This is a preliminary vote on what U.S. Region the 2004 National PTO Conference should be held in. Once we figure out what are is most popular, we will then fine tune the state & city.

Please select the region that you would most like to see the next conference.

Thanks,
Fed-X

East coast vote for me!

UHHH...southeast? :(

Lets all go to Miami!!!

Midwest here!

oh wait, was that one of the options? :~0

LOL, I'm with Danielle... Southeast! :D

(But heck, the Midwest would be pretty easy for me too...)

Anywhere on the East Coast Virginia & southwards I could probably swing it... northwards it's probably gonna be debatable for me unless airfares improve a good bit between now and then...

I'm assuming mid-west would be North Central??

Deb

WEST COAST.

Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!!
Is it East Coast ??? :D

Phil

I voted for North Central.... since Canada was not an option...lol

west coast all the way! Phil in paris, r u french or r u an american who lives in france?

East Coast for me!!!!!!!

Shelly

Gosh toxic rat you're so cute !! Your question implies my english is so good that I could be mistaken for an American !! :) Thank you !!

Actually I'm french, from french parents, french grand parents etc...

Well, this being off topic, I feel I must go back to the poll.

Florida !!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!!! :D

Phil

Since it seems to be so close between the MidWest and the East Coast.......how about in the middle of the two - that would still be close to our Canadian friends!!!

mrs. d

East Coast.....I don't travel outside the Beltway without my attorney, or a marshall. Policy.

Y'all come on down to Hilton Head! (East Coast, not far from Florida, Phil) Bring your attorney, Life, & I'll treat you both to a Lowcountry Boil!

I'm still going for las Vegas NV! Even tho it's a 9 hr drive for me, I still could help set things up since I've been to an online "bash" where 53 gathered from WA to WI for 4 days years ago.

EAST COAST......PREFERABLY NEAR NC IF POSSIBLE

I'm with Phil... my vote is with Florida!

HEy Teb, I don't mind Canada....we can get a double double at a cafe on College Street eh?

Ok, so I'm off the subject reminising...you'll let me slide right? LOL

California!!

southern CALI CALI CALI ...

NoRtHeRn CaLiFoRnIa~~

Cali

Originally posted by Phil in Paris
Well, this being off topic, I feel I must go back to the poll.

Florida !!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!!! :D

Phil

LMAO, Phil....that was too funny :D

I vote for the Midwest. And if I buy a big enough place, I would also be honored to offer the use of my home.

Susan-soon-to-be-on-the-Prairie

I see the Cali contengent has arrived.. :)

Someone must of put a bug in their ear I wonder who could have done that :) Love Barbara

Miami Beach! Joes stone crab, salsa dancing, Ocean Drive in a convertible, and economical travel and lodging.

Northern Cali

Indiana, and i'll buy the first round of corn-on-the-cob. And to those who live in California , read this and weep, "Pork Tenderlion." ...yum, yum!

rtee

got to go with Phil on this one........FLORIDA.....FLORIDA......FLORIDA....... :D :D

West coast is head right now so lets see if we can keep those numbers up. Love Barbara

Where are all the east coast people? C'mon... y'all gotta root for our coast! :D

I guess I will spoil the fun when I mass mail about this.. Or up the ante' ?

I know, the East Coasters aren't all that interested yet, I don't think...???

David you know you mother wants to go to "California" Disneyland. LOL Love Barb

Yes Phil, FLORIDA!! It's a great state, wonderful weather. Maybe not in hurricane season though, lol. We have alot to offer down here. Especially South Florida, beautiful beaches and night life, we are a very diverse community. So come on down.

Did someone say Disneyland? I feel the bribes taking affect.. :p ;)

And there's always the Disneyland Hotel!!!

LOL I am to old for the other kind of bribe so I will op for Desneyland LOL Love Barb

Your never too old Barb!!!

That's for sure.. I've seen her birds! ;) Well, on the screen :p She had them suited of for the last one.. ;)
Do we have any Masseuse in the house????

;)

~~~~~~California , read this and weep, "Pork Tenderlion."~~~~~~

What? you think that's not available out here? Guess again! Shall we go to "my" kitchen? ~grin~

This area of CA is farm and ranch country.

Actually yes David, I'm an old retired tired one but I was a masseuse for 20 yrs.

Florida sounds good.......Let's go!!!!!!!

Yes yes yes. You are all getting verrrrrrrrry verrrrrrry sleepy... you all want to go to Florida... DisneyWORLD not Disneyland... ;)

I would normally vote for Northern California (San Francisco, maybe? Ahh, Just a thought. :)) but since Linda would be doing the driving, we (ah, Linda) said hit the east coast button! I do what I'm told, not!

But, Lysbeth, your hypnosis worked I hit the east coast button!

Gee, I wonder what came over me was it your hypnosis or Linda behind me chanting: Florida, Florida, Florida, followed by DisneyWorld, DisneyWorld Disneyworld.

Anyway, we want to meet Phil and she (Linda) thinks she would get a tan faster in Florida than San Francisco.

Do you think I've told her too much about the fog in San Francisco? :)

I feel that it wont be fair to participate in this, because my vote might create a lot of trouble for somebody else. Since I am in the north of Europe Im not going to this conference anyway. I f I were to go it really wouldnt matter wether I had to go east, west or south...I still had to cross the Atlantic ocean... Besides that, I hate flying..*pondering* Why cant you guys come over here instead! ;0)

Norway....... She whisperes....

(Some of us would have INTERPOL problems getting a Passport...)

Ohio for me

AUSTIN, TEXAS!!! THAT IS AS CENTRAL AS YOU CAN GET!!!! HEE-HAW!

ye ha, west coast is taking it. what a kick it would be to meet some of you!!

Alice in Wonderland

with a kid in prison it sure feels like Wonderland, no?!!

i live in a great place, we could meet here!!

Pismo Beach, CA

we have several great prisons...we could go visiting!
now you know i'm only joking.

ummmmm.... I gotta go with Florida too!Disneyworld...Disneyworld, and lets see ummm yep!, yep! yep!... I think it has to be at least near Disneyworld.

Renegadesgirl, for us European, it's easier and cheaper to go Esat coast than West coast !! Besides the flight tickets which are cheaper for the East coast, there's only 6 hours time difference instead of 9, and the flight time is shorter !!! And you are supposed to support me and vote east coast !!! :D :D

David, I will bring your mom to Disney World, Epcot center, and some discos I know in Miami and Key West !! :D

Florida !!!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!!! Florida !!!!!

hmmm......if we go to Texas I wonder how many proxy marriages we'll have....I know mine would be the first.......but Florida is good too........

Phil... you forgot to mention to David all the hot-looking chicks in thongs in Miami... ;)

What about Chicago that's like in the Middle almost and Canada is nearby

wherever it is, i think you all need to keep a few things in mind: how costly is city to fly into for the "average" member? how costly and how available are accomodations? and remember, cost can vary depending on what time of year it is. ac (who is generally ass broke). :D

I couldnt began to think about going to this one!!!!! It would have to be Central like...maybe AUSTIN!!!! BUT FAT CHANCE HA!!!!!!Hugs....JER

West Coast!!

if North Central - i say Chicago!
if west coast = would Denver count?
or LA or SF!!!!!

EAST COAST! UPSTATE NY! BEEEEEEEAUTIFUL HERE! EAST COAST! EAST COAST! EAST COAST!
(ALSO VERY BROKE . . . AN' I WANNA GO ;( )

East Coast!!!!! East Coast...
How about DC!
Alli

I'm with Phil, the sun could probably do us all some good.

Maybe, this is not fair but since I was the one who was the one who was staning behind Patti this morning chanting FLORIDA. Thought I would add my voice to the vote.

Yes, Patti, I will be driving so I also am going to press the east coast button.

Patti, hope for California next year!

FLORIDA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA!, oh I forgot, DISNEYWORLD, DISNEYWORLD, DISNEYWORLD!

way to go east coast , we've definitely moved up in the polls, compared to yesterday. Yes David, we have many women in thongs down here year round. LOL

If I remember rightly, the Northern boarder of OK is about the center of the USA.

Forget you Phil!!!! The happening's is the West Coast and that doesn't mean San Franisco. HeHee

West Coast is tooo expensive! Lets go to Florida.

well i guess i am out of this one. i will never have enough money to get to any of those places. i would love to meet all of you, but it doesnt look like it will be in 2004 either. let me know what you all decide.

terri

WOW East , West, Middle where to go


CRUISE SHIP


Just sitting back waitin to see where I'm going to go.
Leslie

PS. CRUISE SHIP

i say new york, is the east, west, what?, i say new york NEW YORK NEW YORK

FYI The center of the USA is in kansas about 20 minutes from my house...Although I would not recomend coming here because Kansas SUCKS!!!!

I should add that it's near topeka.Ks on I-70 and there is a land mark you can visit JIC anyone ever passes through here;)

West Coast! Califas~

east coast all the way baby
lets make it happen.

I voted..Cali, done deal!!

W E S T C O A S T!!!

I see the gap is closing.. Or is it?

Maybe if we were to perform a statistical analysis on the geographical location of ALL the members and where they are from~~then use the data from this to see if there is any 'significant' value and correlation to the voting method above...we would see the East Coast Location is WAY ahead!

Basically, we have more West Coast members, so it is harder for us East Coaster's to match and get ahead on the vote. But statistically, I am guessing the East Coast vote would win, based on the ratio of members in a certain location and those who are actually casting a vote!

The other hypothesis is that I'm just plain tired and I need to go to bed! LOL!

:p

Yes, I voted for the East Coast..... New Jersey Shore sounds GREAT! :cool:

Florida, Florida, Florida and did I mention Florida? :)

As i am in the UK I think I had better abstain from the vote!

How about you all come over here?

CALIFORNIA!!!!!!

YES ! FLORIDA could be great !
Or so... Everybody's at Phil's in PARIS ? :)

EAST COAST BABY!!!!:fb:

The best live in the WEST!!!!!!!

EAST COAST FOR ME----

CINAMONSWIRL

Southern California!!!

i vote west coast. i looking forward to met ev where ever it is.

marilyn % ??????

EAST COAST!!

Please remember this is a regional vote. Once we decide what region this is going to take place in, we will then look into Cities/States.

I voted East Coast !!!! Florida Beaches are nice to visit even in the winter months for you northerners!!!! Yvonne

Florida sounds nice, but even if East Coast is where this takes place, it still may not be in Florida. Most likely, it will be where ever the greatest concentration of members are.
Further, this vote is not the final say in location, though it will be leaned on heavily in determining the location.

when will this vote be over dave?

I set it to expire in 1 month.. So, July 4th the poll will end and we'll make the final decisions for which region it will be in.
We will then see which major cities or areas are most popular and put up a poll on that.. ;)

YEA....... Come on all East Coasters!!!!!!!! Put your vote in!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are beating the West Coaster by ONLY 1 vote.... Vote.... Vote.... Vote..... :D

I say West Coast!
Count Down to the 28th of this month!! I am scared and over joyed with God's answering powerfull 28 month Prayer!
Pslam's #6 Even when he is late, he is still right on time! All of you don't ever stop praying!

This is close Dave, what'cha gonna do if it's a 3-way split? Hmmmm?! ;)

mid west for me

Originally posted by Zamyia
This is close Dave, what'cha gonna do if it's a 3-way split? Hmmmm?! ;)

Pull down my 3x5' National Map and spin the bottle.. :p

Hmmm.. I'll start taking bribes then. lol j/k!

We'll cross that bridge should it come.

David

WESTCOAST!!!!!!

Okay it worked my vote is in! No place like Southern Cali!

[QUOTE] " WHAT YOU ARE COMES TO YOU"
Ralph Waldo Emerson

WEST COAST!

California, that's my vote!!

Sunnie

Hey you West Coasters you are doing great! Barb

For
Lovers
Of PTO
Rendezvous
In FLORIDA
Discover the sunny state
Altogether will be great

Phil :p

lol Phil! We can only vote once.......otherwise I'd vote for the East coast versus the west coast--it's closer for me if it can't be Northcentral...Maybe we should have a runoff vote between the 2 top areas after everyone votes!

Deb

Thank you Deb !!! Yes we should have a runoff vote after !!!
I feel I should be working for the Florida tourist board !! :D

Phil

Phil,

Linda is still chanting: FLORIDA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA!

Oh Yeah, DISNEYWORLD, DISNEYWORLD, DISNEYWORLD!

Never mind, we could stay with my Aunt and Uncle in Lakeland! :) Not to distant from Orlando!

Hmmm.. That is an idea.. A run off between the top two..
The vote isn't over yet.. I see Florida and California teetering back and forth.. This is exciting.. I don't even know where I am going this next conference.. :) It's sorta fun!

Okay Phil, I guess it's up to us to get on the east coast peoples behinds!! I would vote for you to be on Fla's vistors board, you're doing a great job of promoting Fla. Glad to see this poll pick up, where ever it ends up, we've had a good time with it. I guess that what is the PTO spirit is all about, making us laugh and smile thru all the BS that life has thrown our way. Thanks all for the good time with this.

Phil, If I hadn't already voted for the East Coast, I'd switch...Just because your so so DAMN Cute!!!


((((((((PHIL)))))))))


Pammie:D


Yeah, Florida is Looking Good!:cool:

Florida beaches are just GORGEOUS !!! :D :D

Phil

I say West Coast!!!!!!!!

wow it's so close!

EASTCOAST OR SOUTHEAST....
I'M WITH PHIL...FLORIDA FLORIDA FLORIDA!!!!!!

I voted on the poll a while ago but never posted...

WEST COAST WEST COAST WEST COAST WEST COAST

I vote for Michigan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

West Coast definitely!...

East Coast. We also have a nice beach in North Carolina. People here really know how to party and have FUN, FUN, FUN.

southern cali!!!

EAST COAST ALL THE WAY!!! ;-)~~

OH Phil!! THAT'S DIRTY POOL MAN! But I'm still for Southern Cali. :)

Hey come on East Coasters, we're catching up !!!! Don't let those Westerners win the poll !!! :D Vote vote vote, every "click" is needed !!! :)

Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!!!

WOOOHOOO were equal now...East coasters keep that voting going!

Phil, put up some more pics of the BEAUTIFUL beaches ;)

Yooohhhhhoooooooo Yippee yippee yep !!!!!! :D

Come on East Coasters you're doing great !!!!! YOU are the best !!!! Keep on voting !!!!!

Florida !!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!!

I voted for East Coast, since I am in North Carolina.

I am in Missouri but I voted for Flordia for my buddy Phil and because I need a vacation and I never liked California that much anyway...Come on East Coast...Phil NEEDS to see Joey...

EAST COAST!!!!!!

IT WILL BE FLORIDA!!!!!!!

Phil we have to win this one ;)

LETS GO EAST COAST!!!! KEEPING VOTING.....

Yyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy !!!!!! East Coast is now leading !!!! I love you East Coasters !!!! :) Come on, keep on voting !!!!!

Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!!!

Now, Phil, you wouldn't be trying to manipulate an admin with that picture, would you???

Oh Boss, you are so bad with me !!!! Me ?? Manipulate ??? Come on beloved Boss, I didn't even think about it !!! :D :D

LOL.. Hey, but I have seen some of the coolest surf in California.. ;)

Yep beloved Boss you're right !! Surf is nice in California !!! :D

lol Phil!!! The East coast is winning now...

Deb

Hmm... isn't it about that time to close the poll? :D I think that sounds like a pretty good idea... hehe.

The Coast isn't the only thing we have

And

What's North Central have? Anyone? ;)

Yiiipppppeeeeeeee !!!!!! What a wonderful way to start my day, we're still leading !!!! My coffee tastes better this morning !! :D
You East Coasters are GREAT !!!! :) Yay !!!!!!!!

Florida !!! Florida !!! Florida !!!!

NORTH CENTRAL

lol mabear!! We have the Great Lakes David....Blue water and a relaxed more peaceful pace of life.....casinos for those who like them...

Deb

UM..geez.........the North Central has ME!!!!!!

mrs. d

I was just trying to help out Phil!

Actually there is no place more beautiful or peaceful than home.

Mabear

Thank you for your support, I really appreciate !! :)

Well, the countryside is nice too, even though nothing's better than Florida !!!! :D

I vote for West Coast. West Coast Rocks!!! I might be able to get there this time!!! lol

Hot dammmn Phil ... I'll arm wrestle you for this last one!!!

********** LMAO }}}}

Um Phil........find me a short one with lots of muscles and tattoos and I might be bribed into changing my vote!!!!!

mrs. d

Here he comes Mrs D !!!

He is short and lives in Florida !!!

Thanks for changing your vote ( and I will send you the part of the pic which is missing !!) :D

Phil

WEST COASTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT C'MON PEOPLE lol

DAVID!!!!!!!

I want to change my vote!!!!!!!!!


mrs. d

We'll be shutting this one down very soon. It looks to me like we need to then have a shoot out between the final two..
Hope everyone didn't wear themselves out with this vote because there are two left!
1) Vote between East Coast & West Coast.
2) Vote on the city on whichever Coast is decided.


Again, these "votes" are not final deciders on where the conference is going to be held, but they will be looked at heavily! :)

I will probably shut down the poll Sunday Evening and open the final regional poll between the two winners.

I am ready David and we are ready to win :) Love Barbara

Ok, one last bid for the midwest. (or whatever we're calling it)
How many of you have had the privelege of visiting Detroit? No one ever fly's over Detroit to get anywhere right? (well, not much) No one stops in Detroit on their way to LA, or NY, or Florida! Unless you have family here, NO ONE stops in Detroit at all!!!! We're lonely here!!!
So, hey lets hear it, Detroit! Detroit! Detroit!
We have casinos, we have Eminem!!!! (ok, unless your from here, your probably not a big fan. Forget that one)
But hey, casinos!!!!
And the Red Wings!!!!
Does it get much better???
Ok, well, if I can't get you on the Detroit vote, how about the midwest. There's lots of land here!!! Does it get anybetter then THAT!!!! (Corn, corn, and more corn!)
Hey, if anything, when people asked you where you went, you can say Detroit, and have the joy of looking at the expressions on their faces!!! :)

Oh, and I almost forgot! For all you Canadians out there, were right across the river! (But I don't recommend swimming in it) :)

LOL Jeni... I stopped in Detroit flying on my way to and from D.C. a couple of years ago! Your airport is... um... interesting... ;)

East coast all the way!!!

T-Minus aproximately 7 hours till this one ends.. :)

Florida !!! Florida !!!! Florida !!!!

I think that as of 6:30pm EST the East and the West are exactly tied with 84 votes each that it only makes sense to have it right in the middle! LOL

OMG, Phil...you get an "A" for effort!
I am laughing so hard I'm almost crying :D


Kansas! Kansas! Kansas!

Nah, just doesn't have quite the same "ring" to it, LOL!

Susan in Providence

OMG WEST COAST PEOPLE!!!!! WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA LETS PARTYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! SEATTLE ROCKS!!!!

Please,please with sugar on top ! Lets meet in western USA !!
you would just make my life so complete! To meet all you wonderful people in 2004

Daammnit! Phil where do you find these photos? Florida never looked so good to me! :)

Looks like it is a Tie! :)

Been awhile since I checked in.....

I could be a tie breaker....lol But I realize I am to late!

I would have voted for the East Coast!

Fed-X will be posting another vote as the two Coasts were in a tie. You will be able to take part in that vote! Stay tuned!

Kintml2u,

I could break your neck for this !!!!!!! :D Where were you during this poll ?????

David !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please reopen the poll for Kintml2u, she had a nails accident and couldn't vote for the EAST COAST !!!!! :D

PLEASE Beloved Boss, let her vote !!!!!!!!

This morning I said to myself, "Phil's going to have a coronary when he sees that missed potential tiebreaker vote..." :D

kintml2u, I urge you to go buy stock in Kleenex now... 'cos he's NEVER going to stop weeping if the West Coast wins now.. :D

Yup, that might have put East Coast on top BUT.. We would have had a top two run-off either way so that people in the Central region could cast their vote again for which coast they would prefer it to be on, and for them to travel to.
Again, I hope I have not opened some sort of house of pain here but regardless of what coast "wins" the vote, it is NOT a final say on where we hold it.. We are in the research phase and of course where PTO members want to have it will be very important.
Where ever it is held, we want to maximize the number of members that can attend.
I'm happy to travel where ever :)
David

Ah, c'mon... you know we're just teasing Phil, David. Well, he's probably still going to weep... but if he's gonna come across the water anyway he COULD be bicoastal... ;)

So David when do we get the next Poll I have my pom pom's in hand and am ready to cheer GoooooooWestttttCoasttttttt, yea! Love Barbara

Veeone votes for the east coast!!!!:fb:

BSS in a cheer leaders outfit might just be cute enough for me to change my vote. :D

Phil, better get those legs in shape.

I just come back from my cheers leading class !!! 2nd lesson, how to shake the pom-poms in rhythm while singing Florida Florida Florida !! :D

Barb, be ready for the next fight girl, my pom-poms have been designed by Chanel, silk and cashmere, and Marlene Dietrich would die for my legs !!! :D

David, don't worry bro, I think we're having more fun than actual fight with this vote !!! Send this second poll now !!! :)

GO FLORIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phil

If votes are still being counted, mine is for West Coast, Cali!
Sorry, Phil!

West Coast for me please

LMAO.....

So what I caused...Phil to take cheerleading classes?

Hey...is a new poll out here somewhere?! Let me find it...help me find it Phil!

Go.....EAST COAST!

Diane

Oh, Phil's a cheerleader at heart anyway. ;)