The next East Coast meet - and this time, the restaurant will be done in less than three hours! Hope to see you all there. Itinerary includes new I-195, US 6/I-295 stub, RI 10 loop, RI 403, and a couple of surprises along the way! After-meet includes PawSox minor league baseball game.
Meet location: 12:00 pm, Gregg's Restaurant and Pub
1303 North Main Street (US 1), Providence, RI
(From the north, take I-95 SB to Exit 27, turn left, and bear right to stay on US 1/Pawtucket Ave. Restaurant is about a mile on the left.)
(From the west/south, take I-95 NB to Exit 25A-B, and take Exit 25A to the right for US 1/North Main. Make a left on 1 and the restaurant is shortly ahead on the right.)
Please RSVP via email to webmaster@alpsroads.net so I can put together a head count!
Will there be big map giveaways of unspeakable value? Regardless, I am planning on attending.
Not this time. At least not from me, since it'll pretty much take an Act of Congress for me to pull getting to this one...
An important reason I want to come to this meet, is one: My step-grandfather is buried off of RI 138 and I want to see some old stomping grounds in Washington (South) County.
I sure hope I can make it to the meet, but there is about a 60% of me not attending. It all depends on if I could stay with my grandparents up in Wellesley, MA.
I'm doubtful for this one. Providence is a two-day drive (or a very long one-day drive) and little of the trip would be new territory. Plus, I have to be in Louisville on the Tuesday following the meet for a three-day conference, and the drive from Providence to Louisville would most likely involve driving (yuck) much of I-71 (blech) in Ohio.
As much as I'd like to get back to the northeast after my trip up there last fall, most likely not this time.
I'll see what I can do for a goody bag.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on June 23, 2010, 09:22:02 PM
I'll see what I can do for a goody bag.
A buffet table of maps may work out like it did in Philly. There may be enough giveaways for people to pick and choose. I may even try to grab some VT maps this time.
Upon further review, I'm definitely out on this one. The first weekend of August is the US 127 yard sale weekend, and my wife always hits that, so someone has to stay home and take care of the critters.
I'm going to try to get to this one. We'll see what happens...
I'll let you know for sure ASAP
Still only have a couple of RSVPs, will send out another call in two weeks or so.
Reminder that the Providence Meet is coming up in less than two weeks! If you haven't RSVPed, please let me know if you're coming (or probably coming) by next Tuesday so that I can call a head count into the restaurant. Please email me directly at my account (use my userinfo or send me a private message on the forum).
Quote from: AlpsROADS on July 26, 2010, 09:57:06 PM
Reminder that the Providence Meet is coming up in less than two weeks! If you haven't RSVPed, please let me know if you're coming (or probably coming) by next Tuesday so that I can call a head count into the restaurant. Please email me directly at my account (use my userinfo or send me a private message on the forum).
Wish I could. But I can't. You all have fun.
Looks like a 10-person meet or so. I'll call it in - see you there! (If you haven't RSVPed, please show up anyway.)
Wanna hear something ironic? My brother is in the Providence area this weekend on business. Maybe I'll send him to the meet in my stead.
Well. Google Maps projects just under 3 hrs down from Portland. Any traffic advisories I should beware of for a Sat. AM, particularly in the Boston/Biggus Diggus area?
Quote from: hbelkins on August 05, 2010, 12:53:23 PM
Wanna hear something ironic? My brother is in the Providence area this weekend on business. Maybe I'll send him to the meet in my stead.
Sure, why not. I'm sure your brother would have some stories to tell about you.
Quote from: yakra on August 06, 2010, 08:25:06 PM
Well. Google Maps projects just under 3 hrs down from Portland. Any traffic advisories I should beware of for a Sat. AM, particularly in the Boston/Biggus Diggus area?
Come in early - and take 95 around Boston. I got stuck in rush hour in the Dig this evening. One can die of CO poisoning in there. It's weekend so I would think the traffic would be light until 11:00 or noon. I have XM in my car and I tune to the Boston instant traffic channel on the way in so I knew it was coming - but I had to clinch I-93 so I braved it. It did give me the opportunity to gaze at the Zakim bridge in awe. :happy:
As a note: I await the meet near Fall River after coming up into your territory this afternoon.
Quote from: Master son on August 06, 2010, 09:02:27 PM
As a note: I await the meet near Fall River after coming up into your territory this afternoon.
Hope to swing by there (if it doesn't end up part of the meet) for the new US 6 bridge and much older MA 79 triple viaduct.
I should check it out tomorrow morning.
I am so mad I couldn't have been able to make it. :banghead: Ah well, you guys have a good time!
Here's my photo of most of the meet group, in front of the new I-195 bridge in Providence. Sorry for the people in the back coming out smaller than the people in front, I couldn't get the camera far enough back from the group to even things up. Also, since I'm on my way out of town for a long weekend, could someone help out with the captioning? (Front row includes me in the green shirt, Mike Pruett in the orange shirt, Steve Alpert kneeling, and Steve Anderson in the blue shirt. Mike Tantillo in the red shirt is one of the folks in the back, and Doug Kerr is to his right. I'm drawing a blank at the moment for the others, except screen names for some of them.)
Did anybody else get a better photo? I just found out that autofocus was turned off on my camera for the shot, so another photo might be sharper.
(//www.alaskaroads.com/providence-meet-group-photo.jpg)
Here, let's set it up as a fill-in-the-blanks operation.
In Front: Oscar Voss, Scott Onson, Mike Pruett, Steve Alpert, Steve Anderson
Behind: ______, ______, Mike Tantillo, Doug Kerr, Anthony Costanzo, ______
The first dude in the back is Alps' friend, the second is yakra. The last guy, this was his first meet... I think his name might have been Zack, but I'm not 100% sure.
It would help us foreigners who've never been to a US meet if the username of each person could be shown as well as their real name.
Quote from: Duke87 on August 12, 2010, 10:42:48 AM
Here, let's set it up as a fill-in-the-blanks operation.
In Front: Oscar Voss (oscar), Scott Onson (Master son), Mike Pruett (?), Steve Alpert (?), Steve Anderson (?)
Behind: ______, ______, Mike Tantillo (?), Doug Kerr (?), Anthony Costanzo (?), ______
The first dude in the back is Alps' friend, the second is yakra. The last guy, this was his first meet... I think his name might have been Zack, but I'm not 100% sure.
as modified in quote. Some of them may likely not have an AARoads account
EDIT: I intentionlly left those I know off and they can add their own names as they wish - Oscar already revealed himself above.
Quote from: Master son on August 12, 2010, 12:40:52 PM
Quote from: Duke87 on August 12, 2010, 10:42:48 AM
Here, let's set it up as a fill-in-the-blanks operation.
In Front: Oscar Voss (oscar), Scott Onson (Master son), Mike Pruett (?), Steve Alpert (?), Steve Anderson (?)
Behind: ______, ______, Mike Tantillo (?), Doug Kerr (?), Anthony Costanzo (?), ______
The first dude in the back is Alps' friend, the second is yakra. The last guy, this was his first meet... I think his name might have been Zack, but I'm not 100% sure.
as modified in quote. Some of them may likely not have an AARoads account
EDIT: I intentionlly left those I know off and they can add their own names as they wish - Oscar already revealed himself above.
Mike Pruett is MDRoads. Steve Alpert is AlpsROADS. Doug Kerr is Dougtone. The username of the guy to the left of Mike Tantillo is yakra (his real name escapes me, even though it shouldn't).
Including usernames too? Okay.
In Front: Oscar Voss (oscar), Scott Onson (Master son), Mike Pruett (MDRoads), Steve Alpert (AlpsROADS), Steve Anderson (nycroads)
Behind: Shawn De Cesari (?), Eric Bryant (yakra), Mike Tantillo (?), Doug Kerr (Dougtone), Anthony Costanzo (Duke87), Zack (?)
Quoteyakra (his real name escapes me, even though it shouldn't).
Eric Bryant
That's Shawn De Cesari between me and Scott. And yes, that's Zack behind Steve Anderson.
It's too much! It makes Google explode! (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=slater+ave+pawtucket&sll=41.877358,-71.382573&sspn=0.008899,0.016544&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Slater+St,+Pawtucket,+Providence,+Rhode+Island+02860&layer=c&cbll=41.879584,-71.378429&panoid=Rw2IHDmnlYZfjGwabPgFOg&cbp=12,290.41,,0,5&ll=41.879547,-71.378281&spn=0.004026,0.016544&z=16)
I'm trying to retrace our steps in the mixed-up mile. I know we went up US1 at least as far enough to turn off to here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=slater+ave+pawtucket&sll=41.877358,-71.382573&sspn=0.008899,0.016544&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Slater+St,+Pawtucket,+Providence,+Rhode+Island+02860&ll=41.878061,-71.383324&spn=0.002013,0.008272&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.87807,-71.382899&panoid=ptRQCNH8tl0cBKCD9RruQQ&cbp=11,57.09,,0,5). I have a photo that places us at Exchange & Broadway, pointed east I believe. A locale that we hit twice, as I missed the photo op the first time round. That'd make sense coming from Slater Park / Roosevelt Ave. Turning right the first time clinches the wrong-way monoplex for Roadgeek Points. Circle around Slater Mill and Broadway & Exchange again, then down I-95 south toward the next adventure.
Does that sound about right?
Quote from: yakra on August 16, 2010, 03:38:22 PM
It's too much! It makes Google explode! (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=slater+ave+pawtucket&sll=41.877358,-71.382573&sspn=0.008899,0.016544&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Slater+St,+Pawtucket,+Providence,+Rhode+Island+02860&layer=c&cbll=41.879584,-71.378429&panoid=Rw2IHDmnlYZfjGwabPgFOg&cbp=12,290.41,,0,5&ll=41.879547,-71.378281&spn=0.004026,0.016544&z=16)
I'm trying to retrace our steps in the mixed-up mile. I know we went up US1 at least as far enough to turn off to here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=slater+ave+pawtucket&sll=41.877358,-71.382573&sspn=0.008899,0.016544&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Slater+St,+Pawtucket,+Providence,+Rhode+Island+02860&ll=41.878061,-71.383324&spn=0.002013,0.008272&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.87807,-71.382899&panoid=ptRQCNH8tl0cBKCD9RruQQ&cbp=11,57.09,,0,5). I have a photo that places us at Exchange & Broadway, pointed east I believe. A locale that we hit twice, as I missed the photo op the first time round. That'd make sense coming from Slater Park / Roosevelt Ave. Turning right the first time clinches the wrong-way monoplex for Roadgeek Points. Circle around Slater Mill and Broadway & Exchange again, then down I-95 south toward the next adventure.
Does that sound about right?
Back from Canada! We went up 1 on Park, made our way to Exchange (15 East picking up 114 South), right on Broadway (114 North/South), bear right on Broadway (114 North), keep bearing right (still 114 North), then made a right and circled around to try to pick up the lost car.
Just under a year late, I've finally gotten the meet page up (and the associated content on other pages). If you click wisely, you may get a sneak peek of some of tonight's coming (soon) UPDATE. www.alpsroads.net/roads/ri/meet