RME Meet & Greet!

[Cody]

I appreciate everyone coming out tonight. We had a good night down there, so hopefully that's a good sign of things to come. I'll try to compile the receipts tomorrow or Monday and get a donation total.

 

[Gravy]

Good brawwwts. The pickled carrot was way good.
Stayed late, almost to 11. Fun to hang and and talk with y'all.

 

[Herzog]

That was a really good time! Glad to meet new faces and also really good see common ones again. The beer and food there are great! Thanks for having an awesome place to gather Cody!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

It was great getting to hang with old face and some new faces too. A few came and went before I got to say hello, well have to do it again so we can catch up.

 

[BlackSheep]

I can't wait until I can attend one of these meetups!!

 

[TurboMinivan]

I'm glad I made it--the place was nice! I had a great time. Thanks, Cody!

Finding the dead body in the park was just a surprise bonus.

 

[Cody]

What?!?!

 

[TurboMinivan]

What?!?!

Since I drove my EV, I parked at the free public charger on the north border of Pioneer Park. From there, it was a short walk through the park and across the street to get to the brewery. While walking through the park, a homeless guy saw me on my phone... so he stopped me, pointed to what appeared to be a pile of sleeping bags 30 feet away, and said, "there's a dead body lying there--you should call the police." With that, he left.

At first I wasn't sure if he was even telling the truth. But if decades of watching cop shows on television has taught me nothing else, I know that you do NOT approach the scene of a dead body--no leaving any footprints, finger prints, DNA, etc anywhere near the body. So I called it in while I was crossing the street. The cops showed up after I had gone inside, and they quickly verified the guy's report. The lead officer called me, but I did not hear my phone in the loud brewery. Once I realized I missed his call, I called the station and tried to reach him. They said he'd call me right back... but that still hadn't happened by the time I left.

Well, I obviously needed to walk back through the park to get to my car. Now there were half a dozen cop cars on the lawn, with 'crime scene' tape marking off the area. They had also removed the sleeping bags, so now I could see the body; it appeared they were awaiting the coroner. I found the lead officer, identified myself, and answered his questions. After a few more minutes, I was on my way.

Had I driven the Grand Prix, I would have missed this entirely.

 

[Greg]

@TurboMinivan ... Boy, it's going to be hard to top this one!

Sorry I missed the Meet & Greet, I've been in Tennessee the last few days.

 

[nnnnnate]

Know how I know you don't frequent downtown? You stopped when someone else approached you. Good for you though stopping and making that call. I've seen too many dead bodies in the last year, one more would have sent me over the edge.

 

[Tonkaman]

Know how I know you don't frequent downtown? You stopped when someone else approached you.

Ha ha so true! After years of signing downtown I don’t even acknowledge the crazies anymore.

 

[Cody]

Wow, that's crazy. That park has cleaned up a lot, but still has a long way to go I guess

 

[Greg]

I think it's time to plan another RME Meet & Greet at Bewilder!

Should we shoot for a few weeks out, starting at 5 PM? How about Jan 23rd, a Saturday? @Cody , would that date work?

And of course, there are mandates for masks & social distancing, so be aware and come prepared. I believe there are restrictions on group size, but if we have too many people I believe we can split up the group.

Post up if you can make it so we can plan ahead!

 

[TRD270]

Ohh shiny I think I’m actually in town on the 23rd

 

[Rot Box]

Sweet I’m off that weekend and could use a night out!

 

[Stephen]

Should be able to.

 

[glockman]

I'm in.

 

[Cody]

Sweet! We don't have anything on our calendar that day. We do require masks when ordering (bar service) and walking around, but at your tables you're fine. Technically no groups of mixed households, but we have no way or no desire to try and enforce that one so it's not an issue.

If we have a big group, we can reserve an entire section to make it a little easier. Probably prefer to have a few tables of 4-6 than one table of 18 ifyouknowwhatimean

 

[I Lean]

I'm a solid maybe. Work schedule is a bit up in the air, but would like to make it if I can!

 

[Hickey]

I am expressing interest in this event.