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[LJay]

Its unclear if the Lakes 2012 is going ahead yet, so we may be after another venue

Problem?  Have I missed something??   

I don't think DLK wants the hassle of organising it again.

[VXL V6]

Its unclear if the Lakes 2012 is going ahead yet, so we may be after another venue

Problem?  Have I missed something??   

Despite the dire six hour journey in torential rain last time and the screw in tyre episode the year before, i'd still make the effort to go again. 

[The Red Baron]

As a Wife, mum of 2 and an OOFer I think I can honestly say that a meet is what you make of it, our boys age 4 and 7 have been to all of the Lakes meets and the last 3 Newent meets plus a York meet and numerous day gatherings.  If you have the confidence to go off and do things with your kids while men stand round with their hands in their pockets looking at one bloke working then that's fab.  If not then I guess you need to accept what OOF meets are and get on with it.

They are generally held on family friendly sites which are safe for children to run about on.  I don't really see the need for a family friendly meet as that's ruling out a fair few people who don't have children and to me defeats the object of OOF!

Our boys absolutely love going to these meets, they've made loads of friends and look forward to seeing regular faces again.  The OOF widows, those that don't have children with them, are also very good at going off shopping etc.

At the end of the day its a car club meet, its only for a weekend, if you don't like your bloke going off to drool over cars, don't come!  Let him go have fun on his own!

Not often I feel compelled to agree with Ljay , but that was my understanding (ie, all meets are family friendly), but maybe I've missed something?

Basically, the way I see it, people are free to do whatever they like during the day - play around on site, go out on their own as families, go out with other OOFers, be it the zoo, museums, shopping etc.  OK, naturally there is an evening get together, and people do over indulge


Its unclear if the Lakes 2012 is going ahead yet, so we may be after another venue

that being the point you may have missed. do you call over indulging something thats kiddie friendly, ive seen things get out of hand twice with certain members, having been in the middle of it by accident. & thats not the right picture for me to put to the children. im not saying this happens at all the meets but why cant folks drink in moderation. i think thats the whole point of op,s post of a kiddie friendly meet.
only my tuppenth worth but there you go.

[tunnie]

I think meets on this thread are being unfairly portrayed as a rowdy pish up, thats not the case on any of the ones I've been to.

I've ridden the BMW to one meet, where number of us consumed no alcohol.

Omegas are mainly owned by men, as such the meets tend to be men type events. Beer. Cars. Drinking. Talking crap.

Family's do come & have been welcome at all ones I've been to, they can either do their own thing or get involved.

Think a mountain is being made of a mole hill here....

[LJay]

A dry, kiddie friendly car club meet, hmmm, interesting concept that.  Might I suggest taking your sheltered little darlings to Butlins!

[Kevin Wood]

that being the point you may have missed. do you call over indulging something thats kiddie friendly, ive seen things get out of hand twice with certain members, having been in the middle of it by accident. & thats not the right picture for me to put to the children. im not saying this happens at all the meets but why cant folks drink in moderation. i think thats the whole point of op,s post of a kiddie friendly meet.
only my tuppenth worth but there you go.

I'm not sure what you're referring to here. I may have missed the events in question. People have been known to get a little tiddly, largely after any child's bed time anyway. Things have been attempted that weren't, on the face of it, very wise, words were said and the voice of reason respected. That's about as far as anything has got IME. I've seen collections of sober adults get more "out of hand" than that, TBH. You make it sound like a drunken brawl which, as I say, I may have missed as I don't go to every meet. Generally, whilst some alcohol is consumed at meets, I would say that the majority of people present still have a relatively clear head on their shoulders and that there's remarkably little trouble.

I would say that most people do drink in moderation at meets. Obviously we all have our own view of what that entails but, as far as I am concerned, as long as you have the presence of mind to behave responsibly in front of any kids present, don't set out to pick fights and be argumentative, and can find the correct tent at the end of the evening, or, otherwise, provide an amusing spectacle whilst trying to do so, crack on. 

I suspect a meet with "rationed" alcohol would be less than popular with most.

[Gaffers]

I suspect a meet with "rationed" alcohol would be less than popular with most.

Yup, I certainly wouldn't be there if beer were rationned.

Huh?  What do you mean that'd be a positive 

[Kevin Wood]

I suspect a meet with "rationed" alcohol would be less than popular with most.

Yup, I certainly wouldn't be there if beer were rationned.

Huh?  What do you mean that'd be a positive 

It wouldn't be the same without a few bottles of Gufferbraü.

[LJay]

Can you imagine a ''dry'' OOF meet....who'd get drunk and fall over guy ropes to provide entertainment then?

[Gaffers]

Can you imagine a ''dry'' OOF meet....who'd get drunk and fall over guy ropes to provide entertainment then?

And of course don't forget the human buckaroo with the new 'chicken' element to the game 

[Gaffers]

I suspect a meet with "rationed" alcohol would be less than popular with most.

Yup, I certainly wouldn't be there if beer were rationned.

Huh?  What do you mean that'd be a positive 

It wouldn't be the same without a few bottles of Gufferbraü.

Just had a sample of the American IPA clone I made.  Omg its luverly 

[LJay]

Can you imagine a ''dry'' OOF meet....who'd get drunk and fall over guy ropes to provide entertainment then?

And of course don't forget the human buckaroo with the new 'chicken' element to the game 

Ooh so much more fun without any booze involved!





To be fair I've had just as much fun sober at meets as when I've had a drink.  Before people start saying that you have to booze to enjoy!

[Kevin Wood]

Ooh so much more fun without any booze involved!





To be fair I've had just as much fun sober at meets as when I've had a drink.  Before people start saying that you have to booze to enjoy!

Could get a bit tedious waiting for the first one to go to sleep, though. Fear not, I have a generator and I'm getting a Nespresso machine for Christmas. I'll come prepared.

[The Red Baron]

why dont you lot pick on someone your own miniscule size, as it would a midlands event, of course you "wont" be attending.
you really do need to grow up.

[albitz]

I have a bit of a radical idea.Those who wish to go to the meet - go. Those who dont wish to go - dont go.