Aloha Toronto
posted May 19, 2015 3:18 PM   RSS | iCal | +googleCal

Sat May 30 at 2:00 PM, Jason George
100 Front Street East, Toronto, ON M5A 1E1, Canada (Map & Directions)
I'm closing down my apartment in Toronto and fully moving to Lindsay. Let's hang out on one last patio!
The plan is to meet up at the Jason George for 2:00 pm, which should allow people enough time to struggle out of bed from their Friday night shenanigans, and leave us enough time to relax and hang out in the sun.
posted by Lemurrhea to Meetup (51 comments total)

Sadly LoRichTimes and I will be out of town but WE'LL MISS YOU LEMUR Lindsay is so far please have lots of drinks for us.
posted by Phire at 12:02 AM on May 20, 2015


I...think I could make this. It would be my first ever mefi meetup!
posted by yawper at 6:23 AM on May 20, 2015 [1 favorite]


How do people feel about trying to go for the Jason George patio? They've been good to us in the past, and it's easy-ish access for people from all around.

And yawper, hooray!
posted by Lemurrhea at 7:26 AM on May 20, 2015


Weather allowing, patios are good (general principle), and the Jason George is good (empirically tested), so I can only imagine the combination to be at least as good as either on its own.
posted by kilo hertz at 8:42 AM on May 20, 2015 [1 favorite]


I applaud kilo hertz's careful consideration of the data.
posted by quaking fajita at 9:41 AM on May 20, 2015


Oh he does like a thousand of those considerations a second, it's no problem.
posted by Lemurrhea at 10:58 AM on May 20, 2015 [2 favorites]


Sadly, I find myself miles and mountains away that day... ironically, at a meetup. My regards to all!
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:05 PM on May 20, 2015 [1 favorite]


I'll be a bit jet lagged but I'll be back from the UK just in time.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:45 AM on May 21, 2015


I should be able to do this!
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 7:48 AM on May 21, 2015 [1 favorite]


Oh, no...this is the one weekend I'm out of town! I'll be thinking of you all from New Jersey. Lemurrhea, you'll just have to come back and visit!
posted by ilana at 8:28 AM on May 21, 2015


I'm out of town! Have fun, everyone!
posted by tickingclock at 8:42 AM on May 21, 2015


Just so everyone is clear, the pride of Toronto is on the line that we can beat the left coasters at getting people to meetups! So cajole your fellow Mefites!

ilana, despite Phire's lies Lindsay is not far at all. You organize a meetup and I'll swing in.
posted by Lemurrhea at 5:13 PM on May 21, 2015 [2 favorites]


Oy. Did you know Doors Open Toronto is going on at the same time? I'll try to make it, but...
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 9:13 PM on May 21, 2015


Oy.

What a strange reaction to someone suggesting a pub meetup.

Did you know Doors Open Toronto is going on at the same time?

It's not.
posted by grouse at 4:34 AM on May 22, 2015


I'll go only if Lemurrhea promises to come back reasonably often and regale us with tales of Lindsay. They don't even have to be true tales of Lindsay.

I have a dentist appointment uptown at 11, but I should be able to get down to Jason George by 2.
posted by maudlin at 12:28 PM on May 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


In 10+ years of being a MeFite I've never been to a meetup, and I think I'd like to try. Count me in.
posted by ZaphodB at 8:46 AM on May 23, 2015 [2 favorites]


IN.
posted by typewriter at 11:17 AM on May 24, 2015 [1 favorite]


Depending on how late you stay out I might be able to make it.
posted by chunking express at 2:22 PM on May 24, 2015 [1 favorite]


I think that might actually work! Hopefully I'll see you all there.
posted by Go Banana at 5:44 PM on May 26, 2015 [1 favorite]


Planning note: I'll try to book a reservation in a day or two but am unsure if they'll let me reserve on the patio. If not, I'll be the guy with the Density Creep Neighbourhood Alliance sign. That should cause people to keep a wide enough berth from me to save a few tables!

plus I can lap up all the drinks the servers will throw in my face!
posted by Lemurrhea at 6:16 PM on May 26, 2015 [3 favorites]


Density Creep appears to be up for grabs as a username, in case anyone needs a sock puppet for urban planning issues.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:52 AM on May 27, 2015 [2 favorites]


UPDATE: Can't reserve the patio. They switch from brunch -> lunch at 2:30, so it shouldn't be a huge problem in terms of getting spots. Beginning to regret my plan to make a sign.

See y'all on Saturday!
posted by Lemurrhea at 11:08 AM on May 28, 2015


No wait, I gotta help my friend paint their new place. Sorry people!
posted by chunking express at 7:54 PM on May 28, 2015


Currently trying to decide whether to rainsuit up and brave the downpour that accuweather.com claims will be occurring right when I will be biking downtown, or taking the subway like a wimp. Complication: my raincoat is currently located at UofT.
posted by quaking fajita at 9:13 AM on May 30, 2015


If you have to ask, you should take the subway. (I figure you probably would have asked this on the green but you already used your question this week.)
posted by grouse at 9:26 AM on May 30, 2015


accuweather

Lies!

Environment Canada King City Doppler 4 Life.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:33 AM on May 30, 2015 [1 favorite]


If it makes you feel better I'm in shorts and a tee because the only other clothes I have in town is a suit.
posted by Lemurrhea at 9:35 AM on May 30, 2015 [1 favorite]


If you have to ask, you should take the subway.

I have to get used to biking in the rain or everyone in Seattle will make fun of me !

Lies!

I'm not sure how accurate it is but it is certainly precise.
posted by quaking fajita at 9:38 AM on May 30, 2015 [3 favorites]


I'm not sure how accurate it is but it is certainly precise.

I was just trying to be optimistic.

I see they have the rain scheduled to end at precisely 2:02, so this works out well.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:44 AM on May 30, 2015


The skies have been making empty threats for a while. I'm prepared to swim over on my bike nonetheless, same as last year.
posted by maudlin at 10:00 AM on May 30, 2015


PatioCamTM update. This looks like it may blow through just north of here.

imgur.com/obye5O9
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 10:02 AM on May 30, 2015


Btw if anyone needs to reach me the phone number is 7053411376
posted by Lemurrhea at 10:17 AM on May 30, 2015


I live like two blocks away and there is NO RAIN
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 10:30 AM on May 30, 2015


We live across the street. Can confirm no rain.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 10:36 AM on May 30, 2015


what you're in my neighbourhood?

I may press gang you into coming over for dinner sometime bc you're awesome
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 10:40 AM on May 30, 2015


uh oh thunder

be there soon

may have gotten a head start on the drinkering
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 10:57 AM on May 30, 2015


Looks like it's about to storm very briefly here. It will have the salutary effect of clearing the patio.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 10:58 AM on May 30, 2015


nine of us inside! I just got here =)
posted by flex at 11:45 AM on May 30, 2015


There is so much drinking
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 12:35 PM on May 30, 2015


Should be there in 29 min. Y'all will still be around, right?
posted by grouse at 12:45 PM on May 30, 2015


And now we are discussing poop
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 12:59 PM on May 30, 2015


And now I am considering turning around and going home.
posted by grouse at 1:02 PM on May 30, 2015


EXCEPT YOU STAYED YOU LIAR
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 3:54 PM on May 30, 2015


I said I was considering it.
posted by grouse at 4:30 PM on May 30, 2015


And to all a good night! Thanks for setting this up.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 7:32 PM on May 30, 2015 [4 favorites]


another fantastic meetup! great to meet ZaphodB & sfenders =) cheers to the rest of you and let's have another one sooner rather than later, yes?
posted by flex at 9:24 PM on May 30, 2015


Agreed! Thanks for coming, everyone. You have made the last morning of cleaning/moving -
um
well actually pretty terrible because I'm hung over.

I hate you all.
posted by Lemurrhea at 6:31 AM on May 31, 2015 [9 favorites]


That was a blast. Wonderful meeting all of you, and I hope I'm not the only one drinking gatorade today.
posted by ZaphodB at 9:38 AM on May 31, 2015


Nice to see everyone. I think I may have promised to call the next one, so this is me publicly stating it.
posted by quaking fajita at 10:34 AM on May 31, 2015 [4 favorites]


I'd like to think some hangovers are more worthwhile than others (this being one such, given what a joy being in your company tends to be).

For what it's worth, I expressed an intention to call a boardgames meetup towards the end of June (currently eyeing the weekend of the 27th), so there's also that.
posted by kilo hertz at 1:25 PM on May 31, 2015 [2 favorites]


Picture added!
posted by Lemurrhea at 9:45 AM on June 1, 2015



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