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First meeting of our new LUG. (was: Re: Is there interest in a new LUG?)
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Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:17:02 GMT
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OK everyone, we are go for Saturday. This Saturday, 22 July, 2000 at 3:00 EST!
I decided that posting directions here would be easier than emailing, but do
please let me know if you will be in attendance. The directions are at the
bottom of this note.
I thought of a few possible semi-organized things to do, and would appreciate
feedback:
1) Have a big assortment of LEGO out on a table or the floor and have every one
build. Build by theme? Build something drawn out of a hat as in charades?
Build freestyle?
2) Buy some (at clearance hopefully) amount of LEGO ahead of time equal to
~$5-10 per person in attendance, break the sets up, and we draft pieces to go
home with us. It's kind of like a parts auction with no premium or markup.
There are a variety of ways that such a thing could be organized.
3) Everyone bring a MOC to show and tell.
4) Bring trade fodder?
5) Bring donations to start a Jambalaya that we would name after the club
(whatever that ends up being called) and send out.
6) your suggestions..?
If you think any of these has merit, please speak up quickly and we'll
formalize whatever prep needs to take place.
One person volunteered to bring foodstuff. Anyone else? I'll arrange to have
beverages of copious variety available and I'll try to buy a bag or two of ice.
For what length of time are we meeting? Should we arrange a dinner, and should
it be out or in? Or should we just bring snacks and pass on a real dinner?
What else?
I'm going to email (in a few minutes) everyone who's responded to the thread
pointing to this note in case they're interested.
So that everyone knows, my house is non-smoking, but we have cats. I will run
both a large HEPA filter all week and our HEPA vaccuum thoroughly in the main
LEGO room. We are likely to spill over into other bits of the house, but this
approach has been pretty successful at making our place tolerable for victims
of pet-dander allergy. You might also want to dose up on alergy meds if it's
an issue for you.
Directions:
http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=8050 is an overview
map that includes part of both Philly and NYC. There is a
pointer to my address, so that should relate my location to the
cities. From NYC you want to get onto I-78/I-287 and from Philly
you want to get on I-95.
At http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=8051 you can see a
slightly more close up view that only shows the local interstates
and more local highway detail.
Closer yet is http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=8054
which shows my relation to federal highways 1, 202, 206 and state
route 31.
If you're coming from the north, you'll come down 206. From the
south, you'll come up 31, so
http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=8053 shows these two
highways in relation to my place.
http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=8052 basically shows
my extended neighborhood.
Directions from NYC area:
*1* get on I-78 West
*2* after ~37 miles take exit 30 onto I-287 south
*3* get off at US 202/206 south
*4* go around the Somerville circle skipping the 202 branch and
taking the second one which is the 206 branch, continuing south
*5* a few miles south, turn right on Amwell and head west
*6* after a few miles, you'll come to a three way stop in a
quaint little town called Neshanic. Continue straight(a bit
left) through the stop on Amwell
*7* at the fourth left, you should turn on Montgomery
*8* my house is about four miles up on the left.
Note that you will be driving on dirt/gravel for a short (~200
meters) section of this trip.
Directions from South Jersey and Philadelphia:
*1* get on I-95 or I-295 north (same hwy changes number at US1)
*2* from I-95, take the northbound exit on SR 31
*3* about 5 miles up, there will be a road that veers off to the
right and a sign that points that way indicating the town of
Hopewell in that direction that you should follow -- that street
is called (in order) Marshall's Corner (or something similar),
Hopewell-Pennington, and W. Broad. There is a street merger
while you are on broad and you are also on county 518.
*4* as you leave Hopewell and the speed limit increases you'll
cross a creek and come to an intersection. On the right the
street is called Aunt Molly and on the left it is Hopewell-Amwell
- turn left
*5* Hopewell-Amwell heads up into the hills and bends right -
turn left at the stop sign onto Amwell
*6* go down and then up a longish hill and after you crest the
hill and start down, there is a sharp right turn and I think the
street sign says Zion - turn right
*7* continue past Springhill on your right and then take the left
turn at Montgomery
*8* my house is up, maybe a mile, on the right.
Finding my House and Parking:
We have significant frontage and there is a dilapidated six-foot
fence along 2/3 of it. The address, 735, is posted on our two
gates. To the immediate north of the house is a driveway that
can possible accommodate four automobiles. At least one of my
two will be there. (As of the time of this writing, we still
have Missouri plates, so that may prove to be another landmark.)
To the south of our house, ~100 meters, is a semi-circle driveway
and two parking spots that should accommodate at least eight cars
if we pack in so that you can't get out without having other
people move. So I think we should be able to handle parking.
If you park in the near driveway, come through the wood gate and
knock if I don't greet you outside. If you park in the circle,
come through our metal gate and walk through the yard (rather
than down the street to the other drive) and come up on the
deck. The doors from the deck lead into the LEGO and game room,
so that should be fine.
If you need any clarification, let me know.
Chris
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