[Cynnabar] Borders report
John Wilkerson
jmw at wilkersons.ws
Thu Mar 17 03:56:38 UTC 2011
Finding parking can be a challenge (especially when George Clooney is in
town). Easy parking, a room where you don't have to shout and perusing
books and magazines would make meetings a little nicer. We should try
borders and see what happens.
John
On 3/16/2011 12:18 PM, d pond wrote:
> I agree with Gregoire about the lack of easy accessibility on UM
> campus during the school year. The challenges of parking and walking
> alone in the dark area near the League are not experiences that I
> cherish. Soon it will be warm outside, and perhaps the outdoor
> seating at the Corner Brewery might be a bit quieter?
>
> -Yamina, who wishes that school didn't prevent her from playing more
> often.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Greg Less <greg.less at gmail.com
> <mailto:greg.less at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> FWIW - I would like to see all meetings moved to a place that is
> easily accessible to all and is quiet enough that we can conduct a
> meeting without shouting.
>
> (In my not so humble opinion, the campus is not easily accessible
> on weeknights)
>
> -Gregoire.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:48 AM, d pond <deborapond at gmail.com
> <mailto:deborapond at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
> This sounds like a great opportunity! For those of us who were
> not at the last meeting, which meeting space are we looking to
> replace? Corner Brewery, UM, or both? To answer RanthulfR,
> students and others can access the location via the Route 16
> bus according to their latest route schedule.
>
> -Yamina
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:52:59 -0400
> From: Randy Asplund <randyasplund at comcast.net
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> To: Barony of Cynnabar <barony at cynnabar.org
> <mailto:barony at cynnabar.org>>
> Subject: Re: [Cynnabar] Borders Report
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> Ample parking, easier to get to for more people, including
> those in
> Ypsi, we can hear each other, and we don't have to worry
> about a limit
> on how many weeks we use it?
> Brilliant! The person who came up with this has my
> compliments!
> And, one last item to ask is whether there is a bus out
> there for any
> UofM students?
> Regardless, the advantages outweigh the potential ride
> sharing...
>
> RanthulfR
>
>
> On Mar 16, 2011, at 12:18 AM, Matt Lagemann wrote:
>
> > At the March 14th meeting someone brought up the idea of
> using the
> > event center at the Borders located at 3140 Lohr Rd (the
> one near
> > I-94 and Saline rd). I went there Tuesday and talked to
> the manager.
> >
> > He said that groups can use the event center to hold
> meetings and
> > that we can set up a recurring day (so for instance
> every fourth
> > Monday of the month). They will not set up the event
> center until
> > the first person from our group arrives. This is to
> prevent other
> > people from sitting down in our space. We can be bumped
> for special
> > events, but we can move to the coffee shop area if that
> happens.
> > The "event center" is a recessed area in the store, so
> we would
> > still be a part of the store proper. I don't think this
> is a bad
> > thing and honestly think if we like the area we can look
> into doing
> > a meeting in garb every now and again so we could also
> attract
> > interest. We just need to call up the store to reserve
> days if we
> > are interested.
> >
> > Pros also inclue a nearby McDonalds so Greg's appetite
> can be sated
> > (Flurries after meetings sound nice!) and free wifi for
> the tech
> > types. Cons include the fact that I will spend too much
> money on
> > books on those Mondays, but perhaps this would still be
> less than my
> > tab at the Cornery Brewery.
> >
> > Any questions?
> >
> > Ermenrich
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