Plastic Spoons and Forks (Cellar GTG) count down

OK so there are [SIZE=4]5[/SIZE] more days till Plastic Spoons and Forks. (feels the anticipation rize)

Yeah, I'm pretty stoked. It should rock the fuck out...and if it doesn't, I'll make it so.

Unfortunately, Rho won't be coming due to health concerns, but that's alright...it just allows me to be more of an ass. :)

Man, if I could afford a plane ticket...

Ah, shit...who am I kidding? If I could afford a plane ticket, I'd somewhere COOL and INTERESTING! You think I'd hang out with a bunch of computer geek losers like you guys!?? Hell with that, Hawaii, here I come!!!

Sniff...I'm not bitter or anything. Not feeling left out. Sniff...

Seriously, have a good time. Somebody had better take a bunch of fucking pictures...or even just pictures of people having BBQ and chatting.

Those of us in more remote locals will just resolve to synchronize a toast. For those attending, what time (EST) should we all be sure to have a beverage in hand, raising it in unison? (As Syc is gettin' all downwith his bad self)

Hey UT you going to be there?

I'd like to meet the man behind the cellar.

We're supposed to ride together, and I'll drag that s.o.b down to Chadds Ford kicking and screaming if I have to.

I committed to it, after telling everyone I'd commit to it and then lamely back out at the last minute.

ill be sure to wave as i fly over on my way to london. :)

i wish i could be there, but an actual vacation will have to do instead.

~james

Perth, I'd be happy to go to London for you and allow you an opportunity to attend the Cellar event. No...really.

Originally posted by warch
Those of us in more remote locals will just resolve to synchronize a toast. For those attending, what time (EST) should we all be sure to have a beverage in hand, raising it in unison? (As Syc is gettin' all downwith his bad self)

I'll be in LA visiting my little brother so odds are any time you raise a glass, we'll be syncronized.

I'm still planning to attend, but with the caveat that I may be called upon to be a boyfriend that weekend.

ETA will be sixish on Saturday.

Brian

Originally posted by Elspode
Perth, I'd be happy to go to London for you and allow you an opportunity to attend the Cellar event. No...really.

ooooh, tempting offer, but i think ill pass this time. :)

~james

If you have a party at the same time as Forks, it would NOT be the first time that we went International. ;) (one of the forks regulars ended up in England one year, so he arranged a party to be going on at the same time, and called us to report.)

Originally posted by Griff
I'll be in LA visiting my little brother so odds are any time you raise a glass, we'll be syncronized.

Damn Griff, how are you going to deal with Los Angeles? Or is that why you'll be drinking so much while you're out there?

It's supposed to be a great day weather-wise...84 and sunny...first nice Saturday we've had in Philadelphia in like 2 months.

I'd go with any time between 5p and midnight EDT...someone is bound to have a beer in their hand at any given time in-between then.

Excellent.

Originally posted by sycamore


Damn Griff, how are you going to deal with Los Angeles? Or is that why you'll be drinking so much while you're out there?

As long as I don't have to do any driving and I'm on my medication, I'll be just fine. I'm good with people, its humanity that gets on my nerves.

I know I'm new and all, but I'd like to suggest sporks as an alternative to your spoon and fork idea. Sporks are great.
Just a thought.

Originally posted by cin
I know I'm new and all, but I'd like to suggest sporks as an alternative to your spoon and fork idea. Sporks are great.
Just a thought.

So you're part of the spork conspiracy, suppressing the value of my KFC/ Pepsi stock. No good Coke pusher!

Wait a minute, wasn't it Elspode going sniff, sniff? :D

There are now [SIZE=4]4[/SIZE] Days and counting till Plastic Spoons and Forks, (sporks are not an option none of that genderbending plastic will be allowed)

Hey Wolf what type of food is usualy there? I know that it is mostly BYOF. and BYOB. But what can i expect?

I myself am bringing some chicken burgers to grill, and I'll probably bring some potato salad and snack chips or something.

And beer...a case of Yuengling. While I won't have a whole lot of food to share, there will be plenty of beer to share. :)

I was thinking some where along the lines of a whole Pig, and i could cook it over the fire being provided by Bruce. er... reheat it i'll probably get a precooked one because i've heard that cooking a pig is a pain.



oo.. oooh... and in the morn'n i'm making WAFFLES! (not really i just like the quote)

No fire. I just supply wood for it.:D

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Wait a minute, wasn't it Elspode going sniff, sniff? :D

Not for many years now, damn the responsibility of it all...

The only time I go sniff, sniff now is when I'm sick.

Originally posted by Griff
I'm good with people, its humanity that gets on my nerves.

Sig. Line alert!! ^^^ :D

I plan on bringing a large bottle of Southern Comfort (regular not high test) and I dont plan on sharing. But look at it this way, I wont be drinking all of *your* stuff either.


Ok, I'll share a little. ;)

Originally posted by ladysycamore


[b]Sig. Line alert!! ^^^ :D [/B]

Dang! Why didn't I think of that?

There are just [SIZE=4]3[/SIZE] more days left till the Plastic Spoons and Forks Cellar GTG

Damn! Only 3 days!...I've got to get a perm!...and my nails look a fright!....Does this 50 inch belt make me look fat?.....What booze goes with oreos?:eek:

I've realized I'm working on Saturday.

Is there any possible way of Schlepta-ing it to the shindig?

for the record .. it's Plastic Forks™. no spoons. yes, they will be available for eating things that fall through tines, but they're not in the name of the picnic.

Likely food:

Usual picnicky stuff ... dogs, burgers, wide variety of assorted extras (chips, cookies, cakes, fruity goodness, marconi salad). Somebody may get up the energy to make chili (often a forks staple.) Sometimes people think to bring chicken parts as well. In recent years bob has managed to remember to through a couple boxes of graham crackers, bags of marshmallows and chocolate bars (none of this hershey nonsense, incidentally, Ghirardelli chocolate bars ... for the s'mores. There's two reasons for this ... one G makes MUCH better chocolate. second, one of our regular attendees is a hardline vegan and the variety of dark chocolate bob buys does not contain any dairy products.)

I myself am showing up with a box of dogs and a box of hot beef sausages. Traditionally I bring the watermelon that is traditionally not eaten and is given to Bob's mom at the end of sunday cleanup. I'm still deciding whether I want to lug the damn thing down the hill.

Likely booze:

Beer.
There may be other bottles of this and that rolling around in the house or brought by other guests. Wine, mead, single malt scotch, brandy, hard cider that hard lemonade stuff. Sodas are also usually plentiful, although if you have particular requirements related to a non-sugar alternative, you might want to BYOB for that.

Other stuff you might want to bring:

Chairs, tents, air mattresses, bugspray, sunglasses, hats, frisbees, etc.

we probably have something on the order of 20 or so assorted citronella candles in the house that may do absolutely no good in reducing the insect, particularly mosquito, attacks.

Schlepta opportunities:

not so far as I know. This is southern chester county. The less countrified bits of the county barely have septa service, and this is fairly far out. The property is several miles off the route 1 + 202 intersection. I don't know that there's any public transit service to anywhere closer than West Chester.

OHh... The anticipation Builds Just [SIZE=6]2[/SIZE] more days till (With the corrected title) [SIZE=3]Plastic Forks[/SIZE]

still no luck on finding a pig

still no luck on finding a pig

That's OK, I don't have a date either.;)

BTW, that Plastic Forks [SIZE=1]tm[/SIZE] .

Well, it looks like rain for Saturday. So much for making sun tea.

I'll be attending anyway. I stopped by the Entemann's outlet store and picked up cakes, lots of cakes.

3 French ("Freedom") Cheescakes
3 Fat-free lemon twist danish (danishes?) (danii?)
3 Ultimate Crumb coffee cakes
1 regular danish

I might have to leave one item at home. I was hoping for an apple pie, so I might stop in tomorrow to see what they have. I figure thats dessert for 40-50 people.

I still haven't decided on grillables. My personal favorite is D&W Beef Hot Sausage. Very nice kick. Maybe some chicken drumsticks marinated overnight in hot sauce and/or garlic.

Let the games begin!

On a serious tip, who is actually coming? This is who I know of so far:

--me
--wolf
--slang
--bruce
--rich
--bitmap
--brian
--ut

I believe Dave is coming as well. Brian, is Dagney coming along?

Who else?

I'm planning on coming at the moment.

There's a somewhat small chance that my Mother may have to have a procedure done tomorrow that may have her incapacitated for the weekend, which would mean that I'm not going to be joining in the festivities.

But as of right now, I'm digging for blankies and bug spray :)

Dagney

Latest forecast says there is a chance the rain could push off by Saturday afternoon.

Wish I could make it, but there's that 1200 miles away thing and all, you know.

Anyhow, y'all have fun now, heah! :beer:

Rain is not an issue for forks.

We survive.

Also, if you read the official Forks site you will see that Bob indicates that "We usually arrange to have beautiful weather that day. If, however, it looks like rain, please do not let this damp your spirits. Plastic Forks will be held rain or shine. Be there! "

There was one particularly memorable year where it was raining at my home in Ambler when I left, raining in Norristown as I went to the Genuardi's to stock up on some necessary supplies, and raining as I was driving down 202. When I hit the Chester County Line, it was like walking under an awning ... suddenly, no rain, and the sun was out.

I can't guarantee anything near as spectacular for this year, but I'm just warnin' yah.

In all the years we've been doing this, we've had brief rain twice, and have made excellent use of it each time. Umbrella Frisbee requires a certain amount of skill. (the umbrellas were not USED as Frisbees, they were held by the guests as they played Frisbee.)

Fear not. We won't end up eating raw hotdogs. With sufficiently large amounts of lighter fluid, ANY grill can be started. ;) (If it doesn't go "BOOOMF" when you toss the match on, we didn't put enough on.)

Hope all goes well for your mom, Dagney! I'm hoping to be able to meet you finally.

Everything that folks say they are bringing sounds AWESOME. Don't worry, Bitmap, if you can't find a pig. Maybe one will wander loose from a nearby farm and someone will have to defend themselves from the ravages of the wild boar. There's a herd of deer that wander around the property too. Maybe one will have an "accident". You never know.

Originally posted by wolf
Don't worry, Bitmap, if you can't find a pig. Maybe one will wander loose from a nearby farm and someone will have to defend themselves from the ravages of the wild boar. There's a herd of deer that wander around the property too. Maybe one will have an "accident". You never know.

All We have to do is yell [size=3]It's comming right for us![/size] right? then it's ok to have an "accident".
I actualy havn't really looked. I was going to go check the local BBQ place, in a little bit, and see if i could get one. i'll post when i find out more.

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and just for those who want to lift one with us... I'd suggest 8pm for the official Toast time... that way it's 5 on the west coast and 1:00 am In England.

Originally posted by Bitmap
[size=10]1[/size] more day till PLASTIC FORKS<i>[SIZE=1]tm[/SIZE]</i> (Cellar GTG)


and just for those who want to lift one with us... I'd suggest 8pm for the official Toast time... that way it's 5 on the west coast and 1:00 am In England.

Sounds good. If that is to be the arranged time of toasting, I'll make sure that my thermos cup is filled with my beverage of choice. :)

The road I live on is closed because it's underwater. My sideyard is flooded and the creek is rising. More rain is coming and we're under a flood warning. If the creek gets up to my house.........
I'LL BE THERE EARLY.:p

I'll be coming past the intersection of 202 & 1 at 4:00 (ok maybe 4:15). If anyone is taking public transportation in I can give you a life the last few miles.

I'm looking forward to meeting you Bruce! how long will your drive be?


and yes I'll suggest all tip the glass at 8:00 pm Eastern.


oh and don't worry about photos i'm bringing two memory chips for my camera, and extra batteries

Folks'es ,, Ya'all have a [SIZE=4]LARGE ASS [/SIZE] time , drink Way too much beer for all us folks that can't make it !!!
Oh and take lots of pics !!!!!!!:beer:

I may get soaked, get pneumonia or west nile, and die.

But I'm gonna have fun. :)

The Cellar GTG at Plastic Forks is happening........

[SIZE=10]Today![/SIZE]
@3:00pm is the kick off, and
The International Cellar Toast<i>[SIZE=1]tm[/SIZE]</i> is @8:00pm Eastern. So be sure to lift a beverage of choice at that time. :0)

Unfortunately, though I was planning on attending, I'm not gonna be able to make it (sorry Bitmap)... stuff came up for the weekend and I'm going to be busy. :\

hey No prob thats what i wanted to know. hope you have a nice weekend be sure to toast @8 if you can

Thank God there'll be one less asshole to deal with.

(Sorry you can't come Dave...but we'll have a root beer in your honor.)

The excitement is indeed building.

Slang is here, and currently sleeping (I assume sleeping, I've been at work, he could be passed out) on my couch, gathering energy for tomorrow's festivities.

See y'all there. :)

how long will your drive be?

I dunno, 'bout 10 miles as the fish swims, I think. Want to meet me? Damn, your a sicko. Most people try to avoid me. :eek:

Dave, bummer. :(

Bring a poncho folks...scattered storms most of the day.

You haven't lived, 'til you've seen me in a wet T-shirt. Woo Woo!:eek:

Ummm...no.

Alright gang...see you all out there...I anticipate being out there between 4 and 5. Just look for me...I'll be the goofball with the Adidas shirt and some ball cap on. Probably swigging a beer.

I want photos.

It was quite the event, cool people, warm bonfire, bright stars (for a few moments) and loud fireworks. There was even Cream Cheese.

And the best part: SUMMER IS HERE!!!

(finally)

Originally posted by sycamore
I may get soaked, get pneumonia or west nile, and die.

But I'm gonna have fun. :)

Hey! You can't die! If you do, I'll never speak to you again! :p

Dang, I missed the toast *sad face* I was running my mouth on the phone....

Hope ya'll had a great time. See you later on today hun. :)

Funny...Bruce was the only forker really posting today. Of course, he actually went home at a decent hour last night.

I'm still recovering, though not due to too much alcohol. More later.

Welcome Astro!!

Great to see you here.

(there are pics. mine will be posted, once I figure out if there's a quicker way to make thumbnails than to create them manually ... surely someone else has thought of this, right?)

Originally posted by sycamore
(Sorry you can't come Dave...but we'll have a root beer in your honor.)

and we did Too!

Oh yeah! We did...at like 2 in the morning, after drinking copious amounts of alcohol.

Originally posted by wolf
(there are pics. mine will be posted, once I figure out if there's a quicker way to make thumbnails than to create them manually ... surely someone else has thought of this, right?)

Wolf, if you haven't figured out a way beyond manually, let me know...I'll see if I can connect my scanner tonight.

Of course, he actually went home at a decent hour last night.

Well, we old folks can't hang all night. BTW I had a Chichester cop follow me down Concord road so close I couldn't see his headlights in my mirror. Since it was about the time the bars close, he was probably trying to rattle me. If I didn't have a kilo of dope and 3 naked 14 year old girls in the car, I'd have stopped and slapped him/her.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
...........If I didn't have a kilo of dope and 3 naked 14 year old girls in the car ........

Least it wasn't 3 naked 14 year old boys in the car.

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
If I didn't have a kilo of dope

Oh, so you'll share your pallets, but not your dope? You no good so-and-so!

(They made a great fire...we didn't finish burning them until almost noon.)

Least it wasn't 3 naked 14 year old boys in the car.

I'm a lecher not a pervert.:D

So, let's actually talk about the event.

I must say, it was one hell of a soiree.

Lessee, there were 10 Cellarites in attendance:

--me
--Wolf
--Slang
--Bitmap
--Bruce
--Brian
--Dagney
--Rich
--dragon17
--Undertoad

(Add AstroJetson in, and you have 11.)

There were...oh, about 20 or so people total. Maybe a bit more.

We ate a lot--various types of meat and other goodies. We drank a lot--probably a dozen different beers and alcohols. We talked a lot--everything from the Quebecois to computer shit to the Cellar (duh!).

Wolf, Bitmap, and I sat around the fire until the wee hours, burning glass bottles, trying to toss our cigarette butts into the fire, and missing several times.

I tried sleeping in my car, which was incredibly stoopid of me. Then, when I stopped for food in South Philadelphia on the way home, I found a tick embedded in my hand. Blecch!

But I had a fantastic time, and I hope everyone else that came had as good of a time. Big props to Wolf for inviting us to hang out with her little tribe. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Really sorry I couldn't figure out a way to get there. :(

Originally posted by sycamore
I'm already looking forward to next year.

There is often a smaller, less raucous event in the fall, around Halloween.

It's both costume and clothing optional. ;)

Most of that party occurs indoors, but we do still have the bonfire.

Well, as I strongly suspect my October will be once again pretty free, and I'll be DRIVING by then, I should have no excuse for not attending.

:thumb:

Originally posted by sycamore
So, let's actually talk about the event.

I must say, it was one hell of a soiree.

I suppose it would be incredibly redundant for me to say that I'm envious to point of being suicidal? Okay, not suicidal, but I'm definitely envious.

Glad you all had a good time, and that no one got arrested.

The property is far enough off the beaten track that the cops have a hard time finding it.

Besides, I have a fair amount of skill, even drunk off my ass, for shmoozing cops.

Sorry you couldn't be with us El ... maybe next year.

I'm moving to Iowa within the month.... maybe I could come to the Samhain event :D

Heck, we can get you into Lughnasadh and Mabon before Samhain!

What part of Iowa are you headed for, OC?

Apart from the Atlantic, nothing standing in the way of me coming next time
Joke. Don't worry ;)
Though my work my take me to the US some time soon, might have to stop by if i get the chance.

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
I'm a lecher not a pervert.:D

That's only slightly perverted, and mostly queer.

Perverted would have been 14 naked 3 year old girls.

HA HA HA :thumb:

Here's a long shot of the celebration. Notice the cloud of smoke over the area.

Sorry about that guys...that was the glass we kept throwing in the fire.

Bruce's post threw up all over my email!

WTF?????:confused:

The Internet Gremlins really really wanted me to know you posted that message, and so I got a BUNCH of notices about it.
Maybe 10..?

My interpretation:
E-vomit.
:vomit:

Oh, the auto-response telling you people have posted replies to your post. Just go into "user cp" at the top of the page, and Edit Options, then set "Use 'Email Notification' by default?" to NO.

I swear it can't go nuts and send ten messages though. That's someone else's problem.

Check that' I just looked at the mail log and you've been notified 4 times about the last message. Funky. I've turned off that option now so the system won't try to send you multiple notices, but that's very strange.

I've never had it happen before - multiple messages, I mean.

Mayhaps it is evil Yahoo.

I shall slap it most mightily.

Originally posted by Undertoad
Check that' I just looked at the mail log and you've been notified 4 times about the last message. Funky. I've turned off that option now so the system won't try to send you multiple notices, but that's very strange.

Thaaaaaaank you.
:D

So, I'm standing outside of my office this afternoon, smoking a cigarette. There's a PNC Bank in our building, and the entrance is right next to the area where I smoke.

All of a sudden, out of the bank comes Bob, the host of Plastic Forks. And I was going to say hey...besides, I need to talk to him anyway about getting some of my stuff back that I left at the gathering.

But damnit! I couldn't remember his name at the time. And he didn't see me.

Oh well...fortunately, I'm only out a few rolls of film and a poncho.

You'll get it back. Even if it takes until October.

Also, you'll probably bump into him again ...

I ran into him a week after Plastic Forks.

At 30th Street Station.

Bear in mind that I NEVER go to 30th Street Station.

Bob does not live NEAR 30th Street Station.

This stuff just kinda happens to us sometimes. You get used to it after a while.

The "worst" one of these was this time I was stranded by a dead battery at the Acme in Ambler ... as I was banging my head against the steering wheel and trying to remember if I had my road service card with me, I had the stray thought ... "I wish Bob were here to rescue me."

Looked up ... he was there, and did, in fact, rescue me. (and no, he neither lived nor worked in Ambler, nor was it "on his way home."

Everyone dismisses psychic events as coincidence...well, everyone except me.

And me ...
Synchronicity? Psychic connection?

Probably both.

(Bob is the president of the Delaware Valley Pagan Network, BTW.)

Unless he's a stalker!

Originally posted by wolf
(Bob is the president of the Delaware Valley Pagan Network, BTW.)

Cool! Bob should consider coming to Heartland Pagan Festival some time...we could even arrange an organizational member visit exchange if they are involved in a festival somewhere.