Anyone Interested in a Coffee Klatch?

OneEyedDiva said:
Before I was fully sure I would be accepting Islam, my son said "Ma...know what would be a good religion for you? Voodoo". I asked him if he was nuts. My retort: "Voodoo..I don't think so, anyway, I don't need props" (the dolls, chicken blood, etc). Okay, I know and anyone who knows me well knows I'm psychic and my honorary daughter claims I can make things happen by just thinking about them but Voodoo...no thanks. @Marie5656

However @Medusa, despite the fact that I hate how I look (weird) on those Zoom calls, I'd be interested too. Great idea....next best thing to a meet up! IMO 40 minutes of meeting time per session is long enough, especially since all interested may not necessarily be on each call at the same time.

If someone decides at the last minute that they want to join, they can be included in the next Zoom meeting, that's all. I have one concern though...how will we coordinate the time, since we are many in a global community in different time zones? I've noticed the time stamps on some of the posts and replies don't match up with the actually time of the posts. I see that often here and realized that those times are from a different time zone. You are correct about just needing to provide the link (or I think another method is providing a code).
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@OneEyedDiva, I'm so glad you're joining! :)
I think you make good points both about the length, (popping in when available) and the time of meetings.

I was thinking we could simply choose a time for each meeting, but now you mention it, considering the wide-spread time zones, that really isn't a viable option.

I've just looked into it a bit and learned that 2:00PM (1400) US EST works best for US, but we are international community here.

We could try times, starting with the above if that works most, and move it around, meeting to meeting, until we find a time that is generally accessible. ?

Also, I'll set the meeting times for say, 35 minutes so we don't get cut off mid-sentence lol
 

So listen. Some of us still work. Like me. 😖 Id love to join (I zoom a lot..different things) but I mostly can’t do daytime except on the weekends unless a client cancels.

looks like you have enough folks available to do an initial run this Tuesday but can you reconsider the weekday slot as a regular thing?
 

Ronni said:
So listen. Some of us still work. Like me. 😖 Id love to join (I zoom a lot..different things) but I mostly can’t do daytime except on the weekends unless a client cancels.

looks like you have enough folks available to do an initial run this Tuesday but can you reconsider the weekday slot as a regular thing?
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Absolutely. That, a workable time, is most of what we've been discussing. Sunday afternoons or Sundays in general may be the most workable - ... maybe Sunday evenings as I know some peeps are occupied Sunday mornings/afternoons.
Anyone?

About the initial/dry run, I'm not sure if that's now, Monday or Tuesday. LOL -- Really, still working on this time thing. :unsure:
 
Medusa said:
Absolutely. That, a workable time, is most of what we've been discussing. Sunday afternoons or Sundays in general may be the most workable - ... maybe Sunday evenings as I know some peeps are occupied Sunday mornings/afternoons.
Anyone?

About the initial/dry run, I'm not sure if that's now, Monday or Tuesday. LOL -- Really, still working on this time thing. :unsure:
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May you can do the poll feature of this forum to get an idea of the best time and time zones for each interested member (? 🤔 Thank you for saying you are glad I'm joining. :D
 
I'm in! Thank you for recommending this. I would love to Zoom with some of my friends on SF. I used to Zoom all the time with my sales force prior to retirement. With that said, we're going out of town later this week so I am pretty time-crunched. If you have a Coffee Klatch after Feb. 13th I'll join. If you send me a PM it will automatically go to my email address. (y)
 
Medusa said:
Absolutely. That, a workable time, is most of what we've been discussing. Sunday afternoons or Sundays in general may be the most workable - ... maybe Sunday evenings as I know some peeps are occupied Sunday mornings/afternoons.
Anyone?

About the initial/dry run, I'm not sure if that's now, Monday or Tuesday. LOL -- Really, still working on this time thing. :unsure:
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For what it’s worth, I’ve hosted or organized a variety of meetups over the years, in person back in the day, virtual more recently, and once you expand beyond several participants, there just isn’t going to be a one-size-fits-all time and day. It gets even more problematic when you’re dealing with different time zones in the US, (that 3 hour difference from one coast to the other is killer 😖)

It gets even worse when those zones expand beyond the US to other continents where you’re struggling with it being evening in one location and morning in the other. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Right now at 6.40 am where I am in Nashville TN it’s already after dinner in Australia, and past most folks’ bedtime in London!

This is your gig and I’m not trying to tell you how to run it, but I’ll tell you what ultimately worked for me.

I’d compile a list of everyone who’s interested and their time zone/what time it is for them when it’s X time for me. Once that’s done, I’d go with the majority in a compatible time window. A time or two I had a different meetup for those in other continents, but with open participation in both in case someone who’s a night owl or early riser wanted to join.

It wasn’t perfect but it was the best I could do with everything I had to work with. Once I realized that there was no way I was going to be able to accommodate/please everyone and their differing schedules, I was able to settle on a time and day that the majority of the participants could make work.
 
Ronni said:
For what it’s worth, I’ve hosted or organized a variety of meetups over the years, in person back in the day, virtual more recently, and once you expand beyond several participants, there just isn’t going to be a one-size-fits-all time and day. It gets even more problematic when you’re dealing with different time zones in the US, (that 3 hour difference from one coast to the other is killer 😖)

It gets even worse when those zones expand beyond the US to other continents where you’re struggling with it being evening in one location and morning in the other. 🤦🏼‍♀️
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yep I've done the same in the past... on other forums..
 
In the recent past, a member with a name similar to '@bolivarchadsworth' or somesuch, and @LSWOTE wanted to zoom or facetime or podcast together and not only were these guys turned down by 100% of those who responded, but they were roundly yelled at and told off for the mere suggestion.

So, why is this different? Why is this appeal for a meeting accepted & the others so definitely rejected? I'm curious!
 
Ronni said:
For what it’s worth, I’ve hosted or organized a variety of meetups over the years, in person back in the day, virtual more recently, and once you expand beyond several participants, there just isn’t going to be a one-size-fits-all time and day. It gets even more problematic when you’re dealing with different time zones in the US, (that 3 hour difference from one coast to the other is killer 😖)

It gets even worse when those zones expand beyond the US to other continents where you’re struggling with it being evening in one location and morning in the other. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Right now at 6.40 am where I am in Nashville TN it’s already after dinner in Australia, and past most folks’ bedtime in London!

This is your gig and I’m not trying to tell you how to run it, but I’ll tell you what ultimately worked for me.

I’d compile a list of everyone who’s interested and their time zone/what time it is for them when it’s X time for me. Once that’s done, I’d go with the majority in a compatible time window. A time or two I had a different meetup for those in other continents, but with open participation in both in case someone who’s a night owl or early riser wanted to join.

It wasn’t perfect but it was the best I could do with everything I had to work with. Once I realized that there was no way I was going to be able to accommodate/please everyone and their differing schedules, I was able to settle on a time and day that the majority of the participants could make work.
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Pepper said:
In the recent past, a member with a name similar to '@bolivarchadsworth' or somesuch, and @LSWOTE wanted to zoom or facetime or podcast together and not only were these guys turned down by 100% of those who responded, but they were roundly yelled at and told off for the mere suggestion.

So, why is this different? Why is this appeal for a meeting accepted & the others so definitely rejected? I'm curious!
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Circumstances change. I think the focus here is that people are interested now and we can enjoy some time together. :giggle:
 
Ronni said:
For what it’s worth, I’ve hosted or organized a variety of meetups over the years, in person back in the day, virtual more recently, and once you expand beyond several participants, there just isn’t going to be a one-size-fits-all time and day. It gets even more problematic when you’re dealing with different time zones in the US, (that 3 hour difference from one coast to the other is killer 😖)

It gets even worse when those zones expand beyond the US to other continents where you’re struggling with it being evening in one location and morning in the other. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Right now at 6.40 am where I am in Nashville TN it’s already after dinner in Australia, and past most folks’ bedtime in London!

This is your gig and I’m not trying to tell you how to run it, but I’ll tell you what ultimately worked for me.

I’d compile a list of everyone who’s interested and their time zone/what time it is for them when it’s X time for me. Once that’s done, I’d go with the majority in a compatible time window. A time or two I had a different meetup for those in other continents, but with open participation in both in case someone who’s a night owl or early riser wanted to join.

It wasn’t perfect but it was the best I could do with everything I had to work with. Once I realized that there was no way I was going to be able to accommodate/please everyone and their differing schedules, I was able to settle on a time and day that the majority of the participants could make work.
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@Ronni, thank you for the valuable input. :) As I mentioned in my post to @OneEyedDiva, I looked into this issue and found that 1400 (2P) US EST is the most neutral for the United States, but we have an international community here so it's a bit more tricky. I did find: worldtimebuddy.com, very useful in that it shows times for up to four zones (international) at a time. However, as you rightly mentioned, Australia is one of the more tricky ones.

I thought I'd asked for everyone's time zones or locales, but maybe it got buried or I simply thought I asked. LOL -- Anyway, it's good advice and I'll ask again, in a separate post to ensure it gets out there.

Barring that, my thought is to start with a time, like 1400 US EST and see how that works. We can tweak as we go depending on who, from where, settles in.

Thanks, Ronnie. :) -- PS: Thank you for the consideration; I think of this as an us thing, we're all doing together, so I appreciate your input. I'm simply building the frame. ;)
 
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Medusa said:
I thought it might be fun to have a, say, bi-weekly coffee klatch over ZOOM. -- Hang out, drink something, chat, crochet, make voodoo dolls, solder something...

I took a small (one hour) seminar on how to start a ZOOM Mtg. recently, so can probably, albeit rudimentarily, put it together.
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Greetings Everyone,

@Ronni has given some good advice about the time zones issue, "I’d compile a list of everyone who’s interested and their time zone/what time it is for them when it’s X time for me."

I've complied a list which is found in a separate post. Lemme know what you guys think.

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Medusa said:
@Ronni, thank you for the valuable input. :) As I mentioned in my post to @OneEyedDiva, I looked into this issue and found that 1400 (2P) US EST is the most neutral for the United States, but we have an international community here so it's a bit more tricky. I did find: worldtimebuddy.com, very useful in that it shows times for up to four zones (international) at a time. However, as you rightly mentioned, Australia is one of the more tricky ones.

I thought I'd asked for everyone's time zones or locales, but maybe it got buried or I simply thought I asked. LOL -- Anyway, it's good advice and I'll asked again, in a separate post to ensure it gets out there.

Barring that, my thought is to start with a time, like 1400 US EST and see how that works. We can tweak as we go depending on who, from where, settles in.

Thanks, Ronnie. :) -- PS: Thank you for the consideration; I think of this as an us thing, we're all doing together, so I appreciate your input. I'm simply building the frame. ;)
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You’re welcome. The one thing I forgot to mention above (though I’ve mentioned it elsewhere as it relates to me personally) is individual schedules, the most obvious being folks who are retired vs folks who are still working, and secondarily people who work 2nd or 3rd shift.

For example your suggestion of Monday 2.00pm (1.00 for me) won’t fly for me personally because I’m working, though I imagine it will be convenient for a lot of others because they’re retired and have fewer time constraints than I do.
 
dseag2 said:
I'm in! Thank you for recommending this. I would love to Zoom with some of my friends on SF. I used to Zoom all the time with my sales force prior to retirement. With that said, we're going out of town later this week so I am pretty time-crunched. If you have a Coffee Klatch after Feb. 13th I'll join. If you send me a PM it will automatically go to my email address. (y)
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Yay and welcome! :) I'll keep you informed of dates and, once nailed down (or lightly taped), I'll post the mtg. time to the thread for easy access.
 
The List:
So I was here, had the time (ha, again) and decided to work this out. Here's the list thus far. If I missed anyone or have their time wrong, please let me know.

From what I see so far, it's looking like the information I found about 2P US EST being the most neutral is bearing out. I'm still thinking 2:00 US EST Tuesdays might be the best start. Anyone? Actually, Everyone?


Coffee Klatch Time Zones

Medusa DC EST
Ronni: Nashville Tn. CST (1 hour behind EST)
AlligatorBob: Northern Utah MST (2 hours behind EST)
HollyDolly: London UTC (5 hours ahead of EST)
dseag2: Dallas, TX CST (1 hour behind EST)
OneEyedDiva: New Jersey EST
Lawrence: Windsor, CO MST (2 hours behind EST)
Marie5656 Batavia, NY EST
Chris P. Bacon Cuenca Ecuador GMT-5 (Same as EST)
MurrMurr Sacramento, CA PST (3 hours behind EST)
Georgiagranny Georgia (?) EST
FastTrax DeBary, FL EST
 
Pepper said:
In the recent past, a member with a name similar to '@bolivarchadsworth' or somesuch, and @LSWOTE wanted to zoom or facetime or podcast together and not only were these guys turned down by 100% of those who responded, but they were roundly yelled at and told off for the mere suggestion.

So, why is this different? Why is this appeal for a meeting accepted & the others so definitely rejected? I'm curious!
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I would hazzard a guess that it was because they were men, and one of them had just recently joined the forum ( not that medusa hasn't)..... but it's only a guess , it maybe that people thought they were looking for a dating site..
 
Ronni said:
Well I’m out as of now. If I can move a client I might be able to attend, so I’ll feel that out with her and see.

Can you link us through this forum or do we need separate email invites? I’ve always done it through email.
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I'm going to try sending the link info. directly to this forum first. It should work, but if it doesn't I can send to separate profiles or emails.
 
Ronni said:
Well I’m out as of now. If I can move a client I might be able to attend, so I’ll feel that out with her and see.

Can you link us through this forum or do we need separate email invites? I’ve always done it through email.
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Don't count out just yet; let's see how many peeps this time does or does not work for. It may change. The other day I'm wondering about it Sundays.
 
I should be available at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday. I have a doctor's appt in the a.m., may have to stop and get a prescription filled afterward but I expect that will leave me plenty of time. Will you post the link in this thread?
 
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