[Chicago] May meeting -- 1) a question about meeting time, 2) location 411

Brantley Harris deadwisdom at gmail.com
Tue May 2 21:19:08 CEST 2006


For clarification: the next meeting will be on May 11th?

On 5/2/06, Jason R Huggins <JRHuggins at thoughtworks.com> wrote:
> Ian wrote on 05/01/2006 09:57:33 PM:
> > ThoughtWorks it is!
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> Cool. Did we want to start a little sooner (like 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.) this
> time?
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> I got the green light from the "suits" for pizza, so bring your appetite.
> [On a side note, I think there should be some kind of "web 2.0" app that
> trawls the net looking for announcements of free food, then posts them in
> some kind of Google maps mash-up, with drill downs for food-type,
> time-of-day, walking distance, etc. :-) ]
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> Also, I'll try to make sure the wireless router is working properly before
> the meeting this time. < big_smile />
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> Here's the 411 on how to get to ThoughtWorks Chicago:
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> * Map: http://tinyurl.com/mgcxo
> * "Official" info: http://www.thoughtworks.com/chicagoInfo.html
> * My post to ChiPy in February about how to get here and where to park:
>   http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chicago/2006-February/000409.html
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> Some additional comments to my original Feb. chipy post:
> 1) The closest "L" stop is Clinton on the "Green Line". (About an 8 minute
> walk from TW.)
> 2) The closest Metra station is the Ogilvie Transportation Center (in the
> Citibank Building) 2 blocks east of TW. (a 4 minute walk)
> 3) The closest water taxi stop is at Madison Street Bridge at 2 North
> Riverside Plaza. (http://www.wendellariverbus.com/rbdock.htm) ;-)
> 4) I can't find good info on the nearest helipad. Sorry, Mr. Trump.
> 5) Besides garage parking at SkyBridge across the freeway and meter
> parking around the building, there is additional garage parking at the
> Presidential Towers at Jefferson & Madison. There are 2 non-garage parking
> lots adjacent to our building. (I don't know the lots' "after 5pm" parking
> rules, though).  Theme: If you're addicted to oil, there are lots of
> parking options within a short walk.
>
> Pythonically y'rs,
>    -- Jason
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