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Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« on: April 22, 2012, 02:41:44 PM »
I have been loving MMM, and I'm wondering if there are any sympathetic souls in Oregon.  I'm in Eugene, but I'm sure Corvallis and Portland have some Mustachians as well.  Anybody out there interested in a hike/bike/paddle/beer/coffee?  My wife and I would be happy to host a meetup at our place.

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 11:32:18 AM »
I'm in :) I live near Mt. Pisgah, if folks were up for a hike/picnic?

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 01:27:16 PM »
I went to an ERE meetup out there. We had about ten people, several who came down from Portland. You might consider cross-posting over there.

http://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/topic.php?id=1339

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2012, 03:12:46 PM »
AJ--a hike/picnic sounds great (sorry for the slow reply).  You wanna propose a date/time?

Velocistar--thanks for the tip.  I will look into cross-posting on ERE.

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2012, 07:25:37 PM »
Vancouver, WA here, and would be interested in meeting up if people aren't too far away (can't be spending all kinds of money on gas and such!).

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2012, 11:11:47 PM »
I'm in Portland and would certainly be down for a mustachian meetup.

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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2012, 05:36:19 AM »
I'm in Portland and would love to get to know other mustachians!

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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2012, 07:31:45 PM »
It looks like the numbers are increasing for the Portland area.  I looked up Mt. Pisgah, and it is about as far away as Bend, which I just drove to a few weeks back.  Seems like it might be a little too far for me to be mustachian!

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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2012, 08:51:17 PM »
I'm in Portland and would love to get to know other mustachians!

In Portland for the summer?  I thought I read you were in Boston?

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2012, 11:46:57 PM »
How about meeting up in a park in PDX some weekend day? We could potluck it for maximum mustachianism.

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2012, 07:33:03 AM »
I'm in Portland and would love to get to know other mustachians!

In Portland for the summer?  I thought I read you were in Boston?

Good catch - I'm moving back to my homeland of PDX in 2 short weeks to fix up my NoPo rental investment! Bye Bye Boston!

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2013, 05:34:29 PM »
Just thought I'd check to see if there were more in the area or not.

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2013, 06:34:21 PM »
I'm in SE Portland as well! I'm in for a meetup some time when the weather gets a bit more reliable!

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« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2013, 03:27:06 PM »
I'm here in Hillsboro, long time reader (MMM & ERE), recent to the forum. 

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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2013, 11:02:47 PM »
I'm also in SE Portland and would be down for a picnic or hike or something else fun!

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« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2013, 12:39:42 AM »
Tigard here. I know there are at least a few other Oregonians kicking around the forum.

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2013, 03:50:28 PM »
Just joined.  We are in Forest Grove, just south of Portland and are down for some Mustachian fun!

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« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2013, 09:20:28 PM »
I'm in vancouver- hey to all NW finance junkies!

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« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2013, 10:15:43 PM »
I'm in vancouver- hey to all NW finance junkies!

Uh oh!  That's at least 2 of us here then!

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« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2013, 01:34:05 PM »
Brand new to MMM but am loving it, and I have a long way to go to get totally MMM-compliant.   I live in Albany, and would love to meet fellow Mustachians in the Willamette Valley. 

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« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2013, 08:57:42 PM »
Hey I have family in Albany and Eugene!  The next time we ma a not mustachian friendly trek down there, we'll have to try and get together...more visits on the same route make it more Mustachian friendly I do believe!

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« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2013, 05:04:21 PM »
Sounds great!  My son and family live in Eugene so I'm down there quite frequently.  I would love to get together to talk MMM etc.   Thanks!

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2013, 12:29:38 AM »
SE Portland here, and I'd enjoy a meetup some time.

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2013, 10:19:46 PM »
I'm not in Portland, but will be there June 9-16, visiting a friend and deciding if I want to move to Portland.  I'd love to meet so e local mustachians if anyone's available.

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« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2013, 12:12:49 AM »
What do you think, folks?  A Mustachian gathering before the summer is over?

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« Reply #25 on: July 18, 2013, 09:39:07 AM »
That sounds great!  I would love to meet my fellow Willamette Mustachians.   

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« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2013, 01:37:17 PM »
Hey all --

I want to revisit the idea of a Portland Mustachian meeting. Even a few people getting together to grab a beer would be awesome.

I'd even be glad to host at my house to keep the costs down :) Or recommend a killer happy hour.

How many people would be interested in doing something in mid November or early December?

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« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2013, 02:19:07 PM »
I am.  If we had it at someone's house, we could even turn it into a potluck.

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« Reply #28 on: November 04, 2013, 02:29:59 PM »
Great! The two dates I'm seeing are the weekend of Nov 22nd or the weekend of Dec 6th.

Will anyone who is interested please specify which date/time works best for you?

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« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2013, 02:46:00 PM »
If it is on a Friday or Saturday, for me, it'd have to be after work (6 or 7).  I could do anytime on Sunday.  Right now either weekend works for me.

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« Reply #30 on: November 05, 2013, 12:25:35 AM »
The December date works for me, and I prefer Sunday too. Any time from 10 am through 3 pm would be my ideal, but I could do other times too. Thanks for offering to host, elincolnp. That sounds good to me, or perhaps we could meet in a central location if that's easier for the people in areas beyond city limits. You can bring "light refreshments" into Multnomah County Library meeting rooms, so we could do a finger foods potluck in a free meeting room at any of these library locations.

Are you guys blown away by the fall color? It's been especially gorgeous this year! As I was looking at my neighbor's lion maple today, I realized that it must be utterly lovely at the Japanese Garden right now. The reason I mention this is because, speaking of libraries, I'm going to borrow a Cultural Pass for the garden this week. Do you guys use Cultural Passes? It's a wonderful benefit of having a library card. Here's info for a few counties:

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Mult Co. Multnomah only offers one pass (CM2), so it's well worth getting a card for the other counties since they have many more choices (and less of a wait list for their CM2 passes).

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Re: Willamette Valley Mustachians (Oregon)
« Reply #31 on: November 05, 2013, 01:11:07 PM »
elincolnp was kind enough to alert me to this thread.  I'm in Oregon City and I'd love to meet you guys.  I've got two little ones so sometimes my weekends get filled up, but with a month's notice I should be able to make that first weekend in December work. 

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« Reply #32 on: November 06, 2013, 12:59:29 AM »
Alright, it sounds like Dec 8th, around 2PM, would be ideal for everyone.

As we get closer to the date, I can send out details about potluck stuff.

Just so everyone knows, my house is located off of I-5, 0.4miles from the Kenton max stop in North Portland.


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« Reply #33 on: November 06, 2013, 08:30:10 AM »
 Fantastic! Thanks for hosting.

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« Reply #34 on: November 06, 2013, 08:39:10 AM »
Is anyone south of Portland interested in carpooling to this event?  I'm in Albany, but can meet others wherever.  Please private message me if interested; we can all save some gas and have a chance to meet at the same time.    Thanks. 

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« Reply #35 on: November 22, 2013, 10:23:00 PM »
Just stumbled upon this thread today, is the Dec 8th potluck still a go?

My boyfriend and I started reading MMM about a month ago and now we're hooked. A potluck to meet like-minded people in the Portland area sounds awesome, so count us in. =)

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« Reply #36 on: November 23, 2013, 12:35:05 AM »
Hi Everyone!

The potluck for the 8th is still on.

Can whoever is interested send me a private message with their email and potluck dish preference so that I can start compiling a group email with the address and potluck info!

Thanks!

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« Reply #37 on: December 07, 2013, 04:49:58 PM »
Hi -

Looking forward to seeing you all Sunday. If there's anyone who wants to come but hasn't gotten an email, let me know!

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« Reply #38 on: December 08, 2013, 08:35:33 PM »
Hi -

Looking forward to seeing you all Sunday. If there's anyone who wants to come but hasn't gotten an email, let me know!

Thanks for hosting!  It was nice to see some fellow Mustachians.  Great food, great conversation, great people.

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« Reply #39 on: December 09, 2013, 03:15:27 AM »
... and thank you for the pie. :)

I really enjoyed meeting you all today too. Thanks so much for your hospitality, elincolnp.

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« Reply #40 on: December 17, 2013, 10:00:05 AM »
Hey all, since the last Portland meet up went so well, we are talking about another one in the start of the New Year. Two dates have been proposed: 1/19 and 2/9. If you are interested in coming and are not already on the email list (or haven't replied yet), let me know your preferred date and I'll send you the details! We'll be meeting at my house in Southwest Portland for a potluck meal.

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« Reply #41 on: January 08, 2014, 04:13:32 PM »
Just found out about this thread.  I'm in Hillsboro right off the max line.  Let me know what date is decided, I could probably do either.

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« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2014, 11:59:10 AM »
Just realized I haven't posted the set date yet.

The next potluck will be on 2/9 at 4pm at my house (and Tim's) in Southwest Portland. Anyone is welcome - message me for the address and phone number, and perhaps what food or beverage you plan to bring. =)

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« Reply #43 on: February 01, 2014, 07:38:46 PM »
Hi all I'm in Corvallis,

I was working in Hillsboro until 3 weeks ago when I walked out the door... Now retired..:)

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« Reply #44 on: February 01, 2014, 11:43:05 PM »
Hi Frank!  Congrats on the recent retirement (which sounds a lot like a "F You!").  :)

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« Reply #45 on: February 05, 2014, 03:16:00 PM »
Well it was close. especially with an 80 mile one way commute... But thankyou...:)

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« Reply #46 on: February 08, 2014, 10:36:42 AM »
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« Reply #47 on: February 08, 2014, 02:48:14 PM »
I've been wondering about that too.  I heard you need to have chains to go on the freeway, but I don't know if that's true or not.  I've just been staying home!  My daughter was invited to a party tomorrow but I just got an email that they've canceled it.  Good thing because they live in West Linn up a big hill that I was NOT going to brave.  Unless on a sled.  :)

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« Reply #48 on: February 08, 2014, 03:22:23 PM »
We have two feet of snow with freezing rain falling today in the central Willamette Valley . . . so I won't be able to come for sure.  Sounds like it's emergency travel only, and I'd rather not "create" an emergency for myself.   

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« Reply #49 on: February 08, 2014, 06:31:57 PM »
I was going to suggest that last night but thought I'd wait to see the accuracy of the forecast.  Looks like they were correct, so I vote for reschedule.

 

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