Re: [PLUG] New location for PLUG West meetings...

["Eric H. Johnson" <ejohnson@camalytics.com>]

Fred,

Do they have a large screen TV? That can often work in place of a projector.

If not, I know of two other places that may be possibilities. The first is Valley Forge Beef & Ale on Trooper road in Eagleville. Sort of half way between North and West. They have a well provisioned side room with a large projection TV, a stage, sound system, wifi, etc. There is no projector that I am aware of but the TV should suffice.

The second is Pizzaria Uno in Lionville at rts 100 and 113. It is about 15 minutes North and West of FIS and is very close to the Downingtown interchange of the Pa. turnpike. They also have a side room with one fairly large flat screen TV and wifi.

Both places can easily accommodate 50 people. We would probably need to get 20 or so people out to get either room to ourselves.

Both also have garage type doors, which in winter can be a little chilly, but it has never been a big problem.

Regards,
Eric

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Fred Stluka <fred@bristle.com> wrote:

>Walt,
>
>Sorry for the delay...  I wanted to got there in person to check
>on some things (and eat a hoagie!).
>
>Good catch!  No, they do not have a projector.
>
>I tested their WiFi today.  20MB down, 5MB up, so plenty fast.
>It's a Comcast connection, with most ports open.  I was able
>to ping, ssh, smtp, pop, and http.
>
>So, what do we do about the projector?  Any interest in taking
>up a collection for PLUG to own one?  Or does anyone have one
>we can use?
>
>--Fred
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>On 11/20/12 10:46 PM, Walt Mankowski wrote:
>> Do they also have a projector and screen?
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 07:06:50PM -0500, Fred Stluka wrote:
>>> If FIS is not available for a few months, I have a new place to suggest.
>>>
>>> John's Pizza on US 30 in Frazer, right near the US 202 interchange.
>>> It's just a couple of miles from FIS, two exits south on 202, and just
>>> as easy on/off 202 as FIS.
>>>
>>> They have a meeting room that holds 15-20 people at least, that
>>> they will allow us to use for free, as long as some/all of us are
>>> buying food or drinks.  Not a problem for me since I think their
>>> cheesesteaks and hoagies are absolutely the best in the world.
>>> Also, their pizzas are very good.  They supply 20+ pizzas every
>>> month to the local Java User Group, delivering them to that group's
>>> meeting room in KoP, and everyone raves about the food.
>>>
>>> They also have free WiFi access.
>>>
>>> I talked to Chris (the owner, who recently bought the business
>>> from John, his dad) tonight, and he'd be happy to reserve the
>>> room for us on the 3rd Monday of every month.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>> --Fred
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