Meet-Up! Houston Meet "Proclaimed" on 10-04-08 - Page 5

Greg Anos · 09-18-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

There he is! Grab the little bastich!

Sorry, can't help you. I've already paid of Ms. Jirel....

Amalthia · 09-22-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

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)!

What time will you be there? Mid-afternoon is kind of broad...

NatCh · 09-22-2008, 06:27 PM

I think 5 is about the earliest I can pull off, personally, plane lands at 4:15, so it may be closer to 5:30.

RickyMaveety · 09-22-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Just a post to remind you of this meet-up in Houston on Saturday, October 4. See post #38 in this thread for details - all two of them. Bring your mobile reading gadgets if you have any, your questions and curiosities if you don't, and your selves with your humor (yes, please bring your humor, if you have any). But no steenking lemurs - Ike's been enough for us, thank you very much.

Question!! I understand The Woodlands got hit pretty hard by Hurricane Ike. Has anyone checked to make sure the Panera there is open??

Just thought I'd ask.

NatCh · 09-22-2008, 06:32 PM

They just answered their phone, anyway.

RickyMaveety · 09-22-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

They just answered their phone, anyway.

Oh well then .... that's a good thing. When I mentioned to Sandra Moon that I would be going down to Houston on the 4th and 5th (she had just come back up from there), she told me that The Woodlands had really gotten whacked by Ike, and was I certain that y'all were still having the meetup there.

I was at a loss for a reply. Now, I know. And, I plan to be there. Won't that just be so special???

NatCh · 09-22-2008, 06:50 PM

Apparently they did, indeed, but the mall areas seem to have fared better than most. Go figure.

Glad you're going to make it, it wouldn't be the same without the duck-billed armadillo!

Greg Anos · 09-22-2008, 10:17 PM

All systems go for me - S-RSE. I'll be bringing my brother as a guest.

curtw · 09-23-2008, 10:51 AM

Sorry

. It looks like my weekends through Thanksgiving are going to be dedicated to getting my house fixed.

I do still have one spare copy of the Esquire with the eInk cover that I'd like to swap for something interesting, if anybody comes near Clear Lake.

RickyMaveety · 09-23-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by curtw

Sorry

. It looks like my weekends through Thanksgiving are going to be dedicated to getting my house fixed.

I do still have one spare copy of the Esquire with the eInk cover that I'd like to swap for something interesting, if anybody comes near Clear Lake.

Clear Lake??? Holy hell you must have been almost wiped off the map!!

NatCh · 09-23-2008, 11:03 AM

Sorry to hear that, CurtW, mostly sorry about the house damage.

We caught some tornado damage here back in February, and it took until late July to get all sorted out. The damage wasn't that extensive -- mostly cosmetic ($19k worth of cosmetic) -- but they had trouble getting the windows, and they couldn't do the siding 'til they did the windows, and they couldn't do the gutters 'til they did the siding: loads of fun.

Anyway, I hope it's not too bad, if you're expecting to be sorted out by Thanksgiving, you either aren't in too bad a shape or you have one heckuva good contractor!

curtw · 09-23-2008, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Anyway, I hope it's not too bad, if you're expecting to be sorted out by Thanksgiving, you either aren't in too bad a shape or you have one heckuva good contractor!

I should have been clearer: the stuff I can and need to fix will take until Thanksgiving. I don't know how long the professionals will be at it. (I am signed up to get a long-term roof tarp from FEMA). Among other things, I did not realize that insurance will not cover removal of an uprooted tree that doesn't damage anything else on its way down. My chain saw is in for a real workout.

NatCh · 09-23-2008, 11:39 AM

Oy. That stinks.

vivaldirules · 09-24-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Amalthia

What time will you be there? Mid-afternoon is kind of broad...

My assumption is that not everyone can make it there at the same time. I think NatCh has said he could be there by 5:00 pm or a bit later which is probably a good time for most to show up. But RSE indicated he'd probably be there earlier in the afternoon though I'm not sure if his plans have changed. But I'm pretty easy to accomodate everyone. I was thinking of showing up at 3:00 pm and staying until about 9:00. Is that reasonable or are there any other suggestions?

Greg Anos · 09-24-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

My assumption is that not everyone can make it there at the same time. I think NatCh has said he could be there by 5:00 pm or a bit later which is probably a good time for most to show up. But RSE indicated he'd probably be there earlier in the afternoon though I'm not sure if his plans have changed. But I'm pretty easy to accomodate everyone. I was thinking of showing up at 3:00 pm and staying until about 9:00. Is that reasonable or are there any other suggestions?

My brother wants to day trip, so I should be over target 3:00PM to around 7:00PM

09-23-2008, 10:51 AM	#69
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 863 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	...I'm out (thanks to Ike) Sorry. It looks like my weekends through Thanksgiving are going to be dedicated to getting my house fixed. I do still have one spare copy of the Esquire with the eInk cover that I'd like to swap for something interesting, if anybody comes near Clear Lake.

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09-22-2008, 06:27 PM	#63
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I think 5 is about the earliest I can pull off, personally, plane lands at 4:15, so it may be closer to 5:30.

09-22-2008, 06:32 PM	#65
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	They just answered their phone, anyway.

09-22-2008, 06:50 PM	#67
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Apparently they did, indeed, but the mall areas seem to have fared better than most. Go figure. Glad you're going to make it, it wouldn't be the same without the duck-billed armadillo!

09-22-2008, 10:17 PM	#68
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	All systems go for me - S-RSE. I'll be bringing my brother as a guest.

09-23-2008, 11:03 AM	#71
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Sorry to hear that, CurtW, mostly sorry about the house damage. We caught some tornado damage here back in February, and it took until late July to get all sorted out. The damage wasn't that extensive -- mostly cosmetic ($19k worth of cosmetic) -- but they had trouble getting the windows, and they couldn't do the siding 'til they did the windows, and they couldn't do the gutters 'til they did the siding: loads of fun. Anyway, I hope it's not too bad, if you're expecting to be sorted out by Thanksgiving, you either aren't in too bad a shape or you have one heckuva good contractor!

09-23-2008, 11:39 AM	#73
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Oy. That stinks.

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