7th SWFL ER.org Get-together

[Scuba]

How fun, Omni! I have to check with DH as to whether he will join me. Hopefully so but he is a bit of an introvert and is not an ER member, so we shall see. Will let you know.

What is the address of the Gecko’s location please? And what time on 2/25? Thanks again!!

 

[Lewis Clark]

How fun, Omni! I have to check with DH as to whether he will join me. Hopefully so but he is a bit of an introvert and is not an ER member, so we shall see. Will let you know.

What is the address of the Gecko’s location please? And what time on 2/25? Thanks again!!

The address is:

Gecko's Fruitville
351 N. Cattlemen Rd
Sarasota, FL 34232
941-378-0077

We usually meet around 2 pm, but I'll let Omni confirm the time for this year.

 

[omni550]

FINAL DETAILS:

Date & Time: Sun. Feb. 25, 2024, *2:00pm - 4:30pm-ish (so we're not tying up the tables during "peak lunch time".)

Location:

Gecko's Fruitville (just west of I-75 at Exit 210)
351 N. Cattlemen Rd
Sarasota, FL 34232
ph. 941-378-0077

(*Gecko's does not take reservations. I will call when they open (11 am) to alert the staff of our group size, planned start time, and request that the staff try to accommodate us outside, as we did the last couple of years. )

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

(Looks like we may have 14 attendees. I'll do a "final nose count" closer to the 25th on this thread.)

omni

 

[Lewis Clark]

Thanks for organizing, Omni!

 

[simple girl]

Thank you Omni!

 

[FLSUnFIRE]

Coincidentally, did some scouting today (actually meeting someone from the FIRE community too)! Good practice run.


Felt a bit odd without Omni and the rest of the gang!

 

[BeachOrCity]

Most likely I am having to head up north for a few days around the 25th now so likely won’t be able to come.

Have fun everyone!

 

[FLSUnFIRE]

Most likely I am having to head up north for a few days around the 25th now so likely won’t be able to come.

Have fun everyone!

Sorry to hear that. Hope everything is ok!

 

[harley]

Hey ho, everyone! I'm sorry to say that we're heading back north the weekend of the 23rd, so we won't be able to make the meeting. And we're putting our house down here on the market, so I'll no longer be qualified to attend. I'll be changing my ER meetup membership to the DC area group. I hope y'all have a great time, and I enjoyed meeting you IRL. Have fun.

 

[FlaGator]

Put me down as tentative. Will be able to confirm in a few weeks.

Thanks for organizing this!

I'm in. Driving from the Panhandle the day before. Staying in east Tampa/Brandon to avoid Sarasota's abusive hotel rates this time of year.

For The Tampa area locals, anything I need to know about the area near Brandon Mall?

 

[omni550]

Sorry, I haven't been ignoring this event. Recently, I've had issues with posting on the E-R.org forum, as I keep getting a "blocked" message. Very frustrating when I'm trying to finalize the attendee list.

Still working on this issue. Currently, I'm able to post here using a different browser (Chrome ipo Firefox).

Thanks simple girl and mods!

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Here's the latest attendee list:

1. omni550
2. FLSUnFIRE
3. Lewis Clark
4. Dtail
5. 38Chevy454
6. boog
7.&8.YouBet +1
9.&10. Scuba +1
11.&12. simple girl +1
13. FlaGator

If anyone else cares to join, just post on this thread....

omni

 

[Scuba]

Thanks for organizing, Omni! Just confirming that DH and I will be there. Looking forward to it!

 

[Flyfish1]

If you do it again next year we can make it. Booking some VRBO time in Feb/March soon.

 

[omni550]

If you do it again next year we can make it. Booking some VRBO time in Feb/March soon.

Flyfish,

Assuming there's still interest, we'll likely be having a 2025 gathering. Thanks for considering it in your plans, and hope you can make it.

omni

 

[omni550]

WooHoo! The 25th is just a few days away, so it's time for a final review.

Here's the finalized attendee list:

1. omni550
2. FLSUnFIRE
3. Lewis Clark
4. Dtail
5. 38Chevy454
6. boog
7.&8.YouBet +1
9.&10. Scuba +1
11.&12. simple girl +1
13. FlaGator


Date & Time: Sun. Feb. 25, 2024, 2:00pm - 4:30pm-ish

Location:

Gecko's Fruitville (just west of I-75 at Exit 210)
351 N. Cattlemen Rd
Sarasota, FL 34232
ph. 941-378-0077

Looking forward to seeing y'all there!

omni

 

[youbet]

We’ve been in Florida for a month now and are currently camped a half hour or so from Gecko’s. Looking forward to seeing everyone Sunday!

 

[sarasotacycler]

I will be there. Thanks for coordinating.

 

[omni550]

I will be there. Thanks for coordinating.

Great, I'll add you to the list!

1. omni550
2. FLSUnFIRE
3. Lewis Clark
4. Dtail
5. 38Chevy454
6. boog
7.&8.YouBet +1
9.&10. Scuba +1
11.&12. simple girl +1
13. FlaGator
14. sarasotacycler

omni

 

[omni550]

We’ve been in Florida for a month now and are currently camped a half hour or so from Gecko’s. Looking forward to seeing everyone Sunday!

Likewise. See you Sunday!

omni

 

[Dtail]

Thank you omni550 for organizing our get together today. Had a great time.
The time flew by.

 

[Lewis Clark]

Thank you again for organizing, Omni550. Another great event!

 

[omni550]

Today was FINALLY the day!

On a picture-perfect day, 14 of us showed up for the 7th SWFL E-R.org Gathering. We saw lots of familiar faces and some new ones, too.

A good time must've been had by all...as we stayed for close to 4 hours.

FlaGator gets the award for longest distance traveled, driving down from the FL panhandle to join us.

Thanks for coming. Hope to see you all next year!

omni

A few pix to prove that it happened....

 

[omni550]

Ooops...missed posting one photo.

 

[Montecfo]

Looks like fun. Well done!

 

[pb4uski]

Sorry that I missed it... looks like fun. Looks like last year may have been my last year (pun intended) as on Friday we bought a house in Texas nearer to family and plan to snowbird between Vermont and Texas rather than Vermont and Florida.

Grandchildren... what more can I say?