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WI: Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago...Let's meet up!!
« on: July 29, 2013, 06:23:51 PM »
Shout out to all my 3rd coast friends, let's meet up and drink beer, chat, whatever.
Mostly I just want to meet some nearby Mustachians!


I'm in Milwaukee, living in the Riverwest/East Side area, where are YOU!?

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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2013, 08:39:17 PM »
Chicago here, I'd totally be in! Can we make it Kenosha so I can take the Metra? :) I kid, I kid...but I can't ride my bike to Milwaukee.

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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2013, 08:50:55 PM »
I'll be moving to Madison late next week. I'd be able to ride to Milwaukee for a meetup so long as it's on a Saturday and somebody can put me up overnight. Chicago is a few miles too far for a nice weekend getaway unfortunately.

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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2013, 10:32:59 AM »
I'm in!

I live in Yankee Hill, Milwaukee.

I vote MKE.  I can host if people like.  I'm close to the lake (parks/trail) and my building has an awesome rooftop deck we can use too.

There's not a ton of space, but I can host at least one overnight, possibly 2 or 3 if people don't mind blankets on the floor.

For Chicagoans: Amtrak/MegaBus/Greyhound are good way to get up here without driving.  I don't like Megabus, but it exists.  Amtrak is nice but expensive ($48 r.t.). Greyhound is Greyhound but the round trip tops out around $34 and can usually be had for much less (last time I went I paid $12 r.t.).

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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2013, 07:01:44 PM »
I'm in!

I live in Yankee Hill, Milwaukee.

I vote MKE.  I can host if people like.  I'm close to the lake (parks/trail) and my building has an awesome rooftop deck we can use too.

There's not a ton of space, but I can host at least one overnight, possibly 2 or 3 if people don't mind blankets on the floor.

For Chicagoans: Amtrak/MegaBus/Greyhound are good way to get up here without driving.  I don't like Megabus, but it exists.  Amtrak is nice but expensive ($48 r.t.). Greyhound is Greyhound but the round trip tops out around $34 and can usually be had for much less (last time I went I paid $12 r.t.).

Dibs. I don't mind blankets and floor.

Interesting that Greyhound is that much cheaper than Megabus, I've always had the opposite experience. I think the Megabus buses are more comfortable too. If only they could fix the constant late departures and stressed-to-the-point-of-being-an-asshole drivers.

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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2013, 06:19:26 AM »

Interesting that Greyhound is that much cheaper than Megabus, I've always had the opposite experience. I think the Megabus buses are more comfortable too. If only they could fix the constant late departures and stressed-to-the-point-of-being-an-asshole drivers.

Greyhound is that much cheaper than *Amtrak*.   Compared to Megabus they're about the same, on a given day there's usually not more than a dollar or two of a difference assuming you book online [1]. The bigger issue is Megabus only has 2-3 dailys to Chicago, you have to wait curbside, and they are never ontime, which is why I use Greyhound or Amtrak usually.  To be fair though, I'm usually somewhat time sensitive while making that trip.

[1] Important Note: Megabus charges a $0.50 fee on each transaction, Greyhound charges $2.50.  Actually that's usually the difference between the two choices right there.

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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2013, 06:55:32 AM »
Aha gotcha, misreading on my part. Agreed Megabus is far from the timeliest of transportation methods.

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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2013, 02:41:44 PM »
I'm in Madison and would try to get myself over there if timing worked out well. Sounds fun!

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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2013, 09:01:36 AM »
I'm in Milwaukee, East Side area and could do a meet up.

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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2013, 01:55:03 PM »
Well it seems like there's enough people to make planning something worthwhile, now we just need a date.  I guess that's on me...

Any suggestions?  I'm feeling last weekend of August or second Saturday of September myself.  Happy to go later though if people from out of time want more time to plan (those are just the next two weekends I have free).

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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2013, 02:01:47 PM »
I vote second Saturday of September or later. Any weekend before then has a chance of me moving into an apartment, depending on when I find one.

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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2013, 06:12:55 AM »
I'm interested! Am in Chicago, but could definitely make it up to Milwaukee for the day. Looks like my schedule is pretty flexible for late August and early September.

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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2013, 09:54:06 PM »
Relevant: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/08/07/meet-your-fellow-mustachians-and-mmm-in-chicago-and-omaha/

I'm thinking of hurrying up my move to Madison so I can be going through Chicago tomorrow night. If it works out, any chance of a nice Chicagoan putting up a fellow mustache-lover for the night? I'd rather not sleep in the UIC Hospital parking garage again, like last time I was in town :-)

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« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2013, 08:30:06 AM »
I'm in Chicago and would be down for meeting up, ideally closer to Chicago, but somewhere between Milwaukee and Chicago would be ok. 

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« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2013, 08:54:45 AM »
All right, this thread is getting quiet, I'm going to call it:
Dinner and Drinks
Saturday September 14 in Yankee Hill, Milwaukee WI (I'll give out a specific address later).
I'll be home starting around 4:00 that day (Habitat for Humanity that morning), come by any time after
I'll make tacos; potluck beer and any other food
Reply to this thread if you think you'll come by
P.M. me if you want to stay overnight or want advice on getting here

Depending on weather we can do rooftop deck, park/beach, or stay inside

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« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2013, 05:01:12 AM »
I'm in. If anyone's driving from Madison I'd chip in for gas in exchange for a lift.

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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2013, 09:40:07 AM »
Thread Bump :)

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« Reply #17 on: September 03, 2013, 01:39:03 PM »
So this is less than 2 weeks away. Am I the only person going?

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« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2013, 01:54:24 PM »
I'm not sure why it got so quiet.  My plan is to start harassing everyone else on this thread with PMs this week :)

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« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2013, 05:32:15 PM »
Alright, in the interest of me and the throngs of people who are gonna come to this not all potlucking the same thing, I'll be bringing a bottle of homebrew wine and some cookies. I'd bring real food, but it has to survive a 70-mile bike ride. If I think of something tastier I'll update.

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« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2013, 05:15:43 PM »
Cool, I got the invite, I'm in... Ill possibly bring a friend or two over... I live nearby so I won't need any sleeping area but I'll bring some brew...

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« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2013, 05:50:36 PM »
Cool, I got the invite, I'm in... Ill possibly bring a friend or two over... I live nearby so I won't need any sleeping area but I'll bring some brew...
AWESOME

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« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2014, 12:39:34 AM »
Not sure if the Mke area Mustashians are looking to meet in 2014, but I'd love to meet up with some like minded people.

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« Reply #23 on: March 07, 2014, 08:37:58 AM »
I would be interested in meeting up. I can host, but only when we get into summerish weather (house is way too tiny).

For the bikers among us, I also started this thread in case anyone was interested but missed it:

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/meetups-and-social-events/milwaukee-area-bike-meetupclub/

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« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2014, 02:04:08 PM »
@Thegoblinchief - excellent to note that you are close.  I am in Muskego these days.  Not sure if I'll be able to get over there for the biking but would love to find other MKE meet up dates this year.  It would be nice if there is any ever summer weather here!  My house is probably considered ridiculously big, but we are working on purging so it will be a while before mustashians can see it :)

we would also be up for a great picnic outing with others and the kids can run free :)  Again, depends on that summer weather getting here.

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« Reply #25 on: March 20, 2014, 09:46:35 AM »
Great! Please count me in. I'm just delving into all of this and would enjoy meeting up with other like minded folks. Would love a picnic outing. Or my husband and I could host a small group at our house but we live on Port Washington and maybe that's too far north? :) Or maybe the picnic would just be more fun. :)

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« Reply #26 on: March 20, 2014, 07:22:03 PM »
Great Sharon - we should definitely plan a picnic.  Of course we need to let the snow melt and the parks to dry out.  We'll find a time!!

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« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2014, 10:59:06 PM »
This thread made me very nostalgic.  spent most of my life in Kenosha but now live on the west coast. Wi people are awesome! 

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« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2014, 08:39:54 AM »
Cassie - well if we're ever out there, we can meet up and bring you some cheese curds :)  Nostalgic for the snow/polar vortex? :)

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« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2014, 03:38:26 PM »
I'm interested, can host as well.  Attempted to host on up-thread but that fell through.

My apartment (Yankee Hill, Milwaukee) is a good base for anything near the lake, a picnic, there's a rooftop deck, smallish but bars nearby if the weather turns and easy to get to on bus/bike/car/train/whatever.

I'm also willing to organize it - especially if I can delegate food to someone else.

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« Reply #30 on: April 22, 2014, 11:09:57 AM »
East sider here..... I would be interested as well.   Sounds like fun.

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« Reply #31 on: May 09, 2014, 10:09:55 AM »
So does anybody still want to meet up? The weather is finally starting to get better!

I live just north of downtown not far from Bayshore mall. I'm into biking, but a picnic or any of the other suggestions sound like a nice thing to do as well.

Would be nice to set a date/time and get something going to talk and meet like minded people. I could host as well, but the Yankee Hill spot sounds like a nice central location and is definitely close to a lot of things in the city.

PM if you'd like.

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« Reply #32 on: May 09, 2014, 03:51:05 PM »
I'm coming from the west, but would also come into MKE to attend.  Yankee Hill is a central location. 
Depends on who hosts, but what kind of dates are people looking at?  I'll throw some out here to get the ball rolling.
 (if we schedule sooner rather than later, schedules can be adjusted for Sat or Sun events)
June 14th?
June 28th?
July 26th?
Do people normally PM to set these up?

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« Reply #33 on: May 09, 2014, 03:59:47 PM »
I can do evenings pretty much any day, or could swing by after work if its an afternoon weekend thing and folks are still around.

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« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2014, 10:54:01 AM »
Yankee Hill sounds great. Thanks MilwaukeeStubble! Either June 14 or 28 should work for me... maybe meeting up at noon? Should we all bring a dish and/or refreshments? I'm a whole-food vegan so I'm used to bringing my own food everywhere anyway. ;-)

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« Reply #35 on: May 14, 2014, 11:57:45 AM »
I'd be interested, but June 14th would not work for me.  Are we talking sig others + kids as well, or just mustachians?

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« Reply #36 on: May 27, 2014, 09:01:18 AM »
Hey all,

Looks like this thread has been ongoing for awhile.  Fellow Milwaukeean here.  I recently moved from the East side to the Hales Corners area to be closer to my work but I would love to meet with fellow Mustachians downtown.

I know people may be a little apprehensive about inviting 'strangers' into their own homes (though I wouldn't consider fellow Mustachians to be strangers :)) but MilwaukeeStubble brought up a good idea of maybe meeting in a park or near the lakefront (weather permitting, of course). 

With the summer festival season right around the corner, I suggest that good alternatives would be an event like Jazz In The Park at Cathedral Square or maybe the public green space near the Art museum/Discovery World or even meeting at one of the ethnic festivals at the Summerfest grounds on days where there's free admission or free with the donation of non-perishable food items.  These all give us the opportunity to meet other Mustachians and share/discuss ideas AND get free entertainment in the background.  That's about as mustachian as it gets!   

Please keep me in the loop and I hope we can work something out this summer and hopefully build an ongoing event/tradition.

Glad to know others in Milwaukee are trying to grow their 'stash as I am. 

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« Reply #37 on: August 31, 2014, 11:42:26 AM »
I'm organizing a meetup for Milwaukee (and anyone nearby who wants to come!) on 9/21/14

Details in this thread: http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/meetups-and-social-events/milwaukee-wi-meetup-92114/new/#new

Hope the date works for people - but someone's gotta make the first plan!

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« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2015, 10:11:30 AM »
Organizing a new Milwaukee meetup for end of February or early March:

http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/meetups-and-social-events/milwaukee-wi-meetup-22815-or-3714/