MSP get-together

clumpinglitter · January 10th, 2007, 15:29

Since it's the best time of year to be out and about in Minnesota, who's up for an MSP meet & greet? I was thinking getting together for dinner would be nice and low key, but please reply with more imaginative suggestions if you have them.

Regarding date & time -- for me, pretty much any day of the week after dark is good, since airplanes and students don't fly after the sun sets. What works for you?

Regarding a place -- if it's for dinner, somewhere with awkward food would be fun, such as a sushi or ribs joint. Other suggestions?

-C.

Dugie8 · January 10th, 2007, 15:34

Beer and half cooked cows, count me in!

Dazzler · January 10th, 2007, 16:55

Food and hangar talk?
I'm in!

Stone Cold · January 10th, 2007, 17:00

Let me know dates and I'm more than likely in. No beer for me, since I'll probably have to go to work afterwards, but it'll still be good to meet up with people.

blee256 · January 10th, 2007, 18:06

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Originally Posted by Stone Cold

Let me know dates and I'm more than likely in. No beer for me, since I'll probably have to go to work afterwards, but it'll still be good to meet up with people.

my availability is a bit limted, but if i am in town, i will definitely be there. lets do Monday!!

gredenko · January 10th, 2007, 18:59

Wow..."awkward" food...I'm trying to think...

Truth be told, there isn't anything really amazing here with the exception of a Middle Eastern place called The Holy Land in north (or "norf") Minneapolis or a Kurdish place in d-town St. Paul. Maybe a place like Buca's would be better. Sounds like Stone Cold might be better sticking around STP for him to get to work later that night.

I live real close to STP, so anywhere is ok with me.

Dazzler · January 10th, 2007, 19:20

Let's go to Brits! (Downtown Mpls)

clumpinglitter · January 10th, 2007, 20:40

Ok, since our "limited availability" guy suggested next Monday, how does that sound? As for where, St. Paul will probably work better for our transient bald guy. Unless there's something going on at the Xcel, in which case downtown will be a nightmare. Buca's is actually a great idea, so I vote for that. Here's a map.

Maybe Brit's for next time? That's also a fabulous place with great atmosphere.

-C.

Snickersnwa · January 10th, 2007, 21:33

I’d totally be attending, if I weren’t stuck in Grand Forks with no time off in the near future.

JEP · January 10th, 2007, 21:37

No can do on Monday...I don't think.....My 4 day work rotation starts on Saturday.....Of course, I could always be sick......If were talking St. Paul, there is a Buca's on West 7th or if it Italian food we want....I could suggest a better place....Stephano's it is in Burnsville but very close to Joe's crash pad......

gredenko · January 10th, 2007, 21:38

I checked and there's officially nothing happening on Monday in St. Paul, so your potential parking woes are no factor. 7pm?

Stone Cold · January 11th, 2007, 05:56

Let's say 6 PM so I don't have to rush off too early.

So, did we decide where we were meeting up?

Blee, let me know if you need a ride...I'll pick you up if somebody can take you back, so you don't have to leave early.

JEP, my crashpad is actually about 4 minutes from STP now. Blee is in the other crashpad, though...I'm sure he'll have some good stories about that place.

Where is Burnsville? And, JEP didn't you say you were getting that bug that's been going around, say, Monday???

blee256 · January 11th, 2007, 10:14

so is it set up? time and place?

clumpinglitter · January 11th, 2007, 10:15

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Originally Posted by Stone Cold

Let's say 6 PM so I don't have to rush off too early.

So, did we decide where we were meeting up?

Not definitively, but let's make it Buca's in St. Paul at 6pm. It's centrally located and the food is edible (what a ringing endorsement).

Quote:

JEP, my crashpad is actually about 4 minutes from STP now. Blee is in the other crashpad, though...I'm sure he'll have some good stories about that place.

Where is Burnsville? And, JEP didn't you say you were getting that bug that's been going around, say, Monday???

I read in the lav that there's some sort of intestinal bug going around the entire country right now. It would be a shame if someone were to catch that and miss work. Although it does clear up fast, like around dinnertime.

-C.

Dazzler · January 11th, 2007, 11:29

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Originally Posted by clumpinglitter

Not definitively, but let's make it Buca's in St. Paul at 6pm. It's centrally located and the food is edible (what a ringing endorsement).

I read in the lav that there's some sort of intestinal bug going around the entire country right now. It would be a shame if someone were to catch that and miss work. Although it does clear up fast, like around dinnertime.

-C.

I work in Eden Prairie and live in Prior Lake. No way I can make St Paul by 6, and I don't particularly care for Bucas anyway. Very average food at inflated prices. Now, if we were to go somewhere in Minneapolis at, say, 7pm, I am much more likely to go...

clumpinglitter · January 11th, 2007, 11:32

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Originally Posted by Dazzler

I work in Eden Prairie and live in Prior Lake. No way I can make St Paul by 6, and I don't particularly care for Bucas anyway. Very average food at inflated prices. Now, if we were to go somewhere in Minneapolis at, say, 7pm, I am much more likely to go...

Well, I'm the most flexible, so you guys can decide amongst yourselves if you want to go somewhere else. I'll show up wherever!

-C.

gredenko · January 11th, 2007, 12:15

I work in Eden Prairie also on Mondays. I don't have a problem with Buca's (menu: http://www.bucadibeppo.com/menu/default.aspx?id=2302) and I guess you pay for the ambience and big table seating. If you're anti Buca's, then maybe a place closer to MSP airport would make more sense. Shoot, it doesn't matter to me where we meet. Other ideas?

Minnesota_Flyer · January 11th, 2007, 12:35

I'm in. Don't particularly care when or where (not sushi). My office is closed Monday for MLK day.

Dazzler · January 11th, 2007, 16:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by gredenko

I work in Eden Prairie also on Mondays. I don't have a problem with Buca's (menu: http://www.bucadibeppo.com/menu/default.aspx?id=2302) and I guess you pay for the ambience and big table seating. If you're anti Buca's, then maybe a place closer to MSP airport would make more sense. Shoot, it doesn't matter to me where we meet. Other ideas?

If we want somewhere near MSP airport, there's a bunch of places in Bloomington, which is a good compromise between Minneapolis and St Paul.

minnflyer · January 11th, 2007, 18:19

Alas, my wife works that evening, and THIS transient balding guy is going to have to sit this one out.

That is, unless, you all wouldn't mind three bored elementary-age boys and one 10-month-old girl gumming up the works ... Didn't think so!

Rats! Would have been nice to see those of you I know and meet those I don't (which is most of you).

Happy flying!

Kristie · January 11th, 2007, 19:03

aww shoot, just take the kids with for half an hour...it's not often there's an MSP M&G!!

unless you all plan on holding them more often like once every 3 months or so?

Dazzler · January 11th, 2007, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by minnflyer

Alas, my wife works that evening, and THIS transient balding guy is going to have to sit this one out.

That is, unless, you all wouldn't mind three bored elementary-age boys and one 10-month-old girl gumming up the works ... Didn't think so!

Rats! Would have been nice to see those of you I know and meet those I don't (which is most of you).

Happy flying!

Wow, has it been 10 months already?

gredenko · January 11th, 2007, 20:19

There's really no reason anyone should be excluded in this thing, especially seeing that we're talking around 10 people. Maybe we should all chime in with the days that WON'T work, and then it should be clear what day we can get the most people and we can go from there.

Me: Any day will work

minnflyer · January 11th, 2007, 22:48

Kristie, if the three boys were to come with me, there would definitely be some duct tape involved!

No, I work second shift at a newspaper and my wife works on most nights that I do not, so it's difficult for me to get away most evenings because of work or family.

A get-together for a weekend lunch would be a possibility for me, but I don't expect everyone to work around me. Just set a date and go for it, and if I can come, I surely will.

And yes, Dazz, it HAS been 10 months ... I think I've gotten at least 10 hours of sleep during that time. How's yours? Fatherhood is great, isn't it?

Stone Cold · January 12th, 2007, 05:48

Well, so much for me being there...I just found out due to the Holiday, I will be overnighting in MDW Sat. and Sun. this week, and I won't be getting into STP until well after 10PM on Monday.

Y'all have fun and we'll have to set up some other M&G if and when this one goes well!!

Anybody in Chi-town have anything going on on Sunday?

January 10th, 2007, 15:29	#1
clumpinglitter Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KSTP Posts: 231	MSP get-together Since it's the best time of year to be out and about in Minnesota, who's up for an MSP meet & greet? I was thinking getting together for dinner would be nice and low key, but please reply with more imaginative suggestions if you have them. Regarding date & time -- for me, pretty much any day of the week after dark is good, since airplanes and students don't fly after the sun sets. What works for you? Regarding a place -- if it's for dinner, somewhere with awkward food would be fun, such as a sushi or ribs joint. Other suggestions? -C. __________________ CFI blog: http://aeronautrix.com/blog

January 10th, 2007, 15:34	#2
Dugie8 Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KRST Posts: 1,819	Re: MSP get-together Beer and half cooked cows, count me in! __________________ Aircraft without engine(s) prohibited... -KMIA 10-9

January 10th, 2007, 16:55	#3
Dazzler Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 921	Re: MSP get-together Food and hangar talk? I'm in! __________________ CSEL-IA AGI IGI CFI CFII CFI Wage per hour = $10 Cost to maintain CFI privileges = $250 Watching a student do their first solo = Priceless

January 10th, 2007, 17:00	#4
Stone Cold Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE US Posts: 2,942	Re: MSP get-together Let me know dates and I'm more than likely in. No beer for me, since I'll probably have to go to work afterwards, but it'll still be good to meet up with people.

January 10th, 2007, 18:59	#6
gredenko Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 101	Re: MSP get-together Wow..."awkward" food...I'm trying to think... Truth be told, there isn't anything really amazing here with the exception of a Middle Eastern place called The Holy Land in north (or "norf") Minneapolis or a Kurdish place in d-town St. Paul. Maybe a place like Buca's would be better. Sounds like Stone Cold might be better sticking around STP for him to get to work later that night. I live real close to STP, so anywhere is ok with me. __________________ "The opinion of the intelligent is better than the certainty of the ignorant" ~ Egyptian Proverb

January 10th, 2007, 19:20	#7
Dazzler Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 921	Re: MSP get-together Let's go to Brits! (Downtown Mpls) __________________ CSEL-IA AGI IGI CFI CFII CFI Wage per hour = $10 Cost to maintain CFI privileges = $250 Watching a student do their first solo = Priceless

January 10th, 2007, 20:40	#8
clumpinglitter Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KSTP Posts: 231	Re: MSP get-together Ok, since our "limited availability" guy suggested next Monday, how does that sound? As for where, St. Paul will probably work better for our transient bald guy. Unless there's something going on at the Xcel, in which case downtown will be a nightmare. Buca's is actually a great idea, so I vote for that. Here's a map. Maybe Brit's for next time? That's also a fabulous place with great atmosphere. -C. __________________ CFI blog: http://aeronautrix.com/blog

January 10th, 2007, 21:33	#9
Snickersnwa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MSP/CLE Posts: 636	Re: MSP get-together I’d totally be attending, if I weren’t stuck in Grand Forks with no time off in the near future.

January 10th, 2007, 21:37	#10
JEP Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN (KFCM) (KMSP) Posts: 10,556 Blog Entries: 1	Re: MSP get-together No can do on Monday...I don't think.....My 4 day work rotation starts on Saturday.....Of course, I could always be sick......If were talking St. Paul, there is a Buca's on West 7th or if it Italian food we want....I could suggest a better place....Stephano's it is in Burnsville but very close to Joe's crash pad...... __________________ d2h5IGFyZSB5b3Ugd29ycmllZCBhYm91dCBteSBzaWduYXR1cm U/ICBnZXQgeW91ciBvd24uIDop

January 10th, 2007, 21:38	#11
gredenko Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 101	Re: MSP get-together I checked and there's officially nothing happening on Monday in St. Paul, so your potential parking woes are no factor. 7pm? __________________ "The opinion of the intelligent is better than the certainty of the ignorant" ~ Egyptian Proverb

January 11th, 2007, 05:56	#12
Stone Cold Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE US Posts: 2,942	Re: MSP get-together Let's say 6 PM so I don't have to rush off too early. So, did we decide where we were meeting up? Blee, let me know if you need a ride...I'll pick you up if somebody can take you back, so you don't have to leave early. JEP, my crashpad is actually about 4 minutes from STP now. Blee is in the other crashpad, though...I'm sure he'll have some good stories about that place. Where is Burnsville? And, JEP didn't you say you were getting that bug that's been going around, say, Monday???

January 11th, 2007, 10:14	#13
blee256 Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: lower canada Posts: 1,604	Re: MSP get-together so is it set up? time and place? __________________ According to a report by Goldman Sachs economists, "the most important contributor to higher profit margins over the past five years has been a decline in labor's share of national income."

January 11th, 2007, 12:15	#17
gredenko Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 101	Re: MSP get-together I work in Eden Prairie also on Mondays. I don't have a problem with Buca's (menu: http://www.bucadibeppo.com/menu/default.aspx?id=2302) and I guess you pay for the ambience and big table seating. If you're anti Buca's, then maybe a place closer to MSP airport would make more sense. Shoot, it doesn't matter to me where we meet. Other ideas? __________________ "The opinion of the intelligent is better than the certainty of the ignorant" ~ Egyptian Proverb

January 11th, 2007, 12:35	#18
Minnesota_Flyer Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Posts: 1,895	Re: MSP get-together I'm in. Don't particularly care when or where (not sushi). My office is closed Monday for MLK day. __________________ I'm free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally. Commercial Pilot - ASEL, Instrument 290 TT

January 11th, 2007, 18:19	#20
minnflyer Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: CFII in Brooklyn Park, MN (KMIC) Posts: 51	Re: MSP get-together Alas, my wife works that evening, and THIS transient balding guy is going to have to sit this one out. That is, unless, you all wouldn't mind three bored elementary-age boys and one 10-month-old girl gumming up the works ... Didn't think so! Rats! Would have been nice to see those of you I know and meet those I don't (which is most of you). Happy flying!

January 11th, 2007, 19:03	#21
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,705 Blog Entries: 3	Re: MSP get-together aww shoot, just take the kids with for half an hour...it's not often there's an MSP M&G!! unless you all plan on holding them more often like once every 3 months or so? __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

January 11th, 2007, 20:19	#23
gredenko Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 101	Re: MSP get-together There's really no reason anyone should be excluded in this thing, especially seeing that we're talking around 10 people. Maybe we should all chime in with the days that WON'T work, and then it should be clear what day we can get the most people and we can go from there. Me: Any day will work __________________ "The opinion of the intelligent is better than the certainty of the ignorant" ~ Egyptian Proverb

January 11th, 2007, 22:48	#24
minnflyer Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: CFII in Brooklyn Park, MN (KMIC) Posts: 51	Re: MSP get-together Kristie, if the three boys were to come with me, there would definitely be some duct tape involved! No, I work second shift at a newspaper and my wife works on most nights that I do not, so it's difficult for me to get away most evenings because of work or family. A get-together for a weekend lunch would be a possibility for me, but I don't expect everyone to work around me. Just set a date and go for it, and if I can come, I surely will. And yes, Dazz, it HAS been 10 months ... I think I've gotten at least 10 hours of sleep during that time. How's yours? Fatherhood is great, isn't it?

January 12th, 2007, 05:48	#25
Stone Cold Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE US Posts: 2,942	Re: MSP get-together Well, so much for me being there...I just found out due to the Holiday, I will be overnighting in MDW Sat. and Sun. this week, and I won't be getting into STP until well after 10PM on Monday. Y'all have fun and we'll have to set up some other M&G if and when this one goes well!! Anybody in Chi-town have anything going on on Sunday?

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