After thinking about a post in the Meeting #13 thread, I started doing some research and number-crunching, just to see what's what.....
As of today (Jan 13, 2009), we have 108 members....
31.5% of which are definitely from Delaware (I'm sure there are many more, but 61.1% of the registered members did NOT indicate a location in their profile). So, the following numbers are only based on those 31.5%....
70.6% live in New Castle County
14.7% live in Kent County
14.7% live in Sussex County
So, as you can see, the majority of registered members live in New Castle County, which is why we have almost always held our monthly meetings somewhere in New Castle County. Sure, most of us aren't allergic to driving, and gas prices are back down to something reasonable, but to get to Kent County (or especially Sussex County) at a decent time for dinner when most of us work until 5:00pm simply isn't easy. Then ther's the long drive back later at night. And some of us have younger children to deal with.....
That said, members in Kent and Sussex Counties should certainly feel free to set up their own "meetings" or range gatherings amongst themselves, since long distance travel isn't always practical or desired (especially just to eat).
If anyone needs a list of members closer to you (or by County, or whatever), let me know. Or maybe I'll add it in this thread at a later date.
(and to those of you who have not indicated a location, please reconsider it! Even if it is just your State, or County, that would help other members figure out if you're close to them or not. Thanks!)
As of today (Jan 13, 2009), we have 108 members....
31.5% of which are definitely from Delaware (I'm sure there are many more, but 61.1% of the registered members did NOT indicate a location in their profile). So, the following numbers are only based on those 31.5%....
70.6% live in New Castle County
14.7% live in Kent County
14.7% live in Sussex County
So, as you can see, the majority of registered members live in New Castle County, which is why we have almost always held our monthly meetings somewhere in New Castle County. Sure, most of us aren't allergic to driving, and gas prices are back down to something reasonable, but to get to Kent County (or especially Sussex County) at a decent time for dinner when most of us work until 5:00pm simply isn't easy. Then ther's the long drive back later at night. And some of us have younger children to deal with.....
That said, members in Kent and Sussex Counties should certainly feel free to set up their own "meetings" or range gatherings amongst themselves, since long distance travel isn't always practical or desired (especially just to eat).
If anyone needs a list of members closer to you (or by County, or whatever), let me know. Or maybe I'll add it in this thread at a later date.
(and to those of you who have not indicated a location, please reconsider it! Even if it is just your State, or County, that would help other members figure out if you're close to them or not. Thanks!)
Dave
Co-Founder & Global Moderator
Delaware Open Carry
"You have to be prepared to do the violence in order to survive the violence."
Co-Founder & Global Moderator
Delaware Open Carry
"You have to be prepared to do the violence in order to survive the violence."