if you ever get stuck without a ride and I am there, I have a car and could give you a ride. I'll be there tomorrow night. dogsrule (a.k.a. amy) On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 1:52 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > hmmm. that might be worth the 90 odd minutes it takes to get there from > here via the bus and train. the only real issue is going to be getting back > (the last buses run their routes and stop just before 10 PM on most routes). > > -eric > > On Dec 15, 2014, at 10:47 PM, der.hans wrote: > > > Am 14. Dez, 2014 schwätzte Eric Oyen so: > > > > moin moin eric, > > > > Yes, the Iguana Macks manager is apparently opposed to having a few > > hundred dollars walk into his restaurant every month. No worries, we have > > other options. > > > > The main reason that Boulders on Southern is a better location than > Spokes > > on Southern is that we figure there's better bus service to and from > > Fiesta Mall. It is also slightly better freeway access. > > > > I specifically tried to find something with good light rail connectivity, > > but the only place I found near the rail would be too small if we grow. > > Granted, they really wanted us to move there and told me they would stay > > open as late as we need even though they normally close at 23:00. > > > > ciao, > > > > der.hans > > > >> sounds like the new owner of the old stamtisch meeting place just shot > themselves in the foot. Seriously, it sounds like you were spending money > there anyway and he wanted more. well, now he has none. > >> > >> is the new location accessible by bus or light rail? > >> > >> -eric > >> > >> On Dec 14, 2014, at 2:05 PM, PLUG Announcements wrote: > >> > >>> Attention: > >>> After 5 years of meeting at Iguana Macks, the business has been sold, > the name has been changed, and the new owners have proved difficult to work > with compared with the previous owners. Plus the new private room, which > they want us to commit to a $300 minimum order in order to make > reservations, has proved to have so much echo that it's actually noisier > than just being out in the restaurant, which is also way too noisy. > >>> > >>> With all those troubles we have decided to move the Stammtisch. > Unfortunately the new chosen location that we want is so new that it won't > be open in time for this month's meeting, so for this month only we will be > having the Stammtisch at the new location's sister restaurant of: > >>> > >>> Meeting Location: > >>> Spokes on Southern > >>> 1470 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282 > >>> > >>> After this month, the new location will be open and we will be meeting > at Boulders on Southern which is conveniently located just off the 60 near > Fiesta Mall. The new location is already listed in the meetings area of > the website. > >>> > >>> Hope to see you there. I'm sure the new location, once we start > meeting there, will be an improvement over what we have been getting over > the last few months. > >>> > >>> > >>> Did you just click on this message hoping that you could possibly get > an idea of what that funny Stammtisch word meant? Well... > >>> > >>> Wikipedia describes a Stammtisch as: > >>> A Stammtisch (German: "regulars table") is an informal group meeting > held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table > around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but > rather a friendly get-together. > >>> > >>> We'll be meeting at Spokes On Southerm at 7pm on Tuesday for PLUG's > Free/Open Source Software Stammtisch. > >>> > >>> Please come and join us for some good conversation over good food and > drinks, both of which are optional... Friends and family are all welcome. > >>> Come see where the conversation leads this time, it doesn't just stick > exclusively with Free Software and Linux. Us geeks are interested in all > sorts of things, so the conversation always leads to a good time. > >>> > >>> If you have any problems, feel free to bring in your machine and we'll > see what we can do to fix your problem... > >>> > >>> Spokes on Southern > >>> Located on the north side of Southern about 1/4 mile west of McClintock > >>> 1470 E Southern Ave (Map) > >>> Tempe, AZ 85282 > >>> > >>> For more info Click Here: > >>> > >>> See you there, > >>> Brian Cluff > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> PLUG-announce mailing list - PLUG-announce@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > >>> PLUG Website at > http://plug.phoenix.az.us--------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > -- > > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ > > # "Civilisation is a race between education and catastrophe" -- H.G. > Wells--------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- *Amy Nielsen*