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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m fine with either of the choices Mike suggested. In fact I’d say I like them both better than Burgundy’s to tell you the truth =)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Other alternatives in the area:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Duke of Gloucester<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&gl=ca&g=12+Isabella+Street%2C+Toronto%2C+ON+M4Y+1N1&q=bars+nears+yonge+and+bloor&btnG=Search+Maps">http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&gl=ca&g=12+Isabella+Street%2C+Toronto%2C+ON+M4Y+1N1&q=bars+nears+yonge+and+bloor&btnG=Search+Maps</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But I think it gets fairly busy too normally, but no idea what it’s like on Thursdays in particular.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Pilot Tavern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&gl=ca&g=12+Isabella+Street%2C+Toronto%2C+ON+M4Y+1N1&q=bars+nears+yonge+and+bloor&btnG=Search+Maps">http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&gl=ca&g=12+Isabella+Street%2C+Toronto%2C+ON+M4Y+1N1&q=bars+nears+yonge+and+bloor&btnG=Search+Maps</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(I think we briefly discussed this already perhaps?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Slightly further than the Artful Dodger / Duke of Gloucester (on Bay instead of Yonge)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mullin’s Irish Pub<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&gl=ca&g=12+Isabella+Street%2C+Toronto%2C+ON+M4Y+1N1&q=bars+nears+yonge+and+bloor&btnG=Search+Maps">http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&gl=ca&g=12+Isabella+Street%2C+Toronto%2C+ON+M4Y+1N1&q=bars+nears+yonge+and+bloor&btnG=Search+Maps</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bah now I’m hungry and thirsty though.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Mark Jubenville<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>ioncache@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> toronto-pm-bounces+ioncache=gmail.com@pm.org [mailto:toronto-pm-bounces+ioncache=gmail.com@pm.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Stok<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 03, 2011 8:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Toronto Perl Mongers<br><b>Subject:</b> [tpm] Exploring alternative post-meeting venues<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>After January's meeting we decamped to Burgundys, and it was unusually full. What are other people's thoughts on trying other bars within walking distance of the Yonge / Bloor intersection for post-meeting venues?<br><br>What do other people consider walking distance?<br><br>A couple of places I know and quite like are:<br><br>* The Spotted Dick - 81 Bloor St E. 170 m from Yonge and Bloor (2 minutes walk according to google maps)<br>* The Artful Dodger - 12 Isabella St 350 m from Yonge and Bloor (4 minutes walk according to google maps)<br><br>Both these places have tolerable levels of noise in my experience, and both have wi-fi.<br><br>Anyone have any other ideas for around Yonge / Bloor? Anyone have opinions about what's desirable in a post-meeting venue?<br><br>Anyone have feelings one way or the other about trying another place after the February and / or March meetings?<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Mike<br><br>- --<br><br>Mike Stok <mike@stok.ca><br><a href="http://www.stok.ca/~mike/">http://www.stok.ca/~mike/</a><br><br>The "`Stok' disclaimers" apply.<br><br><br><br><br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin)<br><br>iEYEARECAAYFAk1Kp8gACgkQnsTBwAWZE9qLPACgvrYfiv6rkpw6WuZyHK8oob0y<br>pmUAoIL2YK60qs3glWbO1sIoH2rMlJbN<br>=LwXo<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>_______________________________________________<br>toronto-pm mailing list<br>toronto-pm@pm.org<br><a href="http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/toronto-pm">http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/toronto-pm</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=avgcert>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3418 - Release Date: 02/02/11<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>