Looking for DES MOINES DSMers

[mekal]

hey if anyone has a t3/t4 turbo thats in good condition and your goin to the meet let me know asap.... thanks mekal

 

[cmspaz]

Reschedule it.

Things are getting pretty bad out there, and are only going to get worse before this weekend. Many portions of the major interstates have been closed. The entire state's being ####ed 6 ways from Sunday.

However lucky Des Moines looks right now, it's about to run out. Ames flooded again, and it's all going to drain in that direction.

 

[Nekoni]

I'm agreeing with cmspaz. I hate to say but a reschedule could possibly be our best bet the way things are looking at the moment.

On a positive note, I'm going to pick up my car today

 

[PIMking]

I'm agreeing with cmspaz. I hate to say but a reschedule could possibly be our best bet the way things are looking at the moment.

On a positive note, I'm going to pick up my car today

Does it come with a "floating" option?

 

[sax_man]

well, on the bright side. We didn't get as nearly as much rain in the watersheds as was expected, so flooding is going to be less than expected. Mainly it's going to be south and eastern edges of downtown that will flood.

Don't get me wrong, it's not gonna be rosy either. On the south and west sides of the plant, the water is gonna be like 5 feet from the top of the levees...

I'd say reschedule because the out of towners are going to have one hell of a a time getting in..

 

[ClipseChick]

Downtown is fine..my buddy just drove down there like 30 mins ago n the water is no were near where were gunna be. so it will be fine for saturday...

 

[cmspaz]

well, on the bright side. We didn't get as nearly as much rain in the watersheds as was expected, so flooding is going to be less than expected.

When is it supposed to crest? If it's sometime tomorrow, the interstates may open up sometime on Saturday.

 

[Splitpi]

When is it supposed to crest? If it's sometime tomorrow, the interstates may open up sometime on Saturday.

This afternoon it is suppossed to crest [assuming no more rain for a few days]. Bell Ave, Fluer, I-80 west bound [between IC and Newton... or so I heard on the news this morning] are closed and flooded.

About the only road open across the river from the south side is 9th St. The southern bypass is closed too.

I won't be making it.

 

[ClipseChick]

heres a map of all the roads that are closed...

City of Des Moines - Flood 2008

 

[Splitpi]

Evacuation ordered today at 11:46 am for everyone in the 500 year flood plain. ...

Public Works - Press Release

 

[twoTSis]

PLEASE READ

With the conditions of the weather I am sorry to say that we will need to reschedule this first meet. A new date has not been set at this time. We will make a new date once the flooding conditions have become better. The conditions downtown by the parking garage where we would hold the meet are not bad, but we do not know what it will become like by tomorrow night and we don't want those of you who are planning on coming in from a distance to have to travel through it all. We'll let you know a the rescheduled date of the first meet as soon as possible. I apologize for this becoming a last minute decision.

Thanks,
Zach

 

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[ClipseChick]

Well the good news is....the rivers have already started to crest..the raccoon has gone down an inch sence this morning...

Nick stop ## crying..u will make us flood more....jk!

 

[sax_man]

Good call on this one.

Just don't reschedule the 27-6th please.

 

[cmspaz]

Good call on this one.

Just don't reschedule the 27-6th please.

+1

I'm in Chicagoland the 27th through the 29th. I'm Missing out on autox'ing to go, too, I don't need to be missing more. I wouldn't mind next weekend, but I'm assuming that's too soon for those who need to get time off.

 

[Nekoni]

son of a b*tch it's 1:20am and I've got work in 6 hours. I'm only up because I just finished throwing my car back together so I could head down tomorrow.

Ah well, better safe than sorry, plus it's a real pain in the ass to get around downtown as it sits.

 

[eclipseGS]

hey just a thought.... Who would like to meet up in Ames tonight? There is a big empty parking lot in west Ames next to hyvee and walabys. If anyone still wanting to do something tonight, I would like for us to hold a small meet in Ames. Call me for questions 785-393-3632

 

[twoTSis]

My guess is that the meet will be rescheduled for the first week of July so that everyone can once again take off work if they need to and by then the weather should be cleared up.

If anyone has concerns about a new date, or days they wouldn't be able to go in the first week of July, please PM me so I can take everyone's schedule into consideration.

Everyone, sorry for the fact that we had to reschedule. It just seemed impossible for most of us to make it to the meet safely.

 

[cmspaz]

Yeah, this meet was pretty much the only reason I stuck around Iowa this weekend, and I was the first to flat out call for a reschedule.

I wasn't about to be a hypocrite telling my gf to take a day off of work and go home before the water rose any more and trapped her in Davenport, and then turn around and tell people to drive through this shit so I can have something to do this weekend.

It was a good and responsible decision, and I'm behind it 100%.

Also, I'm going to say that the first weekend in July is probably out for me, too, as I'm going to go home to see my family for the 4th. So that counts me out for both the 27-29th(in Chicago) and 3-6th(in the Twin Cities). I have a feeling most people are going to feel that way about that weekend as well.

 

[red97tib]

Our best bet for July reschedule would be the 12th. The first week is the 4th of July weekend. Something says most people already have plans and are going out of town. The 12th is the closest date with a reasonable time for people to get things together so they can make it.

 

[eclipseGS]

for everyone still in town we are meeting tonight in Ames instead of dsm at 7 still next to west hyvee

 

[sax_man]

If we could go with the 12th, that'd be righteous.

 

[Nekoni]

If we could go with the 12th, that'd be righteous.

The 12th sounds good to me.

 

[twoTSis]

Any word on when the flood situation should be back to normal?

I'm sure by July 12th that the weather will be back to normal and as for the first week of July, I had forgotten about the holiday and did not take it into consideration when making that post.

July 12th is the set rescheduled date at this time and it's unlikely to be subject to any changes. Once again 7pm at the same parking garage. I'll be starting a new thread with a link here below for discussion on this first meet.

Link to new thread: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/mid...tuner-association-dsm-meet.html#post151530134

Thanks everyone for your cooperation and patience with such a bad situation that this weather has put us in.

-Zach

 

[twoTSis]

Please read the following:
Please let us know on the new thread we have started if you will be able to attend on our rescheduled date. Also, anyone bringing friends encourage them to get on this website and be active on our thread to keep themselves updated.

If everyone can do this I will be able to maintain a list of attendants that will closely follow our actual turn out on the day of the meet.

Thank you everyone,
Zach