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Skwyre7 and I are arranging what we believe to be the first ever Central Virginia Prius meetup: Saturday, May 5, 2007. All are invited. Though the focus will be on the Prius, non-Prius and non-hybrid owners are welcome to attend. And you don't have to live in the Richmond area. We invite all from Tidewater, NoVA, western VA, neighboring states … doesn't matter.

Time, location, and agenda are TBA. Skwyre7 and I are meeting next week to plan further. We wanted to get the date out ASAP so you can mark your calendar.

I can say with reasonable certainty that the location will be somewhere in Chesterfield; we both live there. We've talked about asking Haley Toyota to host it, so that's a possibility.

We've also talked about approaching NBC12 for some local promotion. Their news staff has at least one Prius, so they might have more interest than the average TV station.

For updates and tentative RSVPs, use this PriusChat thread (http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=31523#).

Hey, Tom (if you're reading): Can I (or you) edit the title of this thread? I meant to put the date of 5/5/07 after the colon so folks could see it in the title. I see no way I can edit it.

Done. Don't forget to put an entry in the calendar.

Don't forget to put an entry in the calendar.
Taken care of. Thanks for reminding me of the calendar. I had forgotten it was on here.

Thanks to both of you!

UPDATE: The meet will take place at Haley Toyota (http://www.haleytoyota.com/) on May 5th. The time hasn't been finalized. It will probably start about 10:00am or 10:30am. While this will be primarily about the Prius, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

UPDATE: I have made an executive decision. We will start things at 10:30am. I'll be there early. I'll be in the Prius. :D

Hi Jim and Michael:

___Bumping this one so you can tell us how the hybrid gathering went. And we want pics ;)

___Good Luck

___Wayne

Hello Wayne (and others).

Things went very well. Participants:

Me (of course)
Michael (of course)
Snake Puncess (PriusOnline member)
Green Hokie (PC member)
Eric (Non-registered [for now] PC lurker)
EarthCare (PC member and new Prius owner from Atlanta -- passed through town on his way to pick his son up from college at UVA)
HAFNHAF (CleanMPG member and Insight owner) and his son
Barb B. (Non-member of any forum -- yet; learned about the meetup through a friend at the TV station we contacted)
Mike Davis (Sales rep at Haley Toyota -- very helpful and accomodating)
Haley Prius tech (sorry, didn't catch his name)

We had great discussions on fuel economy, mods, accessories, tech issues, etc. Most of us went to lunch together, and then Michael and I did driving clinics for EarthCare, Green Hokie, and Eric. I promoted CleanMPG and Hybridfest. The name of a certain CleanMPGer/master Prius and Insight marathoner got dropped.;)

Michael and I both have pics. I'll see if I can get mine posted a little later; kinda rushed at the moment.

thanx for a good time guys. and gals! my son and i had fun and learned a lot. and lunch was good too!

btw, did i win the free prius? ;)

It was a good day. I have some pictures.

First off, proof that Jim has pictures too:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/Skwyre7/Pictures/Prius/05-May-07%20Meet/PICT0120.jpg


Here are most of the cars lined up:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/Skwyre7/Pictures/Prius/05-May-07%20Meet/PICT0107.jpg


And here is the group
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/Skwyre7/Pictures/Prius/05-May-07%20Meet/PICT0127.jpg
Front row (left to right): Eric, EarthCare, me, Snake Puncess, Green Hokie
Back Row (left to right): HAFNHAF's son, Jim, HAFNHAF
Not Pictured: Barb (who had to leave early), the Prius tech (who had to get back to work), and Mike Davis (who had to take the picture)


It rained a little bit, but not too much. I think everything went well. Especially for a first try. I think we'll do this again. :D

do i see a ringer in that car lineup? oh wait, that's mine...

I'd love to see a meeting like that in the Dallas area!

That's a long drive for us VA folk. :D

Chuck, we did have a Texas meetup. It was you & me in the Round Rock HEB parking lot. Man, we need to work on the Texas meetup membership :)