Zoom Mtg for Jan. 3: Coeur d'Alene/Spokane Travel Group - open to others

Jean, I would like to join your zoom and talk travel. We don’t have a regular group here in NY and most of my friends are not travelers.
I will PM you my email.

I would like to participate. Will send my email.

Would like to talk some about the in person get together end of September. Really hoping to be able to do it.

Jean, count me in! I will be babysitting my grandkids that weekend but I'll just give them free rein on their screens and they'll be happy. 😂

Hi Bostonphil7, let’s keep the September in-person meet up out of scope for this Zoom call. Our group isn’t ready to talk about specifics about that weekend, (date is set & close hotel name has been shared), and I don’t want visitors to this Zoom to get confused.

Recent trips & ones upcoming in a month or two, travel hints, travel Christmas purchases or gifts, specific European country questions, etc. are what we will be casually sharing in this January Zoom.

Thank you, Jean…looking forward to “seeing” everyone!

It looks like that will work for me and I’d love to see everyone’s faces. I assume 10 am your time? Thanks for the invitation!

may I join please? Views of snow/ice included? I'll PM.

Nigel, you might be disappointed with no snow or ice. My grass is the greenest is been all year and I may have to have a grandson come and mow it. Hope you can join us

I would like to join in. please.

Jean, please include me in this Zoom meeting. I’ll send a PM to you with my email address. Looking forward to seeing you.

Nigel, I'd been hoping to wake up to pictures of heavy snow this morning, as there is a white out blizzard, do not travel warning for 4 feet (a mere 4 feet) of snow in 3 days on the I90 and US2 cross state routes in WA.
The snowstorm is not forecast to reach Idaho.
But I've just looked at the traffic cameras and so far the rain has not yet turned to snow as forecast. I know how much the snow is needed, so far a deeply disappointing winter for the 3rd year on the row.

I've only done Zoom once, and apparently it's changed a lot since then. I go to several Zoom meetings a week, and there is a weekly one I would love to participate in, but I'm not getting up at 2am UK time each Thursday morning to do so. So I always see them as recorded meetings or ones converted to Facebook.

10 pacific is 6pm GMT. it would be nice if you were there. i am happy to tutor zoom

I would love to join. Unfortunately (?) I will be in Texas and that is the day of my MIL’s birthday party. I’ll likely be too busy helping to set things up because the party starts at 2:00 Central Time.

"My grass is the greenest is been all year and I may have to have a grandson come and mow it."

Isn't this bizarre? The fake Christmas deer in the front yard seem to be grazing in a sea of green. My brother surprised the REAL deer yesterday morning who were busy grazing and staring at the white lawn ornament deer, lol.

Big windstorm this morning with winds of 60+ mph in the CdA and Spokane area and winds of up to 99mph nearby. Our neighborhood in CdA looks like a little island of Power ON in a sea of Power OFF. Looking at the map I believe Jean may be without power this morning so hope it is on soon!

Mary soul like to be on the zoom. It will be great to see everyone again.

Hi Jean & Pam, please include me! It's been a year, I think, so I'll send a PM with my email particulars.

Omgosh! I'd LOVE to virtually meet all of you! Please add me to the list and I'll my best to tune in! Jean, will PM you an email address. Now, if you could just send Pam's cookies through cyberspace... 🍪

Wait…there will be cookies???

Hahaha....well, technically they are not "my" cookies BUT the bakery where we usually meet has delicious red velvet cookies that I love!! AND when they have them on our meeting day I always get one. IF I had the recipe I would certainly share!

Cathy, do you need me to mail you some cookies from Woops?

Hi. I’d like to attend. This sounds like fun. Will send you my email info.

I'd like to attend. I'll pm my email.
Lynn

hmmm... maybe I'll make some cookies to have on this side of the zoom. Maybe Blondies and not actual cookies. Is that all right?

Hi Jean, I’d love to join as well! I’ll send you my email in Private Message.

Thank you for the invitation.

Pam, you’re so kind lol! We’ll all be sick of cookies by the first of the year! But those croissants…….

Hi everyone, I just sent out the meeting Zoom link, so let me know if you didn’t receive it. Looking forward to seeing you this Saturday!

Also, I’m capping the # of participants to those who replied before this response - just to keep it manageable & simple. Thanks!

Oh well, with the chaos of Christmas I haven't had time to look at how on earth to make Zoom work. No matter- that might free me up for a possible unique rail replacement bus service to Greystoke Church (near Penrith), where I have missed two quinquennial inspection visits in 2017 and 2022.
Rail replacement buses are sometimes a good thing.

that's too bad Stuart - I'll miss you

got my zoom link. Thank you

Just confirming that you are Pacific Time, not Mountain Time. I believe that yo are two hours behind Austin.

see you Saturday.

Boston Phil, Coeur d'Alene is on Pacific time, so yes, it's 2 hours behind Central time.

or 8 behind the UK, and 9 behind Central European Time

Just a reminder for those who signed up earlier that we will begin tomorrow at 10am Pacific Time, and you should have received your email with the Zoom link. ihave the free version which requires us to take a short break mid-way through our meeting - a good chance to have a second cup of coffee.

See you virtually tomorrow! And yes, there’s snow on the ground in my neighborhood.

Hi, just saw this but also read it is now too late to join.
Oh well, maybe next time? It is always fun to see others from the forum.

Zooming ya'll in abt 6.5 hours! (Central time)

Oh, dear! I wish I could join you. I missed the deadline. Maybe next time.

I'm sorry I didn't make it back for the second part.

Ambulance crew was here and took Carol to hospital and when it quietened down you were finished.

Hi Nigel, sorry that you’re having a difficult day. Thinking about you.

Very interesting get together. Enjoyed it. Thank you for getting it together.

Nigel

Hope things have improved

Nigel, I'm sorry to hear about Carol. Is she okay?

Jean, thank you for hosting! I had a great time and it was really fun to see everyone, especially those who I don't often see. Hopefully, I will be at the live one in September!

Thanks for asking - she is home but still needs to return for various other tests and procedures. Sleeping in our bed is a vast improvement.

Thanks for the update, Nigel. Please give Carol my best wishes. I hope she is back up to full speed soon. ❤️

So sorry all hasn't been well on your end, Nigel, Happy to hear that Carol is home, and it was a delight have been able to see your face even for part of the meeting!

Actually, it was so much fun to see ALL the faces that I've only had names for, and to hear your voices. Jean, thanks so much for setting it up!