On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 21:48 +0000, Pamela Toti wrote: > I completely concurr with Steve. > > Although I have been reduced to "lurking the list" the past few > years, my first few meetings when Dan was prez included "LUSH' - Linux > Users Social Hour @ Mossfire Grill. That was a blast! I learned more > at these 'informal' meetings (and had more fun) than I did at the > 'official' meetings. The conversation(s) were *always* interesting and > full of laughter and surprizes.
I attended those as well and went to Mossfire. But think about this, at a LUSH if 10 people spend $5, then you just dropped $50. Others might not even be eating at that point or anything. You have all collectively spent more than you would have if you all pooled in funds and did it together. Way more than it cost to cover pizza and refreshments for all. Thats if you can even get anything for $5, at Mossfire Grill I myself averaged $10-$20. It also means every time someone attends a meeting and LUSH, they are spending money. Or just not participating which can be odd. I don't like people sitting next to me not eating if I am. Makes me feel rude, and almost like I should buy them something to eat, drink, etc. That said, Dave and Busters is right down the road. Nothing stopping anyone from doing a LUSH there. Or else where. I agree they were fun and beneficial. Its just the money aspect, and even more importantly, the added/increased time if on the same night as a meeting. Those made it some what of a detractor. But these things are up to the group. Not like I will be participating much in person moving forward. So really some what moot to me. Just passing along some food for thought. :) -- William L. Thomson Jr. Obsidian-Studios, Inc. http://www.obsidian-studios.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
