Mittens 05

[Andail]

Hm, we're discussing Mittens here.
The location might be changing from Australia to Greece, and I've announced Sweden as an alternative place if greece won't happen. Just as long as we have it somewhere, right?

[Privateer Puddin']

do you mean 03? (that being the swedish mittens and all)

i'm up for another trip to sweden, especially if people that haven't gone to a prior meeting go!

[Pet Terry]

I'm going.

That is if it happens some time after 8th of July. So late July or some time in August would be fine. It could be over the weekend but it could be from monday to friday aswell (or as it was last time).

If other Finns are interested in going, we could travel together. Pessi hasn't been around in a quite a while but I have his number and I can ask if he is interested (if he doesn't show up in next couple of months).

So yesh, I'm interested in this one and I hope other people are too. Neat idea, Andail.

(Oh, and I think you meant Mittens '03, Andail...)

[Ubel]

I'm from Kemi (Finland) and I would SOOO like to come! I'm only 15 but can I still come? Even for a day? 'Cause I really REALLY want to meet you people. And I'll cry whole summer if I can't. :'(

[scotch]

Actually it's been kind of seriously suggested we hold the European meeting in Greece this summer, a few people are possible hosts for that, it's sunny and not particularly expensive to get to.  The Israeli members say they could afford that too.  I also heard a couple of previously non attending Scandinavians (including Finland!) say they could possibly make that location.

I don't think it has been mentioned on the forums, so I thought it was worth discussing here.

If it ends up being in Sweden again I'm fine with that too.

[Andail]

Ok, I started this thread because some people expressed interest, and I wasn't aware of the greece meeting.
Maybe it would be a good idea if those people started advertising for that quite soon?

[Adamski]

Pablo: The age limit is set at 18 for good reasons, sorry dude. Would your parents be wild at the idea of letting you fly alone to another country to meet people off the internet at the age of 15? Mine wouldn't have been.

[Haddas]

Mine would. I'm scarier than the average internet person though.

[m0ds]

Greece or Sweden get my vote, more Greece than Sweden. Plus its far nearer Thira which is TOTALLY FOA! I'd like to go - but I wouldn't be able too, until July.

[Ubel]

Would your parents be wild at the idea of letting you fly alone to another country to meet people off the internet at the age of 15?

Yes, they would let me. It's only about would YOU guys let me.

[scotch]

Yes, it really is more about that.  It's not like we haven't had under 16s at an AGS gathering before.  But at that age, unless you're well known and trusted by the person hosting the event you are unlikely to be allowed to come. You've been a member of the forums for 3-4 months, it's not really long enough for anyone to get to know you well enough I'm afraid, maybe next year, there's usually something in Northern Europe.

[Pumaman]

Ok, I started this thread because some people expressed interest, and I wasn't aware of the greece meeting.
Maybe it would be a good idea if those people started advertising for that quite soon?

Well, considering how few people responded positively to the Mittens 2005 Australia thread, we've been thinking that it's likely to be more viable to hold it in Europe where more people will be able to come along. So rather than this being a secondary "Swettens" or whatever, it's looking like it would actually be Mittens itself.

[Andail]

Ok, well that's pretty swell.
I thought Spain was the secondary plan.
So, who's gonna host it in greece? Helm?

[Ubel]

This is pretty unfair, because now's probably my only chance to come to Mittens in few years, cause it'll be so near. Of course if the next mittens will be held in Finland or somewhere near it, then I'll be able to come there.

And scotch: You've got a good point there. I'm not yet very known here so you don't know if you can trust me. But I can tell you, I've been workin hard to get known because I knew there will be this kind of situations.

All I ask is a little trust. So please, let me come to the mittens.

[Dart]

Hmm, I vote for Greece as well, since then the Israeli members could make it to the meeting.

It'd also be less of an expense for me, because I would have to pay about $4000 to travel to Australia, whereas Greece would be a lot cheaper. So, if you want a higher percentage of me coming to this year's Mittens, then hold it in Greece.

[Andail]

What percentage of you would I get here in Sweden?

J/K, I'm actually voting Greece as well. I would like to know who's hosting it, though

[Helm]

Andail, if anybody's going to host mittens in greece this summer, it's probably going to be me. Dasjoe said he had a place, but that sadly fell through (as far as I know. If this isn't so, das, please tell, it would help immensly). The only way I can host, is to rent a place for us to stay in. This means that some chipping in will be in order. Not sure yet what that means in actual money, but I'll get back to you. I am aiming for mid august so you guys make a mental note of that. My dad said he's going to help out in finding a cheap but nice place, and seemed generally enthusiastic about helping, since I've told him on numerous occasions that my sweden mittens trip was so excellent. I'm thinking a week is a good idea. What I need from you guys, is to tell me how many can make a commitment to come since I will have to book rooms and strippers and shit. Less people turning out is not a very big problem. A lot more turning out will be a big, big problem, unless they don't mind sleeping on the questionably clean floor of a hotel room.

Generally, watch this space.


P.S: any of you newer people that are considering to come that are wondering who I am, I've been away for a year or two, but prior to that I was a regular around here since ags was called AC, so I'm not a new guy that nobody knows/trusts. I'll do my best to properly handle this responisibility, if nobody else can. In the end, if it doesn't work out, there's always andail's grandpa cabin that served us so well in 2003.

[edmundito]

I don't trust that helm guy...

Hey, I understand that for "official" reasons, the gathering with the name Mittens should be held in a specific location, but that doesn't stop the Australians or the Americans from having their own little gatherings, unless they all can afford to go to Mittens in Europe.

[TheYak]

Yeah, like newbies are gonna trust the lord of the goats, devourer of souls.

I think my only affordable chance was NY and I missed that..  lookin' forward to M2K9.

Good point, here's hopin' someone puts together a mini-gathering, the footage from Gloves was awesome.

[Privateer Puddin']

mid august is fine, i should be there