Adelaide Hills X Group 'September' Meetup

Greetings Fellow X-Groupers :-)

Here again is the announcement for our next monthly gathering at the Bridgie. While half of our regulars were off sick or had other reasons not to come to August's meetup, it was still a very enjoyable evening with us chatting merrily away till after midnight. With the weather slowly warming I don't think it'll be long before we can grab our Summer meetup spot by the creek.

New members to the Group, look out for us at our usual spot in the area between the back wall of the bar and the kitchen. We're quite easy to find, just target the noisy group or ask at the counter for the "Paranormal Group". Also, if you can all RSVP your intention to come to the meetup (you can always change this later is you have a change in circumstances), knowing numbers when booking makes my job easier and is really appreciated. Thanks for that :-)

As far as meetups go, those who delay coming at start time as they choose not to join us for a meal. No need to pitch up late, still catch up with us from 7:00PM as the tables are booked anyway, and the not so hungry, or, eaten before I came, are still encouraged to chat with us if they don't mind the feeding frenzy from the rest of us when our dinners arrive :-)

Also, for those who wish to offer lifts, please do, as some members unfamiliar with the hills find it difficult to find the place, or don't have transport, etc... It's also much safer traveling in groups, plus, picking up someone on the way and dropping them off makes the trip less tiring as you can chat on the way. You can let all members know of your movements before the time by using the group email address paranormal-521@meetup.com which will be received by all group members, after which you can contact them personally through their own private email address or their meetup profile's email address.

As far as new members go, please do your utmost to welcome them into the group and make them feel comfortable. It can be quite a scary and daunting move for a new member to come to a meetup, so smiles all around and including them in conversations makes them feel comfortable and welcome.For new members...

Before coming to a meetup you may want to introduce yourself at http://paranormal.mee.... or feel free to browse our group forums at http://paranormal.mee.... as this will give you an idea of topics we cover and the interests of members. Forum members love having the input from new members and as one member wrote, browsing the forums is like Disney-Land with all the links and videos, which is true, you can quite easily spend a week watching and reading what's available there : )

Any DVDs or books that you wish to add to the library will be muchly appreciated by myself and other members, so bring them along... They'll always remain your property (so write your name inside) and you can reclaim them from the library at any time, it just gives your fellow members (who're on the same channel as you) a chance to share your interests, experiences and knowledge.

For new members to the group meetings coming from the city, here's some basic instructions on how to get there :

Head up the freeway past the toll gate, take the Bridgewater off-ramp (next one after the Stirling one). Turn right towards Bridgewater at the end of the off-ramp (over the freeway bridge), then over the railway line and right at the T-Junction and you'll find the Hotel/Inn 150 Meters on your Right. Parking is on both sides of the hotel. We'll normally all be downstairs in the cellar restaurant between the back of the bar and the kitchen, but just look out for a noisy, chatty, happy bunch with an ET DVD on one of the tables : )

Bring any ideas, questions, topics of interest or revelations to the meeting, and prepare for an evening of non-stop discussions on anything and everything weird and wonderful...

As always, should be good and I'm looking forward to it !

See you all there :-)