Connecticut DUers?

[populistmom]

Looks like we've got some ideas going, so now for the poll. We can keep it going for a few days and whatever wins by Saturday, we can try to do. :)

[populistmom]

1. kick

:kick:

[populistmom]

2. kick

[populistmom]

3. kick

[populistmom]

31. kick

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. I'll come from Boston and see if I can bring other DUers

prefer Worcester but will go to Hartford, weather permitting!

[populistmom]

6. Cool!

I still hope so, as otherwise there may be only 4 or 5 of us. Fun, but you know, the more the merrier. :)

[jonnyblitz]

5. I can be there on Saturday but I have to be back by 6:30pm

and I live a little under an hour away so I would have to leave by 5:30. If its too late in the afternoon I wouldn't be able to come.

[populistmom]

7. I was hoping 4:00 could be okay

I'm personally very open that day (so was Amaya), but I remember NightTrain said he had to work. If he's around maybe you guys can come up with a good happy medium.

[jonnyblitz]

8. well...

couldnt the ones who can make it early just show up a bit earlier..maybe 2 or 3 and others can arrive later? if its at 4 I could come up just for the hour and a half I guess. no worries :hi:

[populistmom]

11. Sounds okay to me

No problem here anyway.

Sarah, who's trying to use my organization skills without appearing too control freakish about anything because I'm not, not usually anyway :)

[NightTrain]

12. If you want to make it earlier in the day...

...I'll see if I can get one of the other drivers at work to cover for me on the 17th.

[jonnyblitz]

13. oh dude dont bother on my account..

seriously. that sounds like a pain in the ass for you.. my vehicle situation could change and I might not need to leave so early but even if not i will still have about an hour and a half . :hi:

[WillyBrandt]

9. Nothing in Fairfield County?

Hartford's so far...

[populistmom]

10. You could always arrange another one

We've got a few of us around Hartford, one SE CT, and some Mass folks coming. Have a Fairfield County one and you'd probably get the rest of us CT folks plus perhaps some NYC people. :shrug:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

14. Hartford's so far? I am coming from LI dude.

[WillyBrandt]

15. Long Island!

Damn!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. yeah, we are that bunch of rocks off the coast,... to the south

connected by the ferry and a couple of bridges

[kskiska]

23. You mean that spit of land

that's keeping Connecticut from having all those nice beaches? Then again, Long Island acts to break the force of hurricanes from the south.

(I'm a displaced Fairfield County native.)

[populistmom]

16. Are you coming?!

OMG! How cool! DUDE!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

18. Well, I would not go that far.... but heavy breathing is definately

in order, I believe.

[populistmom]

19. Very funny!

Pervert! :P
It's not THAT kind of gathering.

[NightTrain]

21. What do you mean, it's not that kind of gathering?

Well, count me out then! ;)

[populistmom]

20. It looks like this is evolving into...

Saturday the 17th, Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford, but more like 2:00pm instead of later afternoon.

Do we want to stick with this? Do I hear an amen brothers and sisters?

[NightTrain]

22. I thought evolution was a lie?

OK, barring any significant health problems, I plan to be there!

[jonnyblitz]

24. amen sista populistmom!

:silly:

[populistmom]

25. Black Sally's doesn't open until 5:00 on Saturdays

We need to find an alternative if we are doing it at 2:00pm.

[NightTrain]

26. How about the Triple A Diner on Main Street in East Hartford?

It's right near the intersection with Burnside Avenue.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

27. Is it right off the highway near Pratt & Whitney?

It sounds familiar...

[NightTrain]

28. You're in the right vicinity!

If you're coming from Boston, your best bet is to take I-84 into East Hartford and get off at Exit 58 (Roberts Street). Go left off the ramp. When Roberts Street ends (Pratt & Whitney is directly across from it), turn right onto Silver Lane. When Silver Lane ends, turn right onto Main Street. The Triple A Diner is a mile or so down on the left, right past the Burnside Avenue intersection (which will be on your right).

That's assuming, of course, that we actually decide to meet at the Triple A!

[populistmom]

30. Is this place better than it used to be?

Last I knew, it was a dive, but that was a number of years ago. I did go by there recently and I noticed it looked better, so maybe there's been improvements? What's it like now?
I'm up for most anything, and it's really close and convenient for me.

I thought about Hartford or West Hartford, as they are more central, but I guess this is too. I tend to know more about places in Manchester, South Windsor, or Vernon (which aren't so central), so if this place is good, it's fine with me.

[Exultant Democracy]

29. Cool, my buddy used to bar tend at Black Eyed

It is a real nice place, good music.