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posted November 2, 2014 6:33 AM | |

Fri December 19 at 7:00 PM, Martha's Exchange

185 Main Street, Nashua, NH, USA (Map & Directions)

Alas! My family Christmas celebration is the 26th, and we're reconciling with Republican family who refused to interact with us post-2012 election, so I should probably prioritize that. I assume people are busy on the 24th.
posted by ChuraChura at 8:22 AM on November 2, 2014

I would totally be up for another Nashua meetup. Not sure I could do the 24th though, as I'll be working all day and/or possibly having an awkward Christmas eve dinner with my dad and his wife's family.
posted by bondcliff at 5:53 AM on November 3, 2014

I'm likely to be free to attend on any day other than the 25th. This would be my first meetup!
posted by in278s at 11:43 PM on November 3, 2014

We're going to Philadelphia at some point, probably on the 24th. I could be up for something before that, though.
posted by backseatpilot at 7:26 AM on November 4, 2014

OK, let's plan for definitely before the 24!
posted by ChuraChura at 5:43 PM on November 4, 2014

I'll be i Nashua with my mom for Christmas. I could possibly make it.
posted by bendy at 8:20 PM on November 11, 2014

Sticking my name on here so that I'll remember to check - I have a car for a month, so if this happens before I head up to BTV, I might be able to make it.
posted by maryr at 9:25 AM on December 1, 2014

How about the evening of the 18th at Martha's Exchange at 6:00 PM?
posted by ChuraChura at 10:55 AM on December 1, 2014

Weather permitting, I could make the 18th, though I'd probably be late.
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 1:01 PM on December 1, 2014

I would hold down the fort, weather permitting.
posted by ChuraChura at 1:14 PM on December 1, 2014

I might be able to come if a) the weather holds and b) you guys plan to be around a while, as I can almost definitely not make 6pm since I work until 7 just outside Boston. I'll make a more solid decision the week of the 18th.
posted by maryr at 10:41 PM on December 1, 2014

I'll go ahead and push it back to 7PM. I hope you can make it, maryr!
posted by ChuraChura at 6:03 AM on December 2, 2014

I would love to come but heading up to Nashua on a Thursday night after work might be tough. I'll play it by ear and hope to come.
posted by bondcliff at 6:15 AM on December 2, 2014

I'll be there unless the weather is awful (driving down from Concord area).
posted by in278s at 10:37 AM on December 2, 2014

Yikes I'm glad I happened to glance at the upcoming IRL sidebar, or I would have missed this somehow! A weeknight may be tricky but I'm gonna try to make it. I was thinking fondly about the 2012 Nashua pre-Christmas meetup just the other day.
posted by usonian at 7:07 AM on December 3, 2014

Is there a general consensus that a Friday night would be better?
posted by ChuraChura at 7:14 AM on December 3, 2014

After speaking to some folks via memail, it looks like Friday at 7 will work better than Thursday at 6, so I've changed the timing! See you in about two weeks!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:10 AM on December 4, 2014

Traffic might still be awful because that is the last Friday before Christmas (so travelers + shoppers) BUT I [crashmycarintothebridgeiwatchediletitburn] don't care, I'm planning on coming.
posted by maryr at 7:51 AM on December 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

Thanks for switching. I couldn't do Thursday at all as I'll be locked in an auditorium watching a middle school concert.

I will try my hardest to be there Friday but given that it's an hour drive it will of course depend on weather, traffic, Moon phases, etc.

If I go I will try to bring some cookies again.
posted by bondcliff at 9:31 AM on December 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

I am also sad! Let me know if you want to get brunch or something once you arrive in fabulous Manchvegas.
posted by ChuraChura at 3:13 AM on December 6, 2014

Oh hey, now that it's on Friday I can come! Yay!
posted by DiscourseMarker at 7:23 PM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]

Damnit Greg Nog, you're going to break the kilted-meetup-in-Nashua streak!

(Friday is better! Barring unforeseen complications such as weather/etc, I will be there. May or may not be kilted.)
posted by usonian at 7:50 AM on December 8, 2014 [1 favorite]

I will also not be kilted. I'm not sure I could pull off a kilt.
posted by bondcliff at 8:24 AM on December 8, 2014

Pull off a kilt in a restaurant and you'll wind up in the hoosegow.
posted by usonian at 10:28 AM on December 8, 2014 [1 favorite]

I don't think any of us want you to be kilt-off.
posted by maryr at 11:24 AM on December 8, 2014

We've got reservations. No one arrive off kilter! Feel free to come even if you haven't said you would - I said somewhere between 7 and 10 people, and they said accommodating more wouldn't be a problem!
posted by ChuraChura at 3:01 PM on December 15, 2014

I might be late, depending on when I get out of work and depending on traffic.

I'll be leaving the western 'burbs of Boston around 5:30 or so, heading up 95 to Rt. 3 to Nashua in case anyone wants to be picked up along the way.
posted by bondcliff at 6:33 AM on December 16, 2014

Ooh, my father, who is The Proud Aardvark, will probably be coming!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:51 AM on December 16, 2014

I enjoyed the last Nashua meetup, but will have to skip this d/t work. Have fun and happy holidays to all!
posted by maryrussell at 9:50 AM on December 19, 2014

Cookies are a go.
posted by bondcliff at 10:43 AM on December 19, 2014 [1 favorite]

I must regrettably change my status back to a 'maybe', also work-related. We'll see how the rest of the afternoon goes! :(
posted by usonian at 12:20 PM on December 19, 2014

Fingers crossed!
posted by ChuraChura at 12:46 PM on December 19, 2014

Sorry to have backed out at the last minute. I'd rather be with the gang in Nashua, not hanging out at home dealing with this nasty-looking infected leg. I'll raise a glass and knock back a cephalexin ...
posted by in278s at 2:27 PM on December 19, 2014

Had to stay late at work because my co-workers in Brockton took so long to fax their work to me. I'll be late, but I'll be on my way by 6:15.
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 2:28 PM on December 19, 2014

I should be leaving shortly. Google says it will take me about 46 minutes, but that seems optimistic. Fingers crossed!
posted by DiscourseMarker at 3:09 PM on December 19, 2014

By some strange warp of space time it didn't take me as long to get here as I expected so I will probably nurse a beer at the bar if I can mange to squeeze in.

I am an average looking man in average clothing. I will either be sitting or standing and I have two arms, each with five fingers. I am also wearing pants. You'll find me.
posted by bondcliff at 3:24 PM on December 19, 2014

Oh, I also have a thing of cookies with foil on top. My name is Jim. But not that Jim.
posted by bondcliff at 3:25 PM on December 19, 2014 [1 favorite]

That was good fun - thank you everyone!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:19 PM on December 19, 2014

Yeah, thanks for organizing it!
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 8:26 PM on December 19, 2014

That was fun! Thanks for setting it up, ChuraChura.
posted by bondcliff at 8:24 AM on December 20, 2014