WARNING

College Basketball will make meet location busy.

just so you know.

Well how was it?

Not that bad actually. Busy sorta, but we had no issues with service or getting a table.

I'm going to apologize in advance for not making it, had a really bad day when I got home, fighting with girlfriend, drank too much to drive now, blah blah. The vibe around here is like daddy just hit mommy at the dinner table and we are still trying to eat so to speak. I do want to say thank you Cory for doing the tires for me today, and If I don't make it out to Stead this Saturday, I will see you next Thursday.

Hey guys, I finally made it out to a thursday meet...and something kinda weird happened. I know I'm a new guy to the group, and I know you all saw me drive up, and I also realize that you were getting ready to head in to eat...but why is it that the only people who bothered to say Hi to me was Cory (who I already know) and another guy who's name I don't know? First impressions count, and I feel like my wife and I pretty much got ignored. Now I'm hoping this was just an oversight because I know Subaru people are pretty friendly, but come on...it would have been nice to have a couple of people say something like "Hey, how are you? My name is...Welcome to the Subaru fan club." or something like that. Anyway, I guess I just expected a bit more of a welcome than what I actually got.
So I guess we can try this again...I might come out to the autoX this weekend to watch my favorate cars go fast.

How was it.

Had a baseball game today.

Romped on the other team 25-0 I had a single, hit by pitch and double with 2 RBIs I was pretty stoked.

Hey man, sorry you felt the cold shoulder. I was the other guy that said hi.

The way these things go is that everyone usually hangs out for a bit and then goes in to eat. It's just the normal flow. I'm guessing most of the people just might have expected you and your wife to come on in, hang out and maybe grab dinner with us. Either way, I'd like to apologize for the group.

I don't honestly know...a minute or two after we got there (also after the silent treatment part) everyone went inside to eat and left my wife and I standing in the parking lot. I didn't really feel like going in and socializing after that, so we left. Good job on the ball game, by the way. That's a better score than any team I ever played on...

Yeah, we all got inside and were wondering where you were so we could meet you.

Remember, we meet like 40 or 50 new people every year. Many of them are intimidated by a bunch of new people, or are just there to check the club out and aren't interested in meeting a ton of new people all at once. In general we don't swarm new people, usually one or two people say hi and introduce the new person to everyone else based on their reaction.

This of it this way: Cory was your interview and gave you a job offer, and you went home instead of showing up to work. Inside we were asking Cory if you were coming in, and he said you told him you were, and we were all confused as to what went down.

Thanks, Nick. I appreciate it. I'm glad that I have one more face to attach a name to in the group. Also just to let you know, I'm not usually very touchy about stuff like this, but I guess this was a special case.

On the other hand you did show up kind of late, and we where already on our way inside.

Not much is going to stop a crowd of cold and hungry people from going inside once the migration has started.

Thats understandable, I was a bit confused as well, but I guess that happens sometimes. Just my ignorance of how you guys do things. Just felt a little weird going in and having dinner with a bunch of people that I don't know, or at least hadn't been introduced to yet...

You have my permission to hit Scott next time you come to a meet.

Don't worry about him hitting back, just tell him Robby said it was ok.

You can also hit Dean just because he is old.

Sorry to cause that kind of first impression but I was suspecting you guys to follow all of us inside to chat. Everybody is pretty easy going so don't feel shut out or ignored. Like Scott said, new members usually have to make their own introduction into the group, so if you show up when we are all still outside talking and introduce yourself you won't be ignored.

Ha! That's ok, I don't think things need to be that extreme...besides, hitting the boss just isn't a very good idea and I don't know him very well yet...might mess up my next job interview.

Nah he is an understanding type of guy.

:frownsquad:

well that's not exactly how I am used to doing things with new groups, but i can understand your point...I'll just adapt next time.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62..._0165Small.jpg

like this?

Naw, these guys:

:unamused::unamused::unamused::unamused::unamused:

Gotcha.

haha!
Scott you rue the day you ever posted that picture.

Remind me to never post a pic of myself in the forums...

No, pictures are fine, just not ones like that. :lol:

^I just noticed that you don't have an Avatar. Fix that n00b!

Me or Highdesert?

I did this "^" under your name. Plus, he has one. You must have hit your head on the lift pretty hard.

Not lately, I have been doing a pretty good job of avoiding it, although i did semi-drop/set a fully assembled Honda B20 on my foot the other day...Maybe that is what caused all of this.



There I fixed it for you.

Sometimes people show up and they don't say anything and then we never hear from them again.

We were all wondering where you went! (HighDesert) I thought you were coming inside with us man!

Like everybody else already said, there was no ill intent implied by the "cold shoulder", we were just already heading inside. Most of us show up at 7 or earlier, and by 7:15 we're ready to do some SERIOUS eating!

Yeah, it's cool...no worries. I knew it wasn't done on purpose. Hopefully better timing next time...

On a lighter note, that Meatlovers Pizza was DELICIOUS! I have half of it in my fridge still. I can't wait for lunch. =D

OK Whipper Snapper, as I recall, your old man wrecked you pretty well not to long ago, so i wouldn't be talking smack if I were you. :P

And where have you been? We miss having a youngin' to pick on. :)

Haha, that was only because he weighs more than I do. BTW the shoulder is doing great, I am playing baseball with no problems so that is good.

As to where I have been see:
http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6748

I was at the meet 2 weeks ago, but you weren't...where have you been?

So is the meet spot at the tamerac junction?

yup

Alright, me and my GF, Amanda, are coming this Thursday. Anyone else bringing their womenz?

I've brought Lisa in the past. But the meet is so geek heavy she's bored out of her mind and doesn't come anymore w/o being dragged there. :lol:

Tell here at least one other non-geeky female will be there. They can point and laugh at us while we debate how many catch cans one must run. :cool:

maybe be there. Just me. Seriously doubt I can get Julie to come along.

Won't be there. Have a CPR cert class. :/

Right on. Tell her that it's a "bring the womenz" meet. :)

Carrie and I can't make it this week, or she could perhaps help the ratio

Bummer, I was hoping you two would be there. And I guess Kevin has class that night. Kevin, send your girlfriend to the meet without you. :P

Cory often brings a hot woman, though not SO, who is less than completely interested in cars.

Yeah, but then you have to hear stories about piercings in ... sensitive areas. And not the good kind of sensitive areas, the male kind of sensitive areas.

If she wasn't going to be getting off of a chartered bus in Vegas roughly when the meet starts, I might consider it... but probably wouldn't follow through. :p

Emily and I will most likely be there this week...

Sweet!