What we’re about
Note to all members: The group will continue off of the meetup platform in September. We are building an email distribution. Members that have been recently active in the group and have had good attendance records are invited to continue.
We are gathering names of folks who wish to be invited and involved in further events. If you wish to continue going to occasional dinner events, ladies only events, coffees, walks, etc. please respond with your contact information, preferable an email and a number that can receive texts, but email is sufficient. Example:
Email Sharable? Cell Shareable? Full Name
Nice1@gmail.com Yes 214-566-6666 No Stacy Keene
Marking email as not sharable, you would be contacted for my events, but no one else in the distribution would have your contact info to invite you to their events. In this new format, you may also announce and host events, as it is more of a peer network.
This is about the cost and effort to use meetup, as well as the variability of attendance. I have been scaling back my involvement with meetup and after this will be only a member in a few groups and remain as co-organizer in North Texas Outdoors.
The base goal of this group is to bring good people together for laughs and polite conversation, have fun and meet new people at events. The base tenet of this group is respect for political and cultural differences, and courtesy to other members and event organizers.
- Our dining events typically target highly rated restaurants with affordable pricing.
- Our outdoor events are typically geared towards beginner to medium experience.
New Members: please read the following rules and guidelines before joining the group. We look forward to including you at our events! Our goal is for folks to have a good time, and to make people feel safe and welcome, thus our rule structure.
Note to members:
- Outdoor Adventures has a "recognizable single person face" rule.
- Attendance is recorded and may result in removal from the group:
- Folks with no-shows may be removed from the group at any time.
- Repeated late cancels - May result in group removal
- Our wait list in NOT first come, first served. Good attendance and new members are prioritized, as well as members who behave appropriately.
Members are encouraged to talk to other participants and to welcome new members.
- Please avoid political, religious and other hot topics in a larger group.
- Polite behavior. Please keep it light at first as you get to know folks.
- We try to stay upbeat during large gatherings.
- Do not ask embarrassing or deeply personal questions to folks you do not yet know.
- We are not a singles group, so show some subtlety. It is ok to work "Are you single" into the conversation.
- Your profile name must contain your first or last name or nickname
- Have a current single person, recognizable profile picture showing your face clearly before you join. Think passport Photo, as this is your ID for the group. We need to see your face, not your hat, best sunglasses and your cool car.
- Do not sign up for events if you are not sure if you are going to make it. People signing up for events they are not committed to creates a problem for the other members. We have begun removing folks who sign up for many events, but very rarely attend as well as no shows and late cancels.
- Keep your RSVP updated if you are on the wait list or going list. In the case of no shows or late cancellation, there may be people on the wait list or waiting to see if slots open up that don't get to go because of late cancellations or no-shows.
A final note: Large events often overwhelm our venues' ability to provide speedy service. Our events are more about social contact and conversation. Relax and enjoy the conversations and expect some delays. Please be courteous to our servers and our venues.
We are highly rated (4.8 group rating). Please reach out and share what went wrong if you give us a 4 rating or below at an event. We want to know, and may reach out (respectfully) and ask if we do not know why. Feel free to message the primary organizer if anything goes wrong.
Folks are welcome to propose events and even lead their own events. Events are not limited to these following categories, so don't feel constrained:
- Hike and Walks
- Concerts
- Lunch outings
- Dinner outings
- Brunch
- Campouts
- Festivals
- Cultural outings
- Purely social events
- Trail & Town Biking
We are hoping to get volunteers for both hosting and becoming Event Organizers. Feel free to reach out.
Photo Rule additional detail: This serves multiple purposes.
- Security - We need to be able to tie back folks to their membership.
- Organizer recognition – The organizers need to be able to identify folks at events (And yes, we have had crashers)
- Member recognition – Members need to be able to identify the folks they have talked with.
- We take member safety as well as courtesy towards others seriously.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- BYOB Chinese (Cantonese) Dinner @ 五餅二魚 (Plano)Awesome Chinese Cuisine 五餅二魚, Plano, TX
Awesome 五餅二魚 is a highly rated Chinese/Cantonese restaurant in Plano. (4.6- Google and 4.5 on Yelp ratings). The venue is open, well lit, clean and cheerful with excellent service and food.
This is a BYOB event, so feel free to bring your own wine, beer or spirits. I typically bring a bit extra to share.
For those wondering what the Cantonese style is as compared to Szechuan, it is lower sodium and has fewer peppers and chilies. It is also more likely to be steamed or dipped in boiling water as opposed to being fried. While it lets through the fresh flavors of the ingredients, some prefer the salt and chilies and more fried flavors of other styles of less healthy cooking.
Please be on time, as this is a sit down reservation event. (We have had problems in the past with folks showing up that are not on the list as well as no-shows, Also do not show up without being on the list, and please do not stand us up!)
This will not be family style Each person participating will get a separate check and pay for what they order, However since the portions are quite large (enough for 2 or 3 people) it is OK for two or three people (max) groups to share and split their orders. Those who split into such groups can move chairs to sit together. Sharing is also fine, but the event is intended for those who know what they want and wish to have control over what is on their plates.
This can be a fun and affordable evening.
What to expect: We will have a reservation for 12. Each table holds 8–13 folksDo not expect to order quickly because some members may be a bit late. Each table will order as the table fills up. Also, I ask patience for our servers, since we sometimes overwhelm them as well as the kitchen by putting in many orders at once
This is BYOB, so please bring something to drink, possibly share.
https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/awesome-%E4%BA%94%E9%A4%85%E4%BA%8C%E9%AD%9A-plano?select=KWiPvBvr5Fqt2KhoxBh3IAOutdoor Adventures rules will be expected to be held to. (Polite behavior, respect towards Cultural and Ethnic differences, avoid hot topics (politics, religion, conspiracy theories) and polite behavior towards the servers.).
Folks with good attendance records will get attendance priority over folks with a no-shows and late cancels. (Poor attendance makes having events difficult for the group and for the venue, and is being cracked down on in several groups.)Please respond only if you are going to be here, as long wait lists discourage folks from attending events.
This will be a multi group event, so expect to meet 10-11 participants at the event. For those who wish to add a +1, I require a solemn promise that your RSVP be updated a full week ahead of the event and that I be contacted to add your +1.
