I finally got a chance to talk with the manager of the Newark/Thornton Round Table Pizza about our "test visit" and whether she thought they could take us on an every-Monday-night booking. She said she did not think it would be a problem, and that if they did see a conflict -- say a huge group wanting a one-shot booking -- they would let us know in advance and try and reach an accommodation with us.
(Personally, I think that if we could have a couple of weeks' notice of a single disruption, assuming it didn't happen very often, that we could handle that.) There is one minor issue regarding room bookings. Because they do a fair number of bookings and have also had some no-shows (which cost them money, of course), they now have a policy of taking a credit card number to guarantee a room booking. We can cancel up to the day before on any given booking, but if we do not cancel and if we do not show up, they will charge the card in question a $50 cancellation charge. I don't think that's unreasonable, and I put up my own credit card to guarantee the Walter Hunt meeting on July 26. The manager there will be on vacation in early July, so if we wanted to make an ongoing every-Monday-night commitment to them, I think it would be best to start with the July 26 meeting and to remain at the Stevens Creek location (assuming availability) through July 19. Kevin
