***Motors December Meet*** 14th December - Midway Portlaoise

Ded_Zebra

May as well finally get a thread started for this. Shall we try to confirm a date and location by tonight?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

How about Saturday week the 7th of December in Athlone?

Thread needs poll !

Supergurrier

Athlone suits. Maybe a week later though ?

Ded_Zebra

Couldn't really do a poll because it would basically be pick a town in Ireland and pick a date in December

Anywhere and any date suits me. Ashford would be best though :pac:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Supergurrier wrote: »

Athlone suits. Maybe a week later though ?

The 14th?
Yeah that suits me better with work actually!

I only said Athlone as it is kindof central to everywhere.

Chris_Heilong

All roads lead to Dublin, howth hill is nice...:pac:

toastedpickles

Dun laoghaire perhaps? down by the old baths?

Supergurrier

There are people who would argue Dublin for a meeting place here to their toenails and time and again not show up.

Reason athlone/portlaoise are being put forward is because its relatively fair to everyone.

Its very easy for members from Dublin/Kildare/Meath etc to arrange a mini meet on short notice. I am generally the only person who heads over from the whest but there are also a few midlanders and cork members who I am sure don't want the hassle of heading into the capital if possible at all.

Just a thought

Chris_Heilong

Supergurrier wrote: »

There are people who would argue Dublin for a meeting place here to their toenails and time and again not show up.

Reason athlone/portlaoise are being put forward is because its relatively fair to everyone.

Its very easy for members from Dublin/Kildare/Meath etc to arrange a mini meet on short notice. I am generally the only person who heads over from the whest but there are also a few midlanders and cork members who I am sure don't want the hassle of heading into the capital if possible at all.

Just a thought

There is no way I believe it will ever be in Dublin, hence my :pac: I think Wicklow will be the closest people will get to Dublin. I still like Midway.

Ded_Zebra

I'm not at all familiar with athlone at all (don't think I've ever been there) but If someone can put a google maps link to a suitable carpark ( free, access to coffee and food, easy to find) I'm happy to go on the 14th. Probably too dear to drive my own car down but I'll be there

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Supergurrier wrote: »

There are people who would argue Dublin for a meeting place here to their toenails and time and again not show up.

Reason athlone/portlaoise are being put forward is because its relatively fair to everyone.

Its very easy for members from Dublin/Kildare/Meath etc to arrange a mini meet on short notice. I am generally the only person who heads over from the whest but there are also a few midlanders and cork members who I am sure don't want the hassle of heading into the capital if possible at all.

Just a thought

+1
I mean, I live in Dublin most of the week so Dublin would suit me better!
Just saying Athlone to have the biggest catchment area!

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

There is no way I believe it will ever be in Dublin, hence my :pac: I think Wicklow will be the closest people will get to Dublin. I still like Midway.

So do I but it has been done to death at this stage IMO

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I'm not at all familiar with athlone at all (don't think I've ever been there) but If someone can put a google maps link to a suitable carpark ( free, access to coffee and food, easy to find) I'm happy to go on the 14th. Probably too dear to drive my own car down but I'll be there

Someone did (Toasted Pickles i think) it is just off the exit from the m6.

toastedpickles

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

So do I but it has been done to death at this stage IMO


Someone did (Toasted Pickles i think) it is just off the exit from the m6.

What did i do?

It's a nice place where was suggested at first, with the dominos and so on, it's just outside the town and all too

Supergurrier

Not being pushy just putting it out there as I am sure there are a few possible first time "meeting random people from the internet in a carpark" folks who might live outside the big shmoke.

Anyways I'm still a maybe date and loc dependant as I'm fairly skint for the next few weeks and will work w/e days I'm given

Any who I'm sure TT will show up shortly and whip ye into shape in regards to agreement on the finer points

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

What did i do?

It's a nice place where was suggested at first, with the dominos and so on, it's just outside the town and all too

Put up a google maps link to a free carpark with food places!

toastedpickles

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Put up a google maps link to a free carpark with food places!

Noooo? I vaguely remember the place, spent a night in the hotel there, nice place, food and the like!

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

@toastedpickles - I'd say this is the place you're thinking of.

Thats the Kilmartin N6 Centre and it has a free carpark, petrol station with deli, Domino's, Subway, McDonald's and a hotel that does a good carvery.

Alternatively there's a retail park where there's an Applegreen station with a deli and there's also a chipper beside it (Luigi's or Mario's or something). The carpark (also free) is bigger but there's less stuff there.

Both places are right beside the motorway.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

deccurley wrote: »

@toastedpickles - I'd say this is the place you're thinking of.

Thats the Kilmartin N6 Centre and it has a free carpark, petrol station with deli, Domino's, Subway, McDonald's and a hotel that does a good carvery.
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Both places are right beside the motorway.

Yeah it was this one, the Kilmartin one.
I vote for there.

Ded_Zebra

deccurley wrote: »

@toastedpickles - I'd say this is the place you're thinking of.

Thats the Kilmartin N6 Centre and it has a free carpark, petrol station with deli, Domino's, Subway, McDonald's and a hotel that does a good carvery.

Alternatively there's a retail park where there's an Applegreen station with a deli and there's also a chipper beside it (Luigi's or Mario's or something). The carpark (also free) is bigger but there's less stuff there.

Both places are right beside the motorway.

Which would be less busy on a Sunday? I think we should go to the less busy one because there is more room to park together and wonder around chatting.

Chris_Heilong

ok, its an hour and a half drive, not too bad.

YbFocus

Up for this, nice and close yet again

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Which would be less busy on a Sunday? I think we should go to the less busy one because there is more room to park together and wonder around chatting.

The retail park would be a bigger car park and also less busy on a Sunday so spacewise its probably a better bet.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

deccurley wrote: »

Alternatively there's a retail park where there's an Applegreen station with a deli and there's also a chipper beside it (Luigi's or Mario's or something). The carpark (also free) is bigger but there's less stuff there.

Both places are right beside the motorway.

deccurley wrote: »

The retail park would be a bigger car park and also less busy on a Sunday so spacewise its probably a better bet.

Sure lets say the above one so!

Looks to be about 100 km from dublin.

Gary ITR

The first ever meet was in roscrea, reason being most of the users were coming from munster or leinster. Athlone is a trek from cork/Limerick

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Gary ITR wrote: »

The first ever meet was in roscrea, reason being most of the users were coming from munster or leinster. Athlone is a trek from cork/Limerick

Well sure that's only 125 km from Dublin either.

MetzgerMeister

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Well sure that's only 125 km from Dublin either.

213km each way for someone going from Cork. I don't think people here like each other THAT much!

joujoujou

Comparing to Portlaoise (almost 200 km each way), Athlone's trip approx. 100km each way that's what I really like.

31 nov/1 dec - O.K.

7 dec - O.K.

8 dec - @ work

14/15 dec - @ work

21/22 dec - O.K.

28/29 dec - O.K.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

213km each way for someone going from Cork. I don't think people here like each other THAT much!

Roscrea is not 213km from Cork! It is 148 according to Google maps, which is pretty similar to the distance from dublin @ 125 km

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Roscrea is not 213km from Cork! It is 148 according to Google maps, which is pretty similar to the distance from dublin @ 125 km

He meant Athlone I'd say!

Cleveland Hot Pocket

deccurley wrote: »

He meant Athlone I'd say!

Are we gonna end up in Midway again? :P
I'd say they are sick of us at this stage!

TestTransmission

We use Midway for a reason.Its very accessible for people from Dublin,Munster and the midlands.Its got a biggish car park and a good selection of food.

Chris_Heilong

TestTransmission wrote: »

We use Midway for a reason.Its very accessible for people from Dublin,Munster and the midlands.Its got a biggish car park and a good selection of food.

Also because it is not in a housing estate there are few people and little chance of scumbags eyeing our cars.

YbFocus

Is there somewhere maybe a bit further we could go to help our southern friends?

TestTransmission

YbFocus wrote: »

Is there somewhere maybe a bit further we could go to help our southern friends?

Portlaoise is fine for me, but I'm coming from Limerick.Portlaoise is still a long enough distance for anyone from Cork to go.Athlone makes it a silly journey for them.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

TestTransmission wrote: »

We use Midway for a reason.Its very accessible for people from Dublin,Munster and the midlands.Its got a biggish car park and a good selection of food.

So midway is "the place" then?

Scortho

I probably won't know until the day before whether I can go or not.....stupid college

Chris_Heilong

so now we need to a date and a list of peeps that think they can make it.

Foxhole Norman

I don't mind Portlaoise as its a straight motorway stint, Athlone however is a 2 and a quarter hour drive each way and 420KM round trip.

I have attempted to book the 14th off already for Airsoft so I'll see what numbers there are for both.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

if it's the 14th then count me in!

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

To be fair, Athlone would be ideal if there was an even geographical spread, e.g if there were people coming from Mayo/Sligo/Donegal/The North. I'm not sure where everybody is from but most seem to be south of a line drawn from Galway to Louth so in fairness Portlaoise seems fair. And thats coming from an Athlonian :P

YbFocus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I don't mind Portlaoise as its a straight motorway stint, Athlone however is a 2 and a quarter hour drive each way and 420KM round trip.

I have attempted to book the 14th off already for Airsoft so I'll see what numbers there are for both.

A boards airsoft meet red hills is closest to midway, done!

Bpmull

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Yeah it was this one, the Kilmartin one.
I vote for there.

Tbh I couldn't see how that car park would work. My dad is from athlone and all his family still live up there so I am in athlone several times a year and I've yet to drive into kilmartins car park/area and see more than a few parking spaces often you would struggle to get parking. So getting 30 spaces together or whatever won't happen not during a weekend during the day anyway. The other suggested location may work as was said it has a bigger car park.

Ded_Zebra

So Midway on the 14 of december then? Does anyone strongly object?

Supergurrier

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

So Midway on the 14 of december then? Does anyone strongly object?

Meh

Would be possible to arrange I guess. Saturday would suit me better than Sunday though. But w/e gets most people along I guess.

Foxhole Norman

YbFocus wrote: »

A boards airsoft meet red hills is closest to midway, done!

I just realised that I booked the wrong day off, I should have booked off the Sunday. So now if I do get it off I can definitely go to the meet :P

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

So Midway on the 14 of december then? Does anyone strongly object?

So lets get a list going? For the 14th in MIDWAY:

1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up :P

toastedpickles

1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up
2. toastedpickles - Interstellar galactic mileage machine

Chris_Heilong

1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up
2. toastedpickles - Interstellar galactic mileage machine
3. Chris_Heilong - Chaser (I have to check work)

Ded_Zebra

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

So lets get a list going?
1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up :P

toastedpickles wrote: »

1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up
2. toastedpickles - Interstellar galactic mileage machine

Wow race horses! Is that the confirmed date and location?

Will we get this thread closed and start the list in a new one with the usual opening post etc?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Wow race horses! Is that the confirmed date and location?

Will we get this thread closed and start the list in a new one with the usual opening post etc?

Just get a mod to edit the thread title and bob's your auntie's husband:P

No waitin' 'round in these here parts :pac:

Foxhole Norman

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up
2. toastedpickles - Interstellar galactic mileage machine
3. Chris_Heilong - Chaser (I have to check work)

I'm in, assuming I get the day off

1. Cleveland Hot Pocket - in the Yank Tank if she's fuelled up
2. toastedpickles - Interstellar galactic mileage machine
3. Chris_Heilong - Chaser (I have to check work)
4. Foxhole Norman - Yaris