SPUG: Re: Hosting SPUG meetings (fwd)

[Mike Tidwell]

First post, be kind. :>

On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, Devin L. Ganger wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Tim Maher/CONSULTIX wrote:
> 
> > The following note confirms that we could hold our future meetings at the
> > SpeakEasy cafe, in downtown Seattle.  I figure this would be an extremely
> > popular option for those working in the downtown area, and an extremely
> > unpopular option for everybody else.
> > 
> > So, those (10%) of you on this list who actually attend our meetings,
> > what do you think?  And more importantly, can you offer us another
> > more suitable meeting place, or a suggestion where we could find one?
> 
> Speaking as one of the 90% who doesn't show up (the last one I went to was
> the meeting with Larry Wall), I can state that I haven't been showing up
> precisely because of the locations.  Granted, being up in the
> Monroe/Sultan area, I expect to have to do a bit more driving than the
> rest of y'all, but still, very little these days is worth a trip into
> downtown Seattle.
> 
> Eastside is good.  However, I realize I'm a special case.

	I jsut moved to Seattle a few months ago, and joined the SPUG list
a few months before that.  I currently live out in Bothell, and commute to
downtown Seattle.  Because I'm a typical 8-5'er, I commute by bus, but
when i have to drive, it is really bad.

	To the point, I've driven downtown before at 7ish (for a mariner's
game), and doing it even every week is not something I would look forward
to.  A partial reason why I don't go now.. but mostly because I become
busy with a project, and forget... :> 

	If it stays downtown, I'll most likely still try and come, but I'd
like to express an opinion for the eastside as well.  I-405 at 7pm is alot
better off than I-5, from what I've seen these last two months,
especially when sports or other events take place.

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