Baltimore/Central MD/DC/VA ERErs -- PM Me, Let's Meet Up

[Spartan_Warrior]

Let me open this by stating that I'm bad at organizing these events. If there is anyone in the area who is good at organizing events, I welcome you to take over!

Be that as it may, I feel it's a good time to try to meet some of the fine folks of ERE in person, and I know there's a sizable number of us in the DC/VA/MD area.

As my inherent reward for my trouble as event organizer, I am suggesting a venue that's convenient and fun for me--Soldier's Delight nature reservation. There are miles of hiking trails and some picnic table areas for a pot luck lunch. It's a little ways west of Baltimore, and (of course) it's free.

I suggest Saturday, March 22, around noon. Weather permitting.

Anyone interested? Or any other ideas/suggestions? Like I said, I'm not really partial to this venue and am open to alternatives within a thirty mile radius or so, particularly if that would make it more feasible for interested attendees.


EDIT: Never got any traction on this. I assume there's not enough local interest. Turning this into an open invitation instead. Any local ERErs, just PM me and we can set something up.

[jezter6]

Would love to, but moving this month.

Keep traction on this, and maybe once Spring has settled down a bit I'll be able to make something like this.

[dalralmi]

I'm four hours out of the DC area, but can find excuses to head up there one weekend, with enough notice. I'm with Jezter though. I probably would rather wait til late spring. (Huge fan of Inner Harbor!!!)

Also a lot of free places to wander around in DC and free park areas. Even the Inner Harbor is a stretch for me.. hitting DC is more feasable.

I'd love to do this meetup though.

[CactusSurfer]

I'd definitely be up for meeting some of the other DMV area ERE people. The next 2-3 weeks are going to be absolutely insane for me at work, after that should be fine.

[Spartan_Warrior]

Oops, I totally forgot about this. Like I said, organizing stuff like this is not my strong point. Luckily no one was interested in a March gathering anyway.

Any takers for April instead? Let's say, April 12? (A little closer so hopefully I can't forget I even suggested it.) I'm up for DC, but I don't know the area well, so someone else would have to make a suggestion.

[pdnecro8617]

Im in Baltimore as well.......Id be very interested in meeting up potentially. I know its hard to organize stuff like this.

[Spartan_Warrior]

Greetings, fellow government drone/Lovecraft fan/Baltimoron! It is hard to organize this stuff... either there aren't many other Marylanders into ERE (no surprise, careerist/consumerist central here) or I'm even more of a social pariah than I thought.

Regardless, I'll try again! Any takers for Saturday April 26, around 3:00 or so, Soldier's Delight Park?

[Spartan_Warrior]

All right, three strikes, I'm out. Instead I'll turn this to an open invitation: anyone who lives in or will be in the Baltimore MD area and wants to meet up for low-cost activities (e.g. fishing, hiking) or even stereotypical consumerist rituals (e.g. drinks), PM me.

[pdnecro8617]

Hey Spartan,

Sorry I did not respond, I need to get better at checking up on the forums, ha ha. I think you said youre in Eldersberg.....Im downtown Baltimore. I can't use the PM feature yet apparently, I guess I need to make more posts. Lets try to meetup sometime this summer for a beer or a coffee somewhere.

[jezter6]

It's so un-ERE, but I think I'd be much more inclined if it were at Max's on Broadway.

[Spartan_Warrior]

I could do a Fells Point thing on a Tuesday or Thursday after work when I'm halfway there already. Maybe on a Saturday too if the GF and I made an event out of it. Let me know what dates/times work for you guys.

[pdnecro8617]

I could do a Fells Point thing on a Tuesday or Thursday after work when I'm halfway there already. Maybe on a Saturday too if the GF and I made an event out of it. Let me know what dates/times work for you guys.

I am really flexible (gubermint job baby! lol) so any day with a bit of notice would work for the most part unless I have made other social plans (rare).

[jezter6]

I'm a good 45 minutes north of the city, so a weeknight, particularly one when I can't leave here until at least 5pm probably won't be the greatest.

I could do a Saturday here or there with some notice.

[pdnecro8617]

I'm a good 45 minutes north of the city, so a weeknight, particularly one when I can't leave here until at least 5pm probably won't be the greatest.

I could do a Saturday here or there with some notice.

I could do Fells May 24 or June 7th. Any takers?

[nacho]

Hi, just posting to connect with folks in the area...if anyone would want to meet up in DC or downtown Baltimore.

[Spartan_Warrior]

I'm up for it, but I'm too lazy to take the initiative of setting anything up. We are available on most weekends. I like the idea of DC because there's a lot of free stuff; I think the National Zoo is free?

[Dragline]

Yeah, I'm lazy about it too. Last time a few of us met in DC it was at the Portrait Gallery courtyard. Also free and on metro line, but enclosed in case the weather is bad.

[cheese]

I'd also be interested in potentially meeting up at some point. I actually live within walking distance of Soldier's Delight, I'm sorry I missed your post Spartan_Warrior! I'm unavailable this month due to work and the holidays but perhaps sometime next year? Maybe we'll eventually reach critical mass...

[Spartan_Warrior]

Yeah, I'm down for something whenever a date or venue gets put forward. I actually missed pdnecro's earlier attempt to do so, too. Sorry about that.