<p>I'd like to +1 the "closer to downtown" request, and +1 the "not geeks group leonard street location"</p>
<p>I have no good reasoning to back this up with, its just a personal preference.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 15, 2011 1:52 PM, "Michael Mol" <<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com" target="_blank">mikemol@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Mike Williams <<a href="mailto:knightperson@zuzax.com" target="_blank">knightperson@zuzax.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> So what are the priorities for choosing a meeting place? In No Particular<br>>> Order, I can think of...<br>>><br>>> 1. location (apparently Southwest quarter for most of us, although I prefer<br>
>> closer to downtown)<br>>><br>>> 2. open late<br>>><br>>> 3. wifi<br>>><br>>> 4. food<br>>><br>>> 5. coffee / tea / latte<br>>><br>>> 6. no requirement to buy the above<br>
>><br>>> 7. available space<br>>><br>>> 8. available outlets<br>>><br>>> 9. beer (which rules out most places other than The Warehouse)<br>>><br>>> -------------<br>>><br>
>> Geek Group's Leonard Street Labs meets at least 3, 7, 8, probably 2, but not<br>>> (?) 1.<br>> <br>> Tried LStL. Didn't work out, as people just didn't show up. It's in a<br>> horrible location; halfway between the freeway and Wilson. I'd rather<br>
> not go back there, as being there feels like it carries an implicit<br>> obligation to assist, and I'm compatible with them in those areas.<br>> <br>>> The Starbucks seemed to meet 1, 3, 5, and 6, but not so much 2, 7, and 8.<br>
> <br>> Ditto the Biggby's across the street.<br>> <br>>><br>>> Dennys on 44th and 131 would hit 1-4 and 7, but not so much 6.<br>> <br>> Once upon a time, I was part of a group of 100 or so people who would<br>
> descend upon Village Inn on Alpine. Not everyone ordered food. Not<br>> everyone ordered drink. We did a $1 cover charge that went as tip to<br>> the waitress who got stuck serving all of us.<br>> <br>> As long as the waiting staff is happy and there's a minimum of orders,<br>
> I suspect a number of restaurants wouldn't mind a fluctuating group.<br>> <br>>><br>>> Panera Bread on 44th and 196 would meet most of them but 2, but I think<br>>> somebody had a grievance against them.<br>
> <br>> I think that's largely past. It's a nice location, but we might have<br>> space issues again.<br>> <br>>><br>>> What else do we want to suggest?<br>> <br>> While the food isn't great, just about any McDonalds or Burger King<br>
> will meet most of the requirements.<br>> <br>> Thinking back to the Village Inn example, you could reserve some<br>> restaurant-that-meets-requirements back room and take a similar tact.<br>> (I'd avoid places with Karaoke, though...the owner of the Village Inn<br>
> we were at liked us, but a manager came in with a vendetta and drove<br>> us out with intentional scheduling conflicts and raised volume levels)<br>> <br>> -- <br>> :wq<br>> <br>> -- <br>> This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>
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