Come to Orlando Jan 22 for our 2020 TUG meeting!

[amycurl]

Okay, we need to figure out how to tag those photos with usernames, so we can properly id folks. I'd love to come one year; this week in Jan. is hard for me, work-wise. Hmmm...

 

[ronandjoan]

Okay, we need to figure out how to tag those photos with usernames, so we can properly id folks. I'd love to come one year; this week in Jan. is hard for me, work-wise. Hmmm...

Right!! A couple of times I did that, and we should again ! Thanks for reminding us.

 

[TUGBrian]

if you post the photos individually, you can use the @ symbol in front of a username to tag them.

for instance @ronandjoan

 

[AwayWeGo]

Will there be enough TUG people in Orlando FL in January 2021 for another informal Golden Corral get-together ?

The Chief Of Staff & I have a timeshare reservation for Jan. 23-30, 2021 (Vacation Village At Parkway). Because of the coronavirus situation & our potential vulnerability to covid-19 (owing to our advanced age, etc.), we don't know whether we'll show up & check in or just stay home & let our timeshare reservation go by the board.

It's possible we'll not only show up & check in on Jan. 23, but also see if we can snag bargain Orlando-Kissimmee timeshare reservations for check in Jan. 16 or Jan. 9, or both, depending on the coronavirus situation. We'll start checking the RCI website for low-cost Last Call (etc.) reservations the beginning or middle of next month.

In any case, the questions remain -- how many TUG people will be in the Orlando-Kissimmee area in January, & how many of those will want to get together again at Golden Corral (or some alternative meeting site) ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[ronandjoan]

Hi to all!
Guess we haven’t sent out any plans but good for Alan to step up. ( usually we coordinate in August but...)
We’re planning to be in FL in January as normal since we have fixed weeks!!!! (In St Augustine) but although we have our airline tickets , etc, we can always cancel ( we bought the insurance) , but don’t know about 4 fixed weeks ..?.. can we change those???
And... we have discussed going to a buffet, hmmmmm, how “safe” would that be nowadays?
Anyway, we’ll be in FL, Becky will be, prob Jan and Jim and who else???
Would be very glad to see whomever... and is a Friday night the best?
Feel free to comment!!!

 

[dioxide45]

So far, I don't think any of the Golden Corral restaurants have reopened in Orlando. We will likely be there that week also. If so, I will be there.

 

[AwayWeGo]

So far, I don't think any of the Golden Corral restaurants have reopened in Orlando. We will likely be there that week also. If so, I will be there.

Maybe 1 of the timeshare resorts where TUG people will be staying might have a suitable social meeting space.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[CPNY]

Ahh will be in Orlando in Feb!

 

[ronandjoan]

Maybe 1 of the timeshare resorts where TUG people will be staying might have a suitable social meeting space.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

Good idea

 

[mcsteve]

Not sure if I will be there this year. We have 14 day reservations in Daytona Shores and Orlando beginning the 16th but the 14 day seclusion once I return to Canada is the big wild card. The gov’t has started pilot programs at some airports to allow shorter times if you pass a test upon return but that is currently on the other side of the country.

 

[ronandjoan]

Not sure if I will be there this year. We have 14 day reservations in Daytona Shores and Orlando beginning the 16th but the 14 day seclusion once I return to Canada is the big wild card. The gov’t has started pilot programs at some airports to allow shorter times if you pass a test upon return but that is currently on the other side of the country.

Yes, the Canadian restrictions have been hard for us wanting to visit friends there. Perhaps it might change by then... we can always hope ... that is , change for the best. We know things will keep changing.

 

[Synergy]

I've wished that I could attend before, but this year I can't even try. I haven't been within several paces of another unmasked human in months because my dad is in the middle of chemo =/ I hope you all come up with a way to gather and enjoy it!!

 

[ronandjoan]

I've wished that I could attend before, but this year I can't even try. I haven't been within several paces of another unmasked human in months because my dad is in the middle of chemo =/ I hope you all come up with a way to gather and enjoy it!!

Thanks and sorry your father is on chemo. Neither have we been several paces from an unmasked person in all this time... we have our own “medical conditions.”..one of which is our age! So we’ve been super careful and are wondering also if we will be able to keep all our reservations.

 

[AwayWeGo]

Would be very glad to see whomever... and is a Friday night the best?
Feel free to comment!

Just for clarity, we're currently figuring on TUG people getting together informally on a Friday evening in January 2021 at an undetermined Orlando-Kissimmee location -- i.e., Jan. 15 or Jan. 22 or Jan. 23, 2021.

Right ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[ronandjoan]

Just for clarity, we're currently figuring on TUG people getting together informally on a Friday evening in January 2021 at an undetermined Orlando-Kissimmee location -- i.e., Jan. 15 or Jan. 22 or Jan. 23, 2021.

Right ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

Yes, whenever we can work it out. I like the idea of perhaps finding another site. Even a timeshare place to meet ... BTW Magic Tree has a nice meeting place —- if going to a buffet would not be the best.

 

[silentg]

We would like to get together, let us know when and where.

 

[TheTimeTraveler]

Actually, a good place to meet might be at one of the many closed movie theaters. They would love to rent out some meeting space to generate a few dollars.!

Just a suggestion.




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[jancpa]

We ate at the Golden Corral in Celebration last week. Customers had to wear masks at the buffet lines and disposable plastic
gloves were provided to handle the serving utensils. All in all, it seemed quite safe under the circumstances.

 

[frank808]

Left Orlando on Nov 2 and Golden Corral was set to open up on Nov 6. Glad to hear they are handling the situation well and have reopened.

Since our Jan cruises have been cancelled will be in Orlando from Jan 4. Would love to meetup with some TUGGERS! Might not be in town from Jan 18-22 as we are contemplating driving to Washington DC to see inauguration of president. Dont get to see many of those in person when you live across the country.

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[Dori]

We will have to count ourselves out. At this point in time, we don’t see ourselves travelling to Florida this winter for our 3month escape from the cold.

Dori

 

[Sea Six]

We ate at the Golden Corral in Celebration last week. Customers had to wear masks at the buffet lines and disposable plastic
gloves were provided to handle the serving utensils. All in all, it seemed quite safe under the circumstances.

Good to hear. I was afraid the buffets were gone forever.

 

[AwayWeGo]

We will have to count ourselves out. At this point in time, we don’t see ourselves travelling to Florida this winter for our 3month escape from the cold.

Shux.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[AwayWeGo]

Good to hear. I was afraid the buffets were gone forever.

Coronavirus has done a number on buffet restaurants in other places, too. According to Las Vegas Advisor Dot Com . . .

Currently only two buffets are operating in Las Vegas. Here are the details. ​

Cosmopolitan - Wicked Spoon: Thurs-Sun, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., $39. Line Pass - $20; Bottomless Beverages: Bottomless Mimosa, Champagne, Bloody Marys, or Budlight Draft packages - $19 with a 2-hour limit.

South Point - Garden Buffet: Breakfast, Mon-Fri, 7 a.m.-10 a.m., $12.95/$9.95; Lunch, Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $14.95/$11.95; Prime Rib Dinner, Sun-Thurs, 4 p.m.-9 p.m., $22.95/$18.95, Seafood Night, 4 p.m.-9 p.m., $32.95/$28.95, Prime Rib Champagne Brunch, Sat & Sun, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., $21.95/$17.95

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[Sea Six]

Not just the full blown buffet style restaurants, but the fantastic salad bars we had in some of our restaurants. They were a great meal for me in many cases, some were so EXCELLENT! I miss the salad bar at the Snook Inn here in Marco!

 

[AwayWeGo]

I miss the salad bar at the Snook Inn here in Marco!

Sweet Tomatoes, an augmented salad bar restaurant with 2 nice Orlando-Kissimmee locations that The Chief Of Staff & I enjoyed, is closed & shut down & out of business because of coronavirus -- the whole chain, not just the Orlando-Kissimmee locations.

So it goes.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​