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Re: NELUG Meeting tonight!
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:40:14 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> > But if they start getting all
> > snooty on us, we'll just have to buy our pints elsewhere...
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> Bison County is a great meeting place for a few reasons- first, it's right
> across the street from TCS, making directions a snap, and affording an added
> attraction (beyond our stellar companionship) to AFOLs from further afield
> areas of New England- like New Hamshire- and beyond, not to mention from other
> parts of the world. Second, it's got that private room, and to be honest I'm
> having trouble thinking of another restaurant in Waltham that has one...
> anyway, that's great for being able to display and view MOCs without feeling
> weird about breaking some of the programmed social conventions of dining in a
> restaurant (noise, moving around, etc). Third, the price for the room is
> right- our business only, which is probably pretty good, all things considered
> (meetings average 15 people, most of whom have a beer or two *and* get dinner).
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> And there are plenty of ancillary items, too- food is actually good, IMHO;
> parking is easy, close to two forms of public transportation (Comm. Rail and
> the buses), blah blah blah.
>
> Anyway, given the relative perfection of Bison County as a place to hang our
> hats one night every couple of months or so, I'd hate to get forced out. I
> don't think we can go back to meeting in Eric K's office. :D
You're absolutely right about all of this, of course. Bison County is an
ideal meeting place for a lot of reasons. In fact, just yesterday when I
was telling my wife that they have a private room that we can reserve
without (explicitly) paying for, she was astounded. I also didn't mean to
belittle your contribution to the org when you make the arrangements for us
there. Your efforts are definitely appreciated!
What I was more trying to say is that I think they probably make out pretty
well off of a NELUG meeting, so I would hope that they'd be somewhat
accomodating if we told them that their "formula" works for us the way it is
now, but that it might not if they changed it significantly. We could also
perhaps accomodate their needs by asking them if there is a particularly
"slow" night of the week or a particular time slot that would be least
disruptive to their normal business that we should try to schedule our
meetings for. For example, if the place is usually dead on Tuesdays, or if
they would prefer for us to start at 8:00 instead of 7:30 to give their
dinner crowd more time to clear out... The best business arrangements work
out to the satisfaction of all parties.
> > Not tonight. I'm slowly easing her out of adulthood and back into
> > AFOL-hood. Step #1 was to get her to dig out her old LEGO collection from
> > her parents' house. Step #2 was to get her to admit that she wouldn't give
> > it to me because she couldn't stand to part with it. Step #3 was to get her
> > to browse the Shop@Home catalog to buy my birthday present, which got her to
> > decide that she wanted the "Kitty Clock" for herself. (Side note: I got it
> > for her as a Christmas present, but I gave it to her last night because our
> > electricity was/still is out and she didn't have a battery-operated alarm
> > clock.) Step #4 was to involve her in building a "cute" MOC to dec the
> > halls.
> >
> > I think there are usually 12 steps in this sort of program, but I'm not sure
> > what the rest of them are. Attending a NELUG meeting is definitely in the
> > double digits, though.
>
> Very crafty. We'll have to be sure not to act like a spooky cult when you do
> finally bring her.
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> "we're SO glad you're here with us, now. please, have some kool-aid and
> cookies. eric k will be right out to welcome you personally."
Well, she already KNOWS it's a cult. We have our ABSolute SYSTEM of
beliefs, our own secret language, communal property... We even rigidly
respect and follow the Word Of Todd (see:
http://www.lugnet.com/admin/terms/agreement) If you substitute "Guiness"
for "Kool-Aid", and "barbecued spare rib" for "cookie", you've pretty much
described the typical NELUG meeting.
I'll see you at the temple!
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| (...) Ack! I don't see "reserving the room at Bison County" as a "contribution to the org". It's just a phone call. No big deal. I mostly just meant that if they did get so uptight about the room that it became utterly impossible/impractical to meet (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) Heh. Well, that was part of their new regime- I had to call back to talk to a specific person (she wasn't there when I called the first time). Perhaps this is actually something that in some small way was set in motion by the last NELUG (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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