# Apparently it's \*not\* too early to early to talk Gettysdope IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919 "2006-07-17T20:13:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/41 "2006-07-20T16:06:55Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Hmph. [/QUOTE] **hangs head in shame** ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/42 "2006-07-20T16:25:28Z")
Sheesh! At least I had a good excuse (I was at a surprise party for my brother’s 40th birthday). Any of those three dates will work fine for me. Besides, I’d hate to miss **Triskademus** if we hold it in June. If any Pittsburgh area Dopers are following this thread, I may be able to offer a lift, depending on what else is going on. ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/43 "2006-07-20T20:51:00Z")
September might also be iffy for me, again, if I stay at this job, as we’ve got yet another friggin’ tent sale near the end of September. but as long as it’s the weekend BEFORE the Fall Equinox I should be okay… I think. So 3. with a secondary backup vote for 1. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/44 "2006-07-21T00:27:06Z")
Well, chances of creating a tie look pretty grim, so far. Rats. This whole democracy thing was less fun than I figured. I vote for September. Tris ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/45 "2006-07-21T00:56:49Z")
There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for September. Is there anyone who is adamantly _against_ the idea of September, right before the Equinox? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/46 "2006-07-21T01:00:06Z")
I am strongly against the idea of September, because Rosh Hashanah is almost always in September. And it seems like every second or third year Rosh Hashanah falls on Saturday & Sunday. So I vote for June. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/47 "2006-07-21T04:15:48Z")
[QUOTE=TwoTrouts] Sorry I missed the last one! My buddies and I were actually within a mile of the fest, but never got there. After touring the battlefield in that brassy, stifling heat, we stopped off at a local dive for a quick one on the way to the gathering. Well… we ended up spending hours with the local colorful characters, drinking and playing darts, and didn’t crawl out of the hole until that evening. Anyway… I vote for number three (if ya’ll will give me another chance!). [/QUOTE] Sure you get another chance. 🙂 We were looking at the pictures **Tris** brought of prior events and were wondering what became of you. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/48 "2006-07-23T01:38:06Z")
[QUOTE=AntaresJB] Y’all only wanted me there for the nametags anyway. 😛 [/QUOTE] And the musical entertainment. 😃 Meantime, I’m happy with the Saturday nearest the Summer Solstice. My most pressing concern is dog days of summer, if only because I’m a cat person. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/49 "2006-07-23T14:35:59Z")
According to my calendar table, Rosh Hashanah for the next few years starts on: 2006: Saturday 9/23 2007: Thursday 9/13 (Yom Kippur Saturday 9/22) 2008: Tuesday 9/30 2009: Saturday 9/19 Which means that us Jews wouldn’t be there for a fall 2007 picnic. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/50 "2006-07-23T15:16:36Z")
I bet there are several of us who can’t make it if it’s the same weekend as Rosh Hashanah. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/51 "2006-07-23T15:17:03Z")
Thanks to your foresight, though, we can plan for a different weekend in September, Ben. Maybe the one prior to Rosh haShanah? ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/52 "2006-07-23T15:49:04Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] Thanks to your foresight, though, we can plan for a different weekend in September, Ben. Maybe the one prior to Rosh haShanah? [/QUOTE] But, but, . . . How the heck do we figure out when Rosh Hoshanah is? Is there an on line calculator for Jewish Holidays? Tris ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/53 "2006-07-23T16:25:21Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] But, but, . . . How the heck do we figure out when Rosh Hoshanah is? Is there an on line calculator for Jewish Holidays? Tris [/QUOTE] Rosh Hashanah falls on the first of Tishri on the lunar calendar every year, so we know what solar calendar date it’ll coincide with, and it varies. This year, it falls on September 23, so it would be a problem if we assume we’re having it the Saturday closest to the equinox. Next year, it falls on the 13th, and in 2008, it’s on the 30th, so there will be no conflict. Given the fact that it coincides with the equinox once every three years, I think we’re still safe if we decide on September; we can always adjust and go a week earlier, if we’re so inclined. Robin ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/54 "2006-07-24T03:03:02Z")
And **soccerbaby** , Airman’s sister, votes for September, as well. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/55 "2006-07-24T03:15:53Z")
Assuming the final date is fixed at least a month in advance, I have no preference for any particular week or month. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/56 "2006-07-24T06:04:30Z")
If it’s May, I might make it; nobody at school has bothered with any sort of calendar for next year yet. June I definitely can’t do: going on a Choir trip to Europe, and either weekend (I’m too lazy to pull up the Calendar to figure out which is closer) would be blocked. September…It’s vaguely possible, but there’s only one school on my college list close enough to have a remotely comfortable drive to PA, and two others for which it is even possible. GA to PA simply isn’t happening. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/57 "2006-07-24T10:32:40Z")
Sounds like just about everyone either prefers September or is good with it, as long as we tweak as necessary for the Jewish holidays. Going once, going twice… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919/58 "2006-07-24T21:18:00Z")
**Sold!** to the gentleman on the left wearing a yarmulke. ;j We’re doing this in 2007 when? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-not-too-early-to-early-to-talk-gettysdope-iv/364919.md?page=2)