Ok folks, let’s talk dates! I don’t have any firm plans that would impact the date of our Meetup, but I would say that the first 2 weeks of June, the pool isn’t very warm, and it wouldn’t be any fun to swim in.
Just so folks can understand how it works: We open the pool in mid-May, and for those first few weeks we need to keep brushing, vacuuming, and generally cleaning it to get the water nice and clear. After it’s clear, we can use the solar cover to help. We uncover the water during the day so the sunlight can help heat up the water, then cover it at night to retain that warmth in the dark. On a good sunny day it can go up 1-4 degrees, and if we cover it at night, we might lose 1-2 degrees, but not everything. So it’s kinda 3 steps forward, 1 step back. Over a couple weeks, it gets to a lovely 86-90 degrees; perfect for lounging.
I am open to us meeting during the 4th of July long weekend as people might have it off, but I also know many people might have long standing family traditions or plans.
Arizona was lovely this February! Fall in the mountains is pretty with the aspen trees. It’s alright in Denver, but summer runs into mid-September and in late October/early November there’s a big wind that comes through and strips the trees of leaves.
I’d be up for very late June or early to mid-July! Our town has stopped doing much for 4th of July celebrations so there’s not much holding me in one place.
If folks would be interested, there is a newer craft studio in town that hosts various parties, to make things like mosaics or terrariums. Their website is heavy on the kids parties they do, but they do host many for adults that seem to be featured on their FB page more.
Here are some mosaics made by staff from Parkland College last week.
I hate to ask, but has there been any further thoughts on dates? I’m trying to organize some work events for the summer and hoping I won’t end up double booking things.
I keep meaning to come back and comment. As someone who’d be driving in, I’d rather not have to contend with 4th of July weekend traffic if possible. Other than that, though, I don’t have any strong feelings about/conflicts with dates.
I’d also prefer not to deal with 4th of July traffic. I think anytime except early June should work for me. I am an indoor cat though so far prefer not being outside too much when it’s super humid out
My husband and I were talking about checking out the Champaign area in general so he might make the trip with me so I can definitely do other things during pool/outside activities.
There hadn’t been anything else on dates, because no one had actually chimed in with any. To help narrow it down, I built a poll. You can select up to 2 dates that work best for you. I’ll keep it open for a few days, and see what we get for responses.
June 26-28 (Weekend AFTER Juneteenth/Father’s Day)
If people would like a date to be chosen for this Meetup, then I need help in choosing a date that works! So far we’ve had a few “I’ll try to make things work” comments, and a few “I don’t like 4th of July driving”, but no actual dates suggested. I put up a poll yesterday, that will allow folks to vote for their two favorite options. It is in the post directly above. Whatever weekend has the most votes, is the one we’ll go with. So please VOTE!
Sorry for the delay in voting. My summer weekends are still very much in the air so I didn’t want to weigh in and influence the vote, and then have to cancel later….I voted for 1 date and we’ll see how it goes.
@MistressJennie, a thought occurred to me (that you may already have accounted for): When’s the university’s graduation? I assume that will eat up a lot of available hotel rooms.
A large part of my family is already mad/disappointed that I’m opting not to go on the Branson trip (the same Branson trip that everyone was saying we should go somewhere else instead of there for a third time–I could go on about this) and it would be salt in the wound if I went to Illinois.
Also, my two other trips have lengthened significantly, both of which my son is not going on so I’m relying on other people to make sure he’s not getting into shenanigans.
To help narrow it down, I built a poll. You can select up to 2 dates that work best for you. I’ll keep it open for a few days, and see what we get for responses.
