On 2017-09-29 22:15, Brenda J. Butler wrote: > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 10:37:58PM -0400, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > > On 2017-09-12 16:34, Luiz Capitulino wrote: > > > On 12 September 2017 at 10:03, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca> wrote: > > > > On 2017-09-12 09:29, Luiz Capitulino wrote: > > > > > On 12 September 2017 at 09:06, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca> wrote: > > > > > > On 2017-09-12 08:00, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > > > > > > > Reminder of L3GO meeting tonight at 18:30. > > > > > > > Red Pepper Thai/Viet restaurant, 434 Bank Street (NW corner at Gladstone). > > > > > > > > > > > > I won't be there tonight, but will be there for the next one October > > > > > > 10th. Having said that, this venue won't be open any longer then! > > > > > > > > > > > > The human powered vehicle club that meets there every Sunday got notice > > > > > > that the restaurant would be closing on September 20th. The restaurant > > > > > > still has their location on Queen Street. > > > > > > > > > > Are they closing for good? > > > > > > > > Yes. It is a conflict with the landlord. Apparently a Korean restaurant > > > > is moving in there. Red Pepper still has their location on Queen that > > > > openned a copule of years ago. > > > > > > OK. Never been to that other Red Pepper, hope the quality is the same. Red > > > Pepper has amazing quality. > > > > I presume the Queen Street location has similar quality. I've not had > > complaints about the quality of Red Pepper other than new server mistakes. > > Some of the HPVOoO guys aren't quite so keen. > > > > > > > > This presents a natural opportunity to look at other venues and other > > > > > > times. > > > > > > > > > > > > For those who have wished to attend but could not due to scheduling > > > > > > conflicts, > > > > > > could you jump in and suggest a better time for you? > > > > > > > > > > Well, my problem with time conflicts is that I'm taking courses at > > > > > uOttawa (plus family obligations). So, this changes every semester. That > > > > > said, the best evening for me is on Fridays. Wed may workout depending on > > > > > the month. The other days are from difficult to impossible to attend. > > > > > > > > I think Friday could be workable but for it cutting into people's weekends > > > > if they want to go away for the weekend. > > > > > > > > > > And for those that were not satisfied with this venue, can you offer > > > > > > ways to improve the choice and suggest ones that work for you? > > > > > > > > > > I'd say food is a must have. Beer is desirable :) > > > > > > > > I'd agree to both. :-) My main concern with beer is that I'd want > > > > decent beer and many venues with decent beer are either expensive, or too > > > > noisy to carry on a meeting. There are exceptions to this generalization > > > > of course. > > > > > > We may get some quietude depending on the day of the week we go (where > > > Friday would the worst choice). > > > > Good point, I hadn't thought of that... > > Most days are ok. Are you talking about 2nd week of the month or is > the week also up for discussion? I don't need alcohol, food is ok but > I try not to eat too much in the evenings -- so as long as they have > smaller portions of what they serve (soups or appetizers are ok) I'll > be happy. I agree with aiming for a quiet place/time, so earlier in > the week might be better. I think the week of the month is also up for discussion if it is a problem for anyone. The exact week isn't important, but in the long run I think consistency is important. There are some weeks that work better over the year due to various holidays... > bjb slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________