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jacob wrote: PPS: Since Chicago meetups are becoming a regular thing is there any interest in changing the format of the meetup or adding other meetups where skill-exchange is the primary focus. E.g. a meetup, where the main point is to brew 5 gallons of wine for $10, paint a picture, build a bench out of wood, cook 7 days worth of food in under 30 minutes for less than $20 in Chicago prices, tuning bicycles, etc.

I'd be up for learning something useful. The $20 per week meal plan sounds good. I'd also love to do some building or gardening-things I know next to nothing about.

"cook 7 days worth of food in under 30 minutes for less than $20 in Chicago prices"

This is very interesting

Sorry I missed this last one,

I'd be up for some sort of skill exchange. I do construction stuff(framing, plumbing, electrical), woodworking, homebrewing (beer), gardening
Want to learn welding, central air con installation/repair, self defense, aforementioned 7days/30min/$20 food, bike tuning

Would be great to see everyone again!

-Dave
(Nerdy looking guy, brought homebrewed beer)

Noided wrote:"cook 7 days worth of food in under 30 minutes for less than $20 in Chicago prices"

This is very interesting

+1

I would be interested.

New meetup. Saturday December 3rd. Who's in?

Not going to be able to make this one after all. Family plans came up

I'm in!

Ja, I would come.

I have it on my calendar

I would. I log in rarely to the forum though.

Five maybes. What of it? Unless theanimal has somewhere in mind, I offer my apartment as hosting site. We could try a cooking demo and I've already starting collecting topics for discussion.

I am place indifferent.

I also have a friend I'll be bringing along. He's got the ERE mindset but not active on the forums. He's also been dubbed as the recordholder by Jacob of converting the most people to ERE in real life.

Come ye sinners and repent!

So right now there's Miss LonelyHearts, Sky, Jay, Jenie, myself and my friend.

No other suggestions have been proposed so I think we will go with Miss LonelyHeart's apartment as the mee tup location.

Time? 2 pm?

2pm sounds fine to me. I will be driving so hopefully there is parking in the area.

2pm it is. More details tomorrow.

Okay, this Saturday, 2pm. All are welcome. Send PM with guest count in your party and I will respond with address and directions. I'll have beer, tap water, and small snacks for 5-10 people. If you desire any other food or beverage, bring it along. Following the last meetup Jacob suggested (board)games which could be fun, but since I don't have any it's BYOG and recruit players ad hoc. Tell your friends.

Unfortunately, I won't make this one. Too bad, as I have some board games, although more educational in nature.

Sorry you're going to miss it! So far just a few have RSVPed. If anyone else is interested, please let me know!

I'm sorry but I will not be able to attend. I had some car mechanical problems (belt noise) on the highway and decided it was best to turn around and go home.

I was looking forward to meeting you, perhaps another time.

So what happened? Did anybody show up?