Hen Party
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:48 am
I've been kicking around an idea and wonder if anyone's interested. I'm going to post this on several bulletin boards to reach as many cold (stained), warm (fusing and slumping), and hot (lampworking) glassers as possible.
It occurred to me that it would be fun to have a girls only trip to the big glass companies and suppliers in the Western part of the U.S. I live near Houston, and here's what I'm proposing:
How about chartering a bus--50 passengers or so--and going from Houston to Oregon, picking up passengers on the way, sightseeing where appropriate, and "hitting" places like Bullseye, Spectrum, Uroboros, Frantz, Arrow Springs, and ??
This would be a comfortable Greyhound type bus, with our own driver, hens only, and our own itinerary for 7-10 days, depending on pickup point.
So--is anyone interested? If so, where would you like to go? Where would you like to sightsee along the way? How much would you be willing to pay? The bus expense could be prorated based on where you were picked up, and other expenses like food and motels would be on your own. I'm going to assume that everyone would be on a fairly tight budget.
I'd love to see how glass is made, especially the beautiful art glasses made by Bullseye, Uroboros, and Spectrum. I would also hope that the suppliers we visit would welcome us with open arms and some nice discounts--after all, how often do you have a busload of 50 buying ladies drop in?
Please post on the forum, not privately, so that I can get a real sense of interest. C'mon ladies, let's roll!
It occurred to me that it would be fun to have a girls only trip to the big glass companies and suppliers in the Western part of the U.S. I live near Houston, and here's what I'm proposing:
How about chartering a bus--50 passengers or so--and going from Houston to Oregon, picking up passengers on the way, sightseeing where appropriate, and "hitting" places like Bullseye, Spectrum, Uroboros, Frantz, Arrow Springs, and ??
This would be a comfortable Greyhound type bus, with our own driver, hens only, and our own itinerary for 7-10 days, depending on pickup point.
So--is anyone interested? If so, where would you like to go? Where would you like to sightsee along the way? How much would you be willing to pay? The bus expense could be prorated based on where you were picked up, and other expenses like food and motels would be on your own. I'm going to assume that everyone would be on a fairly tight budget.
I'd love to see how glass is made, especially the beautiful art glasses made by Bullseye, Uroboros, and Spectrum. I would also hope that the suppliers we visit would welcome us with open arms and some nice discounts--after all, how often do you have a busload of 50 buying ladies drop in?
Please post on the forum, not privately, so that I can get a real sense of interest. C'mon ladies, let's roll!
), then you all head up to No. Calif. to pick me up. My car will easily hold 4 people comfortably for a long drive. I will drive since you three will have already done your share. We'll do the Oregon tour and meet Glassyeyed (sorry, I don't know your name 
) and do the Seattle area tours. Does that sound feasible????