For those who have RSVPed (or think you have), check the bottom of this message. If you don't see your name, or if I have the wrong number of people down, please let me know! For those of you who haven't RSVPed:
The Baltimore meet will commence at 11:00 AM with food and (for some of us) drinks at:
Red Brick Station
8149 Honeygo Blvd
White Marsh, MD 21236
410-931-7827
http://www.redbrickstation.com/pages/directions.html
From there we will leave to tour the I-695/I-95 and I-895/95 interchange rebuilds, the I-395 aerial wye, abandoned I-170, and other goodies to be revealed at the meet. Even if you've already indicated an interest, please RSVP to me at webmaster@alpsroads.net by April 10 so I can confirm an accurate headcount at the restaurant. I look forward to seeing you all there! (Right now, it looks like we have at least 20 attendees!!)
Current RSVP count (includes # who will be at restaurant):
Myself - 2
BMP - 1
AF - maybe 1
IL - 1
SD - 2
AK - 1
MP - 1
PA - 1
ASD - 1
BRK - 1
HBE - 1
SMK - 1
BR - 1
OV - 1
JPI - 2, maybe 3
AJB - 3
I still find it rather sick that at least five are from Michigan.
Well there's nothing that says you Michiganers *HAVE* to make the trek east... :spin:
Meanwhile, as I mentioned in my E-mail to Steve, I won't know until that morning whether or not I can make it. The problem of these things being scheduled on duty weekends...(and why I was pushing for the 10th earlier)
I can figure out who most of these are by their initials, but a couple of them I'm still trying to figure out.
I do have a supply of the newly-released 2010 Kentucky maps that I'll be bringing.
Count my dad in the headcount.
I remain a maybe- I've talked to the AAG (who determines whether I get a free plane ticket to Washington) and I may not know until five days before the meet.
More likely here, just not perfectly sure
I was considering trying to make it to the lunch portion of the meet, due to a bachelor party in Atlantic City I am going to later that day. But I decided that may be too much driving (it's 2.5-3 hours between Baltimore and Atlantic City), so I am going to have to bow out on this one, and just explore south Jersey some more that day.
I currently do intend on attending the Philadelphia meet for whenever that is scheduled, and then catch a minor league baseball game after the meet.
Quote from: rawmustard on April 02, 2010, 08:37:32 PM
I still find it rather sick that at least five are from Michigan.
Well, I'm going because this will be my first time east of Cleveland, OH. Btw, AJ and I are planning on making a quick stop top grab a bunch of the new 2010 MDOT maps on the way.
Quote from: bulldog1979 on April 05, 2010, 04:47:18 AM
Quote from: rawmustard on April 02, 2010, 08:37:32 PM
I still find it rather sick that at least five are from Michigan.
Well, I'm going because this will be my first time east of Cleveland, OH. Btw, AJ and I are planning on making a quick stop top grab a bunch of the new 2010 MDOT maps on the way.
Is it possible you could grab a bunch, for the group?
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 02, 2010, 11:14:17 PM
More likely here, just not perfectly sure
Looks pretty definite I am coming :)
Looks like I'll have a handout for the group, myself. Just doing my part.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on April 07, 2010, 09:19:02 PM
Looks like I'll have a handout for the group, myself. Just doing my part.
What?
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on April 07, 2010, 10:15:04 PM
Quote from: AlpsROADS on April 07, 2010, 09:19:02 PM
Looks like I'll have a handout for the group, myself. Just doing my part.
What?
Probably a road related goodie, such as a free map.
Road related goodie :poke:
Quote from: dougtone on April 08, 2010, 10:32:57 AM
Probably a road related goodie, such as a free map.
Thanks, Doug! You unknowingly reminded me to get a new batch of Kentucky goodie bags together and update them with the 2010 map. I also have a hodgepodge of promotional items I've picked up at various conferences and meetings and I will throw a randomly-selected representative item from this potpourri of treats into the bags, and recipients can trade if they don't like what they get and they like something else that was in someone else's bag. Too bad the Baltimore meet is before, not after, the conference where I usually pick up a boatload of this stuff.
My goodies will include a stack of duplicate road atlases, including some Rand McNallys and National Geographics going back to the 1990s, which attendees can pick through before I dispose of the leftovers.
For those who intend to bring goodies, expect at least 20 copies will be needed.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on April 08, 2010, 08:18:25 PM
For those who intend to bring goodies, expect at least 20 copies will be needed.
My goodie bags are basically unchanged from last year, except that I added the '10 map to the '09 version. I had a few left over from my travels last year and made up some new ones and I also have extra maps. So it's all good.
I still have a few goodies laying around, but that will have to wait until after the Baltimore meet before I can give them out.
Quote from: dougtone on April 08, 2010, 10:22:36 PM
I still have a few goodies laying around, but that will have to wait until after the Baltimore meet before I can give them out.
You can't get them to Steve this weekend? :p
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on April 05, 2010, 04:54:01 PM
Is it possible you could grab a bunch, for the group?
That is the plan...
Quote from: rawmustard on April 08, 2010, 11:48:31 PM
Quote from: dougtone on April 08, 2010, 10:22:36 PM
I still have a few goodies laying around, but that will have to wait until after the Baltimore meet before I can give them out.
You can't get them to Steve this weekend? :p
I've given out the goodies before, which are the Adirondack Northway SEND HELP maps. I believe I have the maps in my storage unit in Oneonta, NY for the time being, and there's no way I'm going to Oneonta today.
Let's see, I think I'll wear my New Jersey Turnpike shirt to the meet :hmmm:
Given the expected numbers on Saturday, you might want to consider splitting up the tour part into two separate groups.
Quote from: froggie on April 14, 2010, 06:35:14 AM
Given the expected numbers on Saturday, you might want to consider splitting up the tour part into two separate groups.
Or make up and print out maps for everyone to use so everyone will know what the next stop is in case some get separated from the rest.
My suggestion is this.
Let's have that each car has a person who uses the cell phone (for whoever's riding in who's car) and at that point, if someone gets lost, we'll call someone else and get it. Its like a circle of cells (1 in each car).
I like HBE's suggestion better. That's what I did for the DC meet, and it worked well.
But the other thing to consider is that if we have a large number of people on the tour, that'll require a large number of vehicles. And then you run into parking issues at the tour stops, especially within the urban core. Hence why it might be a good idea to split the tour into two (or more) completely separate groups.
I've planned the tour stops (3 total) in places that should have plenty of, or at least enough, parking for about 8-10 vehicles. There will only be one tour group. I'm collecting cell phone numbers now - I'll be the point person for people getting lost etc.
If carpooling is going to be an option during the meet, our car cannot fit another person in.
I always ride with someone anyway, since there's no room in my truck, unless I'm breaking off from the tour early to head out. That won't be a problem this time since I plan to spend Saturday night in La Vale (near Cumberland.)
Although my attendance probability is now about 50-50 due to a sick critter. Most likely I'll just be driving up on Friday instead of doing an extra day of exploring and county-collecting. Looks like clinching Maryland and New Jersey will have to wait for the proposed Philly meet weekend.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on April 14, 2010, 07:40:00 PM
If carpooling is going to be an option during the meet, our car cannot fit another person in.
What we should insist on is that we use whichever vehicles will fit the most comfortably. If we can have it so there's 5 per vehicle (know that mine should), that would be ideal. If they could figure how to handle 100+ vehicles on tours in the 1910s, we should have no problem at all almost a century later.
QuoteIf they could figure how to handle 100+ vehicles on tours in the 1910s, we should have no problem at all almost a century later.
Traffic's gotten a bit thicker over the past century...:)
We used 3 vehicles during the DC meet. Trying to use anything more than 5 would have been impossible given the parking limitations at a couple of the stops.
I have to be careful whoever's car I am in. I'm having a lot more problems due to my height and weight, getting in and out of cars, especially short ones.
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 14, 2010, 04:43:44 PM
My suggestion is this.
Let's have that each car has a person who uses the cell phone (for whoever's riding in who's car) and at that point, if someone gets lost, we'll call someone else and get it. Its like a circle of cells (1 in each car).
You better have a roadmeet in the 1970's and use them CB's! :)
Um, I think that my dad and I are going to use our car...just 2 of us.
Quote from: Chris on April 15, 2010, 02:49:47 PM
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 14, 2010, 04:43:44 PM
My suggestion is this.
Let's have that each car has a person who uses the cell phone (for whoever's riding in who's car) and at that point, if someone gets lost, we'll call someone else and get it. Its like a circle of cells (1 in each car).
You better have a roadmeet in the 1970's and use them CB's! :)
Hah yeah. Play a little Convoy there, don't you think?
I'm going to do my best to encourage 4 per car. And strongly discourage 2 per car. One of our three meet stops will only have parking for about 7-8 cars at most, so we can't have a convoy of 10.
I'm having to send my regrets and won't be attending. Some things have come up at home that preclude my traveling and my attendance. Hope you guys have fun!
Road meets are never the same without you, H.B.
Quote from: Chris on April 15, 2010, 02:49:47 PM
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 14, 2010, 04:43:44 PM
My suggestion is this.
Let's have that each car has a person who uses the cell phone (for whoever's riding in who's car) and at that point, if someone gets lost, we'll call someone else and get it. Its like a circle of cells (1 in each car).
You better have a roadmeet in the 1970's and use them CB's! :)
I think walkie talkies have been used during road meet tours before, but not CBs.
Quote from: dougtone on April 16, 2010, 08:53:04 PM
Road meets are never the same without you, H.B.
Very sick moogie. She may not be around much longer and I have to be in Louisville for three days next week. Figured it was best if I stayed close to home this weekend.
Just got home from the meet. We have a record-setting attendee record and it turned out well :)
I'm glad you guys had a good time. I'm sorry I couldn't be there. We had to put our 12-year-old cat, Dahlia, to sleep today. The vet found cancer earlier in the week and by the time she started showing symptoms, it was too late to do anything for her except keep her from suffering.
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 17, 2010, 08:04:08 PM
Just got home from the meet. We have a record-setting attendee record and it turned out well :)
From the department of redundancy department :happy:
For anyone who wants to see them, here are my photos from the meet:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#
Quote from: PennDOTFan on April 18, 2010, 11:30:21 AM
For anyone who wants to see them, here are my photos from the meet:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#5461290288869857170
Those shields have been there since at least 1993 (when I first saw them). Neutered the whole time too.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#5461290068764380354
Definitely original. The few I-395 MD shields around are from its original completion in 1982. The Clearview guide signs however, are the third versions used for the route. Signs were still vastly button copy in 1993, but replaced by the mid-1990s.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#5461289439091391138
These were hand painted shields in 2004: https://www.aaroads.com/mid-atlantic/maryland001/us-040_wb_at_md-151_wb.jpg
Please tell me that right-hand panel is a temporary configuration:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#5461289351589667522
Those bore (just another word for tunnel) signs are new to me:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/BaltimoreRoadMeet41710#5461290421885996338
Glad you got these photos posted so quickly!
The 70N sign is gone? :-(
Quote from: mefailenglish on April 18, 2010, 06:12:03 PM
The 70N sign is gone? :-(
they're both gone? There used to be two, on consecutive blocks.
And my copy of the meet photo:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4061%2F4532330107_d1c79dae77_o.jpg&hash=8d6b7e1ffa902ff14b4f49155a565f0788cb93fb)
QuoteHere is one with me not hidden:
And with most of us looking in a different direction...
And here's my tripod shot of most of the post-meet tour group, taken just before sunset at the under-construction MD 200 (Inter-County Connector)/MD 97 (Georgia Ave.) interchange:
(//www.alaskaroads.com/postmeet-group-101_9035.jpg)
I'm the one on the right, with the hideously pasty legs -- I definitely need to get some more sun. The others are, from left to right, Jason Ilyes, Steve Alpert, Laura Bianca, and Mike Pruett.
Plus, most of the meet group, at the restaurant:
(//www.alaskaroads.com/meet-group-101_8808.jpg)
Front row, from left to right: Larry Harvilla, Adam Froehlig, Brian Reynolds, Jason Ilyes, Brian Rawson-Ketchum, Oscar Voss, Steve Alpert.
Back row, from left to right: Adam Moss, Jake Reynolds (Brian's son), Mike Tantillo, Steve Anderson, Nick Klissas, Anthony Costanzo, A.J. Bertin, Scott Davis, Seth Dunn, Jeff Davis (Scott's father), Dave Souza (?), Michael Gronseth, Laura Bianca, Ian Ligget, Mike Pruett, Al Kotchi, Brian Powell, Patrick Arndt, Stephanie Taylor.
added extra names identified below, since I have the secret power to modify posts
I'll do a formal writeup tomorrow. I'm counting 26 people in those photos so that'll be the official meet total. I'll do my best to ID everyone but if I miss one or two, you guys I'm sure can help me out.
Another thing I liked about the meet, was getting all of those highway maps. I think I developed a new hobby :colorful:
QuoteI'm counting 26 people in those photos so that'll be the official meet total. I'll do my best to ID everyone but if I miss one or two, you guys I'm sure can help me out.
Recall that there were people who did not take part in the group photo (Jason Ilyes' wife, for example...his nephew isn't visible either). The head count I did inside the restaurant counted 29.
That's a lot of roadgeeks!
Quote from: froggie on April 18, 2010, 10:29:37 PM
QuoteI'm counting 26 people in those photos so that'll be the official meet total. I'll do my best to ID everyone but if I miss one or two, you guys I'm sure can help me out.
Recall that there were people who did not take part in the group photo (Jason Ilyes' wife, for example...his nephew isn't visible either). The head count I did inside the restaurant counted 29.
Yeah I counted 26 myself in the photos itself.
I've got my sets pretty much up from the weekend.
The trip down (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawmustard/sets/72157623775845177/)
The day of the meet itself (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawmustard/sets/72157623900550122/)
Pics taken on the way to and in DC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawmustard/sets/72157623905734598/) and some at Arlington National Cemetery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawmustard/sets/72157623906056120/)
The trip back (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawmustard/sets/72157623906119164/)
Quote from: oscar on April 18, 2010, 09:21:46 PM
Front row, from left to right: Larry Harvilla, Adam Froehlig, Brian Reynolds, Jason Ilyes, Brian Rawson-Ketchum, Oscar Voss, Steve Alpert.
Back row, from left to right: Adam Moss, Jake Reynolds, Mike Tantillo, ____, ____, Brian Polidoro (?), A.J. Bertin, Scott Davis, Seth Dunn, ____, ____, Michael Gronseth, Laura Bianca, Ian Ligget, Mike Pruett, ____, Brian Powell, Patrick Arndt, Stephanie Taylor (sorry I'm missing many names in the back row for now, will try to fill in later).
I filled in a few more blanks. I'm thinking by process of elimination, we could ID the rest.
Filling in another blank and making a correction:
QuoteFront row, from left to right: Larry Harvilla, Adam Froehlig, Brian Reynolds, Jason Ilyes, Brian Rawson-Ketchum, Oscar Voss, Steve Alpert.
Back row, from left to right: Adam Moss, Jake Reynolds, Mike Tantillo, Steve Anderson, ____, Anthony Costanzo, A.J. Bertin, Scott Davis, Seth Dunn, ____, ____, Michael Gronseth, Laura Bianca, Ian Ligget, Mike Pruett, ____, Brian Powell, Patrick Arndt, Stephanie Taylor (sorry I'm missing many names in the back row for now, will try to fill in later).
(Anthony Costanzo = me)
excellent!
I've gone and edited the caption in the post that has the photo itself, and will do so whenever someone fills in another blank.
Quote from: Duke87 on April 25, 2010, 07:07:51 PM
Filling in another blank and making a correction:
QuoteFront row, from left to right: Larry Harvilla, Adam Froehlig, Brian Reynolds, Jason Ilyes, Brian Rawson-Ketchum, Oscar Voss, Steve Alpert.
Back row, from left to right: Adam Moss, Jake Reynolds, Mike Tantillo, Steve Anderson, (first name is Nick, did not catch the last name), Anthony Costanzo, A.J. Bertin, Scott Davis, Seth Dunn, ____, ____, Michael Gronseth, Laura Bianca, Ian Ligget, Mike Pruett, Al Kotchi, Brian Powell, Patrick Arndt, Stephanie Taylor (sorry I'm missing many names in the back row for now, will try to fill in later).
(Anthony Costanzo = me)
I have identified myself and the first name of one of the guys I rode with -- quote modified to unbold previous new information and bold information I added.
great! So now we have two complete unknowns, and one waving gentleman without a last name. We're almost done!
Quote from: Duke87 on April 25, 2010, 07:07:51 PM
Filling in another blank and making a correction:
QuoteFront row, from left to right: Larry Harvilla, Adam Froehlig, Brian Reynolds, Jason Ilyes, Brian Rawson-Ketchum, Oscar Voss, Steve Alpert.
Back row, from left to right: Adam Moss, Jake Reynolds, Mike Tantillo, Steve Anderson, ____, Anthony Costanzo, A.J. Bertin, Scott Davis, Seth Dunn, ____, ____, Michael Gronseth, Laura Bianca, Ian Ligget, Mike Pruett, ____, Brian Powell, Patrick Arndt, Stephanie Taylor (sorry I'm missing many names in the back row for now, will try to fill in later).
(Anthony Costanzo = me)
Thanks. I think Brian Polidoro was there, and if so was most likely where I've moved him above (from where you are, which is where I had him), but I could be wrong on both counts.
Quote from: oscar on April 26, 2010, 02:23:13 PM
Thanks. I think Brian Polidoro was there, and if so was most likely where I've moved him above (from where you are, which is where I had him), but I could be wrong on both counts.
Polidoro already posted on MTR that he didn't make it. But I do know both Ian Ligget's and Scott Davis's fathers are in the pic, but I won't be so bold as to say which is which.
Jeff Davis (my father) is to the right of Seth Dunn.
Ian's father is not in the photo.
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on April 26, 2010, 02:47:59 PM
Ian's father is not in the photo.
D'oh! I think the next time I host a meet, I'll be sure to provide a sign-in sheet (especially if it approaches 30).
Ah, we're down to the one dude who came late who never RSVPed and I never talked to.
Quote from: rawmustard on April 26, 2010, 03:26:47 PM
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on April 26, 2010, 02:47:59 PM
Ian's father is not in the photo.
D'oh! I think the next time I host a meet, I'll be sure to provide a sign-in sheet (especially if it approaches 30).
Correct, my father was one of the guys taking the group pic.
PS: sorry if my dad's truck blocked any road photos taken between stops :cool:
I suppose the million dollar question for those of us not at the meet is:
Alps, why is there a frog on you head?
:-P
Quote from: corco on April 27, 2010, 02:25:25 PM
I suppose the million dollar question for those of us not at the meet is:
Alps, why is there a frog on you head?
:-P
Maybe Froggie could answer that :P :-D
Tradition (if you could call it that) dictates that if Mr. Prince is not present, then the frog goes on top of the meet host...
Quote from: froggie on April 27, 2010, 10:11:16 PM
Tradition (if you could call it that) dictates that if Mr. Prince is not present, then the frog goes on top of the meet host...
So, who is the keeper of the frog? I presume Adam is, but does he ship it to the meet host if he isn't going to be there?
Or is it a different frog?
And does the fact that a frog is seemingly the official mascot of road meets have anything to do with your nickname?
I have never heard the story of or the background of the frog. Always meant to ask but never did. This seems to be as good a time as any.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 27, 2010, 11:09:39 PM
So, who is the keeper of the frog? I presume Adam is, but does he ship it to the meet host if he isn't going to be there?
You should know the answer to that, since you were at the meet which I hosted. :p
I don't remember seeing the frog there.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on April 26, 2010, 09:42:19 PM
Ah, we're down to the one dude who came late who never RSVPed and I never talked to.
And I have an answer, I think, Dave Souza (His name was Dave, and it sounds like the same last name pronounced)
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 28, 2010, 04:59:15 PM
Quote from: AlpsROADS on April 26, 2010, 09:42:19 PM
Ah, we're down to the one dude who came late who never RSVPed and I never talked to.
And I have an answer, I think, Dave Souza (His name was Dave, and it sounds like the same last name pronounced)
I've added that name to the caption with a question mark. I did some quick Net searches (including for attendees of previous road meets) and couldn't get a match for that name.
I'll this weekend try to get a captioned photo added to the "official" meet page, http://www.gribblenation.net/meetings/bmore.html
Quote from: oscar on April 29, 2010, 07:08:50 AM
Quote from: Roadgeek_Adam on April 28, 2010, 04:59:15 PM
Quote from: AlpsROADS on April 26, 2010, 09:42:19 PM
Ah, we're down to the one dude who came late who never RSVPed and I never talked to.
And I have an answer, I think, Dave Souza (His name was Dave, and it sounds like the same last name pronounced)
I've added that name to the caption with a question mark. I did some quick Net searches (including for attendees of previous road meets) and couldn't get a match for that name.
I'll this weekend try to get a captioned photo added to the "official" meet page, http://www.gribblenation.net/meetings/bmore.html
Yes, that's a Dave. It was his first road meet, and he's from the Washington, DC suburbs in Maryland.
Edited to fix quoting - but we already established it's a Dave...
Quote from: hbelkins on April 27, 2010, 11:09:39 PM
Quote from: froggie on April 27, 2010, 10:11:16 PM
Tradition (if you could call it that) dictates that if Mr. Prince is not present, then the frog goes on top of the meet host...
So, who is the keeper of the frog? I presume Adam is, but does he ship it to the meet host if he isn't going to be there?
Or is it a different frog?
And does the fact that a frog is seemingly the official mascot of road meets have anything to do with your nickname?
I have never heard the story of or the background of the frog. Always meant to ask but never did. This seems to be as good a time as any.
I too am unfamiliar with the story of the frog being the official mascot of roads meets. Is Dan G. aware of this? We've got a meet coming up this Saturday in Canton/Akron, Ohio!
Heh, I think this has run its course now...
I'm the "keeper of the frog". The frog has no bearing on meets that I do not attend.
(and no, I'm not going to Ohio this weekend)
Official meet page... finally... www.alpsroads.net/roads/md/meet