Minors welcome! [ ANNOUNCEMENT: BAD meeting at Siam Kitchen, S.F. 2005-12-14 ]

Sun Dec 11 15:19:13 PST 2005

Hi, folks. 

Just thought I'd make it especially clear that this meeting
will not be in a bar, and thus perhaps more accessible to
minors.

T

According to Tony Godshall,
> 
> 
> According to Michael Paoli,
> > I presume you intend and intended 2005-12-14,
> > December 14, 2005 - other details as stated earlier.
> 
> Doh!  Thanks!
>  
> BAD meeting at Siam Kitchen, S.F. 2005-12-14  
>  
> We are going to Siam Kitchen, in San Francisco, for the
> December 14, 2005 BAD meeting.  Meeting will start at 
> 7:00 P.M.  We'll probably order food around 7:30.
> 
> > > It's just six blocks from Montgomery BART, according to 
> > > Google.  Here's a URL with directions, suitable for devices,
> > > even as small as cell phones...
> > >
> > http://www.google.com/xhtml?q=Siam+Thai&site=local&hl=en&lr=&sa=G&near=Montgomery+St+and+Market+St,+San+Francisco,+ca&latlng=37788770,-122401990,6349910158129346346&radius=0.000000&zp=ID
> > > 
> > > Or, for the wordwrap-impaired and the retypers among us...
> > > 
> > >   http://tinyurl.com/az8gp
> > > 
> > > All other details are the same as the October meeting, 
> > > so lazy^H^H^H^Heffective, efficient /me (can you tell 
> > > I've been working on my resume?) will just quote Michael 
> > > Paoli's well-written ANNOUNCE (can you tell I've been 
> > > working on my resume)...
> > > 
> > > > Who: Bay Area Debian (BAD) folks and those that want to attend our
> > > > meeting.
> > > > 
> > > > What: Bay Area Debian (BAD) meeting at Siam Kitchen (very good /
> > > > excellent Thai food, reasonably priced, in evening typically
> > > > not too crowded and may have more menu selections (usually
> > > > packed/overflowing for weekday lunches and may have a shorter menu for
> > > > weekday lunches)).  See also Details, etc.
> > > > 
> > > > When: starting at 7:00 P.M. Pacific...
> > > > running until ~9:00 P.M. or ~9:30 P.M. PDT or possibly later
> > > > (I did call the restaurant again to confirm date and such,
> > > > they said they're open until 9:00 P.M., but if it's as I always remember
> > > > it and have seen it before, they close the kitchen and stop taking
> > > > additional customers at 9:00 P.M., and generally want to be able to shut
> > > > their doors around 9:30 P.M., or when the last customer leaves,
> > > > whichever comes first.).  If folks are interested in continuing
> > > > "meeting" beyond about 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. or so, we, or at least those
> > > > interested, could move to another venue/location, to be decided
> > > > at/around that time (there are many other possible locations, many quite
> > > > conveniently close by, that are open quite late).
> > > > 
> > > > Where:
> > > > Siam Kitchen
> > > > 668 Sacramento St.
> > > > San Francisco, CA 94111-2510
> > > > USA
> > > > 1-415-391-8988
> > > > It's in the Financial District, between Montgomery and Kearny.
> > > > See also Details, etc.
> > > > 
> > > > Why: Yummy Thai food :-), I was looking for an "excuse" to go there
> > > > again (haven't been there in a couple months or more now, and I keep
> > > > getting *very* tempted to go there again), and because nobody else has
> > > > yet called the 2005-10-12 BAD meeting (of course this notice/posting is
> > > > null and void if someone beats me to the list in calling the BAD
> > > > meeting).  See also Details, etc.
> > > > 
> > > > Details, etc.:
> > > > 
> > > > Location/Directions:
> > > > Siam Kitchen (668 Sacramento St.) is conveniently located in
> > > > the Financial District in San Francisco, a fairly short walk from the
> > > > Montgomery St. BART and MUNI underground station, and is rather to quite
> > > > close to several MUNI lines.  It's also a moderate to fairly longish
> > > > walk from the Transbay Terminal or CalTrain.
> > > >
> > >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?q=668+Sacramento+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&spn=0.023392,0.042563&iwloc=A&hl=en
> > > > 
> > > > (the following directions are probably within about 15 degrees of their
> > > > true geographic direction)
> > > > 
> > > > >From BART or MUNI underground:
> > > > A) Go to Montgomery St. station, escape to street level, that should
> > > > put you on or exceedingly close to Market St.  If you're not already on
> > > > the North side of Market St. (or on Montgomery or Sansome streets (but
> > > > not New Montgomery)), proceed North (or Northwest) to the North side of
> > > > Market St.  (where Montgomery (but not New Montgomery) and also Post and
> > > > Sutter streets may be found - all on the North side of Market St.).  If
> > > > you're not already on Sansome or Montgomery street, proceed to either of
> > > > those streets (Montgomery is probably slightly preferable, but if you're
> > > > already on or much closer to Sansome, then Sansome would be the shorter
> > > > route from there). (continue with B))
> > > > B) Proceed North on Sansome or Montgomery St - if
> > > > you're not already on the West side of one of those streets, you may
> > > > want to cross to the West side when it's convenient - continuing until
> > > > you're on the North side of Sacramento St.  Then proceed West on
> > > > Sacramento St. to Siam Kitchen, 668 Sacramento St.
> > > > 
> > > > >From the Transbay Terminal or San Francisco CalTrain station:
> > > > These are longer walks (or one could hop local transit).
> > > > Proceed in a generally Northwest direction, typically along one of the
> > > > numbered streets (e.g. 1st St. or 4th St.) to Market St. and cross to
> > > > the North (Northwest) side of Market St.  Proceed Southwest or Northeast
> > > > along Market to the closer of Sansome or Montgomery streets (Sansome &
> > > > Market is Southwest of 1st & Market, Montgomery & Market is Northeast of
> > > > 3rd & Market, the numbered streets increase in number as one goes
> > > > Southwest along Market St.).  Proceed from B), above.
> > > > 
> > > > Driving:
> > > > I'm not going to attempt to tell you how to drive there, but parking can
> > > > be semi-reasonable (at least as far as San Francisco goes), particularly
> > > > if one's timing is good.  Most notably right after all the tow-away no
> > > > parking (generally many westbound curb lanes in the Financial District)
> > > > P.M. commute areas become available (~6:00 P.M.) there is ample free
> > > > parking ... at least for a while.  There's probably still a fair bit of
> > > > parking even later, but it might take some hunting to find a spot.
> > > > 
> > > > Rationale, etc.:
> > > > Venue meets shotgun rules requirements, and also does pretty well at
> > > > meeting much of the non-binding part part of the rules too.
> > > > I really like the food there lots :-).  So far, everyone I've "dragged"
> > > > there has also liked the food there quite a bit to a lot.  It's pretty
> > > > reasonably priced (figure roughly $8.00 to $16.00 USD for dinner,
> > > > including tip - $11.00 to $15.00 being pretty typical).  If most or all
> > > > of us are agreeable to it, I might suggest we eat "Chinese style" - i.e.
> > > > we share all the food dishes and divvy up the tab (that worked quite
> > > > well when we went to Henry's Hunan Restaurant for the 2005-08-10 BAD
> > > > meeting).  Other than great food :-), the place isn't all that fancy or
> > > > spectacular, but it's quite adequate.  The service isn't superb, but
> > > > it's generally quite nice and friendly.  The place is pretty conveniently
> > > > located for a San Francisco location (reasonably close to BART and MUNI
> > > > metro, and other MUNI lines), and also conveniently generally not too
> > > > crowded in the evenings, and has sufficient tables and seating and staff
> > > > to reasonably accommodate a typically sized to somewhat larger BAD
> > > > meeting.  I haven't checked to see if there's any WiFi access there
> > > > (none provided by Siam Kitchen last I was there), and there's probably
> > > > some AC power available but it may not be that conveniently accessible.
> > > > See also What and Why, above.
> > > > 
> > > > references:
> > > > http://bad.debian.net/
> > > > http://bad.debian.net/shotgun_rules.txt
> > > >
> > >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?q=668+Sacramento+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&spn=0.023392,0.042563&iwloc=A&hl=en
> > > > http://www.511.org/
> > > > http://www.bart.gov/
> > > > http://www.mapsonus.com/
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> 
> Tony
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Best Regards,

Tony