[wplug-plan] An idea for a WPLUG gathering

[Michael P. O'Connor]

I think of all the idea the 2 most promising IMHO are 1) Zoo 2)
Kennywood.  I think the board should put together a comity (of board
members and non-board members to hash this out again IMHO)

and Thanks Beth for going thought all the work for the group to put this
information together we all owe you a big thanks.

On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 22:37, Beth Lynn wrote:
> hi,
> 
> Ok, this has been my research so far as for
> possible summer fun options...
> A. Rent a picnic spot somewhere
>  1. City park, ie Schenley Park
>     url
> http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/html/picnic_shelters.html
>     + close to where we meet
>     - more expensive than most places
>  2. County park, ie North Park
>     url
> http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/fees/permit.asp
>     + cheaper than city
>     + many wplugers life north of pgh
>     - distance from where we usually meet, which may
>       cause transportation problems
>     - many groves lack decent restroom facilities
>   3. Other Locals, some smaller townships rent out
>      their picnic spots.
>      no url
>      + could be MUCH cheaper, I rented a whole park
>        in Whitehall for a day for $1
>      - location, transportation could be a big problem
> B. Pittsburgh Zoo
>    url http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/hr_packages.html
>    + we finally get to see "our penguin"
>    - the group adult admission is $6 a person,
> pre-paid
>      2 weeks in advance
>    - I don't think we can bring our own food
> C. Kennywood
>    url http://www.kennywood.com/
>    + it's a fun place to be for geeks and non-geeks
> alike
>    + we could bring our own food
>    - we would have to have at least 25 people and pay
>      72 hours in advance to get the discount
>    - by far the most cost per person
> D. Some member's house or backyard
>    no url
>    + it would be free and a very generous offering
> from the member who's house it would be at
>    - no member has stepped forward
>    - my place isn't big enough
>    - we have no idea how many people would be coming
>      so it may not be practical
>    - location, transportation could be a big problem
> 
> Please let me know if there's any other ideas here.
> Perhaps with some help from the wplug web group we
> could post a poll and see how it goes.
> 
> Transportation problems could possibly solved with a
> car pool if we see an option that we very much like.
> 
> Thanks,
> Beth Lynn
> 
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