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January TUG get-together?

Unaccustomed As I Am . . .

ronandjoan said:
Alan, you know both Golden Corrals....which will it be?
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Whoa ! -- since when did I get to be the Grand Pro of Golden Corral selection ?

By, me they're all the same -- you see 1 & you've seen'm all.
hunkyleebo said:
Eileen is right. Sand Lake is nicer.
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But in view of the testimony of Eileen & Hunky, who am I to stand in the way of getting together at the preferred place ?

So Sand Lake it is, same time & same date -- 2PM on January 18, 2012

New Golden Corral meet-up address = 8032 International Drive, Orlando FL 32819. Telephone = (407) 352-6606

Click here for Google map of the new location.

Only downside I can think of is the possibility that some of the people planning on meeting up at the old location might not get the word about the change. Or might forget. (After all, some of us are semi-forgetful sr. citz.) All we can do is spread the word & remind people, so that everybody planning on getting together will know where to show up.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
Enjoy the new chocolate fountains they are advertising! Have a chocolate-dipped strawberry for me!


Dori
 
So is it on Sand Lake or Vineland Golden Corral?
 
Sand lake, see Alan s post with address
 
I agree, Sand Lake is nicer. Besides, I work right up the road from it so I might be able to join you all for the 1st time.
 
I will be there and will wear my TUG shirt so I will be recoginized.
TerryC
 
silentg said:
I will be there and will wear my TUG shirt so I will be recoginized.
TerryC
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Great, Terry, we ll look forward to seeing you!
 
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Hi Guys and Gals,
I will be at DVC/AKV for this coming week. Would like to go - anyone staying in the area who I could catch a ride to and fro?

PM would be a great way to offer ... TIA
 
We really have a fine list of people who responded and said they were coming. 12 TUGGER addresses plus 2 families of us!

We are meeting at Golden Corral Jan 18th at 2 p.m.

Golden Corral meet-up address = 8032 International Drive, Orlando FL 32819. Telephone = (407) 352-6606

Looking forward to seeing and meeting everyone!
 
Us Too !

ronandjoan said:
We are meeting at Golden Corral Jan 18th at 2 p.m.

Golden Corral meet-up address = 8032 International Drive, Orlando FL 32819. Telephone = (407) 352-6606

Looking forward to seeing and meeting everyone!
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We will be there.

Can hardly wait !

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
Golden Corral Jan 18th at 2 P.M.

Hope everyone had a great time.
How about an update...
 
Wonderful meeting so many lovely people 20 or 24 spread over three tables but still got to talk to many - most of us were there at 2pm and stayed until 7pm (some left earlier)

Great stories about places people have been or what they own - trying to put the faces with the names on here now.

Thanks everyone who came - this was fun to meet other timeshare travelers
 
Isn't that wonderful that so many people showed up for the Orlando get-together. We'll be arriving in Orlando tomorrow. I've taken note of the different day trips we can do as suggested by other Tuggers. We'll be spending one day in St. Augustine as it looks like there's lots to see and do there. Ron & Joan - you had previously mentioned that you would be interested in meeting in St. Augustine for lunch. Are you available any day from the 22nd - 27th? Our schedule is flexible. Maybe there will be others who are in the area that week that would also be interested.
 
Thursday this week

Hello TUGGERS in Florida
all those who missed the get together in Orlando can meet here at our unit in St Augustine on Thursday around 3 p.m. for coffee/tea. Dreamin will be here then and anyone else is welcome
 
It was a delightful visit with all in Orlando. And running into some of you at Hollywood Studios a few nights later was totally unexpected (of course, I should not have ridden Star Tours 3X in a row just prior to that).

:hi: Hope other Tuggers make the effort - it was really worth the visit with everyone!
 
I Resemble That Remark. (Except For The Hollywood Studios Part.)

vacationhopeful said:
It was a delightful visit with all in Orlando. And running into some of you at Hollywood Studios a few nights later was totally unexpected (of course, I should not have ridden Star Tours 3X in a row just prior to that).

:hi: Hope other Tuggers make the effort - it was really worth the visit with everyone!
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Getting together with TUG people is really fun -- a highlight of our Florida vacation.

Now that a critical mass of people are meeting & greeting at these events, maybe it would enhance the experience to try changing places at the table(s) with every new buffet plate of Golden Corral treats. That would put people (for a time) in contact with more of the assembled TUG folks than just staying in 1 spot all afternoon.

However it happens in the future, it's really enriching to meet people face to face that we've been typing back & forth with here on TUG-BBS.

Can hardly wait till next time.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
Hi Tuggers, I went to the Orlando meeting and enjoyed meeting fellow tuggers. I was the one wearing the TUG T-shirt. Met a nice couple from FL and hope to get together with them again soon so my husband can meet them too.
Thanks for the invite. Nice to put faces with names on TUG.
TerryC AKA Silentg
 
AwayWeGo said:
Getting together with TUG people is really fun -- a highlight of our Florida vacation.

Now that a critical mass of people are meeting & greeting at these events, maybe it would enhance the experience to try changing places at the table(s) with every new buffet plate of Golden Corral treats. That would put people (for a time) in contact with more of the assembled TUG folks than just staying in 1 spot all afternoon.

However it happens in the future, it's really enriching to meet people face to face that we've been typing back & forth with here on TUG-BBS.

Can hardly wait till next time.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
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Great idea! Any idea which week it might be scheduled, for 2013?

Sorry we missed the event this year, we had fun joining you back in 2010. But we reminisced about y'all when we recently ate lunch at a Golden Corral, and I got my first senior discount! We agreed we should have timed it for later, so we could stay for dinner too. :D
 
sounds like fun...

sounds like you all had a great time. Next time we can meet in London where I'm, I'll even invite you to meet my friend who will have the tea & biscuits ready....her name is 'The Queen'....:wave:
 
simpsontruckdriver said:
Maybe next year, more advertising, and moving it to a convention center - like the Wyndham Orlando Resort (it's a hotel and convention center, not part of the timeshare division).

TS
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Well, we had 2 months heads up planning for the date and it is just a meal together, so probably wouldn't need a convention center. Golden Corral seems to meet our needs to eat ALL AFTERNOON at a fabulously inexpensive price.

Trading places would have been a good idea, Alan, and we can try it next time. Musical chairs revived!
 
We really enjoyed meeting Dreamin this week, here in St Augustine.

Simpsontruckdriver - we know our dates here for next jauary, we'll get out a date as soon as Away We Go knows his!
 
So Cool That This Is Happening Again This Year (2013).

What a fun happening !

Enthusiastically looking forward to this year's edition of this recurring event -- all set for 2PM Monday, January 21, 2013, at the Golden Corral, 8707 Vineland Avenue, Orlando FL 32821. (Telephone = 407-938-9500.)

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