It's a bit of a detour for me, but for a cinnamon bun I'll consider
swinging by on my way to work!


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Nathan Wild <nathan.w...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Indeed.  Tours would be on a request basis only, and anyone who commutes
> to work without a lock gets what's coming to them ;)
>
> Nathan T. Wild
> On Apr 11, 2014 10:31 AM, <skullsp...@namor.ca> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I tailor my route on that day to hit up a couple.  That wouldn't be
>> out of my way - I'm just not sure of the logistics of, I guess, watching
>> over bikes while people tour the space?  Liability?
>>
>> I doubt it's much issue, but, pedantic.
>>
>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2014, Nathan Wild wrote:
>>
>>  In my experience a lot of people tour different pitstops.  The pitstop
>>> I've
>>> worked with for the last 4 years is in the North-End and not on any major
>>> commuter routes and we always get people coming miles out of their way to
>>> pop in and have a cinnamon bun :)
>>>
>>> I figured being downtown we would get more than enough traffic to make it
>>> worthwhile.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11 April 2014 09:35, T Tenbergen <ttenber...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Is there enough bike traffic coming by the front door to make this
>>>> worthwhile? Could ask Jeremy Hull who has been running the bike counts
>>>> for
>>>> the last few years. Good idea, though!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Nathan Wild <nathan.w...@gmail.com
>>>> >wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  I figured we would just set up a table out on the sidewalk out front or
>>>>> in the micro-greenspace on the corner of Donald and Cumberland...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11 April 2014 09:05, <skullsp...@namor.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  I've gone the last few years... the pit stops are usually outside,
>>>>>> aren't they?  (I've used only 3-4 of them)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure where you'd host it, or how to work it inside/outside.
>>>>>> Otherwise, interesting idea.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2014, Nathan Wild wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Bike Week is June 14th to 20th this year.  I usually host a Pit Stop
>>>>>> for
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bike To Work Day (the Friday of this week) at a community centre
>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>> work with.  I was thinking that it might be an excellent outreach
>>>>>>> opportunity if we were to host one at SkullSpace instead.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Basically this would entail us setting up a table out on the
>>>>>>> sidewalk in
>>>>>>> front of the space and hanging out for a few hours in the morning to
>>>>>>> give
>>>>>>> snacks and drinks to commuters who stop by.  There may be people who
>>>>>>> want a
>>>>>>> quick tour of the space as well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We could make that day a work-from-SkullSpace day too, since we will
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> there anyway :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I will happily fund and take the lead on this project.  All we would
>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>> is one or two other volunteers to be on-hand for the morning commute
>>>>>>> period
>>>>>>> on June 20th  to talk about SkullSpace to anyone who stops by.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Volunteers usually get a Bike To Work Day shirt, and a voucher for a
>>>>>>> free
>>>>>>> burger *and beer* at the wind-up BBQ at the Forks later that day.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Half-Pints usually brews a special ale for this event.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let me know if anyone is interested...
>>>>>>>
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