[svlug] Installfest?

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Tony Hartzell (hartzellt at charter.net):

> I was at Evans Hall. It was locked up. I saw no activity inside and no
> notices. I live in Hollister, my round trip gas cost about $40. I
> brought ribs & cornbread for the potluck.

On the BUUG mailing list (Berkeley), poster Keith Goodman _likewise_
reported arriving at Evans Halls (12 to 12:40 pm) and found no gathering
and no clues.

The "we'll meet in Evans Hall if we're actually allowed to, and if not
there we'll try to leave a note saying where we're going" plan was an
accident waiting to happen for many reasons, including extreme
likelihood that any note you _do_ tape up will get removed and thrown
away within about five minutes.

Yesterday, I warned (um..) organiser John Regan that the above part of
the plan, in particular, was an extremely bad idea, but he went ahead
anyway.  I notice he didn't include a contact cellular number for
aspiring attendees to find out where the group when when (inevitably)
they were told "No, you may not occupy a room in Evans Hall.  Too bad,
eh?


At 2:19 pm on the BUUG list, poster Glen Jarvis reported that the group
of nine people who _did_ connect with each other ended up at the "Free
Speech Cafe".  (Glen didn't say where that is:  It's outdoor seating
just outside the main entrance to Moffitt Undergraduate Library.)  He
reported that the gathering ended up "just chatting".