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petgreg

Social(ly distanced) Meetup in Queens park, 2 pm, Saturday aug 15 (Ages 25-40)

I made a post about being bored and looking for friends, and it turns out there's a lot of us. This is a meetup at the park for anyone who's interested.

We will meet at the North side of the King Edward's equestrian statue at 2 pm on Saturday and find places nearby to sit and chat. If this goes well and people have fun, I hope to make this a weekly event.

If you would like to bring an activity that works with social distancing, go for it.

Originally I made this for all age groups, but I got a lot of DMs explaining why that's not a good idea. I'm new to planning social gatherings. If you are from another age group and would like to meet people, please make your own post.

This event is free.

If you are interested, please comment below. This isn't a commitment, but will give me an idea of numbers to plan for.

Posted Aug 9, 2020, 11:39 PM UTC

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runningouttashrimp•

Interested! May not be able to meet this weekend but interested in future gatherings.

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thatboredengineer•

I just wanted to say the same thing but you were here first haha

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throwawaytoron555•

Let us know how it goes. People on this sub are so friendly /s lol

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deeohdoublegzzy•

Thanks for organizing!

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acceptabledurian•

interested and coming on Saturday! thanks for organizing this :)

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HikeClimbPedal•

I'll come. I can bring some supplies (minimal) so that a few people can do some string art with wood that I'll bring. Only thing is, I have one hammer, so others will have to bring their own...or find rocks :-) u/petgreg DM me, I might be able to help with planning bigger gatherings.

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rick2bornot2b•

Interested! Count me in!

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HikeClimbPedal•

I'm coming.

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blueshitstorm•

What age group?

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petgregOP•

25-40, but if you are outside this age group, make your own. There have been a number of people over 40 who previously expressed an interest.

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ThePurpleBandit•

Nice try, but I'm not getting tricked in to showing up for some covid protest.

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ValorantNaga•

Good idea but instead of just meeting up and chatting wouldn't it be better if it was something you are interested in? For example I enjoy soccer, basketball, and construction. If there are sport activities or construction meet ups, I would most definitely go. Meeting up and doing nothing would be awkward at 1st imo.

If anyone has a soccer/basketball game on Saturday, hit me up. I doubt there are any construction meets but ye.....lmao.

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Engagex2136•

Construction meet-ups? We have those here?

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petgregOP•

I hear what you are saying, but I didn't want to limit it by hobby. But I agree, activities are also a great way to meet people. We can do those type of meetups in the future as well.

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lifenibbler•

What are construction meetups?? (And how do i get involved...)

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ValorantNaga•

To be honest i just thought of an interest of mine and I love anything to do with construction. It could be where tradesman meet up and talk about their projects and ask for advice, bring blueprints over for help etc.

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lilfunky1•

Why do you keep reposting this? I think this is the third time you've put this up

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petgregOP•

It is. I keep getting messages from people explaining why unstructured social meetups are unsafe (first for children (which I knew, but didn't realize had to be said), and then why the dynamics can lead to victimization or uncomfortability even when people are adults if the age range is too wide). I am trying to edit it to make sure the environment is safe for everyone. The reason for reposts is because I can't edit the titles, and the titles were part of the problem.

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lokingfinesince89•

Lol classic Toronto

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daysofcoleco•

" lead to victimization or uncomfortability even when people are adults if the age range is too wide)."

I can see uncomfortable but victimization?

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HikeClimbPedal•

I can see the potential for that, yes. But please all he is doing is trying to start a social group! :-) Lets all meet up and be friends and not turn it into a horrible Reddit debate please...

Can I put you down for one of the limited pieces of wood I'll be bringing for people to do string art?

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daysofcoleco•

I only do cats cradle.

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petgregOP•

Someone told me as a young woman, they feel this way from older men. It's not my place to question it. It seemed reasonable enough to change the post.

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AptCasaNova•

Haha - wow.

I’m sure it’s fine, men under 40 are never creepy. /s

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unachievablehappines•

they feel as victims of unknown older men who haven't done anything to them?

I guess we must have different definitions of "reasonable"... meh, either way it's your event so you run it however you see fit

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