[SkateDC] Okay, Okay! We will reschedule
Carl Ford
ford at dcaccess.net
Fri Feb 12 10:05:20 PST 2010
Alright, alright. We will re-schedule. Stay tuned.
<sarcasm> Perhaps we will wait until all of the snow is gone and
there is a night without compelling TV. Or given how many people show
up and skate, perhaps we can do without. </sarcasm>
Quoting Jennifer Swalwell <jennifer_swalwell at hotmail.com>:
>
> I would prefer to have the meeting another day. I cannot attend
> this evening as I have to drive my employees home (I have 4WD). If
> the meeting is held this evening, please do not consider street
> parking. I have been watching people get stuck all week. The lot
> Carl suggested is a good idea. The main streets is DC are fine for
> driving.
>
>> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:17:02 -0800
>> From: skatewash at yahoo.com
>> To: lawlerland at gmail.com
>> CC: skate at skatedc.org
>> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Membership Meeting This Evening at 7
>>
>> D'oh! I completely forgot about the snow. My bad.
>>
>> Looking at the trafficland.com cameras in DC it doesn't look like
>> there's much, if any, on-street parking to be had. Or, to put it
>> another way, Mr. Snowbank is racking up one heck of a parking
>> fine, unless he has diplomatic immunity.
>>
>> The problem with Metro is that stations with parking tend to be
>> above ground and are therefore still closed, while the stations
>> below ground which are open don't tend to have any parking (Catch
>> 22, subpart 2.b).
>>
>> And that was before the Metro derailment at Farragut North
>> (http://wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4317).
>>
>> As a result Major Delay has resumed command of the Red Line (at
>> least the western branch) for the rest of the day.
>>
>> Since under the best of circumstances we don't usually get into
>> trouble with the Fire Marshall for exceeding the maximum capacity
>> at our winter meetings, maybe it's worthwhile to consider another
>> postponement. Not because it's impossible for people to get to
>> the meeting, as Carl pointed out there's a paid parking lot right
>> next to Cap City, but it seems likely that this evening might set
>> records for lowest ever attendance at a WAR winter meeting. Maybe
>> I'm wrong and people will come out tonight. But it seems to me
>> that we would be likely to have higher attendance if we postponed
>> until the weather situation works itself out. It would be very
>> gratifying for more people to become more involved in the club,
>> and it would be unfortunate if the snow situation dampened
>> whatever budding enthusiasm might be trying to push it's tender
>> little shoot up from the ground.
>>
>> Just my $0.02.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> George
>>
>> --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Greg Lawler <lawlerland at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Greg Lawler <lawlerland at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Membership Meeting This Evening at 7
>> To: "George Marinkovich" <skatewash at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: skate at skatedc.org
>> Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:52 AM
>>
>> George, et al,
>>
>> For those who haven't seen the parking conditions in downtown DC
>> today, avoid it at all cost!!! There are almost no downtown parking
>> spaces as they are being used to store large piles of snow. Likely a
>> snowmobile would be a great option, but more realistically, the Metro
>> from outlying areas with better parking would be your best choice.
>>
>> Best,
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:46 AM, George Marinkovich
>> <skatewash at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Hope to see everyone there.
>> >
>> > Just a reminder, those looking for the closest free on-street
>> parking to Cap City are advised to look northeast of Massachusetts
>> Ave. Meters in this area may not need to be fed after 6:30 PM and
>> there may not be a 2 hour parking limitation. For example,
>> anything that is both east of 11th St. and north of L St, should
>> be unaffected by the change in the parking regulations.
>> >
>> > Due to the new parking regulations, the area enclosed within the
>> box described on this map
>> > http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3432789
>> >
>> > is subject to a 2 hour parking limitation and rates of up to
>> $2/hr for on-street parking.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > George
>> > --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > From: Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>
>> > Subject: [SkateDC] Membership Meeting This Evening at 7
>> > To: skate at skatedc.org
>> > Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 12:16 AM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hey all,
>> >
>> > Since the snow messed up the plans for the membership meeting, the
>> > meeting is tonight Friday 2/12 at 7 pm. Location is Capital City
>> > Brewing, 11th & H Streets NW.
>> >
>> > Please let me know if you will be able to make it so I can get a
>> > table or area. Apologies for not sending out a reminder during the
>> > snowpocalypse.
>> >
>> > Agenda includes:
>> >
>> > -filling next year's "Board"
>> >
>> > -Inaugural and other skate schedule/planning
>> >
>> > -SkateDC Weekend Planning
>> >
>> > -T-Shirts for 2010?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Carl Ford
>> > ford at dcaccess.net
>> >
>> > Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane
>> > people who
>> > are willing to admit that they are crazy. -Nora Ephron, novelist (b. 1941)
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Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane
people who
are willing to admit that they are crazy. -Nora Ephron, novelist (b. 1941)
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