# Central PA Dopefest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935 "2004-04-02T18:45:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/1 "2004-04-02T18:45:52Z")
Now that we have quite a few Central Pennsylvanians on this board, it’s time to get together and do something. A few places were sort of brought up in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239832). Gettysburg would be fun, as would Hershey. Aaron and I will be in Texas from May 11th through May 22, so those dates are out for us. I’m thinking sometime in June, when it’ll be warm but not too warm. Anyone with me? Robin ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/2 "2004-04-02T18:58:02Z")
Well, it kind of depends – will Aaron be on a leash, and if so can we mock you two mercilessly? Otherwise, I just don’t see the fun. I’d be up for Hersey. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/3 "2004-04-02T19:00:08Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Well, it kind of depends – will Aaron be on a leash, and if so can we mock you two mercilessly? Otherwise, I just don’t see the fun. Aaron probably will be on a leash. And since when do you need permission to mock us? 😃 Robin ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/4 "2004-04-02T20:43:25Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Aaron probably will be on a leash. And since when do you need permission to mock us? 😃 Good point. So if I were to bring a couple of mice along with teeny weeny harness and leash arrangements, that would all be taken in the spirit of good fun? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/5 "2004-04-02T21:15:32Z")
I’m interested! I have no clue what I’m doing this summer (graduating college May… 7th, 8th, something like that…) but I’ll be home in the Williamsport area so I’m definitely interested. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/6 "2004-04-15T01:02:36Z")
_bump_ Anyone else? MADs? Robin ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/7 "2004-04-15T01:23:37Z")
June sometime sounds great to **supervenusfreak** and me. Gettysburg, Hershey, Riverfront Park…wherever. We should be able to make it. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/8 "2004-04-15T09:41:56Z")
Money’s going to be tight for the foreseeable future, but the Gettysburg area is a day trip for me. I’d be willing to go. CJ ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/9 "2004-04-15T12:05:37Z")
June works out perfectly for us. So we’ve got June in Gettysburg. Now we get to hash out the date. Robin ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/10 "2004-04-15T12:29:11Z")
Give us a firm date and we might be able to make it. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/11 "2004-04-15T12:55:12Z")
:: pulls out calendar :: How about Saturday, June 5? ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/12 "2004-04-15T14:00:53Z")
Gettysburg is doable from Philly (about 2.5 hours away). Put me down in pencil as my calendar doesn’t go past 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![The\_27th\_Evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@The\_27th\_Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_27th_Evil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/13 "2004-04-15T14:07:26Z")
If you can help with transportation, I’ll be living in Shippensburg this summer… ---
**Author:** ![The\_27th\_Evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@The\_27th\_Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_27th_Evil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/14 "2004-04-15T14:09:00Z")
How about a bit later than the 5th? I need to be home from the 2nd to the 6th for my brother’s graduation. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/15 "2004-04-15T14:11:31Z")
I can’t do the fifth either. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/16 "2004-04-15T15:20:27Z")
Let’s try this the other way… Which is generally better for people – Saturday or Sunday this June? In my case, I’m more available on Saturdays. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/17 "2004-04-15T15:37:00Z")
I don’t have a strong preference for Saturdays or Sundays – it’s just the fifth that’s out for me. (A young woman I’ve known all her life – since before her parents were married, actually, if that makes sense – will be graduating from high school.) ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/18 "2004-04-15T16:02:20Z")
The 5th is bad for me, too. It’s my best friend’s birthday and my boss’s wedding. Saturdays are also easier than Sundays for me, and if anyone’s interested in transportation from the southwestern part of the state ( **Steelerphan** , say?), let me know. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/19 "2004-04-15T16:18:01Z")
A concrete date would be nice. Bring it up on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935/20 "2004-04-15T16:51:23Z")
I checked a calendar of events for Gettysburg, concentrating on weekends in June. There is a brass band festival on the 12th, and starting on Friday the 25th is the Heritage week, leading into the reenactment of the battle and July 4th celebration. I would suggest the weekend of the 12th or the 19th to avoid huge crowds; but for more things to do the 26th or 27th would be better. Where would we meet? What to do then? I guess that’s what we need to find out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935.md?page=2)