Topic: July 31, 2009 GTG In Indy

[maverick1974]

Currently I am planning to spend the night of July 31st (Friday) someplace between Indianapolis and Bloomington.  My plans may change but that is what I am currently thinking.  If anyone wants to meet up give a shout.

*update-we will be meeting in the Sam's club parking lot around 7:00 pm or a little earlier.  At that point we will decide on a final dinner location.

[Main One]

I live west of Bloomington.  Could make a little gtg, although will be pretty busy most likely around that time.  We'll have to see as the time gets closer.....

 

[maverick1974]

I live west of Bloomington.  Could make a little gtg, although will be pretty busy most likely around that time.  We'll have to see as the time gets closer.....

 

I will be in Bloomington from the 1st to the 7th.  But my time is mostly filled while there.

[Main One]

I will be in Bloomington from the 1st to the 7th.  But my time is mostly filled while there.

We are going with my son's Boy Scout Troop to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia the first week of August.  I'll have to double-check to see when they are planning to roll out of town.  I'm thinking we should be good for July 31st, but we may be rolling out the next morning.  Let me check with the boss at home.   

[maverick1974]

We are going with my son's Boy Scout Troop to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia the first week of August.  I'll have to double-check to see when they are planning to roll out of town.  I'm thinking we should be good for July 31st, but we may be rolling out the next morning.  Let me check with the boss at home.   

I find that slightly funny that you are leaving the area with the Boy Scout troop when about 2,000-3,000 Boy Scouts roll into the area for NOAC.

[Main One]

I find that slightly funny that you are leaving the area with the Boy Scout troop when about 2,000-3,000 Boy Scouts roll into the area for NOAC.

I'm guessing that NOAC is National Order of the Arrow Conference?

I attended part of one during my scout days when it was at Miami (Ohio) University and I lived about a half-hour away.

My son was tapped out last summer; is currently an Ordeal member of the local lodge.  I took him to the council's summer camp a couple of weekends ago so that he could do his Brotherhood service weekend, but he wasn't feeling 100% (he'd been sleeping A LOT more than usual) and we decided to turn around and take him home after me driving the AV over 10 miles of gravel road to get there.  Dang the truck was dusty after 20 miles round-trip on gravel.   

[maverick1974]

You got me.  I am driving the AV out there with supplies and gear while a bunch of others fly.  My truck is covered with camp mud from back to back weekends there.

[Main One]

Seems like we aren't leaving town until the 6th.  July 31st should be no problem, unless work has me on the road.  Seeing that it's now only about 3 weeks out, what do you have in mind?  Dinner somewhere? 

I know the wife would like to go back to the drive-in theatre south of Bloomington.  Starlite Theater is the best drive-in that I have ever been to.  It is surrounded by tall trees.  They seem to have no problem with people bringing grills.  It's like a football-game tailgating atmosphere, at a drive-in.  There's usually a line forming before 7, and thanks to our governor, it doesn't get dark here now that we are on western edge of the eastern time zone until nearly 10.  People get there early, fire up the grills, toss frisbees, just have some old-fashioned fun, until it gets dark enough for the movie to start.  I think they start the movie trailers for upcoming movies during twilight around 9:15 or so.

Here's a link:  http://starlitebloomington.com/default.htm

What do you think?  $7 per adult.  We might be able to attract a few other AVs, and get there early enough to park together and tailgate/socialize for a couple of hours before the show starts.

[maverick1974]

I was thinking dinner someplace or a breakfast Saturday Morning (the rest of my crew should be rolling in about 10:30 or 11 am), I have not been watching this thread as I have been doing other things to prepare for my upcoming trips.

[Didit]

Dinner on the 31st we could possibly make that, way past my bedtime for a drive in theater though, lol.


Didit