*updated* Official Northeast Meet @ Corning, NY 3-11-06

[gil_ong81]

just toying with the idea for now. anyone might be intested??

suggest location and what we might want to do.

I'm thinking Albany, NY.



official updates:

Meet is currently planned for March 11th at Corning, NY

[badbasser98]

Very interested, but depends on date and time. :wink:

Nice thinking Gil. :thumbleft:

-BB98

PS. Oh King Reason... can you move this to SLi meets? Thanks

[belladonna]

:( i thought you might have it a little more south

[gil_ong81]

bella,

get your butt on this so we can get a better idea of distribution.

http://www.frappr.com/sli

i was thinking Albany so that we can also capture the New England people.


and feel free to offer up alternate locations and everything/anything else.

[redlegacygt]

new york is cool, that would also give me a reason for the little lady. We could swing over to the city and make a trip out of it :D

[badbasser98]

Now you're thinkin... :-D

[belladonna]

i am on the map gil! :lol:

[badbasser98]

i am on the map gil! :lol:

'bout time...

[Wiscon_Mark]

i am on the map gil! :lol:

'bout time...

No stalking, Matt ;)

Sorry, that was kinda uncalled for :lol:

[badbasser98]

^^ Post whore, proud and true...^^

if there's a new post... he'll whore it :wink:

[ooberdoob]

albany would be good, cause thats like an hour from my other home.

if its in january i bet i could be there. i have to go back up to find an appartment and take a placement test for NE tech in jan/feb.

[belladonna]

:shock: is that enough time to organize it?

hey, maybe i'll finally get to meet you astin :lol:

[redlegacygt]

yeah how bout it bella, im in williamsport all the time and i still havent seen ya. We really need to get a local williamsport gathering here soon since the number of subies is growing by the second.

[Reason]

albany would be good, cause thats like an hour from my other home.

if its in january i bet i could be there. i have to go back up to find an appartment and take a placement test for NE tech in jan/feb.

David where are you going to be moving?? I went to NE Tech, it's not bad there.

[ooberdoob]

warwick or providence, not sure, its wherever i can find a good apartment.

[gil_ong81]

back on topic, biatches.

[Reason]

warwick or providence, not sure, its wherever i can find a good apartment.

That's right around my way. I'm in Pawtucket, theres a few places for rent around here. If you ever need some help let me know.

[badbasser98]

So what ever happened to the planning?

[belladonna]

i don't know..i was kinda excited about having something in NY instead of CT or RI

[Reason]

i don't know..i was kinda excited about having something in NY instead of CT or RI

Trust me, the New England meet will go on every year in NEW ENGLAND :wink: We are up 2 years on you all. The New England chapter is...organized? :wink: Let's get something going elsewhere! :twisted:

[belladonna]

you're right, that's why i was thinking somewhere not considered "new england" would be good. lower new york, pa, jersery? i don't know...what happened to the west virginia meet we are supposed to have this spring?

[Jonathan]

I re-added myself to the frapper. I know I added myself before, but I disappeared some how.

Albany sux, but I guess if thats the middle of nowhere, then we should all have roughly the same distance to reach it.

[ivwarrior]

you're right, that's why i was thinking somewhere not considered "new england" would be good. lower new york, pa, jersery? i don't know...what happened to the west virginia meet we are supposed to have this spring?

I've been thinking about getting something set up in the State College area.....

[belladonna]

if you set something up for state college, i know that myself and spence (strat81) would come. i'm sure matt and astin would as well.

i'm beginning to feel the need to take this on or it will never happen :lol:

where is matt at anyway? still messing with his tranny i would guess...

[Reason]

i'm beginning to feel the need to take this on or it will never happen :lol:

Go for it Jess... Someone needs to take charge and execute

[gil_ong81]

looking at teh frapper map, looks like bella's location might be central enough if we want to consider the guys from MD and such, thought it might be too long a drive for the New England folks, and people like Badbasser from waaayyyyy upstate NY and Huffer from cleveland.


EDIT

image shack is down for maintenance right now, so tomorrow, i'll upload a screenshot of that i think might be a decent "crop" of the frapper map showing the locations of the people who might be interested, and took into some account concentrations. unfortunately, the "outliers" are discounted at this stage.

so i zoom in to pick a central location and it looks like it'll be in Wilkes-Barre.

once we have a lcoation, and a preliminary headcount, i can start making phonecalls for lodging arrangements.

[Reason]

You can't go by the "central" area of everyone. I will tell you this, not everyone will go. Someone has to just say when and where. We had something like 12 people to come to the New England meet, we had 4 or 5. New England isn't huge, it shouldn't take more than 4 hours to get from one end to the other, so distance and time wasn't a factor.

[gil_ong81]

You can't go by the "central" area of everyone. I will tell you this, not everyone will go.

true, i'd hate to skew the location in any one direction for one person, and then have him decide not to show.

[Reason]

Maybe you two (gil and Jess) should have it somehwere between you two and get this thing going. :twisted:

[gil_ong81]

Maybe you two (gil and Jess) should have it somehwere between you two and get this thing going. :twisted:

that's easy. either elmira or binghamton.

unless there's a decent-sized town on the "BLAH" side of the border. :wink:

[ooberdoob]

mid feb i'll be up there, so this is workin in my favor with the delays and what -not. w00t

[Wiscon_Mark]

binghamton is kinda dreary...elmira is much more interesting :)

[belladonna]

i'm not sure which would be better...i've been through elmira enough, but i'm not familiar with b-town enough to make a decent opinion....

both of those locations i think would be good though gil...let me know what i can do to get this going :-D

[Wiscon_Mark]

yeah, the area around b-town is also mountainous (very beautful, I love mountains) but the city itself is kinda industrial (in a bad way). I would go with Elmira.

How do I know this? We always used to vacation in the Catskills, so we've stopped by all the cities along route 17 from Erie, PA to Liberty, NY :)

[belladonna]

:lol: i was wondering...alright, so how does Elmira sound to the rest of you guys?

[ooberdoob]

elmira is a 240mi trek for me, how bout the rest of you guys?

and who's coming so far?

i will be as long as i'm already up there when this happens.

[ivwarrior]

Elmira or Corning would be about 150 for me. Binghamton would be about 200. No idea if I'd go that far or not, it'd depend on a lot of things including date and my work schedule.

[gil_ong81]

125 miles to elmira
105 to corning
160 to binghamton
225 to albany



i don't care one way or another.

[belladonna]

elmira, binghamton, corning....any of those....

corning or binghamton are larger areas so they might be better

[legacy92ej22t]

I'd be down with Corning! That's only like an hour or so for the central PA posse. Yeah, that's right, we roll deep yo!

[badbasser98]

Elmira, Corning and Binghamton are a bit too far for me (~300+ miles). As it is, Albany is ~250 mile drive from my house.

-BB98

[Wiscon_Mark]

Elmira, Corning and Binghamton are a bit too far for me (~300+ miles). As it is, Albany is ~250 mile drive from my house.

-BB98

suck it up Peanut ;)

[belladonna]

awh matt (badbasser) come on! please? :(

matt - it would be nice to finally roll with you guys since i haven't yet

so that looks like a vote for corning. matt, would you prefer albany or were you saying it was far too?

[ooberdoob]

Elmira, Corning and Binghamton are a bit too far for me (~300+ miles). As it is, Albany is ~250 mile drive from my house.

-BB98

i'll meet you in albany and we can pair up for the rest of the drive.

[ivwarrior]

I'd be down with Corning! That's only like an hour or so for the central PA posse. Yeah, that's right, we roll deep yo!

Yeah, I tossed that in there 'cause it's straight up 15. Probably the easiest to get to. I hate having to run up 14 or 220 to get somewhere. And if I were to hop in the Outback and come up, I'd have about 1.5 hours just to get to Williamsport, then the hour you're talking about.

[badbasser98]

i'll meet you in albany and we can pair up for the rest of the drive.

You're going to drive from NC to Albany to drive the rest of the way with me if its farther downstate? Or are you back in MA now?


I am good with Albany, but it makes a long drive for you guys from PA and such. Depends when it is too, hopefully as soon as the salt and nastyness goes away, the mods will begin. Don't want to go to a meet with the car half torn apart :P

-BB98

[Wiscon_Mark]

You're going to drive from NC to Albany to drive the rest of the way with me if its farther downstate? Or are you back in MA now?

He'll be in RI in March.

[redlegacygt]

As soon as i get my car back, ill be good for anywhere since i have no classes at college mon. wed. fri 8) .

[belladonna]

we'll have to work with times because the meet in west virginia is going to be sometime in the spring and i plan on going to that one as well....

what months/days are better for everyone? i think a saturday would be best...no classes, leaves sunday as a day off, etc...

[ooberdoob]

MA in mid feb. thanks mark.

[95legacy]

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=911571
Thought I'd throw this up, its a little late but yeah. Not like we need anymore people to show at this point, 50+ subarus alone. I'm scared to see how many people show tomorrow nite.
Peace,
Kyle

[belladonna]

okay, how does March sound? most people have spring break then and it would be on a weekend anyway

and how about Albany?

[badbasser98]

March is kinda early IMO... roads are still crappy then. Don't want to show up to a car meet with dirt and salt all over your car do you? I don't :)

Albany is good :-D

-BB98

[strat81]

i'm up for wherever... if i have my subie by then, i'll probably bring it along too... otherwise, i'll just ride up with jess. 8) :lol:

[legacy92ej22t]

Wait.....we are talking about a Subaru meet here, right? I've never in all my years thought I'd hear Subaru people complain about driving in bad weather! :P It's not only this thread either, it seems to be a trend here at SL-I ( like the WV meet). :?

I want to show up with snow, ice, mud, salt, dirt, dust, and road grim all over my Subarina. She would wear it with pride too. That's what Subarus are all about......not being pretty.

You want people to see your car all nice and shiny, as well as theirs? The meet will just have to include a stop at a do it yourself car wash. Spray 'em down, line 'em up, take pics, google and drool. THen we can go get 'em dirty again because that means we're having fun! :wink:

[legacy92ej22t]

Oh, and my vote is still for Corning.

[Reason]

Wait.....we are talking about a Subaru meet here, right? I've never in all my years thought I'd hear Subaru people complain about driving in bad weather! :P It's not only this thread either, it seems to be a trend here at SL-I ( like the WV meet). :?

I want to show up with snow, ice, mud, salt, dirt, dust, and road grim all over my Subarina. She would wear it with pride too. That's what Subarus are all about......not being pretty.
:

Yea it's pretty funny. We (New England chapter) are waiting for the worst day for our winter meet!

[AussieDan]

Albany sounds good to me ;)

[ooberdoob]

for the love of god someone decide and set a date! who cares about weather?

someone set up a poll and decide that way.

its gonna be june if we keep this up. the sooner we set a time and place the sooner we can all plan. the longer everyone has to plan, the more will show.

[belladonna]

late march (25th)/early april (8th) in albany....that is my suggestion...

matt - i know corning is closer to us, but it's almost excluding the people from upstate ny so that's why albany seems good. it would take us all about the same time to get there

[legacy92ej22t]

That's cool. I'm just not sure I'd be able to make the Albany trip. The wifes going to be about due at that time and I won't be going very far from home for a while.

Hmm, I wonder if Phil would want to come....

[redlegacygt]

anywhere is fine with me, i've been to corning (glass factor i think) have prob. passed through albany. So either way it sounds good to me. :lol:

[ivwarrior]

That's a bit more of a drive than I was hoping for. It'd be about 6 hours (300ish miles) one way. That'd have to be a full weekend trip, not a day trip....

[gil_ong81]

MY VOTE:

March 25th, in corning. but i can do albany too.

[legacy92ej22t]

I second Corning.

Would Corning work for you ivwarrior?

I'm 95% sure I would NOT be able to make the trip to Albany. It's just too far to go while my wife is pregnant.

If it's in Corning I might be able to get some of the Mid-A posse up there too.

[badbasser98]

Albany, whenever... as long as its a weekend.

[ivwarrior]

Corning is fine for me. It's half the drive that Albany would be. I have only get 2 Saturdays a month off, so if it's going to be on a Saturday I need a little advance notice to make sure I can have the day off. If we're looking March/April timeframe I should be able to clear the work schedule without trouble.

[belladonna]

okay, for me to be there, it has to be in April...i'm a member of the penn college motorsports association and they're having their autocross event that day...

corning - 3
albany - 1

would anyone object to april 8? if you guys still think march 25 is the best date, that's fine.

[gil_ong81]

i'm getting married april 15, so that's out. the weekend before and after are kinda bad too, 04-08 & 04-22.

[ooberdoob]

holy hell



april



what happened to feb?

if its april i don't know if i'll be able/willing to go, i'll be in RI, not MA, thats 2.5 additional hours

[gil_ong81]

just cancel the meet.

does not seem like it's worth this much trouble.

[redlegacygt]

nah i wouldnt say just give up on it. Lets just keep working on it. Hell we've put this much work into it. And besides once we pick a date and find out who can and who cant attend, then possiblities are endless. We can have cruises, dinner, and anything else. In the end after all the struggles, once we pull it all together its going to be good...

sorry for the rant... im usually the quiet one but i just dont wanna see this fall through, no offense gilong

[belladonna]

it's nice to see you around again anyway astin :)

okay, what about earlier in march?

or how about this...everyone tell me their ideal date for this ....we already know that most favor corning over albany, but we can still tally votes on that too...

[ivwarrior]

As far as I know, any weekend in March should be OK, as long as we firm up a date before TOO much longer. :)

[strat81]

anytime, any place for me... just as long as i know in advance so i can take off work. i'm pretty flexible. only possible clash would be if the band i'm in gets a gig on the date of the meet... but nothing is scheduled right now so...

[redlegacygt]

yeah same for me, anytime aslong as i know in advance.

[belladonna]

i'm trying to get people to tell me specific dates that would work for them, but it's not happening :?

[Pwise2326]

I'm easy, as long as its not the last 2 weeks of May cause I'll be trekking through Belize, and not the week following April the 26th...I'm turning 21 and from the way it sounds between my buddies from school, work, and my dad and uncles, my blood alcohol level will probably equal the number of miles I'd be travelling to get there. Just let me know at least 1 week in advance so I can book off if I have work. Corning sounds like a good idea, I'd really like to meet up with the rather large Mid-A contingent we have built up, and I do remember something about Jess promising to bring that bikini to the next meet she went to...! lol

[Reason]

i'm trying to get people to tell me specific dates that would work for them, but it's not happening :?

Don't ask just say the time and place. That's what I did, if you don't show up it's your lost, that's how I looked at it.

[belladonna]

ryan - :shock: in the WINTER?! heck no! :lol: maybe a summer meet :wink:

anyways, i'll look at a calender again

[legacy92ej22t]

I should be good as long as it's scheduled in advance, is in Corning and not April 23rd-ish (daughters b-day) or May 2nd-ish (me b-day.....31...oh god that's depressing.)

I'll start working on the Mid-A crew as well as some of the locals that aren't into the whole forum thing.

[badbasser98]

ryan - :shock: in the WINTER?! heck no! :lol: maybe a summer meet :wink:


Again, why it would be nice to have it later in the year :-D ... Mayish?

[belladonna]

okay, i'm putting my foot down tonight...

the meet will be in Corning, NY since we have twice as many votes for that city...i need someone familiar with that area to help me find a spot there. i'll do some research tonight and maybe line up a subaru dealer that would allow us to sit in the lot

the date will be late February i'm thinking...i know that's a bump up from late March, but it's still a month's advance notice...if anyone wants to argue with that, go ahead and i'll listen and take everything into consideration... :)

so i would like a tentative head count....

[belladonna]

matt - if you get into may then you have to deal with the kids in college that have finals and other car shows will be starting then too...

[badbasser98]

matt - if you get into may then you have to deal with the kids in college that have finals and other car shows will be starting then too...

Tis true... Alright, put me down I guess. However I am not 100% sure I can be there or not; I will try my best. If not, I'm sure there will be others.

-BB98

[ivwarrior]

How about March 11th, in Corning, at some restaurant? I'd imagine by the time most of us drive up there, we're gonna be hungry.....

I've got too many b-days in Feb (me, Dad, grandmother......)

oh, and +1 for Jess in a bikini....... :-D

[strat81]

you know i'll be there...

and i wouldn't bet on seeing her in a bikini :P :smt075

[dropdfocus]

ahaahahah, that's funny right there Spencer... :lol: Likely be taking Jessica's car I assume?

I'll put my vote towards Corning also. I already had plans to take the wife there to the Glass Museum some time for a weekend get-away. I'm good on just about any time really. I just need at least 2 weeks notice to let my Assistant Manager know not to schedule me for that Saturday.

So I guess the Williamsport crew could roll up north together & raise hell on 15 North?? :twisted:

[redlegacygt]

yes hell can be raised :twisted: , saftely as always.lol You can count me in for that jaunt since i just got mine back and now i've got a serious itch to drive it all over... I was just blazing up 15 on my yearly trip too Wellsboro so heading in that direction will be a breeze. Now that we have most of the hard stuff out of the way, LETS GET THIS BALL MOVING :twisted: Can you tell im excited? :-D


PS: Corning Glass Museum Kicks Ass. some of the stuff they show you in the tour is amazin.

[dropdfocus]

Yep, I have a bunch of family in Wellsboro & I love to drive Rt. 15 & 660 from Mansfield to outside of Wellsboro. 660 kicks butt to just open it up haul!

My grandparents too me to the Glass Museum often when I'd spend the summer in Wellsboro. It was cool back then in my early teens and now I'm sure I'll appreciate the place even more...

[Wiscon_Mark]

sounds like this meet is going to be a big one. Awesome, way to take charge, Jess :D

Spence- c'mon, you took pictures of her in the bikini so we could see, what's the problem now? :lol:

[ooberdoob]

you horny bastard!

















not that i'd turn away or anything https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

[Reason]

okay, i'm putting my foot down tonight...


That a girl Jess!

PS Some of you need to get a girl friend.....pervs :lol:

[strat81]

jason... i dunno... i'll have my wagon by then so maybe we'll waste gas and take both :lol:

mark... she's cold when it's 80 degrees out... you really think she'll break out a bikini in 40-50 degree weather? riiiiiiiiiiiiiight... :lol:

[Reason]

jason... i dunno... i'll have my wagon by then so maybe we'll waste gas and take both :lol:


You should, the more Subarus there the better!

[belladonna]

March 11 is the date guys!

so far, these are the guys going
matt (badbasser98)
Jason (dropdfocus)
ivwarrior
spencer (strat81)
astin (redlegacygt)
1st gen Matt (legacy92ej22t)
shane (reason)

astin, you and matt need to get the pa crew around. it'll be nice to finally meet those guys too :twisted:

[CTGTDRIVER17]

damn i want to go but i have to work that weekend.....work sucks

[dropdfocus]

Ok, now that we have a date set I can tell work I need off for then. Now the local PA crew has to get a meeting place & a time set to shove off and head up 15 North.
Man, now I have to get some of the body work done on the wife's car so it doesn't look so freakin' horrible... Oh well. :roll:

[dropdfocus]

damn i want to go but i have to work that weekend.....work sucks
You can't ask off of work that far ahead? That kinda sucks really.

[Reason]

damn i want to go but i have to work that weekend.....work sucks
You can't ask off of work that far ahead? That kinda sucks really.

True

I might try to make it. No promises though...

[legacy92ej22t]

We could meet on our street J. Or we can meet at the Hepburnville exit/on ramp. That's what we did for STPR last year and it worked out real well.

Jess, why am I not on your list? :cry:

[Wiscon_Mark]

Jess, why am I not on your list? :cry:

I fix for you ;)

[Wiscon_Mark]

mark... she's cold when it's 80 degrees out... you really think she'll break out a bikini in 40-50 degree weather? riiiiiiiiiiiiiight... :lol:

my girlfriend is cold like that too...they're kinda weird, aren't they? ;)

[ivwarrior]

PS Some of you need to get a girl friend.....pervs :lol:

I thought of that, but the wife won't approve, so I gotta stick to "window shopping". :D :D :D

[ivwarrior]

OK, we've got a date, now we need to get a location figured out. I still vote for a restaurant, I know I'll be hungry. :-D I'm assuming this is a "subaru" meet and not just a "legacy" meet, so once date/time/location is decided somone can post to the other forums as well? I know there's a TON of Subarus around central PA, I wonder how many "lurkers" are on the boards and will show up once a meet is announced.....

Need to figure out where to meet up for the drive up together, too. I'll be going right by Williamsport to get there, so I'll join in on the convoy if you get a meeting spot/time figured out.

[belladonna]

well, it's mainly a SL-i meet meaning Legacys, but i guess others could come too...

Matt and Jason - let's all meet at the Heburnville ramp...it means i won't have to be backtracking too far then...
and i'm sorry i forgot your name matt! i thought i put it up there. i'm very sorry :(

so i was thinking of finding some scenic area to do some photos in and then eating a restaurant would be good.

thanks for fixing that mark...i'll need you to update the list and the actual title of the thread to include the date and location...i'm just the events coordinator :lol:

ivwarrior - we'll post up when the port crew is meeting and give you directions :-D

[ivwarrior]

<------- Drives an Outback...I guess it does say "Legacy" on one side of the back ;)

I guess having owned a old GL wagon, an Impreza wagon, a Legacy sedan and now 2 Outback wagons I'm more interested in seeing a general meet (or a forum that was all inclusive, since many parts, repairs, suggestions, mods carry across most model lines) than people who are die hard fans of one particular model.

[belladonna]

outbacks are legacys :wink:

hey jason - don't worry about the body work cause spence's is a little scratched up too

[dropdfocus]

Matt & I will likely just head up to meet at the Hepburnville spot and we can get a head count . Once everyone is accounted for, we'll head out. Does everyone have a 2-way radio available to use for the trip?

ivwarrior, we'd be glad to have ya join us for the trip up. The more the marrier right?

Jess, her car is a little more than "scratched" up. I already temp fixed the rear bumper to get ready for warmer weather so it could be repainted. Now I have to fix a large crack in the front bumper, get a replacement GT side skirt & a new P.S. front door...

[strat81]

front and rear bumpers on mine have paint flaking off, there's a crease on the driver's front fender, and a dent on the passenger rear filler panel (right below the taillight)

hepburnville exit works for me. jess and i have two way radios (just have to make sure they are compatible with everybody else)

i'd say keep it more focused towards a legacy/outback meet... afterall, there is a meet later in the year at beaver that's open to all subarus.

[ivwarrior]

Ok, if we just wanna keep it to the Legacy/Outback, wanted to make sure before I posted anything over on Nabisco and had a bunch of Impreza's show up :) I had posted a feeler about an event over on Outback.org and didn't get a single reply, even though I know there's some Outback owners from the area who check in there.......who knows, maybe I'll have the only Outback there.....

I have both a CB and some FRS radios around here somewhere.....which are you looking at using, the FRS?

[dropdfocus]

I have both a CB and some FRS radios around here somewhere.....which are you looking at using, the FRS?
Yeah, likely just FRS would be the most common for everyone to have. They've come down greatly in price over the last few years, so anyone can pick up a set cheap if you don't have 'em.

[CTGTDRIVER17]

damn i want to go but i have to work that weekend.....work sucks
You can't ask off of work that far ahead? That kinda sucks really.


i can but i hate making up weekends.....yea at my job i work every other weekend

[legacy92ej22t]

It's cool Jess, I was just given ya a hard time. :)

Hepburnville exit it is for sure then! It worked out really well for STPR and we even had guys come from around York that had never been up here before and they found it no problem. Astin met up with us (first time I'd met him) that day too.

I don't have a radio but can probably get one to borrow or something.

I wouldn't worry about the body work at all Jason, the way we usually cruise the back roads you'll be lucky to get out without more damage! :twisted: :lol:

Hehe, I'm starting to get excited. :D

[legacy92ej22t]

Hey Mark, can you editt that Tilte? It's missleading. It makes it sound like the meet was 1-26-06, instead of 3-11-06. :)

[legacy92ej22t]

Thanks! :D

[Wiscon_Mark]

no problem, I see my folly now ;)

[legacy92ej22t]

Did I scare everyone away with my back roads cruising talk?

[strat81]

nope 8)

[Reason]

Did I scare everyone away with my back roads cruising talk?

I'm a little nervous, but there will be other people around so I should be fine. :D

[dropdfocus]

Nah, you don't scare me Matt... :twisted: Bring it on! I'm the one who washes & maintains the freakin' car as it is (might as well be my car).

[ivwarrior]

Did I scare everyone away with my back roads cruising talk?

If the weather then is like the weather now, we can play "Who can get the most mud on the ROOF of their Subaru......

It's not every January that you get a thunderstorm.......It was really raining hard here, and strong winds. The rain was coming across the street in sheets....and, of course, it'll probably get a bit colder and get icy next.....


Oh, and if I start looking now, I should be able to find my FRS radios. I've got a couple here, at least 2 of them should work. :) I'll bring whatever I can find that work, in case anyone needs to borrow one. I think my last set I got free after rebate, so yeah, if you watch you can get 'em cheap these days. :D

[dropdfocus]

Ditto on the Lightning storm here. My 2 co-workers & I walked out to our vehicles after 7pm tonight to witness some bright ass lightning in the dark and rainy sky. We all 3 stopped & looked at each other. Like you said, not something you're expecting to see in January.

[ooberdoob]

interesting... 3/11. gas money willing... count me in.

[belladonna]

i'll do some more homework tonight, but there is a Friendly's and Pizza Hut that looks fairly easy to get to in Corning. If anyone has any other ideas for food, let me know.
I'm having a hard time finding a park or something like that for photos, but I guess we really wouldn't have to do that. Just thought it would be nice.

[Reason]

Jess you have to take pics. So for those who don't go can see all the fun they missed!

[redlegacygt]

i used to work at a Friendlys (unfortunatly). But my gf's mom is a manager at another Friendlys, ill talk to her about group rates or discounts that we can maybe get if we decide to eat there. Cheap(or free) is always the best tasting food!! ( can you tell im a broke college student? :lol: )

[Wiscon_Mark]

Jess you have to take pics. So for those who don't go can see all the fun they missed!

yep, lots 'o pics, make them bigger than the NE meet ones, I still don't know what shane looks like ;)

[ivwarrior]

I'm having a hard time finding a park or something like that for photos, but I guess we really wouldn't have to do that. Just thought it would be nice.

We gotta have pics. Absolutely, positively must have a photoshoot. I've got a new camera to play with, not having a photo op isn't an option. :D

That said, I'd bet a phone call or e-mail to the Subie dealer up there would probably be all it takes to find somewhere good for a shoot...... At least, you'd think a Subaru dealer would be willing to help out a bunch of crazy Subaru owners coming to their town....

EDIT: Nevermind, I just checked subaru.com for the "local dealer" for Corning, and there isn't one. Closest is Mansfield, PA....Sayre, PA or up in Ithaca , NY......still, we gotta have a photo shoot somewhere ;)

[belladonna]

i'm looking for like a town park or something like that nearby. corning is out in the middle of nowhere, so if necessary, we could just drive out of the city a couple of minutes and find a spot :lol:

i'm thinking friendly's is better because there is a wider variety of food.

anyway, it would be great if someone could help me with the photo shoot location....

what time would everyone like to meet up? i'm thinking no later than 2 p.m. for friendly's for those that are traveling. we can meet up and do the photo op beforehand.

[strat81]

google is bringin up a state park about 20 mins outside of corning... called pinnacle state park...

http://www.nysparks.com/parks/info.asp?parkID=99

[legacy92ej22t]

OK, I will have my g500 and my dcrhc40. That's a Minolta 5.0 mp digi-cam and a Sony digi mini DV camcorder for those not in the know! :P

We'll have pics, we'll have video. I can burn the pics and video onto dvd's for everybody most likely too.

You guys do know that we are going to be like 20-30 minutes south of Watkins Glenn right? Anyone up for some road racing! :twisted:

Seriously though, we are just south of the finger lakes while in Corning. It might be worth it to eat lunch, then take a cruise up to one of the lakes and take pictures there.

[legacy92ej22t]

Oh snaps! I need to tell Sam about this meet. He has a headrest camera mount that I could use for when we're cruising, to record the drive! :D

[strat81]

yea i thought about watkins glenn too.

not sure how much everybody is gonna want to drive... i think watkins glenn is a bit further away but i can't remember (we have a cabin up near lake ontario and go up through watkins glenn to get to it)

[belladonna]

huh, let's just stick to corning and nearby...i know that there are a couple of people that will already have a long drive and probably will not want to drive further....

so friendly's and the state park sound good though...thanks for finding that spence :wink:

[dropdfocus]

Works for me! It gets my vote of approval.

[legacy92ej22t]

Um, ok, whatever. It was just a thought, it doesn't really matter to me. Watkins is too far anyways, I looked at a map and it's farther then I thought.

I was kinda hoping we'd all take a cruise or something though too. I guess the drive to the state park will kinda be a cruise if it's 20 some miles away but I didn't really want to just stand around somewhere, personally. It's much more fun to see cars in motion then parked IMO.

[belladonna]

matt - i see where you're coming from but i'm just thinking that some of the other members that will be driving longer to get there may not want to cruise around. that's not really time in getting to know everyone either IMO. i think the cruise to the state park should be plenty of drive time

[ivwarrior]

I'm thinking many (most?) of us are going to be cruising together from the Williamsport area to New York...that's not enough of a cruise for ya Matt?

I could handle a short cruise, but I'm definately not going to be up for a hundred mile loop or anything, on top of all the other driving I'll have to do. Did I mention I drive all day for my job? Over 1000 miles Monday-Wednesday this week.....and that's only a little higher than a typical week.

Oh, and with the camera to record the drive thing....I've always wanted to get one of those cheapie cameras you see all the time and bumper mount it and record a drive........i think it'd make an interesting perspective.

[voorhees]

sweet only 500 miles from me! lol, no kids that weekend, I might be up for it. Can we pre-book a hotel?

[dropdfocus]

Most of us are just driving up for the day & heading right back home when the gathering is over with.

[Reason]

Yea if I were to go I would rent a hotel room for a night or two. My gf is down to go soooo I need a place with a jacuzzi :angel12: Who can hook me up?????

[belladonna]

i'm sure we could make room for you if you'd drive down to williamsport

[ooberdoob]

i *heart* friendly's. dear god i love it. i've had to live down here for 14 years, i'm friggin deprived!!!!!


damn i'm 5 hours away. we'll see...

i really don't wanna drive 10 hours in one day.

[belladonna]

come on dave, you know you want to :wink:

okay, how about this...shane's coming all the way from rhode island! :lol:
by-the-way, there's a Staybridge Suites in Corning that has a pool and hot tub....did a search for ya real quick :wink:

[Wiscon_Mark]

I've stayed there, it was nice.

[belladonna]

we should probably start to think about times for this meet...i'm thinking early afternoon 1 o'clock-ish

[dropdfocus]

As March comes around, we won't have to worry about the sun going down too soon and ruin photo ops. So that's a plus for everyone.

[belladonna]

that's very true jason...

okay, so here's the updated list of

who's coming for sure:
dropdfocus
ivwarrior
strat81
legacy92ej22t
redlegacygt
badbasser98
belladonna

who is uncertain:
pwise2326
gil_ong81
voorhees
ctgtdriver17
reason

[dropdfocus]

That'd be sweet if we had all 12 people there! Other than the Speed & Feed that gathered at Matt's house afterwards, this would be one of the larger Legacy gatherings that I'm aware of.

[strat81]

i'm trying to drag my friend matt along (he has a white SS too :lol: ) and my friend lyle too.

[ooberdoob]

shane: up for meeting up in lennox on the mass pike or something? it'd be a much nicer drive with another car. heck i might even be in RI by then, who knows.

[Reason]

shane: up for meeting up in lennox on the mass pike or something? it'd be a much nicer drive with another car. heck i might even be in RI by then, who knows.

If I end up going sure.

[dropdfocus]

Just grin & bare it, you're coming! You know you want to... :twisted: 8) :-D

[NewGenSTi]

Count me in

Too bad you guys didnt decide on march 25th. We could have celebrated my 21st birthday!! haha

[belladonna]

we couldn't do march 25 because some of us are headed to an autocross that day....i'm glad to see that you're coming though. we can celebrate our birthdays together then since your's is after and mine is right before :-D

[NewGenSTi]

Sounds good. See you all there

[dropdfocus]

Sounds good. See you all there
Great! I'm glad I informed you about it. 8) We'd be glad to have you join all of us.

[Reason]

Jess, you should get a list together of everyone going. Give some people an idea on who is going to be there. Like if Mark is going to go you can count me out lol j/k lil buddy :wink:

[belladonna]

updated list....

going....
dropdfocus
ivwarrior
strat81
legacy92ej22t
redlegacygt
badbasser98
belladonna
newgensti

not sure...
pwise2326
gil_ong81
voorhees
ctgtdriver17
reason

[dropdfocus]

8 for sure, that's a pretty nice number so far. We def need to up the number though with more definitely going people. :twisted:

[belladonna]

yeah, and 6 of the 8 are riding with the port crew :twisted:

[dropdfocus]

Hey, what can we say... We have a large Subaru following in this area. Around this place, you either own a jacked up 4x4 truck, a gas guzzling SUV or a trusty Subie! (that and the fact we have 5 Subaru dealers (new and used models) in a 50 mile radius of Williamsport

[redlegacygt]

all those factors are true thats for sure. Not too mention subarus last forever with a little tender loving care. I've seen mint condition GL's around town. Its a beautiful sight :D

[gil_ong81]

well, sheeeeettttttt.

i managed to strike my name from the on-call list for march. guess i'll see you guys in corning.

[dropdfocus]

Awesome!! That's yet another name added to the definitely going list... We need to keep the list growing.

[belladonna]

updated list....

going....
dropdfocus
ivwarrior
strat81
legacy92ej22t
redlegacygt
badbasser98
belladonna
newgensti
gil_ong81
matt (white ss, not on board)

not sure...
pwise2326
voorhees
ctgtdriver17
reason

[Reason]

9 is good (for SLi meets lol) I wish those other 4 would make up their minds, oh wait I'm on that list :oops:

[belladonna]

:lol: make up your mind shane! :-D

[badbasser98]

he has.... he's going :wink: He just doesn't know it yet

[strat81]

my friend matt said he's coming too... bringin the white ss 8)

[dropdfocus]

my friend matt said he's coming too... bringin the white ss 8)
Sweetness. I haven't seen him since my Stereo Shoppe days. :twisted:

[belladonna]

alright gentlemen...we should think about what time we should all meet up. does anyone have a preference as to what we do first? eat first then photos or photos then food...give me your opinions

[dropdfocus]

My vote is for photos then food.

[belladonna]

that's what i was thinking too jason...is 1 p.m. too early?

[gil_ong81]

yeah. definitely photos first, and then food. cos after eating, i'm quite sure i'll be feeling fat and lazy, and won't want to do much. :)

as far as time goes... anytime after 12:00 noon is good for me.

[redlegacygt]

any time works for me as well.. I just took a peak at the calendar and this day is quickly approaching... Hopefully ill get the headgasket done before then and some mods i hoped to do before the meet.. :?

[dropdfocus]

that's what i was thinking too jason...is 1 p.m. too early?
Between 1-2pm would be great lighting for photos. I get to use my new Nikon CP-5600 digital camera I picked up on sale (from $250 to $180)yesterday from Staples!! I can take video with this one too!! :twisted:

P.S. Do NOT purchase electronics from Wal-Mart!!! They won't even match the discounted pricing on their OWN friggin' website. They are such a joke. I returned an entire $300 purchase Sunday to spend my money at Staples instead.

[belladonna]

i was kinda hoping that the people that have a little longer driving time (and those not riding with the port crew) would comment on the meeting time....so definately photos then food. i will post up directions for the location of the state park later tonight.

[legacy92ej22t]

I'm open for whatever. I don't care when we meet or what we do first. I'm always hungry. ;)

JAson- Dude, you should only buy from circuit city! Bastid.

I'm going to have my Minolta G500 and Sony DCRHC40 camcorder with me too. :-D

[strat81]

i'll be bringin my sony cybershot that does digital pic/video.

as for photos and food... whichever order works for me. noon-1ish sounds like a good time to kick things off.

[ivwarrior]

Meeting for photos around 1:00 sounds good to me. That'll allow me time to drive up and meet up with the port crew without having to get up TOO early. I also agree with photos, then food. That way if we sit around the restaurant too long, well, pics are already taken, who cares if it gets dark....

Oh, and a note on internet pricing/in store pricing....a lot of places are like that. Even hotels. I knew Holiday Inn was one price according to their website. When we got to the hotel, they wouldn't give us that price. I went outside, called my in-laws and had them book the room online, then went back in and checked in at the online rate. :) I've also seen electronics and stuff that said "internet special" or "web pricing only" so it's not just Wal-Mart.

[legacy92ej22t]

We always match our own web. The only thing we can't do is offer "online only" rebates. Companies that won't do it are just playing games.

[belladonna]

http://www.nysparks.com/parks/info.asp?parkID=99

there's the link to the park...it's in Addison, NY which is about 20 min. southwest of Corning. I hope you guys that are driving don't mind too much, but it's the closest to a park we could find. There are directions on that page, but if you need extra assistance, post up and I'll help you out...

[dropdfocus]

We would have Matt, but we had to go to Staples anyway for some school supplies. I checked out the store's site, but Staples had the better sale going on at the time w/ rebates & so forth.

Just a thought, but what about the possibility of a nice lot some where we all can fit to snap a picture? Not saying the park is a bad idea, but there maybe some nice places within Corning to snap pics.

[gil_ong81]

i think im just gonna be the rebel and NOT clean my car until AFTER the meet. ;)

[ivwarrior]

I've got an Outback, I'm thinking it would only be fitting that I hit every mudhole I can find on the way up, right?

[gil_ong81]

I've got an Outback, I'm thinking it would only be fitting that I hit every mudhole I can find on the way up, right?
LOL. I'll bring some western NY salt.

[belladonna]

Just a thought, but what about the possibility of a nice lot some where we all can fit to snap a picture? Not saying the park is a bad idea, but there maybe some nice places within Corning to snap pics.

There's not much to Corning, but if you want to source the internet to find somewhere else, be my guest. a park is going to be nicer, and less of a hassle to find and get to in my opinion.

[belladonna]

scratch matt (badbasser) off the list guys...i'll leave the excuse making up to him :wink: :?

[badbasser98]

my mom told me I couldn't go...





















:P Now for the real reason... I have just been told that I have to work that weekend instead of the weekend before :roll: I'll like the overtime, but I really wanted to make this meet. :(
And this is not anything I can get out of :x So hopefully there is another meet sometime soon in the area again.

[Wiscon_Mark]

I've got an Outback, I'm thinking it would only be fitting that I hit every mudhole I can find on the way up, right?

:headbang:

[dropdfocus]

my mom told me I couldn't go...
This sounded more like the real reason & the rest was just a made up story... :roll: :lol: :-D

[Reason]

my mom told me I couldn't go...
This sounded more like the real reason & the rest was just a made up story... :roll: :lol: :-D

:lol:

[badbasser98]

figured someone was going to play smartass :roll: :lol:

Seriously though, I do have to work it now... I have to help my supervisor recable the server room in one of our Vermont stores. Should be a ton of fun :?

[strat81]

sucks you won't be able to make it matt... i'm sure there'll be another meet...

so should i bring the wagon dropped or lifted? 8)

[Reason]

i'm sure there'll be another meet...

The dyno meet in May(CT) and the New England meet in July (RI). :twisted:

[dropdfocus]

figured someone was going to play smartass :roll: :lol:
Sorry, it was just too hard to pass up the chance. :twisted:

[belladonna]

redlegacygt and newgensti are you guys not coming now? just curious...

[redlegacygt]

no ill be there even if i have to drive my mom's 91 wagon :lol:

my car should be going to Williamsport auto next week and she said it will only take 2 days. Hopefully thats all it will need :?


but yea i'll definetly be there.

[ooberdoob]

i'm out.

i travel the 10th, move in the 11th, register the 12th.

but then i'll be livin in RI so it's worth it!

[belladonna]

updated list....

going....
dropdfocus
ivwarrior
strat81
legacy92ej22t
redlegacygt
belladonna
newgensti
gil_ong81
matt (white ss, not on board)

not sure...
pwise2326
ctgtdriver17
reason

alright astin, sounds good...time to meet at the park is 1 p.m. the port crew should meet at the hepburnville exit at 11:30 a.m. i think those are good times....if anyone needs directions to meet up at the park or with the port crew, let me know and i'll post them up...

[voorhees]

sorry all, strike me from the potentials, I have my kids that weekend.

[belladonna]

no problem. have fun with the kids! :-D

[badbasser98]

:( I wanna go....

[belladonna]

you should call in "sick"

[Wiscon_Mark]

you should call in "sick"

:lol: YES!

[dropdfocus]

you should call in "sick"

:lol: YES!
Ditto for me! :twisted:

[legacy92ej22t]

Ummm, is anyone from up north still coming to this meet or is it all PA people?

[belladonna]

i think gil is the only "northern" person coming...

[gil_ong81]

i think gil is the only "northern" person coming...

LOL. who's the next most "northern" peson??

[belladonna]

well, there were others on the list further upstate than you

[badbasser98]

well, there were others on the list further upstate than you

yeah, there WERE... :(

[Tleg]

There's a chance I may go too. I'd like to get my VF8 installed first though.

[belladonna]

alright, cool...you should try to make it anyway scott

[legacy92ej22t]

Yeah, you gotta come regardless of wheather or not you get the VF-8 in. We're not really going to be rippin' anyways.....at least not too much. :twisted:

Plus, you might not want to do that big of a mod and then take a road trip anyways. Just in case there are any problems that will need ironed out. :-)

[strat81]

keep in mind you have some naturally aspirated people going along :P

[Wiscon_Mark]

Yeah, you gotta come regardless of wheather or not you get the VF-8 in. We're not really going to be rippin' anyways.....at least not too much. :twisted:

no kidding, you'd lose all the non-turbo people :lol:

[ivwarrior]

Only a week to go folks. :-D :D

Now, where'd I leave those walkie-takies? I know they're around here somewhere.......

[dropdfocus]

Now, where'd I leave those walkie-takies? I know they're around here somewhere.......
10-4 good buddy, over & out! :twisted:
Sorry, just watched Smokey & the Bandit so I had to leave the smart comment! :twisted: 8)

[gil_ong81]

so where in corning and when are we meeting?

[belladonna]

http://www.nysparks.com/parks/info.asp?parkID=99

there's the link to the park...it's in Addison, NY which is about 20 min. southwest of Corning. I hope you guys that are driving don't mind too much, but it's the closest to a park we could find. There are directions on that page, but if you need extra assistance, post up and I'll help you out...

[redlegacygt]

what time is the port crew meeting up again? 11?

[belladonna]

originally i thought 11:30 would be good, but 11 sounds better since it takes about 1 1/2 to get to the park and we have people not from around williamsport meeting us at the exit...

so TIME CHANGE for the port crew meet up is now 11 AM...

for anyone who mapquests the park, use the address given on the state park's website because we'll all meet at the ranger's station...

so who's going to have radios? i know spence and i will...

[dropdfocus]

I'll have a set of radios too.

[strat81]

11am it is... i'll have to let caldwell know 8)

[gil_ong81]

Corning, NY

Saturday, Mar 11
Few Showers
57°/46°
30% chance of precip.

[belladonna]

awesome...looks like it should be a nice day 8)

[legacy92ej22t]

I don't have a radio but if anyone has an extra one I could use for the cruise I'd appreciate it. :-D

[belladonna]

i'm getting excited! :-D

[dropdfocus]

i'm getting excited! :-D
I'm sure we all are.

Matt, I can spot you on the radio but I don't deliver. So you'll have to pick it up at your availability... :-D

[gil_ong81]

what kinds of radio are we alking about?

I have a couple of Motorolas that maybe I should bring along for once we meet up.

[gil_ong81]

so who's driving out to the park alone??

[dropdfocus]

It will be me/myself/I in my Legacy GT (and my iPod for entertainment...)

[legacy92ej22t]

I'm going to be alone AFAIK. If you call driving in a huge group of Leggy's being alone, that is. :-D

[belladonna]

gil - those would be the kind of radios we're talking about....

matt - i don't think that's alone ;)

[ivwarrior]

I'll have at least one radio with me. I'm not sure where the other is, or if I'll have time to look for it.

Where are we meeting for the drive up to Corning again? :D

[Wiscon_Mark]

I'll have at least one radio with me. I'm not sure where the other is, or if I'll have time to look for it.

Where are we meeting for the drive up to Corning again? :D

I believe it's eleven AM.

[belladonna]

11 a.m. at the Hepburnville exit off route 15 north

[badbasser98]

looks like you guys have an awsome day for a meet, weather wise that is... :wink:

[ivwarrior]

OK.

I wasn't thinking, and washed my car today. :)

First time since I bought it, too. Wife said she was washing hers, I thought "why not" and did mine, too. Oh well, it looks pretty good, but it's still not "spotless clean". Doubt I'll have time to actually hand wash it between now and the meet.

Can you believe the automatic carwash here takes Visa/Mastercard now?

[redlegacygt]

mine is filthy and is sitting in a garage with its guts out. However linda at williamsport auto told me she'd have it done so i could go. I'll be there even if i have to push the thing :D

[dropdfocus]

Ok, the wife & I just went to the Corning Museum of Glass on Wednesday, so I have a very good knowledge of the drive until you have to locate Route 417 West. After you leave Route 15 North, Route 417 West takes you to Addison and there will be signs directing us to the State Park the rest of the way. Pretty straight forward really.

**Side note: for those who are not aware, radar detectors are not legal for use once you cross into NY (Lawrenceville is the first town you enter as you leave PA).**

[gil_ong81]

**Side note: for those who are not aware, radar detectors are not legal for use once you cross into NY (Lawrenceville is the first town you enter as you leave PA).**

true, but be sensible with it , and no one will really fret.

i don't personally use it, but i know numerous people who do.

[legacy92ej22t]

OK.

I wasn't thinking, and washed my car today. :)

First time since I bought it, too. Wife said she was washing hers, I thought "why not" and did mine, too. Oh well, it looks pretty good, but it's still not "spotless clean". Doubt I'll have time to actually hand wash it between now and the meet.

Can you believe the automatic carwash here takes Visa/Mastercard now?

Don't worry, mt car is filthy and I highly doubt I'm going to have time to clean it. No matter, Subies look good dirty. :-D

[legacy92ej22t]

**Side note: for those who are not aware, radar detectors are not legal for use once you cross into NY (Lawrenceville is the first town you enter as you leave PA).**

true, but be sensible with it , and no one will really fret.

i don't personally use it, but i know numerous people who do.

Eh, as long as we keep it under a buck twenty, we should be alright. :twisted:

[belladonna]

we won't be speeding to the point of needing radar....

so i can expect these people at the hepburnville exit tomorrow morning?
dropdfocus
ivwarrior
strat81
legacy92ej22t
redlegacygt
tleg
matt (white ss, not on board)
lyle (pimpin' his mom's outback)


and we'll be meeting these guys at the park....
gil_ong81
newgensti

[legacy92ej22t]

we won't be speeding to the point of needing radar....


Speak for yourself Jess. ;)

[NewGenSTi]

Ok, um I havent been keeping up on this post and dont feel like searching through all the pages. lol so what time is everyone meeting up and whats the address to get there....

[belladonna]

are you going directly to the park? or did you want to meet with the port crew?