You in America then? I am the Englishmen in Poland, and to my knowledge there are no meet ups here as yet, none that I have heard of anyway.
The method you use sounds ideal, though that simply is not allowed here, they are trying anything they can to stop btc transactions here.
I get around it using my UK bank account, it is out of their jurisdiction here.
I am in Australia and was replying to the Australian above. It's a nightmare to set up, but if there are services like that there, it's better.
Oh okay, cheers all the same and nice to meet you.