Meet Proposal: 2019 Fall Oppo Chill

"Future Heap Owner" (aperiodic)
05/22/2019 at 15:00 • Filed to: oppo meet, meetup, Portland, PNW, pnw fall oppo chill

Had a great time at the recent Spring Cruise in Vancouver? Or bummed you couldn’t make it? Have I got good news for you: I’m proposing a Fall Oppo meet in Portland, and everyone’s invited! (Final repost, for weekday crowd. )

CarsofFortLangley did a fantastic job organizing the cruise to be a fun adventure on a scenic sporty highway. But as much as I enjoy taking curves with three digits on my (metric) speedometer, I like hanging out with all of you. The nature of an organized 700km drive means that if you’re not there at the start, it’s hard to meet up along the way. So this meet will be a more relaxed affair — as befits the host city — where we’ll take a couple of day trips from Portland, and we’ll be hanging out around the city every night. This structure makes it easier for people to come and go as best suits their schedule, so we should have even more faces around the tables at night.

Before I figure out exactly what the day trips will entail, we need to figure out a date that works best. My general target is September, after Labor Day weekend. If you’re interested, cast your votes in the below below for the weekends that work for you, and once enough folks have weighed in I’ll announce the date.

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I hope to see many of you in September! Especially any of the Seattle crew, who were unformly absent from the close-by Vancouver drive. Let me know what you think of the format in the comments, as well as any ideas you have for day trips.

DISCUSSION (37)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 00:47

Kinja'd!!!

Help. Help!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 00:49

It says poll not available ?

Future Heap Owner > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/19/2019 at 00:49

Yeah I edited the poll wording to clarify which weekends they were, and that broke the poll. I just updated the post with the new poll link, so once you refresh it should work (or after you wait a few minutes because Kinja).

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 00:50

Now I don’t see a link at all in your post.

Help. Help!

Future Heap Owner > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/19/2019 at 00:51

I just edited the post with the new poll link .

Future Heap Owner > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/19/2019 at 00:51

Dangit Kinja! New poll link .

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 01:00

Neat

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 01:42

I clicked on all dates. Hope that is helpful

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 02:01

much excite!

AestheticsInMotion > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 02:15

I challenge any and all takers to a cider flight at Schilling.

And sour beers.

And... Donuts

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 09:23

Do it in the other Portland and I can make it.

CompactLuxuryFan > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 12:16

I’m interested but I have a couple of weeks of travel some time between Aug 21 and Sept 28 that aren’t really planned yet. So, hard for me to say at the moment, but I’ll be watching for this! Probably the later weekends would work better for me.

gmctavish needs more space > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 12:31

I’ll see if I can make it if I have a passport by then!

gettingoldercarguy > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 14:02

I already have a trip booked for labor day weekend in Portland. Going to take my kids to they're first race at the Portland Grand Prix. August 30-May 2nd

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 14:04

I'm a definite maybe! I'll be in the area, but not sure how time is going to work out given a new job and house. Hopefully I can at least make one of the stops and slut it up with my east coast truck.

Nibby > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 19:59

RIP blazers

CB > gettingoldercarguy
05/19/2019 at 20:00

August to May? That’s a long weekend!

gettingoldercarguy > CB
05/19/2019 at 20:37

Woops! August to September. My kids decided i shouldn't get much sleep last night.

Future Heap Owner > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
05/19/2019 at 21:41

Cool! There should be ample opportunities to meet up or drop by, so I hope you’ll be able to make one of them. I’ll be posting more details as I figure them out.

Future Heap Owner > gettingoldercarguy
05/19/2019 at 21:42

Oh, cool! Unfortunately, I already have Labor Day plans with family, so that weekend is not under consideration. I hope you and the kids have a great time!

Future Heap Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/19/2019 at 21:42

Bit of a long drive for me.

Future Heap Owner > gmctavish needs more space
05/19/2019 at 21:43

Go go government bureaucratic process! I hope it comes by September.

Future Heap Owner > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
05/19/2019 at 21:43

Haha, I did the same thing. Gotta make it seem popular!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 22:03

That sounds like a you problem

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/19/2019 at 22:19

I'm going to be coming there from Virginia. I'm sure you can suck it up like I am. Just sell your house and get a new job!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
05/19/2019 at 22:21

(I don’t know if my car can even make a cross-country journey)

Tristan > Future Heap Owner
05/19/2019 at 23:37

The 7th and 8th appear to be the most popular option, and also the only weekend in September I’ll be at work .

Future Heap Owner > Tristan
05/19/2019 at 23:57

Noooooooo

And if you’re working all weekend, that means there’s little chance you can sneak away in the evening, huh? :(

Future Heap Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/20/2019 at 00:03

You got me there

Future Heap Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/20/2019 at 00:03

Only one way to find out!

Tristan > Future Heap Owner
05/20/2019 at 01:15

I usually work in the evenings, soooooo... No. :(

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Future Heap Owner
05/20/2019 at 13:33

Nice, just getting back to Oppo after a month off work, glad I caught this !

Clicked all the dates...currently the only one that doesn’t work is Labor Day weekend itself due to a wedding, but should be around all the weekends after.

Decay buys too many beaters > Future Heap Owner
05/22/2019 at 15:04

Missed this, but in! Aestheticsinmotion still needs to see the glory that is the $200 miata

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Future Heap Owner
05/22/2019 at 15:23

Hmmm.... Something undemocratic about this... can’t put my finger on it

Kinja'd!!!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Tristan
05/26/2019 at 12:02

Bummer!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Future Heap Owner
07/22/2019 at 15:16

Are we for sure doing the 7/8?

Future Heap Owner > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/24/2019 at 23:52

Yes. I made a confirmation post but it’s hard for me to find with the cell signal here in Banff NP. I’ll be posting activity proposals this week