Chicagoland Meet-up: Sun Sept. 17, 2006

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-22-2006, 11:27 PM

Over on Greenhybrid, exbauer is working to organize a Chicagoland meetup. Not only will it be fun, it would be good cross-relations between forums. Take a few minutes and head over to Greenhybrid and chime in on that thread or if you're not a member over there then post to this thread. I'll post a link to this thread over there and a link to that thread over here.

http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/chicago...-2006.9387.html

FireEngineer · 08-23-2006, 09:17 AM

A meet-up where I don't show off my Prius and I sit down to eat food!?! OK, I'll try it out.

Wayne

mbarrows · 08-23-2006, 01:14 PM

Wayne,

I might be interested but need to check with "The Boss."

Also, WHY are these meets always up north? How about a southside meet for a change? (You and I know what a great area this is! <VBG>)

Mike

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-23-2006, 01:26 PM

The meets are always up north because I don't like driving that far South.

Actually, the folks at GH are leading this one. We can offer locations probably.

exbauer · 08-24-2006, 04:52 PM

Well, everybody have a the date set on the 17th. Place is still unknown, but keep the 17th for lunch open! I guess I should have just listed a restaurant and not given choices out. To make it easy I have narrowed it down to 2 places. They are both in the north, so plan on driving up that way. Maggiano’s (Italian) or Pappadeaux (Canjun brunch).

meezercat · 08-24-2006, 09:18 PM

Ha - I don't think of Schaumburg or Arlington Heights as north... They are both a good 45 minutes southwest of me.

I'll think about it...but I don't really feel like I know anyone well enough online to meet them offline.

FireEngineer · 08-30-2006, 10:02 AM

Finalized! The date will be September 17 at 2:00 PM. The place will be in Schaumberg, IL at Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant. Meezercat come on down south, Tony is pretty much harmless, and the rest of us are really nice people-haven't found a bad apple yet.

Wayne

FireEngineer · 09-07-2006, 10:35 AM

Remember the 17th everyone. Good Italian food, check out the other hybrids, look at the plug from mikel52's Classic (block heater). Remember if you really need to go to the Eli's Cheescake Festival go on Saturday the 16th, keep Sunday for your Prius.

Wayne

mikel 52 · 09-08-2006, 09:50 AM

Meezercat come on down. You can't be any farther north in Illinois than I am in Antioch.

FireEngineer · 09-13-2006, 11:17 PM

Just to add a little enticement, I am going to have, for your visual and tactal pleasure, the Toyota engine block heaters for both the Classic and current Prius, courtesy of Jesse of Metro Toyota. I am sure if your all nice that mikel 52 will open the hood of his Classic to see his installed block heater. I am also bringing my winter grill block kit to show how to keep the chill off the engine. Also, I will be bringing a sample of the extra large oil filter I have posted that I now use to compare to the Toyota filter. And, to keep me from staying in the parking lot talking about the Prius to everyone, my wife is coming to lead me to the table to eat some lunch.

Wayne

09-13-2006, 11:17 PM	#10
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08-22-2006, 11:27 PM	#1
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,508 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 168 Times in 109 Posts Friends: 23	Over on Greenhybrid, exbauer is working to organize a Chicagoland meetup. Not only will it be fun, it would be good cross-relations between forums. Take a few minutes and head over to Greenhybrid and chime in on that thread or if you're not a member over there then post to this thread. I'll post a link to this thread over there and a link to that thread over here. http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/chicago...-2006.9387.html

08-23-2006, 09:17 AM	#2
FireEngineer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW-Side of Chicago, IL Posts: 1,156 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 1 Thanked 51 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 12	A meet-up where I don't show off my Prius and I sit down to eat food!?! OK, I'll try it out. Wayne

08-23-2006, 01:14 PM	#3
mbarrows Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Frankfort, Illinois Posts: 118 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Wayne, I might be interested but need to check with "The Boss." Also, WHY are these meets always up north? How about a southside meet for a change? (You and I know what a great area this is! <VBG>) Mike

08-23-2006, 01:26 PM	#4
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,508 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 168 Times in 109 Posts Friends: 23	The meets are always up north because I don't like driving that far South. Actually, the folks at GH are leading this one. We can offer locations probably.

08-24-2006, 04:52 PM	#5
exbauer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 448 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts Friends: 0	Well, everybody have a the date set on the 17th. Place is still unknown, but keep the 17th for lunch open! I guess I should have just listed a restaurant and not given choices out. To make it easy I have narrowed it down to 2 places. They are both in the north, so plan on driving up that way. Maggiano’s (Italian) or Pappadeaux (Canjun brunch).

08-24-2006, 09:18 PM	#6
meezercat Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 115 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Ha - I don't think of Schaumburg or Arlington Heights as north... They are both a good 45 minutes southwest of me. I'll think about it...but I don't really feel like I know anyone well enough online to meet them offline.

08-30-2006, 10:02 AM	#7
FireEngineer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW-Side of Chicago, IL Posts: 1,156 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 1 Thanked 51 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 12	Finalized! The date will be September 17 at 2:00 PM. The place will be in Schaumberg, IL at Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant. Meezercat come on down south, Tony is pretty much harmless, and the rest of us are really nice people-haven't found a bad apple yet. Wayne

09-07-2006, 10:35 AM	#8
FireEngineer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW-Side of Chicago, IL Posts: 1,156 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 1 Thanked 51 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 12	Remember the 17th everyone. Good Italian food, check out the other hybrids, look at the plug from mikel52's Classic (block heater). Remember if you really need to go to the Eli's Cheescake Festival go on Saturday the 16th, keep Sunday for your Prius. Wayne

09-08-2006, 09:50 AM	#9
mikel 52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 126 My Car: 2002 Prius Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Meezercat come on down. You can't be any farther north in Illinois than I am in Antioch.