I'd like to step up and organize a Bay Area breakfast for this month. How does Saturday Jan 26th at 9:14AM at the Foster City IHOP sound?

My car is ***finally*** running so I will hopefully be there in it to show off my new 2056.

Jeff - My daughter has soccer tryouts that day from 9-11am. I'll have to play it by ear and be a late addition at best.

T

Sign me up.

James

Brian and I should be able to make it. Maybe even in a 914!

Jen

Jeff,
I love you man, but 200 mile round trip for IHOP will be hard to sell... There is one 2 miles from home! Any other options? Not to be a critic but how about something unique and local?

you are such a tease ...


i should be there. maybe even in a 914!
Andy

I'll try and make it.
I might even be in a _ _ _.

Ahhhh... a development! Yopu would think I was crazy to drive a 200 mile round trip to go to IHOP. But Yopu is supposed to be in Texas for some training thing. I may have a way to go after all!

I am certainly open to suggestions on the venue.

The criteria are:

- ease of handling a large group, up to ~20 people
- plenty of parking
- relaxed timing so we have lots of time to sit around and take up table space
- central location for the southbay and northbay folks
- cheap eats, gas is expensive enough as it is

IHOP certainly meets all of those criteria. I never said the food had to be spectacular. It's about the people, right?

To be honest my favorite place we have ever gone was that Original Pancake House, in Fremont I think??

Hey Fremont sounds good, but wherever you decide Jeff...they will come. I will try to make it.

For me it is about the people. Yopu is the one who might question the 200 mile trip to IHOP. IHOP will be fine. As I said, she will be in Texas for training and it will be just me and Nicho...

there's an OPH in Los Altos as well, but parking's kinda sucky there. Two more locations in SJ, but I don't know how accomidating their parking is. Although, judging by the 914 turnout rate from previous events, that might not be an issue.

Jen

Damn. I have a meeting with my biggest customer that day.

Have him meet you at IHOP at 9:14am!!!

It's on my calendar!
Tom

I'll try my damndest to get there for this....need to talk about cars...need to stop with remodel headaches....

Maps from Hwy 92...

Will put it on the calendar. Anyone else thinging of coming below San Jose or Santa Cruz are?

PM me and we can link up.

Ken Schipper

Not sure if I'll be in town, but if I am I'll be there.

But on the subject of pancakes, unrelated to this event -- I would recommend the Swedish pancakes at Cafe Vasiliki in Hayward, across the street from Chabot College and a few blocks from Parts Heaven. Three light thin pancakes that overhand the edges of your plate, served with ligonberry butter. Mmmmm...

If you can firm up the date and place, I should be able to make it. We will traveling through the area about that time. We need to know a couple of days early to include everything in our routing map.

Steve N Sandy Hurt

Remember, everyone--if you want it in one particular place, the easiest way to do that is to put a note up early in the month. Announce that breakfast is there this month, and that's all you need to do!

Oh, and OPH is a national chain. There's one in Los Altos (yes, very poor parking!), there's one in Cupertino, I hadn't heard of the one in Fremont, and there's one near where I grew up in Champaign, IL. I'm sure there are more...

So, where is this month's meeing, again??

--DD

This month is IHOP in Foster City.

As Dave said, if somewhere else sounds better, then set it up and announce the Feb get together. It doesn't take a rocket scientist or any special permission to set up an event.

Mark is correct. If anything changes, I will post with the details. If someone wants to organize one elsewhere in Feb I'm all for it!

See you at IHOP.

Once you achieve orbit that dude loses his head...

FYI the Golden Gate Region Ground School is on this date as well and is required for all newbies such as myself.

Regards,

James

http://www.pca-ggr.org/groundschool.cgi

I am out for sure; daughters soccer tryouts and sons pinewood derby.

Next time...

T

I'll be there.

So let's see, here is who has said they are coming so far:

me & Kylie
jesiv
Jenny & Brian
Rob S. (maybe)
SirAndy
Marty
Bowlsby (maybe)
Tom T.
jimtab (maybe)
Ken
smj (maybe)
Steve&Sandy Hurt (maybe)
DD
fiiiid

At 11 + 6 maybe's that's a healthy (yet uncertain) crowd! All you maybes, let me know if you commit!

Again, we're meeting at 9:14AM, Saturday, Jan 26th at the Foster City IHOP (Mark posted directions).

DD, yes. (Unless "someone" comes up with something else I need to be doing. )

--DD

Schweet! Looking forward to seeing everyone again. I should be able to drag Brian's ass out of bed for this. If plans change and it's only me, I'll let you know.

Jen

I will be there!

James

Got you James. I called IHOP and they're ready for us.

See you next weekend everyone. I'll post a reminder sometime next week.

I am definately out... Yopu is having a bit of surgery. Nothing major but she will need me to be home Saturday to help her out. Sorry...

Rob, ready for a battle of the massive type ivs?

Oh you innocent child Jeff... Sure, I am most definately ready!

Bump.

Marty...are ya bringing your sweetie...my wife will come if she gets a good enough offer....sheeech....

Jim,
Not this time. Jeff Bowlsby and I are carpooling.
Maybe if she rides the roof holding on by the wiper blades?
Marty

Bowlsby's coming. Damn. I can't stand that I'm missing this one.

I'm coming anyway....no wife....she bailed....

Any room at the iHOP? Maybe I can roll over with the wife and kids!

me & Kylie
jesiv
Jenny & Brian
Rob S.
SirAndy
Marty
Bowlsby
Tom T.
jimtab
Ken
smj (maybe)
Steve&Sandy Hurt (maybe)
DD
fiiiiiiiiid
Rob Ways & company

Looks like we'll have a BIG crowd this time, I count 15-20 people. We should have room, Rob, and as usual if you want to ensure you have a seat, arrive early. I'll see what IHOP can do for 20, but I think it will be ok.

So out of this awesome crowd, how many 914's will we have???

bump

What a (preliminary) head count! I'll be sure to bring my camera and forget to take pictures.

Jen

You HAD to ask, unless someone wants to sell me one, I've got nothing for you for now...

Ummm........ Rob.....

Depends on the weather....my car leaks like a bad rowboat.....

Use the truck you drove to Trevor's and bring a picture. Mine leaks too and that's my backup.

Regards,

James