Is Alabama on Oct. 8 the latest meet currently planned for this calendar year? Anyone have anything in mind for October or November?
There was talk of something in Battle Creek, MI, but nothing definitive.
Quote from: vdeane on July 21, 2016, 10:24:53 PM
There was talk of something in Battle Creek, MI, but nothing definitive.
I'm aiming for Veterans Day weekend, but like I say, details will come in due course.
I ask for two reasons. First is that I might actually get to attend a meet this fall, and I note that the Alabama meet is in early October. Not sure of anything feasible in August that I could attend, and September is probably out (if there are any meets planned) because I will likely be attending the TransComm meeting (AASHTO Subcommittee on Transportation Communications) in Charleston, WV that month.
Second is that I'm giving some thought to throwing together a small meet in Lexington this fall. I'd have to work around the Keeneland fall racing meet and UK football's home schedule, plus any other meets in the general area. Attractions would include Kentucky's first DDI (US 68/Harrodsburg Road and KY 4/New Circle Road), the new flyover at US 60/Versailles Road and KY 4/New Circle Road, the New Circle widening project and the KY 922/Newtown Pike extension project downtown.
This year has actually been very light on meets.
Depending on my toy show schedule, I could definently swing a Lexington meet this fall, first weekend in November I know is out, 2nd weekend could work since I have a toy show in Dayton, OH scheduled for Sunday so I could do Saturday in Lexington.
Given that I've already committed to Birmingham, I doubt I'd be doing Lexington this year, as fun as it sounds.
I've been debating hosting an Ashtabula County, Ohio meet in the fall, early November. I wouldn't place high odds on it, but it is within the realm of possibility.
I would love to attend a Lexington meet, but with everything I have going on, there's not really a way I can swing it this fall. If you were talking instead about hosting it, say, next spring, I'd be much more able to attend.
Quote from: bandit957 on July 22, 2016, 01:13:15 PM
This year has actually been very light on meets.
I'm not sure how you figure this. There have been a lot of meets hosted this year.
Quote from: A.J. Bertin on July 25, 2016, 09:24:12 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on July 22, 2016, 01:13:15 PM
This year has actually been very light on meets.
I'm not sure how you figure this. There have been a lot of meets hosted this year.
Maybe just meets either he a) didn't get to, or b) wanted to go to.
Quote from: A.J. Bertin on July 25, 2016, 09:24:12 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on July 22, 2016, 01:13:15 PM
This year has actually been very light on meets.
I'm not sure how you figure this. There have been a lot of meets hosted this year.
Compared to 2013 thru 2015, they weren't very big.
By my count there have been 7 meets so far this year (with 3 more scheduled later, for a total of 10):
Tuxedo (4/2)
York (4/9)
South Bend (4/30-5/1)
Corridor H (5/28-29)
Toronto (6/11)
St Louis (7/9)
New Haven (7/23)
For comparison, by this date in 2015, there had been 9 meets already held (with 2 more yet to come, for a total of 11):
Cape May (1/3)
Baltimore/Eastern Shore (3/14-15)
Scranton (3/21)
Madison (4/18)
Utica/Rome (5/2)
Lyndon VT (5/9)
Denver (5/30)
Buffalo (7/18)
Walker County AL (7/25)
So the number of meets is only slightly lower than it was last year. The geographic distribution, however, is definitely different: this year is proving to be quite light on east coast meets.
Not sure I'd call 4 out of 7 "quite light"...
The roadmeet to end all roadmeets was in St. Louis in 2014. That was huge. Nothing this year even approaches it.
Quote from: bandit957 on July 28, 2016, 02:56:38 PM
The roadmeet to end all roadmeets was in St. Louis in 2014. That was huge. Nothing this year even approaches it.
How about Corridor H? That was pretty huge.
Quote from: bandit957 on July 28, 2016, 02:56:38 PM
The roadmeet to end all roadmeets was in St. Louis in 2014. That was huge. Nothing this year even approaches it.
You missed York, PA, which had just as many people, if not slightly more.
Quote from: Brandon on July 28, 2016, 07:09:43 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on July 28, 2016, 02:56:38 PM
The roadmeet to end all roadmeets was in St. Louis in 2014. That was huge. Nothing this year even approaches it.
You missed York, PA, which had just as many people, if not slightly more.
St. Louis was huge for different reasons. There are few meets that will forever be talked about.
I will admit 2014 STL Meet was huge in turnout and legendary in what all took place. My meet was one of the biggest in terms of turnout in recent years and still worked out well giving the surprise mother nature had for us in the morning.
Quote from: jpi on July 28, 2016, 08:18:50 PM
I will admit 2014 STL Meet was huge in turnout and legendary in what all took place. My meet was one of the biggest in terms of turnout in recent years and still worked out well giving the surprise mother nature had for us in the morning.
Yeah, between the snow and the unmarked electric fence I found. :-D
Quote from: Brandon on July 28, 2016, 07:09:43 PM
You missed York, PA, which had just as many people, if not slightly more.
I'm usually limited to the Midwest and Mid-South.
Quote from: Alps on July 28, 2016, 07:13:23 PM
St. Louis was huge for different reasons.
Air biscuits were detected.
Quote from: Alps on July 28, 2016, 07:13:23 PM
Quote from: Brandon on July 28, 2016, 07:09:43 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on July 28, 2016, 02:56:38 PM
The roadmeet to end all roadmeets was in St. Louis in 2014. That was huge. Nothing this year even approaches it.
You missed York, PA, which had just as many people, if not slightly more.
St. Louis was huge for different reasons. There are few meets that will forever be talked about.
I've heard several people allude to that meet as being something super-special, but can't remember anyone ever saying exactly what made it so.
Quote from: jpi on July 28, 2016, 08:18:50 PM
I will admit 2014 STL Meet was huge in turnout and legendary in what all took place. My meet was one of the biggest in terms of turnout in recent years and still worked out well giving the surprise mother nature had for us in the morning.
Not sure why St. Louis was so great. I overheard a story about a car being towed, but other than that, nothing.
I also learned that whatever concrete they used for overpasses is extremely sharp, more things about unmarked electric fences, "snow", and Alanland's farm. What a surprising meet (even though the sudden change at the end threw me off guard. I will never see a single arch McDonald's sign ever again).
Quote from: noelbotevera on July 30, 2016, 04:46:52 AM
Quote from: jpi on July 28, 2016, 08:18:50 PM
I will admit 2014 STL Meet was huge in turnout and legendary in what all took place. My meet was one of the biggest in terms of turnout in recent years and still worked out well giving the surprise mother nature had for us in the morning.
Not sure why St. Louis was so great. I overheard a story about a car being towed, but other than that, nothing.
I also learned that whatever concrete they used for overpasses is extremely sharp, more things about unmarked electric fences, "snow", and Alanland's farm. What a surprising meet (even though the sudden change at the end threw me off guard. I will never see a single arch McDonald's sign ever again).
For the record, we also saw goats at the Pikeville meet in October 2013.
Second, did you see the post (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=17104.msg2141141#msg2141141) I made in the meet thread a few weeks later?
Quote from: 74/171FAN on July 30, 2016, 05:28:38 AM
Quote from: noelbotevera on July 30, 2016, 04:46:52 AM
Quote from: jpi on July 28, 2016, 08:18:50 PM
I will admit 2014 STL Meet was huge in turnout and legendary in what all took place. My meet was one of the biggest in terms of turnout in recent years and still worked out well giving the surprise mother nature had for us in the morning.
Not sure why St. Louis was so great. I overheard a story about a car being towed, but other than that, nothing.
I also learned that whatever concrete they used for overpasses is extremely sharp, more things about unmarked electric fences, "snow", and Alanland's farm. What a surprising meet (even though the sudden change at the end threw me off guard. I will never see a single arch McDonald's sign ever again).
For the record, we also saw goats at the Pikeville meet in October 2013.
Second, did you see the post (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=17104.msg2141141#msg2141141) I made in the meet thread a few weeks later?
Yeah, but I wanted to see it for myself and catch a photo of it before it was gone. Doesn't feel the same with GSV.
Quote from: dgolub on July 28, 2016, 07:02:21 PM
How about Corridor H? That was pretty huge.
Really? That's kind of a shame. As it has so far been the only road meet I have ever attended, though, I don't have any basis for comparison. I thought it was a good size. Bit confusing though as we seemed to lose more and more people at each stop.
I'm trying to clean up the family finances and get out of debt, so I don't think I'll be to any more meets until next year. You never know, though.
Actually, wasn't Baltimore 2010 the largest road meet ever? I'd think that'd have more surprises, but I wasn't there. Besides, we've all seen I-170!
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 10, 2016, 05:24:04 PM
Actually, wasn't Baltimore 2010 the largest road meet ever? I'd think that'd have more surprises, but I wasn't there. Besides, we've all seen I-170!
The surprise was the number of people. It ran very smoothly.
Quote from: tckma on August 10, 2016, 05:02:20 PM
Quote from: dgolub on July 28, 2016, 07:02:21 PM
How about Corridor H? That was pretty huge.
Really? That's kind of a shame. As it has so far been the only road meet I have ever attended, though, I don't have any basis for comparison. I thought it was a good size. Bit confusing though as we seemed to lose more and more people at each stop.
It was only the second day that we really started losing people. I think that's just because of how long the route was and that people were going in different directions and hence peeled off early and different points.
As best as I can remember, Corridor H was the only multi-day meet that involved an overnight stay along the tour route. There have been some back-to-back overnighters in different locations, hosted by different people, but I don't remember one with as long of a tour as Corridor H such that it required an overnight stay.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 10, 2016, 09:48:36 PM
As best as I can remember, Corridor H was the only multi-day meet that involved an overnight stay along the tour route. There have been some back-to-back overnighters in different locations, hosted by different people, but I don't remember one with as long of a tour as Corridor H such that it required an overnight stay.
The Fairbanks meet is going to feature this thanks to the Dalton Highway. But with near-limitless daylight next June/July, making it up to Prudhoe Bay in one day and back the next will be no problem.
Quote from: Alps on August 11, 2016, 12:10:01 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 10, 2016, 09:48:36 PM
As best as I can remember, Corridor H was the only multi-day meet that involved an overnight stay along the tour route. There have been some back-to-back overnighters in different locations, hosted by different people, but I don't remember one with as long of a tour as Corridor H such that it required an overnight stay.
The Fairbanks meet is going to feature this thanks to the Dalton Highway. But with near-limitless daylight next June/July, making it up to Prudhoe Bay in one day and back the next will be no problem.
Oh, it is happening next summer? I guess I really need to get serious about learning Inuktitut.
Pretty sure English is perfectly acceptable at any locations we'll need to speak to anyone on that trip.
As for the St Louis meet from 2014, I do believe the statement that it was "huge" was meant more figuratively than literally. I was not there personally but I did hear lots of rave reviews from others.
Quote from: Duke87 on August 11, 2016, 11:43:32 AM
Pretty sure English is perfectly acceptable at any locations we'll need to speak to anyone on that trip.
I'm sure that's true; I just think it would be a fun language to learn and that it would be cool to start doing so before going inside the Arctic Circle. That said, it's probably more useful in places like Inuvik and Iqaluit than Deadhorse and Coldfoot.
Quote from: dgolub on August 11, 2016, 01:44:46 PM
I'm sure that's true; I just think it would be a fun language to learn and that it would be cool to start doing so before going inside the Arctic Circle. That said, it's probably more useful in places like Inuvik and Iqaluit than Deadhorse and Coldfoot.
Iqaluit, yes, though English works too, and all road signs using Inuktitut are also in English. Inuvik and other communities in NT along the Dempster Highway are Gwich'in rather than Inuit, and their native language is unrelated to Inuktitut, though like in Iqaluit English works fine there too.
There are no native communities along the Dalton Highway, though you probably can take a short boat ride from near the highway to one upstream on the Yukon River (that was included in the package tour for my first trip up the Dalton in 1994).
If this Alaska meet is happening next year then I am out, already planning my 5th cross country trip for July next year and unfortunetly it will not involve going north to Alaska however it is on my bucket list, just not next year.
Quote from: oscar on August 11, 2016, 03:45:58 PM
Iqaluit, yes, though English works too, and all road signs using Inuktitut are also in English. Inuvik and other communities in NT along the Dempster Highway are Gwich'in rather than Inuit, and their native language is unrelated to Inuktitut, though like in Iqaluit English works fine there too.
Oh, that explains a lot. I always wondered how Tuktoyaktuk was supposed to be pronounced considering that Inuktitut only has three vowels, a, i, and u. I guess it's not Inuktitut.