Congrats, Alex. We have been dreaming something like this for quite sometime, and they haven't showed up yet...
Keep on dreaming... Yan 2010/3/31 David Troy <[email protected]> > That's awesome Alex. It just goes to show you that success is when > preparation meets opportunity. Always keep your eyes open. > > I'm compelled to share two anecdotes to accompany this victory. > > 1. When I helped co-found a CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier) back > in the late 90's, we managed to score the glass doors to a facility in > Easton, MD which had previously been the offices of C&P Telephone ― on the > doors: "C&P Telephone Engineering Office" and we had them installed behind a > 15' wooden bar installed in the (otherwise rather humble) offices of the > CLEC. Rockin' decor. > > 2. I was showing my 10 year old daughter some of the old Dr. Who intros on > YouTube. She was looking at the strange rotating box and said, "He does time > travel in a portable toilet?" Technology keeps moving along. :) > > Can't wait to see the booth. > > Dave > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Alex Hillman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it'd be fun to >> share here too. >> >> We've long had a very practical problem of the fact that Indy Hall just >> isn't designed for people who spend all day on the phone. Which is fine, >> people can work around that...but ultimately you need to take or make a call >> once in a while! >> >> We've got a few conference rooms, social spaces, and even our balcony >> where people step out to take a call that's more than a few minutes. >> >> In our current space, we've even set up a couple of makeshift "phone >> booths" in closets and bathrooms that people reserve for conference calls. >> >> But...me being me...I've always wanted a real phone booth. >> >> Now, I did a fair amount of calling around to see if we could score one of >> the old 90's Verizon booths, since they scrapped all of them in the early >> 2000's, I figured they' end up in a junk yard somewhere in New Jersey. But >> nobody at Verizon could locate that junk yard for me. >> >> Luckily, there's Craigslist. >> >> Having mentioned on more than one occasion my obsession with a phone >> booth, one of our members spotted a vintage Bell Telephone booth on >> Craigslist and sent it to our internal e-mail list. WAY better than those >> janky metal and plastic Verizon ones, this one was WOOD and GLASS, pressed >> tin interior, and even the vintage ad still in its sign holder. >> >> The price was right, and despite the need to carefully birth the 500+ >> pound beast from a very narrow basement stairwell it's been sitting in for >> what was presumably most of its life, she was was worth the wait. >> >> Check her out in all her glory: >> http://twitpic.com/1bcoml With original Bell Telephone decals >> http://twitpic.com/1bcomm Folding door open, from the side >> http://twitpic.com/1bcoqh That awesome vintage sign (OMG long distance!? >> Dial by Number!?) >> http://twitpic.com/1bcvui And of course, her new home at Indy Hall >> >> The moral of the story is: it's always worth the wait. >> >> -Alex >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Dave Troy > meet with me: http://bit.ly/davemtg > blog: www.davetroy.com (@davetroy) > community: www.beehivebaltimore.org (@bhivebmore) > investing: www.baltimoreangels.org (@baltimoreangels) > events: @TEDxMidAtlantic, @barcampbmore, @socialdevcamp > projects: www.twittervision.com, www.flickrvision.com > Partner, Roundhouse Technologies > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- Liu Yan 刘妍 CEO/Co-founder Xindanwei 新单位 4C,Bld 4, Dingxi Rd 727, Shanghai,CHINA 中国上海定西路727号四栋4C (+86) 135 2429 5509 @theliuyan @xindanwei http://xindanwei.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
