[GLLUG] Lounge Logistics

[Clay Dowling]

I'll take what I can.  That might be precious little though.  I'll be 
loaded up with beer stuff.

Clay

On Sun, 5 Apr 2009, charles at bityard.net wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Jeff and I have been talking recently about the best way to get all of the
> terminals down to Penguicon this year. In years prior, we have loaded up
> the supervan floor to ceiling with monitors, terminals, and other
> equipment but this year, that may not be an option. These are the
> possibilities we're looking at:
>
> 1) Split up the load amongst multiple vehicles. Thursday night, in lieu of
> a GLLUG meeting, we would meet up somewhere in Lansing (or Jeff's place)
> and everyone would take what they could into their own car/truck/whatever.
> The hard part is figuring out how to get all the equipment back to Jeff
> since people tend to leave the con at different times on Sunday. (It's my
> understanding that he won't be around on Sunday to receive the equipment
> even if you bring it right to his house.)
>
> 2) Enlist someone else to drive the supervan down to the con and return it
> to Jeff afterward.
>
> 3) Use another vehicle. A large van, a pickup truck, or medium-size
> trailer would work splendidly (as long as it has shock absorbers and they
> are functional) and we'll even arrange a loading party in your honor.
>
> Other ideas are welcome and encouraged. We're geeks, we can generally
> figure these things out efficiently as long as no one starts an argument
> about which Linux distribution is best.
>
> Charles
>