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petgreg

Social(ly distanced) Meetup at Queen's park, 2 Pm, Tomorrow (saturday, aug 15) Ages 25-40

Earlier I put up a post to see if there was interest in a bunch of people meeting up and hanging out tomorrow, and there was! If you are bored or free tomorrow, come down and hang out with us. The meetup will be organized around socially distanced chats and activities (If people bring them. Some have volunteered, but it's reddit, so we'll see what happens). When not able to socially distance, please wear your mask. This meetup is for people aged 25-40. If you are of a different age group, but you want to do something like this, message me and I can try to help you set it up. I hope to make more events, both virtual and in person, in the coming weeks.

We will meet up at the north side of the King Edward's equestrian statue, near the top of the park. I'll probably be there from about 1:45 and stay there until 2:15, at which point we can find an area to hang out. I'll come back to that spot periodically between 2:15 and 3 in case anyone shows up later. I'll be wearing a grey T-shirt with the word kangol written on it in rainbow(ish) lettering.

EDIT: I took down the picture of myself because I didn't realize reddit put it front and centre until I sent the link to a friend. I'll put up a post tomorrow just before the event with my picture in it so that people can recognize me if they are looking for me.

EDIT 2: Here is a link to the exact location. https://goo.gl/maps/zr3kpqPovgCwVcvy6

Hope to see you there!

Posted Aug 14, 2020, 4:20 PM UTC · edited

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smaudio•

Saw your original post and it's awesome you are doing this! It's rough sometimes meeting new people esp as we age. I'm 38 but that's like 62 by avg reddit standards. Anyways, I wish you the best of luck with this and I'm going to be following for others in the future as I can't make it tomorrow.

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youdownvoteme•

Are you going to check everyone's ID OP?

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petgregOP•

No, this is a guideline.

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AptCasaNova•

I can’t make it, but hope everyone has fun!

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[deleted]•

I won't make it tomorrow but definitely in the future :)

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lilfunky1•

Earlier I put up a post to see if there was interest in a bunch of people meeting up and hanging out tomorrow, and there was! If you are bored or free tomorrow, come down and hang out with us. The meetup will be organized around socially distanced chats and activities (If people bring them. Some have volunteered, but it's reddit, so we'll see what happens). When not able to socially distance, please wear your mask. This meetup is for people aged 25-40. If you are of a different age group, but you want to do something like this, message me and I can try to help you set it up. I hope to make more events, both virtual and in person, in the coming weeks.

We will meet up at the north side of the King Edward's equestrian statue, near the top of the park. I'll probably be there from about 1:45 and stay there until 2:15, at which point we can find an area to hang out. I'll come back to that spot periodically between 2:15 and 3 in case anyone shows up later. I'll be wearing a grey T-shirt with the word kangol written on it in rainbow(ish) lettering, and this is me https://imgur.com/a/VRNM4tk

Hope to see you there!

Me being nosy... why exclude people under 25?

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petgregOP•

It's not nosy. It's a perfectly valid question. I actually made it not age restricted the first time. However, some people were uncomfortable with such a wide age range. There's a longer discussion about it on the original thread here that goes through the different opinions and why I made it this way: https://www.reddit.com/r/askTO/comments/i6tt24/socially_distanced_meetup_in_queens_park_2_pm/

It's the bottom post where you ask why I keep posting this meetup. (that's not to be snide. I think that was a valid question too. Just saying where it is.)

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lilfunky1•

It's not nosy. It's a perfectly valid question. I actually made it not age restricted the first time. However, some people were uncomfortable with such a wide age range. There's a longer discussion about it on the original thread here that goes through the different opinions and why I made it this way: https://www.reddit.com/r/askTO/comments/i6tt24/socially_distanced_meetup_in_queens_park_2_pm/

It's the bottom post where you ask why I keep posting this meetup. (that's not to be snide. I think that was a valid question too. Just saying where it is.)

The first time the concern seemed to be to not have young women get intimidated by too many old creepy men showing up.

But how does that result in making the floor age group 25?

Like... I'm used to events that are age restricted for the concerns the first young woman had, but they're still 18/19-35. (Depending on if it's an event with drinking allowed or not).

And then the flip side having events that are 35+ for people who don't fit the first age group.

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petgregOP•

This is my first time doing this (in a long time. I did social organizing in college). I kindof just made it up as I went along. As I'm 33, I thought it might be a bit creepy to say "my age and younger" but really, I'm just guessing. I'm totally fine with the age ranges you have mentioned as well, but as I have been telling people this age range for the past week, I'll stick to it for this event. I'll ask and see what people think for future events.

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Difficult-Extent4748•

Too bad.. I'm 24 and don't make the cut.

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petgregOP•

I intend to try to make as many events as I can after this. They will not always be restricted to this age range. I'll post about them early next week, and probably make my own subreddit so I don't have to keep annoying this one. I'd love to meet you next time.

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WSBRope2020•

69 here

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FewLawyer9•

42 here

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petgregOP•

Pick a location and a time that work for you, and see if people want to come. That's really all the organizing I'm putting into this. I will also be planning non age restricted meetups soon.

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NoYouCantUseACheck•

Same here. Officially "creepy" age I suppose.

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petgregOP•

Nah. I'm just new to this. I'll figure out a way to include everyone in the future. The ages were made arbitrarily.

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NoYouCantUseACheck•

No no, I understand. No apologies necessary.

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pursuit-of-mediocre•

So how did this meeting go? I am 33 male and am looking to meet new people as well.

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zaxby1979•

The fuck?

Is this an outdoor key party?

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petgregOP•

No. The goal (for me, anyways) is to meet friends, as I would like to have a more active social life.

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lilfunky1•

The fuck?

Is this an outdoor key party?

Key party?

Where all the boys throw their car keys into a pile and the girls grab a set and whoever's keys they end up with is their date for the evening?

Is that still a thing?!?

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zaxby1979•

It very much is still a thing. Or so my parents lead me to believe.

They also have a star in their front window.

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[deleted]•

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iammiroslavglavic•

Well what if you show up and all others are 18-19?

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jonny3125•

Nope it’s definitely your personality.

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petgregOP•

It is not meant to exclude anyone. I posted a link on this thread to a previous thread where I discuss it in more detail. It's in this thread, under the comment where I am asked why I keep reposting it. https://www.reddit.com/r/askTO/comments/i6tt24/socially_distanced_meetup_in_queens_park_2_pm/

I am new to organizing events like this, but I intend to organize more and hope to figure out how to include everyone in future events.

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