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Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 10:04
by Bellarionna
Any one live in or near Peoria?

I'm flying there shortly, should be in town around 4pm-ish and staying until Thursday morning for a training seminar. Figured, I'd ask, if anyone is nearby and wanted to say hi, get a drink or anything that would be pretty cool :)

Not everyday you get an opportunity to meet your GM in real life!

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 11:04
by Joresh
one of the guys on the AM team lives near Peoria I think, I can't remember who it is. I live in St. Louis which is fairly close but still a 2 hr drive. When are you going to be in?

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 11:55
by Bellarionna
I'm supposed to be in by 4pm local time...

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 13:52
by Joresh
My schedule over the next few days is pretty packed:

Monday class at 6:55 - 9:35 Central
Tuesday work at 2 - 8 Central
Wednesday Normal raid 8-10 am, Work 11 am to 5 pm, class 6:55 - 9:35 pm
Thursday heroic raid 8 am - 12 pm, class 6 pm - 10 pm

the only day I could see something working is maybe Tuesday evening, but that would be pretty hard because I probably won't get out of work until 8:30 or 9 and then have to take a 2 hour drive.

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 15:11
by Bellarionna
No worries bud! I'm assuming the group will do something together on Tuesday night, but not sure yet...

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 15:44
by Kermit
Joresh wrote:one of the guys on the AM team lives near Peoria I think, I can't remember who it is. I live in St. Louis which is fairly close but still a 2 hr drive. When are you going to be in?


That's me, about 90 minutes or so away, but my evenings are all tied up working 3p-11p every night this week. Might be able to swing something in the AM/Noontime Tuesday or Wednesday for lunch or something.

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 19:16
by Bellarionna
I wish I could Kermit but I'm in all day meetings both days and the flight leaves Thursday at 11am...

You're telling me I'm not worth skipping work over? Shame, I was buying too....

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 23:45
by Bellarionna
First day about to wrap up... spent about 5 hours travelling, but made it to the hotel in Peoria... enjoyed a lovely dinner (and a few beers) at a place called "Granite City Food and Brewery"... fantastic! I then shot over to a movie theatre and caught Star Trek: Beyond (yes, i know im a month behind)... good movie!

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 27 Sep 2016, 00:28
by SGTMinor
Nice!

Re: Peoria, Illinois

Posted: 27 Sep 2016, 00:34
by Kermit
Granite City is great. They have one where I live. And Star Trek is a great movie!