[SGVLUG] Bad news -- BC is closing and we need a new meeting place

[Michael Starch]

Richard,

Kudos for taking the initiative! I never went to Hamburger Hamlet, no Du
Par's...but it is an exceptional choice for Thursday.

-Michael

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com
> wrote:

> James McDuffie wrote:
> > Did they ask for any payment other than ordering food? If so, did they
> > mention how many meals would need to be ordered? I remember that
> > Hamburger Hamlet was a bit stingy about letting the space be used. But
> > if Du-par's is more open and welcoming then I for one would like to
> > give them return business.
>
> Du-par's is indeed more liberal in their requirements than the Hamlet, but
> of course as a business they need to look out for their own bottom line:
>
> They prefer to see attendees ordering meals, though I noted to Veronica
> that in our group a very solid majority do order dinner while a few don't
> and she seemed fine with that.
>
> I think for a group our size, with the number who do order meals, it's
> good regular business for them, so if some don't order I don't anticipate a
> problem.
>
>
> > I don't recall, but was there a projector in the back room, or would
> > we need our own? Do they have wifi for customers?
>
> I don't believe they have wifi.
>
> They do have a good sized TV mounted on the west wall.  I'll be visiting
> there this week to check out the ports, but assume HDMI at a minimum.
>
>
> > Thanks once again.
>
> Happy to help, both us and Du-par's.  They've done a good job with keeping
> the interior of the Hamlet, and they kept most of the staff as well.  I
> think they're a good addition to the community, so it's a nice win-win for
> all.
>
>
> Lan wrote:
>
> > Questions that can't wait,  however,  are:  How many people can they
> > seat back there?
>
> Up to 30 very comfortably, maybe more.
>
>
> > Can they handle separate checks?
>
> She expressed a preference for a single check, but I told her that may be
> difficult for our group and she said then that we'd all just need to be
> patient with the wait staff, and I told here that wouldn't be a problem at
> all for us as we're very appreciative of the venue and its staff and are
> such good-natured people we'll be very accommodating in return for the
> courtesy of separate checks.
>
>
> > While most us order food,  some people just show up for the meeting
> > and don't want to order anything.  Will that be a problem?
>
> Covered above.
>
> > Also,  we never know how many people will show up to a meeting--it
> > ranges from 10 to 35 people,  I think.
>
> Veronica likes to see a minimum of 8 meals ordered out of the room if
> she's going to reserve it, and I told here that would likely be a very easy
> goal for us to meet.
>
>
> > And do we need to bring a projector and is there a wall or screen to
> > project on?
>
> I don't recall a screen there, but the afore-mentioned TV may be quite a
> good option for us.
>
> I'll report back on the TV ports in a few days after my next visit there.
>
>
> --
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Systems
>  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
>  ____________________________________________________________________
>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com                http://www.FourthWorld.com
>
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