I’m meeting with Arthur at 6pm tomorrow in Denton

For sure. Has he said anything notable to you?

Only that he was out of town until recently. Nothing else of note

Could you explain what you mean by shield work day with Adam?

Got the stuff from Arthur. Promat, jacket, hats, and patches

Shield work day means that we could send two or three guys to Adam's workshop to help him make the shields.

Very good on getting Arthur's items.

Ah gotcha, I'll ask him then

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Adam says "Thursday between 9am and 2pm is all good for me" for Shield Work

Sure thing. Work on publicizing that. Make an announcement today and maybe some calls tomorrow.

Logan hasn't logged in since the 25th. We may have lost him. Did you ever get a Threema to call him with?

Gotta make sure to help keep up with new guys. I often times find myself with too many things pulling at my attention to micromanage intra-NW things.

I have his Threema

Austin proposed gear list:

:school_satchel: GEAR
- Active dress code for sparring, workouts (shorts, tshirt, running shoes, etc.)
- Long pants for shield drilling (shield must be pinned to the leg during bracing and it may be uncomfortable on skin)
- Snacks for during the day (granola bars, trail mix, etc.)

Combine that with this, and also get Austin to assign all the food dishes and whatnot to people so we know who exactly is bringing exactly what.

I will be bringing the catering dishes and plates, cups, utensils.

Vincent will be bringing a few dishes courtesy of his fiance. Ask him to make sure. James said he would get some apple cider. Not sure what's left.

Also, call Logan, and while we're at it, let's get reconfirms for the whole dealio.

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Doc looks good

Make sure everyone knows to show up at that park by 6 a.m. tmrw

Will do. Plan to call everyone around 6-7pm

Awesome.

Call Matt, I need an update from him today.

Will do. Anything in particular you want me to ask him or just a check-in?

He's ignoring our messages.

Got it. I'll give him a call around 6pm

Sure thing.

Robert too if you have his.

Robert is leaving. Matt didn't answer

I need your help sending people to the house to work on promat. We've got a HUGE quantity to get done before the event, and I'll be leaving a week early so I can be on the ground for a few days to ensure all the scouting and prep was done properly.

Staring at a stack of printed sheets right now about a foot tall, and imagining a ravenous horde of activists hungry for supplies two hundred strong. The barrier is our labor.

Mak'a'sense?

Got it. I'll start making the calls Friday around 6pm then since tomorrow is Thanksgiving

Sure thing.

Call Matt and remind him of things. Meeting, helping w/ shields, promat cutting.

I got in touch. He's going to be doing promat cutting on Tuesday. I told him to message Vincent to work out an exact time to go to HQ

Perfect. Matt is having more troubles with regular comms, so he's going to make it a schedule to send all his messages to catch up AT LEAST every Mon, Wed, and Fri. Feel free to get into a habit of calling him or just texting him via Threema on those days. Saying "this is your notification to check/send/reply to RC messages." Easy.

Got it

You're a gem. A shining spectacle of reliability in the cloudy darkness.

I tried to contact Matt yesterday, but he hasn't gotten back to me.

He backed out of the event last minute because he said he had been slacking on school work (in spite of using it as an excuse not to come out for the last four meets), and had just not even asked his boss for the time off, knowing he needed two weeks notice.

I sent him a strongly worded message.

Looks like he read it. The message for context, perhaps I was too harsh but we had been especially generous with him for over a year and still he refused to apply himself in the end.

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Use the same vehicle exchange as the Sequoya trip unless you find a better one. Everyone has to leave by midnight on Thursday. You and Vincent need to collect $80 from all heads and that can be spent on gas on the way, and whatever total remains divy'd up at the end.

I will be on the road tonight, traveling to the destination to help in early prep.

Make sure to cover:
Vehicle Exchange
Who is driving? (Vincent rents van, you take your car?, Paul takes his truck)
What gear are we bringing? (Shields, crate from house of activism supplies, orders, what else?)
Go over Long Distance Transit Guide (will link below)
How is everyone getting to the Vehicle Exchange?
How is everyone getting their money to you at the Vehicle Exchange? (Does anyone need help?)
Is there anyone we can add onto the trip last minute who couldn't make it before? (Pat has Pool Party friends, maybe Austin can go, etc.)
Go over the suspension of Matt, why it happened, cautionary tale. Inform people to cut contact.
Inform people of my absence and why, since I am on the road making sure this event is safe, conducting scouting runs, and inspecting camp sites and vehicle exchanges. This will be my second 15+ hour overnight drive of this trip.

Lean on Vincent for any matters of conducting the meeting.

Sound like a plan, my man?

Yessir

Also, Don said he couldn't make it

Van 15
Oscar 8
Paul 5

Hand warmers

19 guys

Adam is packed
Lewis is gathering things

Wilson and Logan backed out (bosses)

Everyone can get to the exchange.

Adam can't completely cover event fees.

How did bosses say no? Wilson has had four months? If a boss can rescind a day off listed months out, it's time to find a better job.

Apparently Wilson's company is short staffed for this week and his boss cancelled his time off that he scheduled.

I agree.

He's already been job hunting for months but tells himself he can't do other jobs due to lack of confidence.

He can succeed, and I WANT him to succeed. The benefit of our events doesn't start when boots hit the pavement, but because men stand up for themselves and say that something they believe in is worth it when it comes to talking to a boss, girl, parent, etc.

If the event can be a catalyst for personal growth, it carries that much more weight.

Speak to him, if you can. I told Austin the same.

Will do

Call Don and tell him his PW is passwordreset324

I sent him a text since I'm out. If he doesn't acknowledge, I'll call him back here in a bit

Keep me posted.

Am I good to call everyone tomorrow to inform them of this meeting?

Yes, please.

Don got my message and is in. I'm making the network calls now.

Ty. Make sure people attend the big meeting.

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I'm still very busy trying to coordinate security efforts. Do your best to keep guys active in the local area. Will get your name updated soon. Promat runs are easiest to encourage guys to do.

We have banner stencils here, by the way, making a new set of all those would be a great and easy meet.

Is that something we would make at HQ?

Yeah, that could be easiest.

Cool, I'll try to rally some guys then. Is there anyone who isn't cleared to go to HQ that I should know about?

Just Logan right now, since he's still a bit new and untested.

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I want you to help me out with this one. Going to pick out a time w/ him.

Absolutely. As a heads up, I have job interviews until 5PM tomorrow and 5PM Tuesday, but I'm free anytime the rest of the week.

Also, I'm going to buy 2 drop cloths. Can I have them shipped directly to HQ? (It's an anonymous Amazon account) If not, that's fine I'll just have them shipped to my house.

Roger that. Asked the prospect when he's available. Will steer it towards afternoon on a weekend.

I would ship them to your home and then bring them.

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Setting up a call w/ him. Can you do a round up and see who can make the vetting on Saturday?

How many guys do you want for it?

Also send out some messages and get attendance for:
Fri, Jan 21, 1 p.m. (Plus that Thurs, and Sat) (72hr Window)
Sat, Jan 8, 1 p.m. (Standard Friday Depart, Back Sunday)

Make sure Austin can go. He's overdue and I want him and you to act as a NS/NQ team formally. If someone can only pick one, try to keep the numbers somewhat even. We need enough for a travel party going to both. NW2 will be going with us. So will NW4. Talk with James and William to aid in their head counts. Copy?

Got it

Message @Vincent TX about being on his special team for those upcoming dates.

I’ll do that right now

Going to try to schedule the second Intermediate meeting on Saturday early afternoon as well. We can team up and do them at the same time.

Sounds good

Making the calls for Saturday around 7:30PM tonight

Woo!

Adam
Probably good for Saturday vetting 3pm: will probably know tonight for sure
Good for both events

Don
No answer

Lewis
Good for Saturday vetting 3pm
Probably good for the one centered around Friday

Wilson
Good for Saturday vetting. Wants to come for learning experience.
Good for ONE event. Whatever event is MOST important because he can't miss both days of work...
note for Oscar: Ask merchant mom's how they got into hosting for Wilson
Note: Austin's doing a bit better
Notes on Wilson: he's still looking for a better job. Gave him some advice in regards to building a software engineering portfolio as a backup even though his heart is in hardware. Logan is in talks with him about jobs as well.

Austin
No answer

Patrick
Yes to all

Michael
No answer

Logan
Good for January 8th
Possibly for January 21th: will know at the end of the Christmas holiday
Needs to know what equipment he needs

Mason
Good for Saturday vetting 3pm
January 8 good
January 21 good

Vincent
No answer

Howard
No answer

Vincent is actually in PA right now.

And Howard can be taken off your list.

Very good. Adam for both. Lewis for second. Wilson should just choose one they're both the same degree of import. Whatever one Austin goes to, probably. Logan for the first, hopefully the second, have Austin send Logan the gear list from the last event.

Merchant mom's hosting for Wilson? Keep the pressure on with giving him advice. I think he is really surrounded by good people rn.

Hosting thing is for my own notes. Family knows someone who does kind of what Wilson wants to do, so I'm going to ask them how they started.

Roger that. You're awesome.

"We need enough for a travel party going to both. NW2 will be going with us. So will NW4. Talk with James and William to aid in their head counts."

Clarification?

"We need enough for a travel party going to both. NW2 will be going with us. So will NW4. Talk with James and William to aid in their head counts." Yes, phone's acting up, so I can't create a new line character

So we're going to be traveling with NW4 to the first event, (Chicago, don't tell people), and maybe not the second event (DC, don't tell people). We're traveling with NW2 both times. We want enough people to easily fill a couple cars so that we can cycle drivers and whatnot. The drive to Chicago is easy.

Got it. I'll give them a call tomorrow at 6PM then

You're the best.

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James: no answer
William: answered, but hasn't done headcounts. Will get back to me.