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Post by Nick P on Oct 10, 2014 22:52:39 GMT -6
I've left everyone's names with the doorman (even if you were on the fence just in case), so check with him when you get here and then take the elevator to floor 10 - the room is immediately in front of the elevators.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Oct 11, 2014 7:31:27 GMT -6
Cool, I'll be over in five. Hope you made waffles.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 11, 2014 7:37:00 GMT -6
Only blue ones, if you're into that
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Post by Russell on Oct 11, 2014 18:14:15 GMT -6
THANKS FOR COMING OUT MIKE.
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Post by Russell on Oct 11, 2014 18:14:32 GMT -6
OH WAIT, YOU DIDN'T.
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Post by Russell on Oct 11, 2014 18:14:45 GMT -6
YOU BASTARD.
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Post by Dan K on Oct 11, 2014 21:11:45 GMT -6
I've got 2 terrain boards and 2 boxes of scenery that needs a home.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 11, 2014 21:52:46 GMT -6
Thanks everyone for coming out! What a great way to ring in the new DE book (written by hitler of course), with a win vs tims wolves and a loss vs dans tau/knight (word to the wise, deep striking everything isn't a funny tactic, its just bad).
Special thanks to russel and andy for throwing me a few bucks to offset the rental fee. The rest of you are inbred hill people.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Oct 12, 2014 6:40:44 GMT -6
Wish I could have stayed for more than 10 minutes. Defsies need to get more like this going.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 12, 2014 19:07:47 GMT -6
But seriously, if Dan Matt and Tim could send me a few bucks that would be appreciated; if I have to eat the $50 rental fee every time, this might have been the first and last time we take advantage of the party room at my place lol
Some things I could have bought with the $50 instead: -50 McDouble cheeseburgers -Any codex/supplement -a Ravager, raider, or razorwing -if savvy on eBay: 20 warriors, 2 venoms, 10 scourges, or a unit of 4 grotesques -nice dinner with Jen -a bus ticket to visit my family on Ohio -the inevitably amazing chaos characters that are coming out in the next set of End Times releases -a month's worth of CTA rides
Thanks guys!
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Post by Russell on Oct 12, 2014 22:29:07 GMT -6
You could also use a $50 bill to light a fancy cigar.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 13, 2014 6:51:20 GMT -6
You could also use a $50 bill to light a fancy cigar. Pshh butane or BUST
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Post by Nick P on Oct 13, 2014 9:51:02 GMT -6
JK GUYS everyone threw me a few bucks, which I greatly appreciated! This means we can definitely do more of these if people are interested. As the others who were there can attest to, there is a TON of space in this room - could have easily set up 2 more tables if we had Chris Standings folding tables and more battle boards.
There was some issue with the parking - both Matt and Chris Standing tried to find parking but couldn't, so Matt ended up taking public transit while Chris just gave up (understandably). I know the street parking can be rough around my apartment, but the big issue seems to have been that the parking attendant at the Treasure Island wasn't present...removing that option entirely (and frankly, that's the best bet for reasonable and close parking in my hood).
I'll find out why that might have been, and see if there's some type of schedule I can better follow to plan these events around.
Thanks again everyone who made it, looking forward to doing more of these!
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Post by Russell on Oct 13, 2014 10:44:23 GMT -6
It should also be noted that Nick does accept payment in the form of chicken mcnuggets.
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Post by Matt W. on Oct 13, 2014 10:49:27 GMT -6
There are two garages within walking distance of your place. Now that might be ridiculously expensive as far a single person is concerned, another idea might be to take someone who has a large car and bring a couple of people/ boards and stick them in one car and split the parking. I only bring it up because the Treasure Island has a metric fuckton of towing signs which sacred the living bejesus out of me.
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