Comments on: Meeting place research

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:45:42 +0000

Have you tried Captain’s Coffee? What time do they close? We held a Lower Peninsula Fruit Growers meeting there once (in the afternoon) and it was a wonderful place for a meeting, although I should mention that Ty Gates is an officer of the LPFG : )

Jan

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:13:51 +0000

I talked to the guy who set up the network at the Refuge Chapel, and he doesn’t recommend it because “the kids hack it too much.” I’m not sure if that’s something we can work around.

By: blpp963

blpp963 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:32:08 +0000

The caribou sounds promising.
The refuge chapel cold be good but may be noisy but you never know unless we try it out.

By: Kachemac Mac

Kachemac Mac — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:02:48 +0000

The front section of Caribou can be a little noisy just because of the acoustics, if I recall correctly. If not, it may be a good place for a little food! On the other hand, many are (or should be) careful with food and, especially, drink around their Macs.

I think the coffee shop at Refuge Chapel may be a little noisy especially depending on who comes in and my memory is that the fluffy couches and tables may be too soft or too few for a larger group. I’d have to stop in to check it out again. It’s nice of Darren to let us use the chapel. I haven’t been in it to check it out. SpitwSpots’ office is a couple hundred feet from it.

City Hall would mean instituting dues to pay for it. Strict time limits (as at the library) are often inconvenient when someone needs extra help or wants to talk a little more afterwards At some point, dues may be needed to help support expenses anyway. I think the City Hall could be a backup if a collection could be taken to help pay for it.

Do I understand that non-common area classrooms at the college are also not available? Too bad.

I would say that a couple of these may be worth a try but that everyone should continue looking for another regular meeting place. I’ll try to remember to keep my eyes open for one.

Stephen