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scott
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The fall Grexwalk item
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Sep 23 12:38 UTC 2000 |
Join us for a Grex Walk!
(Grexwalk directions originally by Mark Conger (aruba)
Every Saturday morning between 10 and 10:15 a bunch of Grexers meet at
Gallup Park for a walk through the Arboretum, followed by lunch at a
local eatery. If you've been to one of these, you know what they're
like; if not, this is an opportunity to meet and socialize with other
Grex folks and get some exercise in the bargain. Plus the Arboretum is
really beautiful this time of year.
We meet in the parking lot just off Fuller Road, opposite Huron High
School, just west of Huron Parkway. Here's a small map:
\ -----
\ F \ | HHS | | H |
| \ u \ ----- | u |
| | \ l \ | r |
| | \ l \ | o |
Furstenburg \ e \ | n |
Park __ \ r \ | |
/..\ | \ \ | P |
/.....\ | | \ | k |
/......| / \ \ | w |\
\...../ | | | y | \
|.....| | | | |\ \
\....| | | /--\ | | \
|....| | *| |..| | | \
|....| | | |..| | |
|....| | | |..| | |
|....| \ / /...\| |
-------/.....\--|-|-/.....\---
....Huron River.| |...........
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Gallup Park
Grexers meet in the parking lot near where the "*" is.
The walk usually gets underway at
about 10:20, so don't worry about being a few minutes late. If you
don't know what anybody looks like, just look for a bunch of people
standing around together who don't appear that they could have anything
whatsoever in common with one another. Those are the Grexers (we're
easy to spot!)
The walk usually takes a bit over an hour, so people usually make it to
the lunch debriefing between 11:30 and 12:00. Feel free to come to
the walk but not lunch, or the lunch but not to the walk. Everything's
very informal.
Currently we pick a different place for lunch each week. Watch this
item and make suggestions if you have a favorite place that we could
visit. With few exceptions, any restaurant that receives a nomination
and a second will be put on the list for a future debriefing.
Also, the first Saturday of each month we walk in Bird Hills rather than the
Arb. Here's some directions:
If you're coming out of downtown Ann Arbor, get yourself on Miller road
(if you are on Huron St headed out of town, turn right on Ashley or
seventh and then left on Miller). From Miller turn right on Newport Rd
(there is a stop sign and maybe a flashing light at the intersection).
Follow Newport Rd until it crosses a highway bridge (M14). Immediately
after the highway bridge, there is a dirt parking lot on your right,
kind of sunken out of sight. Park there. Look for Grexers.
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| 73 responses total. |
eeyore
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response 1 of 73:
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Sep 23 15:08 UTC 2000 |
I guess I never realized just how phallic looking that map was.......:)
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aruba
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response 2 of 73:
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Sep 23 15:11 UTC 2000 |
It is, kind of. Unfortunately I wasn't looking at a real map when I drew
it.
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mcnally
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response 3 of 73:
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Sep 25 01:36 UTC 2000 |
Perhaps we don't want to know what you were looking at when you drew it..
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aruba
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response 4 of 73:
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Sep 25 22:29 UTC 2000 |
Heh. I really don't remember.
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scott
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response 5 of 73:
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Sep 26 20:53 UTC 2000 |
We should plan for the annual Dexter Cider Mill trip one of these weekends.
Suggestions?
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tod
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response 6 of 73:
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Sep 26 21:02 UTC 2000 |
Would that be procluded with the annual Saline public restroom trip?
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birdy
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response 7 of 73:
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Sep 26 21:12 UTC 2000 |
Ooh...Cider Mill... The colors will be best around the second weekend of
October...maybe third.
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carson
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response 8 of 73:
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Sep 26 23:49 UTC 2000 |
(is next Saturday too early, Scott?)
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scott
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response 9 of 73:
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Sep 27 01:33 UTC 2000 |
You mean the 30th? It's a game day, so it's a good candidate.
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ashke
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response 10 of 73:
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Sep 27 14:11 UTC 2000 |
Oooo.... right near my house. hehe
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scott
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response 11 of 73:
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Sep 27 21:20 UTC 2000 |
I mentioned this in email to a visiting Grexer, and there's more support for
this coming Saturday.
Only one day left for people to back out...?
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aruba
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response 12 of 73:
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Sep 27 23:08 UTC 2000 |
This saturday sounds good to Carol and me.
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carson
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response 13 of 73:
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Sep 27 23:48 UTC 2000 |
(no no no. not *this* Saturday. *next* Saturday.)
(I think I've caught don's disease.)
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scg
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response 14 of 73:
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Sep 28 00:24 UTC 2000 |
What is Don's disease?
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scott
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response 15 of 73:
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Sep 28 00:32 UTC 2000 |
Uh oh. It's lynne versus carson.... The only difference being that this
weekend is a game day and next weekend isn't. And since I hadn't heard from
carson, I scheduled it for this weekend.
Um. Carson, you can either throw a total fit, or maybe you can settle for
picking the restaurant for next week?
D'oh.
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krj
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response 16 of 73:
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Sep 28 02:45 UTC 2000 |
Leslie and I, on the other hand, could go to Dexter this weekend, but not
October 7.
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carson
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response 17 of 73:
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Sep 28 03:38 UTC 2000 |
(I'll throw a total fit, and then take my Aweeda-Poo to the Cider Mill
without y'all. it'll be a date.) ;)
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birdy
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response 18 of 73:
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Sep 28 04:51 UTC 2000 |
<laughs>
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scott
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response 19 of 73:
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Sep 30 21:14 UTC 2000 |
Today's walk was attended by scott, danr, aruba, Carol, arlo, janc, valerie,
lynne, and special guest dog Sam.
Lunch included almost all of the above (except lynne and Sam, who really just
wanted to watch the Michigan game) with the addition of krj, drew, tpryan,
and Sylvia.
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tpryan
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response 20 of 73:
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Sep 30 23:08 UTC 2000 |
Good to see you all again.
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carson
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response 21 of 73:
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Oct 1 03:40 UTC 2000 |
(I miss Sammy.)
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danr
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response 22 of 73:
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Oct 1 22:38 UTC 2000 |
The correct spelling is Silvia (she's Mexican).
The cider tasted very good at dinner this evening.
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eeyore
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response 23 of 73:
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Oct 5 04:28 UTC 2000 |
*GRUMP* I missed Carolyn and Sammy. :(
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remmers
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response 24 of 73:
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Oct 15 11:43 UTC 2000 |
Well, I made it to the walk yesterday, for the first time in
many months. Walkers besides myself were humans arlo, aruba,
Carol, chanur, danr, janc, kaplan, and valerie, and non-humans
Barney and Mutsie. The non-humans encountered and socialized
with various other non-humans during the course of the walk.
Weather started out chilly with a hint of drizzle, becoming
warm and sunny by walk's end. This was followed by a pleasant
debrief at the Golden Chef, attended by all but danr.
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