2021 meets

[A.J. Bertin]

The list at the top of this thread has been updated to reflect the latest updates to the road-meet schedule for 2021.  If anyone has any updates to share regarding any meets they are planning to host, or thinking of hosting, please chime in with whatever updates you have.  Thanks!

Please don't delete my meet. It started as an April Fools joke but I am making sure it's actually held. That is the true fooling.

My apologies... I wasn't aware that this meet is actually coming to fruition.  Cool!

[vdeane]

I don't want to put pressure on anyone, but at work they're getting worried about the possibility of a flood of people taking lots of vacation in the fall, so they're trying to get people to put in their vacation requests as early as possible (I literally just sent an email detailing all my plans for anything more major than local appointments from now through the end of March 2022).  As such, if we could have a date for the Cumberland meet sooner rather than later, it would be appreciated.  Wilmington and West Irondequoit are already on my calendar.

[kevinb1994]

I don't want to put pressure on anyone, but at work they're getting worried about the possibility of a flood of people taking lots of vacation in the fall, so they're trying to get people to put in their vacation requests as early as possible (I literally just sent an email detailing all my plans for anything more major than local appointments from now through the end of March 2022).  As such, if we could have a date for the Cumberland meet sooner rather than later, it would be appreciated.  Wilmington and West Irondequoit are already on my calendar.

Seconded, I may have to back out of the planned Cumberland meet and perhaps opt for Gene's planned San Antonio meet (I haven't really heard if he is going forward with the meet or not-can someone please provide an update?) if a date hasn't been picked by the time summer is already in full swing and Labor Day is getting near. I also have in mind the planned NW Chicagoland meet, which would make it three and-a-half years since I was last in Illinois.

[A.J. Bertin]

Seconded, I may have to back out of the planned Cumberland meet and perhaps opt for Gene's planned San Antonio meet (I haven't really heard if he is going forward with the meet or not-can someone please provide an update?) if a date hasn't been picked by the time summer is already in full swing and Labor Day is getting near.

My understanding from Gene is that he's still planning on hosting San Antonio on October 2.  I was planning on attending San Antonio, but something in my personal life came up unexpectedly that weekend which means I will no longer be able to attend that one.  Kind of a bummer for me, but the fact that I can't make it to San Antonio greatly increases the odds that I'll be able to attend Cumberland.  I'm also eagerly awaiting an announcement on the date of the Cumberland meet.

[US71]

I'm in for Davenport. Everything else is contingent on money and time.

[kevinb1994]

Seconded, I may have to back out of the planned Cumberland meet and perhaps opt for Gene's planned San Antonio meet (I haven't really heard if he is going forward with the meet or not-can someone please provide an update?) if a date hasn't been picked by the time summer is already in full swing and Labor Day is getting near.

My understanding from Gene is that he's still planning on hosting San Antonio on October 2.  I was planning on attending San Antonio, but something in my personal life came up unexpectedly that weekend which means I will no longer be able to attend that one.  Kind of a bummer for me, but the fact that I can't make it to San Antonio greatly increases the odds that I'll be able to attend Cumberland.  I'm also eagerly awaiting an announcement on the date of the Cumberland meet.

Good, thanks for the update! I'm sorry to hear that, but at least you still have a chance to attend a meet.

[kevinb1994]

I'm in for Davenport. Everything else is contingent on money and time.

Pretty much the same on our end here, as the window has closed on us attending meets until later in the year. I won't be at Davenport next weekend, BTW

[Laura]

Saturday, October 9th (Columbus Day Weekend) is my strong preference. I know this is only a week after San Antonio and is on the border of being the beginning of peak leaf season in Western MD...but I have that Monday off, which logistically makes hosting this meet significantly easier for me.

I plan to create the official meet thread later this evening.

[A.J. Bertin]

Saturday, October 9th (Columbus Day Weekend) is my strong preference. I know this is only a week after San Antonio and is on the border of being the beginning of peak leaf season in Western MD...but I have that Monday off, which logistically makes hosting this meet significantly easier for me.

Awesome!  If you go with October 9, there's a decent chance I'll be able to be there. 

[vdeane]

October 9 sounds great.

[kevinb1994]

It'll be two days before my birthday, but I'm going to unfortunately decline in part due to some rural driving that I'm not quite up to driving yet. Cumberland isn't really easy to approach from the southeast (nor is it easy to approach from the northwest!), and no, I'm not gonna waste time trying to take Amtrak's Capitol Limited and Silver Service (having to change trains in DC isn't something I appreciate-nor do I want to head across town and take Amtrak up to DC's Union Station). Flying won't work, as the DC and Pittsburgh airports are all 2 or so hours from the meet. And while I have used Metrorail in the past (even transferring between Metrorail lines, which isn't a big deal), I still won't deal with having to transfer between that and the Capitol Limited at DC's Union Station (despite having used the Red Line).

[A.J. Bertin]

I figured I'd take a moment to refresh this thread and update the list of 2021 meets to reflect my current understanding.  One thing I did was cross off the Plattsburgh/Clinton County NY meet for this year with the understanding that the host is postponing it.

I haven't heard anything new about either the Oneonta NY or Jackson MI meets, but I figured I'd keep them on the 2021 list for now.  For the hosts of those tentative meets, do either of you by chance have any further updates on when or if you still think you might host those meets this year?

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I figured I'd take a moment to refresh this thread and update the list of 2021 meets to reflect my current understanding.  One thing I did was cross off the Plattsburgh/Clinton County NY meet for this year with the understanding that the host is postponing it.

I haven't heard anything new about either the Oneonta NY or Jackson MI meets, but I figured I'd keep them on the 2021 list for now.  For the hosts of those tentative meets, do either of you by chance have any further updates on when or if you still think you might host those meets this year?

You're going to have to track down Brian/Rawmustard concerning Jackson, Mi.

[A.J. Bertin]

I figured I'd take a moment to refresh this thread and update the list of 2021 meets to reflect my current understanding.  One thing I did was cross off the Plattsburgh/Clinton County NY meet for this year with the understanding that the host is postponing it.

I haven't heard anything new about either the Oneonta NY or Jackson MI meets, but I figured I'd keep them on the 2021 list for now.  For the hosts of those tentative meets, do either of you by chance have any further updates on when or if you still think you might host those meets this year?

You're going to have to track down Brian/Rawmustard concerning Jackson, Mi.

I know that.  I specifically posted this comment here regarding both of the meets that are still in question because this is the forum where the running list of meets for the year is posted.  This is also the forum where Brian announced that he's thinking of hosting this meet.  If Brian wants to chime in here, he can.  If he doesn't, he won't; no big deal.  No harm in asking the question on the same forum where Brian announced his idea. 

[Dougtone]

Haven't given Oneonta much thought lately for 2021. I'll likely move it to a future year.

[A.J. Bertin]

Haven't given Oneonta much thought lately for 2021. I'll likely move it to a future year.

Thanks for chiming in, Doug!  I went ahead and crossed Oneonta off the list for 2021 with this in mind.  If anything changes, I can easily add it back to the list.

[A.J. Bertin]

Saturday, October 9th (Columbus Day Weekend) is my strong preference. I know this is only a week after San Antonio and is on the border of being the beginning of peak leaf season in Western MD...but I have that Monday off, which logistically makes hosting this meet significantly easier for me.

Out of curiosity, is there any update on whether the Cumberland meet might still be happening on October 9?  I know the Delta variant of COVID is unfortunately taking hold and making this pandemic worse, and perhaps that will be a factor in whether this meet will move forward.  Just wondering because I'm still potentially interested and we're less than two months away from that.

[vdeane]

Saturday, October 9th (Columbus Day Weekend) is my strong preference. I know this is only a week after San Antonio and is on the border of being the beginning of peak leaf season in Western MD...but I have that Monday off, which logistically makes hosting this meet significantly easier for me.

Out of curiosity, is there any update on whether the Cumberland meet might still be happening on October 9?  I know the Delta variant of COVID is unfortunately taking hold and making this pandemic worse, and perhaps that will be a factor in whether this meet will move forward.  Just wondering because I'm still potentially interested and we're less than two months away from that.

I'm also curious regarding Cumberland.  I know that as of the Wilmington meet the plans were pretty much set, though since then Delta has been in the news a lot, and we have yet to get a meet thread or Facebook page.

West Irondequoit would also appear to be up in the air, but at least for that one I don't need to worry about booking hotels.

[Breadman17]

Am I forgetting any meets that have been mentioned as possibilities?

Not that you're forgetting something I'm just using this as a suggestion... What about PA-576 in Pittsburgh? The new section is going to be opening this October and I just thought I might put it out there because it could be cool to see it as it will be newly opened.

[74/171FAN]

Am I forgetting any meets that have been mentioned as possibilities?

Not that you're forgetting something I'm just using this as a suggestion... What about PA-576 in Pittsburgh? The new section is going to be opening this October and I just thought I might put it out there because it could be cool to see it as it will be newly opened.

I believe that the Pittsburgh Meet in 2019 covered the corridor if I remember correctly.  The only other thing that I know of worth covering in that area (I-70/I-79 Widening) has been completed for a while.

[A.J. Bertin]

Am I forgetting any meets that have been mentioned as possibilities?

Not that you're forgetting something I'm just using this as a suggestion... What about PA-576 in Pittsburgh? The new section is going to be opening this October and I just thought I might put it out there because it could be cool to see it as it will be newly opened.

Anyone is free to host a road meet wherever they want that will feature whatever they want.  If you organize/announce it, some folks might express interest in attending.  There's only 4 months left in 2021, though.  Just something to keep in mind.

[US71]

Nothing "official", but if anyone is interested in a "mini meet" for the I-49 AR/MO Ribbon Cutting on September 30, let me know. My work schedule may keep me off the road after this, but I plan to be there.

[rawmustard]

I know that.  I specifically posted this comment here regarding both of the meets that are still in question because this is the forum where the running list of meets for the year is posted.  This is also the forum where Brian announced that he's thinking of hosting this meet.  If Brian wants to chime in here, he can.  If he doesn't, he won't; no big deal.  No harm in asking the question on the same forum where Brian announced his idea. 

I should probably note there have been some family matters which have come up within the year, so setting up a meet has been the furthest thing on my mind right now. I don't foresee myself getting something in place for 2021, but as A.J. mentions upthread, anyone else who would want to set something up in Jackson for this year is more than welcome to do so. Otherwise, I would likely not organize something until 2022.

[SSOWorld]

Nothing "official", but if anyone is interested in a "mini meet" for the I-49 AR/MO Ribbon Cutting on September 30, let me know. My work schedule may keep me off the road after this, but I plan to be there.

So that's an opportunity to fill the gap after the cutting I presume

[Laura]

With Delta and a lot going on with me personally, I'm postponing the Cumberland/Western MD meet to 2022.