speaking of worth the wait, we're holding out for a TARDIS replica. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]>wrote:
> $600, plus $100 for renting the UHaul and associated moving goodies. > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Tara Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That is frigging fantastic! I'm drooling! >> >> Do you mind sharing what you paid? >> >> typed choppily on my Nexus One.... >> >> On Mar 30, 2010 10:15 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- Matthew Wettergreen, Ph.D Caroline Collective Co-Founder // Co-Director 4820 Caroline st // Houston // TX // 77004 http://carolinecollective.cc Rice University Engineering and Design for Art and Artifact Conservation (EDAAC) Program Director http://edaac.rice.edu e: [email protected] w: http://matthewwettergreen.com c: 713.825.4613 t: @organprinter -- 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.
