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Re: Brandeis Room info (BrikWars 4/29)
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Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:30:57 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> OK, I just got off the phone with the Event Management folk at Brandeis, and • we
> can, indeed, get a room for Saturday the 29th. Problem: As soon as I
> mentioned the need for a table, the price of the room took a little hike:
> $75.
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> Now, in my mind, this is still a good deal, because we donated more than that
> to the Museum of Industry for the last meeting, and that was had on the floor
> and at their mercy- which, as we've all said many times, was very, very
> generous, and they were absolutely wonderful hosts... but there's a big
> difference between being a guest and being a paying customer.
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> I asked for the room from 10 to 7pm, although we could probably shift that if
> we needed to (didn't want to get there that early, thought we might want to
> stay later, etc).
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> Anyhow, I did NOT commit us to the room yet. I said I would call back in a
> couple of days to confirm the reservation to give us time to discuss it. So,
> it's not *quite* as cheap as we thought it was, but it's not really all that
> expensive, either.
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> Discuss? Anyone?
The $75 is OK with me although we might be able to buy our own table for that
much :-). Because we are paying I would not suggest tipping. I also assume
there is no problem bring in our own food. Some places require you use their
food service if you want food.
I would say sign up for it. If we each have to pay between $10 and $20 for the
room it is worth it to me.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Brandeis Room info (BrikWars 4/29)
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| I agree about the money - it's no problem to me, I'm more than willing to pay to see all your troops grovel for mercy. $75 for a full day seems fine. How big is this table, by the way? If we needed to cut corners, we could always go without ... I (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | Re: Brandeis Room info (BrikWars 4/29)
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| (...) Yeah, but who's going to fly it, kid? You? Oh, wait... (...) Good lord no. There's no need for that. Yet another nice reason for paying a flat fee. (...) Not that I'm aware of. Brandeis does have a cafeteria with lousy food, but it also has a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | Re: Brandeis Room info (BrikWars 4/29)
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| (...) I'd have to agree-- $75 is less than we 'paid' before, and I certainly have no problem paying for a room... Does it come with chairs or desks or anything? Or do you know what size it is roughly? Just asking 'cuz I remember reading that COLUG's (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Brandeis Room info (BrikWars 4/29)
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| OK, I just got off the phone with the Event Management folk at Brandeis, and we can, indeed, get a room for Saturday the 29th. Problem: As soon as I mentioned the need for a table, the price of the room took a little hike: $75. Now, in my mind, this (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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