| Steven Shim via plug on 6 Feb 2020 11:30:14 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] PLUG West possible meeting spot |
How about Panera Bread in Newtown Square, PA? It is "West of Philly/Western Suburbs/Northern Delco" location has plenty of parking, free wifi, good food/drink with a few bars nearby. There's also a Septa Bus stop nearby. I am friends with the manager and could ask if she'd be willing to use that space for talks, meetings? -Steven Shim sjshim@gmail.com > On Feb 6, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Fred Stluka via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote: > > +1 for a different day, ideally *Thursday* (to avoid North Tue, > Central Wed, and Monday holidays). I've been unable to do > Mondays for over 2 years now, but didn't want to rock the > boat. > > +1 for West Chester, Malvern, Devon, Exton, Berwyn, Paoli, KoP, or > any other western suburb > > Yes, attendance may grow at a new location. Get some new blood, > and hopefully not lose any of the existing die-hards. BTW, I can > often be called on to drive someone to/from a train/bus station. > Or sometimes even pick them up at home, if not too far. > > @Chris, remind your potential Devon host that PLUG is a great way > to attract knowledgeable Linux folks as new hires. Didn't Unisys > hire a few? And FIS? Maybe ATS too? > > I think a 4th venue is probably a stretch. The existing 3 are > justified by distance. Adding a nearby 4th might just stretch the > speakers even thinner. But, if the numbers justify it, go for it! > > Yes, rescheduling around a holiday instead of just cancelling, is > probably a good idea. Especially on Mondays. > > Weekends are harder for me, but yeah, that might bring in a > new and additional crowd. > > UnPLUG is an interesting idea. Especially if we meet at a more > social site, like a local restaurant or bar. I suggest a fixed site > though. Hitting a different place each month may be too > complex, and lose us some attendees. Or maybe the variety will > add appeal. Who knows? > > Moving to a local restaurant might be easy. They usually have a > back room that you can use for free if you buy a few appetizers > or drinks, and since we always go out for an after-party anyhow. > Back in 2006 and 2007, we met at the Drafting Room in Lionville > a couple times. I carry a small projector in my backpack, so I > could pull that out on short notice at any meeting I attend. > > Thanks to Chris, Andy and ATS for hosting all this time! Beers are > on me, next time I see you! > > --Fred > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Fred Stluka > Bristle Software, Inc. > http://bristle.com #DontBeATrump > #SadLittleDonny > #MakeAmericaHonorableAgain > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> On 2/5/20 12:23 PM, Rich Freeman via plug wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 11:39 AM Rich Mingin (PLUG) via plug >>> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote: >>> For what it's worth, I've idly considered a weekend plug for some years. Something like a Saturday afternoon/evening meetup. >>> >> You could even make it more social and just call it "UnPLUG" or >> something like that. You could even move the location around if it >> were at a social venue. If that was your intent I'd say it is more >> orthogonal to the West situation. But I think that is a good idea! >> For something on a Saturday I know I really wouldn't care where it was >> - it is easy enough to get around on the weekends. >> > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug