Northwest meet, October 18th Options

[Legit94GT]

The September meet got a big So by popular demand lets try an October meet

When: Oct 18th Meet around 12pm

Where: Meet in the Cascade Station(Ikea/Best Buy) parking lot,
10005 N.E. Cascades Parkway, Ste A Portland, OR 97220
since it is really close to all the freeways, and food places for lunch. After lunch we would drive up to rocky butte(depends on the group) then we would take Marine drive out East up towards Corbett and out to Crown Point(aka The Vista House) then take the old high way out to Multnomah Falls...

Its a very pretty drive with great locations for photo shoots.

Please feel free to add or subtract any ideas, or times and dates in regards to the meet. Just cause I posted this first doesn't mean my word is law


Rocky Butte **Possible location depends on group**



Crown Point





The Old Highway


Multnomah falls


Just thought you guys might want to see where it is we are going:) hopefully that helps:)

This post has been edited by Legit94GT: Sep 19, 2008 - 12:38 AM

[GriffGirl]

I'm good to go either weekend; the 25th is my preference but I can be flexible depending on what works better for other people.

[96bluevert]

Either works for me, the 25th would be better though...btw, can you post up the address or some directions there, I don't know south of WA at alll

[95CelicaST]

I'm down...But I'll be in the Shaggin' wagon.

[Legit94GT]

Main post fixed with the address of the meet.

[97lestyousay]

The 18th works for me the 25th I have my kids but if it doesn't work for anyone else
I can maybe switch weekends or bring them, they are cool kids 12 & 16.

[Enrique]

I can make it Oct 18th, or 25th..

[97lestyousay]

My new lens should be here by then, hoping to get some great pics.

[96bluevert]

My new lens should be here by then, hoping to get some great pics.

Sweet...and I'll have my 18-55mm lens lol

unless I find a really good deal on a 50mm by then.

This post has been edited by 96bluevert: Sep 18, 2008 - 11:18 PM

[97lestyousay]

My new lens should be here by then, hoping to get some great pics.

Sweet...and I'll have my 18-55mm lens lol

Maybe you can borrow my 28-135 IS when I am not using it, the 100-400L IS isn't really the best for car shots but
I'll just stand a couple hundred yards away

[96bluevert]

yeah, that'd be cool...I still don't know for sure which lens('s) I'm going to invest in, but that might help .

Yeah that 100-400 would be better for shooting things like arcrafts in the air and such.

[Legit94GT]

yeah, that'd be cool...I still don't know for sure which lens('s) I'm going to invest in, but that might help .

Yeah that 100-400 would be better for shooting things like arcrafts in the air and such.

I got a 70-300 that will be floating around my car on the trip, and a 15-55, between all of use we should have enough pictures lol

letyousay... i'll make it the 18th , un-officialy yet officialy... if we had to change it i see no reason why yuou could bring your kids along, they would probablly get a kick out the seeing the falls and such...

[96bluevert]

Cool, at least 3 people with dslrs at this meet

Hopefully the date is set officially by early Oct b/c I need to know which days to request off from work.

[Legit94GT]

Cool, at least 3 people with dslrs at this meet

Hopefully the date is set officially by early Oct b/c I need to know which days to request off from work.

Date is set... the 18th.

[brthrurik]

I can do OCT 18th... I'll make sure not to schedule anything else...

[GriffGirl]

I'm down for the 18th too, I'll plan ahead for it!

So here's how I see the list thusfar:

Attending:
Griffgirl
Legit
97lestyousay
brthrurik
Enrique

Maybe:
95CelicaST
96Bluevert

[96bluevert]

ok, I'll request to take the 18th off...

Attending:
Griffgirl
Legit
97lestyousay
brthrurik
Enrique
96bluevert

Maybe:
95CelicaST

[Legit94GT]

^^^


bump

[96bluevert]

You guy's going to be waiting in the parking lot for a little while at least so we all have time to get there?

[97lestyousay]

We will wait just make sure someone has your cell#.

[Legit94GT]

Ya man no worries, last time we all waiting around for a good while. Besides i still have your number Vert, do you still have mine? And i got yours to 97lestyousay, do you still got mine?

[96bluevert]

Ya man no worries, last time we all waiting around for a good while. Besides i still have your number Vert, do you still have mine? And i got yours to 97lestyousay, do you still got mine?

Don't think I still do.

This post has been edited by 96bluevert: Sep 25, 2008 - 12:30 AM

[97lestyousay]

I am not sure, I'll have to check.
I just got my lens.

[GriffGirl]

I'm not waiting for anybody. I'm going to have my own meet by myself if people take too long, 'cause that's how I roll.
























just kiddin Of course we'll wait. We might be waiting with hamburgers, but we'll wait.

[Legit94GT]

bump

[brthrurik]

just kiddin Of course we'll wait. We might be waiting with hamburgers, but we'll wait.

definitely burgers.... big burgers...

[celicast3sgte]

too close to the wedding. plus the guy i bought my new motor from hasnt freakin sent it to me yet!

have fun guys.

[Legit94GT]

too close to the wedding. plus the guy i bought my new motor from hasnt freakin sent it to me yet!

have fun guys.

getting married?? thats exciting;)

to bad about the motor

[CelicaBuddy]

So its moved to the 18th now? Yeaaaah... I can't make it...
I'm going to be in Texas that weekend.

[Legit94GT]

So its moved to the 18th now? Yeaaaah... I can't make it...
I'm going to be in Texas that weekend.

Sorry to hear that, maybe next time... have fun in texas though im sure there are quite a few 6gc memembers down there you could go see if you start missing your car lol


BUMP

I still havent heard back fomr alot of people on if they can come or not so post something if you are going to be able to make it

[96bluevert]

I'm going to post this on a local Toyota site to see if there is any more interest. That fine with you guys?

This post has been edited by 96bluevert: Oct 1, 2008 - 12:25 AM

[97lestyousay]

I am going

[Legit94GT]

I'm going to post this on a local Toyota site to see if there is any more interest. That fine with you guys?

no objections here


go for it

[brthrurik]

I will be there...

[Legit94GT]

So... correct me if i am wrong but this is what i got so far...

Attending:

Legit94GT
GriffGirl
97lestyousay
96bluevert
brthrurik
Enruquie

Not attending:
Celicabuddy
celica3sgte

Maybe:
????
????

[GriffGirl]

I think I'll throw a post up on Celicatech, although it seems that mostly everyone on there w/a 6th gen is on here anyway (unless we want to just make it a PNW Celica meet regardless of what gen it is?)

[96bluevert]

If any of you want to do a meet the weekend after this one too, check out : http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=62523

I'll be going to both the install day and Rainer cruise. I think it'll be a good weekend

[ra65_22re]

I'll go if im not sik. I'll even see if i can make a new box while im at it.

[Legit94GT]

I'll go if im not sik. I'll even see if i can make a new box while im at it.

I hope you can make it:)

[crazycel18]

Put me down for a maybe ill be more certain somewhere around middle of next week.

[Legit94GT]

Bump and updated list

Attending:

Legit94GT
GriffGirl
97lestyousay
96bluevert
brthrurik
Enruquie

Not attending:
Celicabuddy
celica3sgte

Maybe:
crazycel18
ra65_22re

only ten days!:)

[GriffGirl]

I have to bump down to the maybe list - unless I get my clutch issues figured out this week, I'm not gonna make it.

[96bluevert]

bump..only two more days. I hope we still have a good turn out.

One of my friends might join up with us at some point since he is going to be in Portland anyway this weekend, if you guys don't mind a GTI rolling with the 6th gens.

[Legit94GT]

bump..only two more days. I hope we still have a good turn out.

One of my friends might join up with us at some point since he is going to be in Portland anyway this weekend, if you guys don't mind a GTI rolling with the 6th gens.

No complaints here

[97lestyousay]

I have some stuff going on and can't afford this right now, the turnout
for the NW is pathetic, Pressure2 has this many celicas in his driveway
on about any given day.

Sorry I know a few of you guys are going and I hope you have fun, but it is a 4 hour
drive for me, I just can't do it.

[rayneezy23]

I have some stuff going on and can't afford this right now, the turnout
for the NW is pathetic, Pressure2 has this many celicas in his driveway
on about any given day.

Sorry I know a few of you guys are going and I hope you have fun, but it is a 4 hour
drive for me, I just can't do it.

damn haha i bet everyone is dying to see your car in person randy. I feel so lucky cause i've already seen your car

[97lestyousay]

I have some stuff going on and can't afford this right now, the turnout
for the NW is pathetic, Pressure2 has this many celicas in his driveway
on about any given day.

Sorry I know a few of you guys are going and I hope you have fun, but it is a 4 hour
drive for me, I just can't do it.

damn haha i bet everyone is dying to see your car in person randy. I feel so lucky cause i've already seen your car

Thanks Ray, I really want to go, but when all is said and done the trip is going to be a couple hundred bucks
and 8 hrs driving. You know how far I am from Seattle add another hour and thats how far it is for me to Portland.
I hate living in the middle of nowhere.

[GriffGirl]

I'm out too— my car is totally DOA right now. It wasn't the clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder; at this point the best case scenario is it's the clutch itself, so while you guys are enjoying what will probably be the last sunny Saturday we have for 8 months, I will be figuring out how to pull the transmission out of my car. Sorry...

[96bluevert]

Same, sorry guys, but the more I think about it, the more it just doesn't seem worth it if there will only be like 4 or 5 people there and its a 6 hour round trip for me.

Have fun and take lots of pics to post up!

[rayneezy23]

I have some stuff going on and can't afford this right now, the turnout
for the NW is pathetic, Pressure2 has this many celicas in his driveway
on about any given day.

Sorry I know a few of you guys are going and I hope you have fun, but it is a 4 hour
drive for me, I just can't do it.

damn haha i bet everyone is dying to see your car in person randy. I feel so lucky cause i've already seen your car

Thanks Ray, I really want to go, but when all is said and done the trip is going to be a couple hundred bucks
and 8 hrs driving. You know how far I am from Seattle add another hour and thats how far it is for me to Portland.
I hate living in the middle of nowhere.

yea man I understand its hella long drive from yakima to seattle!

[GriffGirl]

Looking at how this meet is falling apart, I gotta say even after 10 year on the left coast, it's true what they say about it back east, we really are a bunch of flakes LOL

[Legit94GT]

Updated list

Attending:

Legit94GT
Erthrurik
Enruquie

Not attending:
Everybody

Maybe:
crazycel18
ra65_22re

So i'll PM the only two people who havent said no yet (probablly cause they just havent signed on yet)

Griff Girl sorry about your car, that isn't your fault, and you drove the three hours to seattle like me for their meet so you are in the clear from my wrath...
97lestyousay 8 hours is a bitch of a drive(been there done it a couple of times and it blows) But why is it going to cost you a couple hundred dollars? is something wrong with your car? i figure you'd put around 550miles on your car here, driving around, and back home, that should only be 2 tanks of gas...


So i am done. I have planned, re-planned and re-planned a portland meet like 4 times now. Changing weekends, changing months, whatever i could so that it would work for the most people. I spent a whole day driving around to all the locations, even taking pictures figuring out how long it would take to do everything, wasting my time and money so that i could give a nice itinerary for everyone to read and understand, and then everyone bails last minute. again. I am tired of it, so i give up. Meets only work if people actually come. everyone goes on the "Maybe" list waiting to see if there is enough people who will say "yes i am going". But then everyone just waits on the maybe list cause they wont put themselves on the attending list.

Any one else is welcome to try a plan a meet down here, go for it, but i wont, not again, i'll show up, hell you can even use the same game plan i have laid out here, i dont care. But i dont want to hear any bitch about how there are never any meets down here. Me and griff drove 3 hours up to seattle to go to their meet, and we didnt whine and whiper about it, we just went were happy to go, to meet other celica enthusiasts, see what you guys have done to your cars, and so forth, i was hoping to see a little bit more support from people up there, i know there is more than just celica buddy and 96bluevert.

So whatever, im just glad i read this before i left to go wash and detail my car for tomorrow.

[97lestyousay]

yeah I need a new tire, I need to fix it anyway but not right now, I have the stockies but
I don't feel like changing all 4 for a problem with one. I know you have been
trying to get this going and I am sorry to bail on you. As far as the NW being
lame, I think it has to do more with the size of the states out here than anything
else and the consolidation of cars, you might get people from a five state area back east
but all five states would fit in one WA or OR. Hopefully this spring I will have
some other projects finished and make a weekend out of it.

This post has been edited by 97lestyousay: Oct 17, 2008 - 5:49 PM

[GriffGirl]

Oh I was totally being facetious about the NW being lame - it's not like we all just sat around and were like Oh, the game's on, can't make it, or whatever. Life happens, there's valid reasons for bailing, and definitely the proximity to one another plays a factor in that for most of us one way or the other.

Scott, I'm sorry the meet fell apart too, and for whatever it's worth, I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that your time, energy and efforts are very much appreciated.

[ra65_22re]

Oh I was totally being facetious about the NW being lame - it's not like we all just sat around and were like Oh, the game's on, can't make it, or whatever. Life happens, there's valid reasons for bailing, and definitely the proximity to one another plays a factor in that for most of us one way or the other.

Scott, I'm sorry the meet fell apart too, and for whatever it's worth, I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that your time, energy and efforts are very much appreciated.

x2 yea i just got laid off today so I'm goin to drink heavily and think on what 2 do next. Sry bud

[97lestyousay]

Oh I was totally being facetious about the NW being lame - it's not like we all just sat around and were like Oh, the game's on, can't make it, or whatever. Life happens, there's valid reasons for bailing, and definitely the proximity to one another plays a factor in that for most of us one way or the other.

Scott, I'm sorry the meet fell apart too, and for whatever it's worth, I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that your time, energy and efforts are very much appreciated.

I wasn't commenting on what you said griff I was really looking forward to meeting you, maybe more than anyone else.

A lot of the long time members from the NW have moved on, sad but true. We have to start a new generation
of 6gc.net members, the kind that keep their cars.

Maybe the economy is too good out here, people move up in pay, trade the celi,
and the cycle starts over again, no one keeps them long enough to really become
a established member, yeah thats it, the economy is too good.lol


I remember a HIN meet in seattle where we had 11 cars. Caravans help, getting people to cruise up together.
Also because of distances one day meets are harder than weekend meets. I have alway liked the idea
of a gorge meet for the parks and camping aspect and somewhere a little more central, but then the seattle people
end up with a longer drive, I need to look at some maps to see where celica central is.

[Legit94GT]

Oh I was totally being facetious about the NW being lame - it's not like we all just sat around and were like Oh, the game's on, can't make it, or whatever. Life happens, there's valid reasons for bailing, and definitely the proximity to one another plays a factor in that for most of us one way or the other.

Scott, I'm sorry the meet fell apart too, and for whatever it's worth, I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that your time, energy and efforts are very much appreciated.

x2 yea i just got laid off today so I'm goin to drink heavily and think on what 2 do next. Sry bud

That blows man, sorry to hear that

97lestyousay... celica central? i think that'd be about 30minutes north of la center... ??
Ya the economy is too good that is right on the money! lol
It is a vicious cycle, but i am planning on keep my celi:) it'll probablly be in my will lol


Griff - thanks

[Enrique]

I was so looking forward to this

[Legit94GT]

I was so looking forward to this

So are you still going to show up?

Brthrurik and i will be there, and i am still waiting to hear back from crazy celi...

[97lestyousay]

97lestyousay... celica central? i think that'd be about 30minutes north of la center... ??

I won't bother then, I will just stick to this side of the state.

[brthrurik]

trying to figure out why my valve cover is blowing oil... it is currently noon sat.....

[96bluevert]

So how'd this go yesterday?

[Legit94GT]

So how'd this go yesterday?

it didn't.

Aside from a random 6th gen that drove by i was all alone:(