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Originally Posted by Geminirising

It looks like there is a San Diego group and a North County San Diego group....Would it be in everyones interest to combine the group, at least in the beginning? The numbers don't look that big. What do you think?

I think it would be great if we all got to know each other, compared interests, talents and resources, etc. On the other hand given that San Diego County is bigger than some states in New England, smaller groups might be easier to get together AND to maintain.

I am FOR this, people! All we need is for four or five people to be on the same page here.

Gemini, I'm only half an hour down the road from you....I have no problem driving to Temecula. Regarding planning for the future though, I would encourage you to think of drifting south over the ridge instead of collecting a ground crew in the Temecula Valley...reason being, you have no natural sources of water there. None.

Temecula comes from the Indian word temeku, meaning tragedy and grief. In the 19th century the American authorities relocated several tribes to the valley. Because of the lack of water, several thousand men, women and children starved to death. That is not in the Chamber of Commerce brochures, by the way.