Meet-Up! Houston Meet "Proclaimed" on 10-04-08 - Page 3

RickyMaveety · 09-08-2008, 11:19 AM

I have called my petsitter to find out if she has either weekend available. In actual travel time, the Woodlands and Sugarland are both about four hours away from me, so that makes no difference to me at all.

I will almost certainly stay overnight somewhere ....

RickyMaveety · 09-08-2008, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

I had hoped to fly Southwest there and back in the same day. The last flight out is 7:00PM on Saturdays. (Cheapskates - every other day of the week is 10PM!) (Southwest is the US equivalent of Ryanair - only we did it first!)

So it's stay over, drive or fly. Can you recommend a reasonably good, reasonably close hotel?

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Originally Posted by NatCh

I was planning to post a message this morning that I'll be picking my travel dates for October in he next three days, so now is the time to holler if anyone has a specific preference.

I would probably prefer the 4th, but it's a very mild preference, so the 11th would be fine. I don't know yet if my work folks have their own preferences on when they want me here, usually they don't but sometimes they do.

The Woodlands would be a lot more convenient for me than Sugarland, since I'll most likely be flying in to IAH that afternoon and I tend to be more on the north side of town than the south when I'm here.

If I recall correctly, there ought to be a fair number of hotels and such in that area, also, Conroe isn't very far up the road from the Woodlands (like 10 miles), and it should have some good options in hotels (likely better priced) as well.

I did some research, and there is a hotel called the "Drury" that has gotten very good reviews. And ... it's super close to Panera Bread.

The address and phone number are

28099 Interstate 45 N
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(281) 362-7222‎

It turns out my petsitter is available either weekend, so just let me know asap which one you all decide on so I can book a room.

NatCh · 09-08-2008, 12:35 PM

Ah, yes, the unfortunately named Drury Inn (sounds a bit too much like "dreary" for me to have picked the name

). I've stayed at them a time or two, and my dad absolutely swore by them for years. They're usually very nice, and the prices are toward the upper end of not bad.

Greg Anos · 09-08-2008, 12:54 PM

I guess we're down to NatCh's scheduling....

NatCh · 09-08-2008, 12:59 PM

If we're down to me, then I can probably settle the question tomorrow.

curtw · 09-09-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

I like Panera Bread well enough, and I haven't eaten there in over a year (since we moved to Tennessee), so ....

But no matter what time of day, or what Panera location, they're guaranteed to be sold out of sourdough when I arrive. If you want sourdough, make sure you tell me to stay home.

Curt

(would prefer Pearland/Pasadena, but willing to try Sugar Land for y'all. I'll travel to the Woodlands if the meet-up includes the public humiliation of at least one employee of the Woodlands mall SonyStyle store

)

NatCh · 09-10-2008, 11:22 AM

Okie-dokie, folks, I just got my marching orders for October, and I'll be arriving at IAH at 4:15 on October 4th.

Are we good to go?

vivaldirules · 09-10-2008, 11:46 AM

Done! I hereby proclaim it! The 2008 MobileRead Meet-up in Houston will be:

Saturday, October 4 at the Panera Bread in The Woodlands (a few miles north of Houston on I-45)

The location (1201 Lake Woodlands Dr.) is here: http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=30....dlands%2C%20tx

I'll be there in the mid-afternoon and will stay until everyone else leaves.

Be seeing you (there)!

pshrynk · 09-10-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Driving from Dallas? Staying the night in hotels? Spending an extra night from Tennessee? Wow. You folks either really want to meet up or you've been sipping Zany Carters for a teensy bit too long, in my humble opinion. Hey, Marc just what's in those things anyway?!

Okay, let's try to accomodate as many as possible:

-Natch, just let us know dates you'd prefer in early October or early November. I assume we're talking Oct. 4 or 11 or Nov. 1 or 8.
-Ricky, we'll try to firm up a date as soon as we can.
-RSE, would 4 pm do or would you prefer even earlier for a start time (we could continue for as long people wish)?
-Amalthia, is that too early or did you mean you work until 8 pm on weekdays?
-RSE, Elsi, Ricky, maybe we should make a more northerly venue for you since I assume you live north of here, correct? Maybe the Woodlands off I-45?
-NatCh, sounds like a second for Panera Bread. I see there are 19 of them in the Houston area.

Any other requests?

How about other participants? You lurkers out there are welcome to come, too, you know (unless you're a lemur - we ain't havin' no steenking lemurs snooping around at this meet-up).

Yeah. Could you do it in Wisconsin in late September?

NatCh · 09-10-2008, 02:53 PM

Too late, it's been "Proclaimed."

Greg Anos · 09-10-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Yeah. Could you do it in Wisconsin in late September?

You pay for the lodgings and the air fare???

vivaldirules · 09-10-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

You pay for the lodgings and the air fare???

Hey, right. I'm up for it under those terms. Pshwynk?

curtw · 09-10-2008, 05:18 PM

Is anybody bringing a Kindle? Looks like there will be enough Sonys, but I still haven't seen a Kindle.

RickyMaveety · 09-11-2008, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curtw

Is anybody bringing a Kindle? Looks like there will be enough Sonys, but I still haven't seen a Kindle.

I will have my Kindle there with me. I'll book my room tomorrow.

Nite nite all.

Elsi · 09-11-2008, 03:45 AM

OK -- it's on my calendar.

I'm dashing in to Houston tomorrow evening for a Friday morning meeting with a customer. My schedule calls for me to arrive at 10:15 pm Thursday night and fly out at 3pm on Friday -- weather permitting. One of the other Dallas folks is driving a rental car down instead of flying in, so we have a backup escape plan if flights are canceled on Friday.

If I don't forget, I'll call and book my room for the meet-up while I'm in town.

09-10-2008, 11:46 AM	#38
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Done! I hereby proclaim it! The 2008 MobileRead Meet-up in Houston will be: Saturday, October 4 at the Panera Bread in The Woodlands (a few miles north of Houston on I-45) The location (1201 Lake Woodlands Dr.) is here: http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=30....dlands%2C%20tx I'll be there in the mid-afternoon and will stay until everyone else leaves. Be seeing you (there)! Last edited by vivaldirules; 09-10-2008 at 11:53 AM.

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09-08-2008, 11:19 AM	#31
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I have called my petsitter to find out if she has either weekend available. In actual travel time, the Woodlands and Sugarland are both about four hours away from me, so that makes no difference to me at all. I will almost certainly stay overnight somewhere ....

09-08-2008, 12:35 PM	#33
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Ah, yes, the unfortunately named Drury Inn (sounds a bit too much like "dreary" for me to have picked the name ). I've stayed at them a time or two, and my dad absolutely swore by them for years. They're usually very nice, and the prices are toward the upper end of not bad.

09-08-2008, 12:54 PM	#34
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	I guess we're down to NatCh's scheduling....

09-08-2008, 12:59 PM	#35
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	If we're down to me, then I can probably settle the question tomorrow.

09-10-2008, 11:22 AM	#37
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Okie-dokie, folks, I just got my marching orders for October, and I'll be arriving at IAH at 4:15 on October 4th. Are we good to go?

09-10-2008, 02:53 PM	#40
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Too late, it's been "Proclaimed."

09-10-2008, 05:18 PM	#43
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 863 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	Is anybody bringing a Kindle? Looks like there will be enough Sonys, but I still haven't seen a Kindle.

09-11-2008, 03:45 AM	#45
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	OK -- it's on my calendar. I'm dashing in to Houston tomorrow evening for a Friday morning meeting with a customer. My schedule calls for me to arrive at 10:15 pm Thursday night and fly out at 3pm on Friday -- weather permitting. One of the other Dallas folks is driving a rental car down instead of flying in, so we have a backup escape plan if flights are canceled on Friday. If I don't forget, I'll call and book my room for the meet-up while I'm in town.

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