Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
Was there any consensus on a date (tuesday or monday) and/or a place for my emergency social meet? Alas no, Uri seems to have gotten sidetracked preparing a presentation for last week's technical meeting. Something in Harvard square might be a nice change of pace? In particular, of possible interest to some is a science fiction puppet show about the Standard Model this evening (19h) at The Democracy Center. ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
RLS == Randal L Schwartz mer...@stonehenge.com writes: RLS Was there any consensus on a date (tuesday or monday) and/or a place RLS for my emergency social meet? RLS I'm at the Harborside Inn starting around 6pm tonight. I won't have a RLS car, but I'm sure the trolley or cabs will get me places. :) that is on me. i say we meet on tuesday night at 7pm. i haven't figured out a place yet but i will. any suggestions are welcome from the list so send them in. the harborside inn is near faneuil hall which is full of tourist traps and expensive parking so i say not around there. our usual place cbc is possible. so is redbones or even the flatbread pizza place we met at recently. thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman -- u...@stemsystems.com http://www.sysarch.com -- - Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support -- - Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix http://bestfriendscocoa.com - ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
b == belg4mit belg4...@pthbb.org writes: b Something in Harvard square might be a nice change of pace? In particular, b of possible interest to some is a science fiction puppet show about the b Standard Model this evening (19h) at The Democracy Center. we have met in john harvard's before. but it is VERY noisy down there. i dunno any other places there that would work well. uri -- Uri Guttman -- u...@stemsystems.com http://www.sysarch.com -- - Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support -- - Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix http://bestfriendscocoa.com - ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
Other venues in Harvard are Grendel's Den, Charlie's Kitchen and Grafton Street. Grendel's is somewhat smaller, so it depends on how busy they would otherwise be. Grafton and Charlie's both have outdoor seating, but Charlie's is alley-side with large umbrella's which would be good since it looks like rain. ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
greetings On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Randal L. Schwartz mer...@stonehenge.com wrote: Was there any consensus on a date (tuesday or monday) and/or a place for my emergency social meet? none that i'm aware of ['like herding cats'] not that anyone asked, but what about 'big city' in allston? not exactly the most picturesque part of the city, but then again, that mostly depends on the perspective of the viewer ... or even the skellig in waltham? i know waltham is not as public transportation friendly as cambridge or boston ... -- \js : verbing weirds language. -calvin [http://or8.net/~johns/] ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
b == belg4mit belg4...@pthbb.org writes: b Other venues in Harvard are Grendel's Den, Charlie's Kitchen and b Grafton Street. Grendel's is somewhat smaller, so it depends on b how busy they would otherwise be. Grafton and Charlie's both have b outdoor seating, but Charlie's is alley-side with large umbrella's b which would be good since it looks like rain. charlie's would be interesting but it is low rent. i don't think outdoors in mid-may is a fun idea. grendel's i haven't been to in ages. grafton is a possibility. uri -- Uri Guttman -- u...@stemsystems.com http://www.sysarch.com -- - Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support -- - Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix http://bestfriendscocoa.com - ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
To my mind, the best reason to dine at Grendel's is to celebrate their historic supreme court victory for separation of Church State. (Though some migh perefer to celebrate anglo-saxon arts and letters, or monster rights.) But I would agree that's not a compelling reason to take a drinking crowd there. Bill, typing with thumbs ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
SS == Steve Scaffidi step...@scaffidi.net writes: SS Harvard Sq. has some excellent options. I actually like the food at SS Charlie's, and it's relatively inexpensive. Their beer and bartending SS are OK, but not great. Grendel's, last I was there, was both expensive SS and had a terrible, boring beer selection. I'm thinking someplace with SS a really good beer selection would be ideal. How about the Sunset SS Grill Tap? one issue with charlie's is space for a group inside. downstairs that can't be done as it is all small booths. maybe upstairs. we have been to the sunset in the past a couple of times and it is a good change of pace. definitely one of the best beer selections anywhere and reasonably decent food. i would vote for it (and being the leader of vice, i may just pick it). uri -- Uri Guttman -- u...@stemsystems.com http://www.sysarch.com -- - Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support -- - Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix http://bestfriendscocoa.com - ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:12:47PM -0400, Uri Guttman wrote: RLS == Randal L Schwartz mer...@stonehenge.com writes: RLS Was there any consensus on a date (tuesday or monday) and/or a place RLS for my emergency social meet? that is on me. i say we meet on tuesday night at 7pm. i haven't figured out a place yet but i will. any suggestions are welcome from the list so send them in. the harborside inn is near faneuil hall which is full of tourist traps and expensive parking so i say not around there. our usual place cbc is possible. so is redbones or even the flatbread pizza place we met at recently. I'll be in the Boston area Tuesday and would be most happy to join in this social meeting wherever it ends up. So I vote for Tuesday! Regards -Gyepi ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
[Boston.pm] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
ok, i am abusing the powers vested in me and declaring the emergency social meeting will be at the sunset grill and tap in allston, this tuesday at 7pm. i called and they don't take official reservations but i can call tuesday and let them know we are coming and give them a head count. they should be able to seat us without any real problems. so just show up there and ask for boston.pm or uri. we will meetup in the waiting area until we get our tables. write to the list if you are planning to attend so we can get some sort of head count. feel free to just drop in too. parking in the area can be tight (there is a large public lot around the corner). you can get there on the commonwealth green line (a few blocks down harvard st.). that is likely the best route for randal to take from downtown (he can get on at haymarket or city hall). but he can taxi it or maybe someone could give him a ride (he is staying at the harborside inn). Sunset Grill 130 Brighton Avenue MA 02134-2811 (617) 254-1331 thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman -- u...@stemsystems.com http://www.sysarch.com -- - Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support -- - Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix http://bestfriendscocoa.com - ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] arriving tonight - emergency social meet monday or tuesday?
On May 15, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Uri Guttman u...@stemsystems.com wrote: SS == Steve Scaffidi step...@scaffidi.net writes: SS Harvard Sq. has some excellent options. I actually like the food at SS Charlie's, and it's relatively inexpensive. Their beer and bartending SS are OK, but not great. Grendel's, last I was there, was both expensive SS and had a terrible, boring beer selection. I'm thinking someplace with SS a really good beer selection would be ideal. How about the Sunset SS Grill Tap? one issue with charlie's is space for a group inside. Oooo, right. Space could be made upstairs but it would require taking over half the floor - and Tuesday's they have to clear that area for the DJ (who also happens to be another former colleague from ITA - I wonder if he might like to meet Randall ;-) ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] [Boston.pm-announce] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
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Re: [Boston.pm] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
Uri == Uri Guttman u...@stemsystems.com writes: Uri ok, i am abusing the powers vested in me and declaring the emergency Uri social meeting will be at the sunset grill and tap in allston, this Uri tuesday at 7pm. How simple is that from my hotel? Do I need a cab? -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 mer...@stonehenge.com URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/ Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
On 05/15/2011 04:09 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: How simple is that from my hotel? Do I need a cab? The T (the subway, that is) will take 57 minutes (getting on at Government Center and heading westbound on the Green B line) according its trip planner[1]. It's $2 each way. By car it's 12-16 minutes, according to Google Maps, without traffic, I guess. Phil 1. http://mbta.com/rider_tools/trip_planner/?sa=185+State+St%2C+Boston%2C+MAsLocation=42.3592774%3A%3A-71.0528503ea=130+Brighton+Avenue%2C+Brighton+MAeLocation=42.352796%3A%3A-71.131561Arr=DHour=6Minute=00AMPM=PMsDate=5%2F17%2F2011mode=AMin=TWalkdist=0.50 ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
I plan to come late. I'm having dinner at another restaurant with my family, but I can hang out later with you all. Andy ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
From a hotel near Faneuil Hall to Sunset in Allston, I'd say just take a cab. There isn't really a train that goes quite the right way. You can take the Green Line (B branch?) and have a pretty long walk up less-sketchy-than-it-looks Harvard Ave, or the bus which won't necessarily be any faster, but at least would be a shorter walk. (Nb. this is coming from a car driver. I like the *idea* of taking public transportation around Boston, but the network isn't quite fleshed out like it should be ― all spokes, no hubs ― so in practice a lot of routes like this are more complicated than they should be. Others may have a higher tolerance for this and just suggest taking a bus anyway.) -- Chris Devers ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
Re: [Boston.pm] emergency social - tues 7pm, sunset grill and tap
On 5/15/2011 8:30 PM, Chris Devers wrote: From a hotel near Faneuil Hall to Sunset in Allston, I'd say just take a cab. There isn't really a train that goes quite the right way. You can take the Green Line (B branch?) and have a pretty long walk up less-sketchy-than-it-looks Harvard Ave, or the bus which won't necessarily be any faster, but at least would be a shorter walk. (Nb. this is coming from a car driver. I like the *idea* of taking public transportation around Boston, but the network isn't quite fleshed out like it should be ― all spokes, no hubs ― so in practice a lot of routes like this are more complicated than they should be. Others may have a higher tolerance for this and just suggest taking a bus anyway.) The walk up Harvard Ave is actually only five minutes, and really not scary at all. The walk at the other end is longer (8 minutes) and on the return trip would actually be more scary to me, as the downtown area gets rather deserted late at night. Google Maps offers various estimates ranging from 37 to 49 minutes for the trip by T (I used a departure time of 6pm Tuesday). Surprisingly, the one where you stay on the train is the longest one -- not because of the 5 minute walk at the end (the time changing from the train to the bus balances that out) but because they believe that the B train progresses more slowly than the 57 or 57A bus. Google Maps gives a driving time of 13-14 minutes at the same hour. Based on my knowledge of Boston traffic I suspect that estimate is wildly optimistic; I would expect it to be double that, plus the time spend finding a parking space near the Sunset. ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm