Spring/Summer BBQ & Fragswap Meet....

[ColinD]

Great idea, definitely in.

Colin

[JDigital]

I could host, but you've seen my basement.. Would take a bit of preparation..

Were you thinking of hosting at your house? or the store?...


What are some dates everyone would like to strive for?

Not July 16-20 for me... haha.. most others would probably work though...

[365seasons]

were attending a wedding on the 18th of July.... but thats the extent of our unavailability

[Key Equine]

Sounds fun! I would also like to come if I'm in town...

[Red Coral Aquariums]

I have been doing a lot of thinking about this and how to set a swap meet up.

So here is what I come up with hoping I can get positive feedback and ideas.


Meeting place;

It is difficult to invade someones home and it always puts undo pressure and expectations on the host.
Why not meet at a restaurant or lounge and let them do the dishes and clean up the bathroom.

Frags

Everyone brings their frag/coral/fish in a numbered and identified bag and it is then put in a heated cooler or covered tub.

Viewing Frags

Red Coral will supply a large picture viewer that can be set up anywhere in the host establishment that people can see pictures of the frags for sale. Pictures can be sent to me the day before and copied to the viewer. ( there will be no comments like "nice frag what does it look like when its open?")

Just some suggestions and am looking for more ideas.
Kevin

[365seasons]

Talking with Kevin tonight, and came up with a few suggestions:

Why not have it at park, bowness, or edworthy or something.
Lots of picnic tables and space.

It could be a potluck theme. If a couple of people brought a small BBQ (we have a little Coleman we could help with) and some people brought a salad, some buns, etc etc.
This way no one is having to hold responsibility for everything as Kevin was saying.

As well, with a laptop big enough to view pictures of frags, if anyone was willing to lend theres for uploading of the frag pictures, that'd be great.

July will be nice and warm out, so tons of mingling can occur (haha!) and the park will provide some shade.

Any thoughts on this??

[Eb0la11]

Id be up for a meet. Wont have any frags to trade yet though but would like to chat aquariums for a while. Im gone from the 12-19th if it matters. My tank will probably only just be starting to get stocked at this point.

Kevin, I am still planning on getting that tank drilled by the way. Just moved out the Sunday before the day I thought I could get down there and butchered my body and didnt feel like hauling a 150 gallon across town the next day. Also had no phone cause wasnt hooked up yet. I'll have to hit you back someday soon.

[soaptray]

Sounds like fun - my wifey and myself would love to attend and meet some fellow reefers.

Sorry for sounding like a noob, but how do these swaps work?

[Jay180reef]

I'll be out of town, but hopefully fragnplpug can show off the site and let everyone know how it works.

The Calgary Reef Keepers website should be fully functional and ready for a roll-out on the 25th.

[soaptray]

If you need any help with the site, I would be glad to - I am a web developer as a career!

Where is meet / swap / eats being hosted? I vote somewhere in the deep, deep, south. heh.