which has been in the works for months

B) It's Mother's Day weekend

C) Columbus is teh_suX0r :evilgrin:

[goodboy]

16. ok well,

1. It's only 2 hours from Cleveland

2. Your mom would want you to come

3. Cleveland: Highest poverty rate in the nation
Columbus: Highest financial rating in the nation

[asthmaticeog]

20. 3. Only because you *annex the suburbs.*

INTRA-OHIO FLAMEWAR!!!!!!!!!!

[goodboy]

23. LOL! (nt)

[johnnie]

24. You tell him!

[goodboy]

30. Stay outta this Johnnie! he's really just pissed because the browns suck

[johnnie]

32. You talkin' about my Browns?

Hey, we are in a rebuilding phase..lol.

[goodboy]

33. ROFLMFAO! Rebuilding...you should destroy the stadium and call it

urban renewal

[johnnie]

34. Hmmm..

And I was thinking of driving the two hours.

[goodboy]

38. Drive the two hours anyway, it'll give you time to think about a

better football team to root for.


edit: I'm a steelers fan, so I'm used to having my heart broken also!

[asthmaticeog]

44. Actually I'm pissed because the *mayor* sucks.

Whatever to the Browns, football's not even my bag!

[goodboy]

45. yeah...I know. But I'm gonna get a dem elected any chance I get

at least until we grow enough ballz to get a posse together to arrest blackwell. (whitewell)

[In_The_Wind]

13. I'll do a search on the driving distance after I unpack my truck.

I just got in from Boston and while driving home I was giving the trip to Ohio a lot of thought because I would like to be there.

[goodboy]

19. we'd love to have you!

[In_The_Wind]

60. 611 miles or 9 hours 24 minutes

Sounds like a slow trip.

I'm still thinking about it.

[northzax]

21. because I've been to Central Ohio

nuff said.

[goodboy]

25. Must've been the WEST -SIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYED

[northzax]

26. west side, east side, south side

it's still central ohio.

[Droopy]

28. I've been everywhere, man

And there are far worse places to be in this country than central Ohio. The only really bad thing about central Ohio is that it tends to be conservative. That's it.

[goodboy]

29. Franklin County is BLUE...don't let the fact that Wally O'Dell lives

here fool you.

The pukes in this area are few and far between...now, when you get into places like Grove City, Galloway, Plain City, Galena..etc, they tend to be more "country" and more conservative.

[northzax]

31. and the worst thing about hell is that it tends

to be dominated by demons. that's it. :evilgrin:

you people get so sensitive! it's like telling a New Yorker that it's not the best city in the world...

[Droopy]

37. Well I don't live in Central Ohio

But where do you live?

[northzax]

41. the eighth circle itself

the belly of the beast, the District.

[Droopy]

43. I wouldn't be caught dead there

Just because of the traffic alone. :P

[northzax]

46. aw, it's not so bad

and there are plenty of tourists from Central Ohio to mock while you wait in traffic!

[goodboy]

47. Ha HA Ha HA HA HA !

[miss_kitty]

35. because I'm in Seattle

and traveling-not something I can do in the foreseeable future

[goodboy]

40. I'm sorry Miss Kitty...Maybe you can send your love with Andy to us

here in Columbus! We could phone you sand say hello!

[goodboy]

48. kick

[Magrittes Pipe]

49. You already have Comfest.

What more do you want?

[goodboy]

50. Yeah, but what does a half-million stinking' hippies have to do with

DU?

Oh wait...


nevermind.

[Magrittes Pipe]

51. Exactly.

;)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

52. Because I'm holding out for the WV meetup........

But if you can hold it at the end of May, and get me comped weekend patron passes to the Memorial Tournament, then maybe we can talk.

[goodboy]

53. I can get you passes for any day you want to go...seriously!

on edit: I provide a piano for the clubhouse every year, and they give me free passes...let me know.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

55. I was kidding, but thanks for the offer.................

That's quite generous of you! I priced those babies online and they're going for about $100 per day! I sure would like to see Tiger play, though.

Even though I'd like to come to the meetup, I wouldn't be able to go. I just started a new job that requires me to work weekends and since I'm the new guy I'm sure asking for time off so soon wouldn't go over well. Good luck though, sounds like you're well-prepared and have a good lineup as far as prestigious guests go.

[goodboy]

56. If you want to go to the Memorial, I'll have more passes than I know what

to do with.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

58. I'll keep you in mind..............

Thanks, goodboy.

[BlueJazz]

57. Why would anybody want to go to Ohio ??

[goodboy]

59. why not?