Wichita KS "city meet" - April 18, 2026

[jpi]

One other oddball thing to see is how they shoehorned the this huge pillar into the central barrier of Kellogg when they redid the I-235 interchange.  Zero shoulder, bouncy pavement, heavy traffic, freeway speeds.

Meh, thats typical for penndot 

[A.J. Bertin]

Well, we are now just a little over a week away from our gathering in Wichita.  One last reminder... if you are planning on attending, please let me know as soon as possible so I can have a final count for our dinner reservation.  Thanks!

[kphoger]

I'll be in town.

Lunch is probably too early for me to make it (bi-weekly grocery shopping day), but I should be able to make it to supper.

[kphoger]

By the way, I thought until today that your username was A. J. Berlin.

[Rothman]

We're in a road movie to Berlin...

[CoreySamson]

I'm planning on going! Probably won't stay for dinner, but I will be there for lunch.

[The High Plains Traveler]

Update on my availability. I'm fine, recovering from my recent adventures in the American medical system. However, I'm not confident that I will be able to drive that distance comfortably a week from now, so I'll have to officially pass on the opportunity. I'm sorry, because I haven't had a meeting within a day's drive of me for a while.

[kphoger]

At 11:00 a.m. CDT, we will gather for lunch at one of the Meddys locations in Wichita (the one located at 2300 N. Greenwich Rd. Ste. 100, Wichita, KS 67226).

At 7:00 p.m. CDT, we will gather for dinner at Bite Me BBQ, which is located at 132 St. Francis, Wichita, KS 67202.

This is still the meal plan, right?

[ModernDayWarrior]

I was really looking forward to meeting you all, but I've had something else come up next weekend and will unfortunately have to pass as well. Hope everyone has a great time!

[A.J. Bertin]

I'll be in town.

Lunch is probably too early for me to make it (bi-weekly grocery shopping day), but I should be able to make it to supper.

Sounds great!  It will be good to have you join us for dinner.

[A.J. Bertin]

I'm planning on going! Probably won't stay for dinner, but I will be there for lunch.

Awesome!  It will be nice to meet you and have you join for lunch.  We will likely gather near (or possibly outside) the entrance to Meddys around, or shortly before, 11 a.m.  I'll try to remember to bring my road meet lanyard and wear it so that you can recognize me.  In case it helps, one of the people attending the gathering looks like Santa Claus.  His name is Brian and he proudly owns his Santa Claus likeness. 

[A.J. Bertin]

Update on my availability. I'm fine, recovering from my recent adventures in the American medical system. However, I'm not confident that I will be able to drive that distance comfortably a week from now, so I'll have to officially pass on the opportunity. I'm sorry, because I haven't had a meeting within a day's drive of me for a while.

No worries... thank you for letting me know.  I'm glad you're doing fine, though... and I hope your recovery is going smoothly enough.

[A.J. Bertin]

At 11:00 a.m. CDT, we will gather for lunch at one of the Meddys locations in Wichita (the one located at 2300 N. Greenwich Rd. Ste. 100, Wichita, KS 67226).

At 7:00 p.m. CDT, we will gather for dinner at Bite Me BBQ, which is located at 132 St. Francis, Wichita, KS 67202.

This is still the meal plan, right?

Yes - this is still the plan.  The 7 p.m. dinner reservation is under the name "A.J."

[A.J. Bertin]

I was really looking forward to meeting you all, but I've had something else come up next weekend and will unfortunately have to pass as well. Hope everyone has a great time!

Thanks for letting me know!

[kphoger]

I'm also mindful of the fact that the April/May timeframe is tends to be a very active period in terms of severe weather across the nation each year.  Certain areas are more prone to it than others, and I think about the fact that Kansas is one of those states that can get extremely strong tornadoes in the spring.

It's not just tornadoes - Hail is a problem in the plains

I am announcing that the tentative date of my meet will be Saturday, April 18.

Heh.  Yeah.  About that hail.

Anybody already in town?

[Rothman]

I'm also mindful of the fact that the April/May timeframe is tends to be a very active period in terms of severe weather across the nation each year.  Certain areas are more prone to it than others, and I think about the fact that Kansas is one of those states that can get extremely strong tornadoes in the spring.

It's not just tornadoes - Hail is a problem in the plains

I am announcing that the tentative date of my meet will be Saturday, April 18.

Heh.  Yeah.  About that hail.

Anybody already in town?

Got to Kansas City...hunkering down under a tornado watch.  Schools and some businesses closed, so I suppose it's serious.

[kphoger]

Got to Kansas City...hunkering down under a tornado watch.  Schools and some businesses closed, so I suppose it's serious.

I left work shortly after 2pm, because the weather in the north suburbs was getting pretty gnarly.  The field supervisor had just gotten back to the office and said:  "Valley Center is getting hammered.  I just got back from there, and it's definitely bigger than quarter-sized."

I drove through rain on the way home, but that's all.  Just a drizzle right now at our house in southeast Wichita.

[Rothman]

Got to Kansas City...hunkering down under a tornado watch.  Schools and some businesses closed, so I suppose it's serious.

I left work shortly after 2pm, because the weather in the north suburbs was getting pretty gnarly.  The field supervisor had just gotten back to the office and said:  "Valley Center is getting hammered.  I just got back from there, and it's definitely bigger than quarter-sized."

I drove through rain on the way home, but that's all.  Just a drizzle right now at our house in southeast Wichita.

Seems to be starting later than expected here.

[okroads]

Already had a quick pop up storm down here in Norman this afternoon, with the worst expected later tonight.

[kphoger]

Already had a quick pop up storm down here in Norman this afternoon, with the worst expected later tonight.

Stuveball, are you going to be up here again?

[A.J. Bertin]

I'm also mindful of the fact that the April/May timeframe is tends to be a very active period in terms of severe weather across the nation each year.  Certain areas are more prone to it than others, and I think about the fact that Kansas is one of those states that can get extremely strong tornadoes in the spring.

It's not just tornadoes - Hail is a problem in the plains

I am announcing that the tentative date of my meet will be Saturday, April 18.

Heh.  Yeah.  About that hail.

Anybody already in town?

Yep!  Three of us are already in town.  Two of us arrived yesterday and have been doing some exploring already.

[kphoger]

Three of us are already in town.  Two of us arrived yesterday and have been doing some exploring already.

Well, hopefully everyone's windshield is still intact.  We never got more than showers at our house.

We're making naan pizzas and salad to eat while we watch The Count of Monte Cristo.  See y'all tomorrow evening for some barbecue.

[J N Winkler]

I hope you all managed to escape hail damage to your vehicles.

Today I tried to mow the lawn before the thunderstorm arrived, and finished the front, sides, and one-third of the back before hail started falling.  I now have a bandaid in the middle of my forehead as a result of running into the still-opening garage door trying to get the mower under cover.

Hailstones here (near 13th and West) were mostly pea-sized but a fair few were dime- and nickel-sized.

I'm still planning to appear for both lunch and dinner tomorrow.

[CoreySamson]

Some last-minute assignments came up for me, so I likely will not be able to make it tomorrow (graduating in 2 weeks, so I want to make sure all that gets done). Have fun out there tomorrow!

[A.J. Bertin]

Well, hopefully everyone's windshield is still intact.  We never got more than showers at our house.

I think all of our windshields are fine.  As for me, my car has been in a parking garage all day.

See y'all tomorrow evening for some barbecue.

See you then.