Wetstock 2019

Erin Holohan Haskell

Some of you may remember a popular event we held years back called Wetstock. It brought together some of the sharpest people in the hydronics community for a day of roundtable discussions, sharing, and all-around fun.

Picture a large room set with 20 roundtables. There’s food and drink in the middle of the room all day long, and everyone is free to get up and move around as they will. There are no time limits at any of the tables, which are tagged for certain topics (and these change as the day goes by). In previous Wetstocks, the topics have included, Radiant Heating and Controls, Steam, Indoor Air Quality, Innovative Construction, Insulation, Chemicals, Hiring and Training, Ethics, Company Policies, Software, and so on. If someone has a suggestion for a roundtable topic during the day, we’ll set it up. The only way you won’t get something out of Wetstock is if you stay home.

We’re thinking about holding another Wetstock on a Saturday in late September in a Mid-Atlantic location, but we’d like to gauge interest. Please take the poll below and let me know if you’re interested in attending this one-day event.

(And if any of you have photos of past Wetstocks you've attended, please share them. We'd love to take a walk down memory lane with you.)

Steamhead

Yes

I'm in. I vote for Baltimore, obviously

Larry Weingarten

Yes

You think Monterey CA might be a little out of most people's way?

Yours, Larry

jerryb46

Yes

i'm of insterst!

The Steam Whisperer

Yes

You might want to have it a bit earlier..... not during the peak crazy time of the steam heat season. Never could figure out why the big shows are in January in Chicago... I guess they don't want heating contractors there!

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

Yes

Will there be beer there? I'm interstersted too! Burp!

delta T

Yes

Come to Colorado!

I would love to come to this, sounds like a ton of fun. I would travel to do it too.....though as Steamhead said, September is busy....

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thanks for the great feedback. If September is too busy, is there another month that would work better for you all?

And yes, @Alan (California Radiant) Forbes, there will be beer.

STEVEusaPA

Yes

2nd week in September seems to be the least busiest..still warm, people aren't thinking about heat yet...
Where to have it? Has to be GQ's city of the year...
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/12/04/gq-magazine-philadelphia/
PS. Monterey does sound nice in September. Charter a nice sailboat...

Steve Thompson (Taco)

Yes

I'm in - listening to ideas and requests for new stuff (and fixes for old stuff). Don't care when or where, just glad to be part of it.

Mike_Sheppard

Yes

I would definitely be interested.

Dan Foley

Yes

Count me in.

- DF

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

Yes

The last Wetstock I went to was in 2003 (Wetstock III) in Denver where we heard our first - and hopefully last - cries of "Waugh".

It was great to meet all the people I conversed with here on The Wall and to trade stories and ideas. There were also some manufacturer's rep's. who gave us useful product information.

It would be great to see some seminars, like one of Tim McElwyn's gas training classes.

rick in Alaska

I don't know why you don't have it in Alaska? I mean, if you have to travel anyway......
We have a great old vintage bar here that I know I could get. Alices Champagne Palace, right here in beautiful downtown Homer Alaska!
But I would love to try and make it there if you decide my town is just too far away. But think about it
Rick

Steamhead

Yes

rick in Alaska said:

We have a great old vintage bar here that I know I could get. Alices Champagne Palace, right here in beautiful downtown Homer Alaska!

Does it have radiators?

lchmb

Yes

I'm thinking Alaska would be nice....if fishing or hunting is on the table as well..otherwise.. let me know..

ratio

Yes

I'm thinking somewhere more central, like maybe I dunno, Ohio? would be nice.

Erin Holohan Haskell

We're thrilled that so many people are interested in getting together for another Wetstock. These are great location suggestions, but this next one will most likely be in the Mid-Atlantic area. And if it goes well, maybe we can take the show on the road to another location next time around.

Steamhead

Yes

Southwest has some good, inexpensive flights into and out of BWI..............

Hump Head

Yes

I’m in

Mark Eatherton

Sure! I'd LOVE to attend! Thanks for putting this together Erin.

Will your pops be in attendance? Wouldn't be a real Wetstock without him, and your mom.

Following...

ME

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thanks, Mark. Yes, they will be there. Hope you're doing well!

DanHolohan

Yes

Wouldn’t miss it!

RayWohlfarth

Yes

I would love to be there

rick in Alaska

Would this also be a bring your spouse event?
I would love to be able to do this!
Rick

JPrisby

I know there would be some interest from some folks in the Chicago Market.
Jim Prisby

DanHolohan

Yes

Everyone is welcome, Rick. Especially you two!

Erin Holohan Haskell

> @DanHolohan said:
> Everyone is welcome, Rick. Especially you two!

Yes!

gerry gill

ratio said:

I'm thinking somewhere more central, like maybe I dunno, Ohio? would be nice.

i second that motion for obviously selfish reasons

SeanBeans

I’m in if you’re out in Colorado!

Henry

Yes

Either of the last two weeks of August would be ideal

1Matthias

Yes

Henry said:

Either of the last two weeks of August would be ideal

Yep. I want to attend, but would only really be able to in the summer.

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

Yes

September is summer. We call it indian summer.

Dave0176

Yes

I’d like to attend. How about Wildwood NJ

STEVEusaPA

Yes

Dave0176 said:

I’d like to attend. How about Wildwood NJ

If it's heading down the shore, Cape May or Ocean City would be better.
You don't want to run up against 'Fire Fighter Week', 'Motorcycle Week' or 'Irish Week' in Wildwood.
At least I don't.

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Yes

I've been to the first and others and will do everything I can to attend this one, so long as the schedule permits. Thanks for bringing this great event back. I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones!

Steve Ebels_3

It would be great to see some old friends again.
...before we all become extinct.

I'd love to bring my son with me and introduce him to all of yous guys. He hears me ramble about Dave Yates this and Steamhead that and FfP and gets this blank stare. I know he'd get a bang out of meeting some of the guys I talk about and he's turned into one of the best hydronic guys in these parts by a long shot.

DanHolohan

Yes

Be great to see you both, Steve.

Paul Pollets

Hope it's scheduled at a direct link from Seattle. I'd do my best to attend. Between my 50th reunion, 50th anniversary of Woodstock and Fiddle camp, there's a lot to consider...

New England SteamWorks

Yes

We're in.

20 years ago this Sunday we were married in Annapolis.

Nice town. Lovely crabs. Would be fun to go back...

Things do start to get serious after Labor Day, -but it's too hot in the mid-Atlantic in August, and it's just a long weekend anyway, right? We're for mid-September.

Blue crabs!

SlamDunk

Mid Atlantic = North Carolina!