Good point. I wanted to know this too!!

Okay this message to me from MessyDreams:
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So sadly that place is now booked.

Found two more options each with their own advantages and disadvantges.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/30236271?location=Philadelphia%2C%20PA%2C%20United%20States&adults=8&check_in=2019-07-25&check_out=2019-07-28&source_impression_id=p3_1562476871_kh%2FvewTAW8DIRRzU&s=xNVQgPOq&guests=1

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19830560?location=Philadelphia%2C%20PA%2C%20United%20States&adults=8&check_in=2019-07-25&check_out=2019-07-28&source_impression_id=p3_1562477120_GOg93EkZHAZGNEXL&s=tYUHj0T7

They are both about a 15 minute walk to the Spruce location. Thats ok with me. And of course we/anyone can always Uber.

The first is smaller and less expensive. Seems like it would work best for 3 people/couples with maybe one extra person. Its an historic house, so it does not feel as social and fun. If we had 3 people/couples, it has 3 rooms, it would be about $270 each for the weekend. Thats a great deal.

The other is larger, has more privacy for each room, is clearly more a social fun house to hang out in. We could accommodate more people and a bigger mix of people. But its more expensive. It has 4 bedrooms and 6 beds, plus looks like it has room for singles who are willing to sleep on sofas. If we had 4 people/copules it would be about $475 each for the weekend. That is still less then a hotel room for the weekend.

Biggest question is how many others do we have who want to stay in the group house? Starting with you and I, thats two rooms. I saw at least one other person. If we were confident on 2 others it would make the bigger house work.
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I agree that the second house is a bit more social, and if we could get the people, we could pull it off. I like it The question is how many are down to stay? If we go with it, you can put us down for a couple.

But like Jeff says, we'd need a head count right now as things are booking up. If worse comes to worst, there is a hotel on the waterfront (Hyatt) but it would be nice to make the house work.

Please inbox me asap if you are definitely interested in staying in the house! And thanks Jeff for all your help.

Dags, I know you live in the northeast, but that's lazy. I'll be hauling my ass from Pottstown because frankly, gas and parking is cheaper than even the smallest room.

That said, IF none of these work out and someone is desperate for a place, you can maybe crash with me. The trade off is you'll have to commute/ride with me cuz I'm an hour outside the city proper.

That would work with me Jase

Also depending on the situation, I will cart you around for gas and/or Wawa

Wava???

Wawa is our beloved local chain of little 24-hour convenience stores. Read: drunk food

I'll be around on the 26th to say hello... if it's Moshulu or wherever! How many people will be around then?

Only expecting a handful of us... Still trying to figure out if an AirB&B makes sense, but likely not at this point... Here's the RSVP. https://umd.net/calendar/umd-philly-mini-meetup

Also, here's some general info on Moshulu including parking for any of you driving like me.

https://www.moshulu.com/general-info.html

Also, yes, Wawa is Philadelphia's gift to most of the US eastern seaboard.

Second Edit: Just a reminder to check out the Group me App UMD group that we were also using for UMD Vegas. We talking in there too, and will probably use that for on the fly communication as we get closer.

Philly is pretty close. I may have to work earlier in the day, but I will do my best to be there!

Hi all

I have been searching AirBnB for a week or so. I have two options. The real question is how many guests we have who want to stay in the house that weekend.

First, let me say, the Hilton at Penns Landing looks like it starts at about $300 a night plus tax.

The bigger of the two houses has 3 bedrooms and 4 beds. Thus for the weekend if we had 4 people/couples who wanted to stay there, it would be about $510 each.

The much smaller house has 3 bedrooms and 5 beds (im not real sure about the extra bed situation from the pics and description). If we had 3 or 4 people/couples we it would be between $200 and $275 each for the weekend. Major negative for that house is it only has one bathroom.

I know MM and I are in for a house. I saw at least one other person who I felt committed to staying in a Airbnb house (nycstudent15). I would book the bigger house ASAP (already two other better, closer and nicer houses have been booked while I have been researching this) if I felt we had 4 guests for sure.

Of course with the bigger house, we can make room for extra guests, using sofas and air mattresses, and that would lower the price even more.

So please let me know ASAP if you would like to stay in the house.

Thanks

Jefe'

I believe Sploshman confirmed he wanted to stay. Messmistress and I are down, so with nycstudent15 and you that would make 5 I think. I haven't had anyone else confirm, and it's getting last minute so I'd say go for the smaller house if we're gonna do it. Jeff thanks for taking all the initiative... again! It was a small gathering we decided to do last minute, so I don't want you to put yourself out there and get burned if people don't make it. But we're down with whatever decision you make on the house.


Stella! It would be an honor to meet you. Same for everybody else trying to make it. Potatohead and Steve, we've been boys since back in the day so it'll be fun to hang again.

OK I booked it.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/30236271?location=Philadelphia%2C%20PA%2C%20United%20States&adults=8&check_in=2019-07-25&check_out=2019-07-28&source_impression_id=p3_1562476871_kh%2FvewTAW8DIRRzU&guests=1

MM and I are in for two of the rooms. First come first serve to reserve the other room and beds. Please message me directly about it and we will work out the details.

Will be fun!

Jefe'

I regret I'll be unable to attend this event--prior engagement the same weekend--but I hope everyone has a good time. And I hope to see peeps again at whatever event comes next.

Phew! July 27. Glad I did not miss it.
I just got my computer back from the shop today
after 10 days of no computer, no internet at home.
My GOD what a FUCKING ORDEAL ALMIGHTY it was,
driving back & forth multiple times with issues.
Finally I can get back onto the REAL internet: the internet where great educational
websites such as UMD are NOT blocked as they are at shitty library computer terminals.

Glad to have you back brother. I hit you up with that stealth URL... did that work at your library? Hope to see you on the 27th, and maybe even the 26th!


I know Messmistress will be there. But hands off, she's mines!

No. I did not see that (yet). I didn't check that particular email account on Wednesday.
I was at the library around noon on Weds when I got the cellphone call from the repair
shop that "good news: your computer is done!". $185. I really ought to learn how to
order & replace a computer fan myself, although it is a mini computer so it might be hard.
So I immediately left to pick up the computer.

I get home: computer won't even turn on. Plug it into another outlet: still won't turn on.
And, yes, power was on in my house.
I then drive 12 miles back to the repair shop minutes before they close, feeling really bad
about all the CO2 I'm putting into the air, & ask them to prove to me that they had turned it
on as they had claimed. They did. Easily. So, I could not blame them.
Just to be 100% clear, I 100% believed their claim that they had gotten it to turn on
before returning it to me, and I made that clear to them: that I was not blaming them.

I again back home a second time. Computer still will not turn on from the surge protector
that I keep it plugged into. Yet other outlets in that surge protector work.
So, for now, my computer is plugged into the wall outlet, without surge protection.
So it is still a mystery to me: what changed with the electrical circuitry in my house
or surge protector or the power pack in the 10 days my computer was in the shop?

Glad I checked in about this. I'd really like to attend.

Should I just keep tabs on this thread?

Alright! My room is booked so I am for sure going. Can't wait to meat some you guys. It's weird talking online to a few of you for so long but never meeting face to face. Bringing a fellow UMD +1 along if that's alright. My camera man/sub will be coming along for the ride.

Hooray! It will be nice to finally meet you two!

This keeps getting better and better. Can't wait to meet you and your sub! It'll be cool seeing Zoidberg again too Psychic_Mess, you can watch this thread or the event page over at https://umd.net/calendar/umd-philly-mini-meetup This is still just a gathering of friends... no events or anything other than just to shake hands, meet our idols, hang out, and.... just be people. Can't wait.

I fixed that for you.

I'm okay with that

Family stuff cleared from the decks, I'm definitely in. Was hoping Mrs. Steve would be joining us...she's not into either wet clothes, or mess of any kind, clothed or otherwise, but she great at socializing and was interested in checking out the scene on the riverfront. Unfortunately she'll be at a writing conference next weekend.

Meanwhile, I have a spare bed and couch in a messy house full of cat fur tumbleweeds out in the western 'burbs if anyone needs a place to crash.

Hopefully i should be there on Friday or Saturday (flight pending).

Will keep you updated with everything guys

Please do. If the flights work out that you'll be here on days other than the event let us know. Then you don't have to worry about spending a ton on getting around and finding a place to stay.

Wish I could join you friends but I have the perfect excuse - I'm shooting new content with new smokin hot models that wknd!

Boston would be better

I'm super late to this party. I wish I would have checked in earlier. I would have totally offered to pay to have Ariel or Jayce fly out to party with us. Next time