[GRLUG] Last Night and Next Week

[Matthew Seeley]

I'd like to +1 the "closer to downtown" request, and +1 the "not geeks group
leonard street location"

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