Thanks for coming to Crispers today
 

We had a really great crowd at Crispers today, both regulars and some new folks. It was fun to enjoy each others company and learn more about our fellow villagers. The following TOTV posters were there: Swinfla, Cbg150, Eileenny2TV, Tainsley, Ugotme, Kfierle, 2BNTV, DougB, PammJ, Redwitch, JRHeydt, TrishCrocker, DocCrocker,
DonH57 and me. :) Thanks again for coming out.

It was good to be there to meet so many genuinely nice people. I look forward to keeping in touch at Crisper's and elsewhere.

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I missed out because I didn't see it mentioned on TOTV. Its the third Friday of month..correct? Got to write it down on my calendar

That's correct. https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/calendar.php I got bogged down yesterday pretty much all day in trying to win an Endurance badge on Funtrivia. The badge requires getting the most points on a worldwide site on that particular day. http://www.funtrivia.com/?ref=Taltarzac I got it but was up until almost 2 last night.

Doug and I had a nice time! This will be the last one for a while that we can attend at Crispers. I think we decided in addition to Crispers, to get together at different venues at varied times around TV. We hope to meet more of you! When you read posts everyday and talk on this forum, it feels as though you already know each other. We love TOTV!
BTW thank you tp Ellen and Don!

We would have loved to be there but the painter was at our home most of the afternoon. Now that we are full-time Villagers, we will be able to attend at least a couple of these lunches.

Thanks Ellen and Don for hosting. We had a nice time. So nice to see everyone!

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As always, it was a fun gathering! There were murmurs about moving to a location where there might be a "happy hour!" I'll go along with that! :D

Having been a Villager since Feb '05, I now and then feel somewhat like a fossil, especially as we have 'young' new members who are moving into the Village of Hillsborough - which seems to be miles and miles away! :-) :-)

SWR
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Oh Y'all. I forgot. What a great group I missed!!!!

Thanks everyone for the kind words, we really enjoy the monthly gathering. We won't be at next months get together but will be thinking of you all and looking forward to September's. Take care,
Ellen

swrinfla - please don't feel like a fossil! those who get to meet you soon learn that you are one of our totv elder statesmen [and women!:)]

without you and our totv elder statespeople and crispers founders we would have no link to the history of the org! you all mean a lot to us and we think of you as just another frog - but a special one at that!

Enjoyed the Crispers gettogether except that sitting inside makes it difficult to carry on conversations unless you are talking to people at your table and the next table. It's much better when we meet outside where we can move the tables closer. However, depending on the weather that might make it difficult. I wonder whether we could meet at another place where we could move tables closer. A rec. center would be good and if you wanted to eat or drink you can bring your own drinks or food. Are there any other restaurants that have a meeting room that we could use? Just throwing this out for discussion.

John

Special thanks to Don and "the wife" for hosting!

So is this gathering for everyone registered on this site?

It was wonderful to meet everyone. I enjoyed putting names together with faces.

Sure is! Hope to see you there sometime. I missed this month due to unpacking and not wanting to blow cold germs all over everyone.

To anyone considering a change in venue, would one of the CCs' outdoor covered patios work? It would kill two birds with one stone--happy hour plus large covered outside space. Bonifay?

That certainly is an idea worth considering. One reason we chose Crispers at 3 PM, is that the restaurant usually isn't busy at that time so they don't mind us milling around. And it's lovely to enjoy the beautiful weather and meet on the patio. However on very hot days, it's great to have air conditioning available. And on cold winter days (hard to remember that we have them), it's nice to sit inside.

I was going to say that same thing Kathie, that you've brought lots on non-members over the years. You were instrumental in getting this group started, as was dear Donna, God rest her soul.

It's meant to be a casual meeting place where no-one needs to plan ahead or book a hall or shop and prepare food. If you're in the area, you can just pop by.

The suggestion discussed at the the last Crispers meeting wasn't to change the venue, but was an "addition to Crispers" happy hour meeting for those who couldn't make the regular once a month afternoon meeting for whatever reason.

I would keep Crispers as is as well and we could probably reconfigure the tables inside a bit to make it more conversational. I'm guessing next month might be the last indoor meeting then we'll be back outside where we can move the tables closer. I would however love to meet more than once a month at a more adult venue or even reserve a rec center room. The rec center near us (El Santiago) is extremely small and very condusive to this sort of thing. They don't use it much but going to a country club might work too, I would be up for anything. Can you tell we have only been here 6 months and not much of a social life yet? :)

Thanks for the clarification Doug, I think that would be awesome... In the days when I was move involved in TOTV, everyone knew my schedule of nighttime activities, and you'd be surprised at how many people I met who would show up at RJGators or Havana and we had great times having a drink and meeting up with them. At time, there were so many that showed up, that I would get a table for us all. I think another venue during Happy Hour would be fantastic.

Baileysmom,,, I believe the tables inside are bolted to the floor, LOL. We tried that once. But good idea about adult venue.