[Noisebridge-discuss] Too many tables and chairs

[Jeffrey Carl Faden]

Please do not get rid of the folding tables or chairs currently in Church. My class necessitates that amount on a regular basis.

Jeffrey

On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have had much the same problem at ATX hackerspace.    The solution
> was/is relatively simple, but requires An Investment In Stuff(tm)
> 
> We have many good, sturdy folding chairs (that stack flat into piles,
> and can be transported after being ratchet belted), and Ikea-top
> folding leg tables that can likewise be stacked.
> 
> When there is nobody actively hacking on things, the tables and chairs
> have a designated space to live in.   When not, there will be up to
> 100 chairs and 20 tables available for use.
> 
> =M
> 
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Liz Henry <liz at bookmaniac.org> wrote:
>> Hey there Noisebridge people, robots, and AIs,
>> 
>> For a few months half of the space has been unusable for me because
>> there are too many chairs and tables. I would like to ask people to help
>> me rethink moving the furniture around so that there are always wider
>> corridors.
>> 
>> I can't get to the 3d printers or the laser printer or anywhere near the
>> sewing area, especially if anyone is sitting at the central work tables.
>> I can't get to the electronics tools or the hack shelves.  My member
>> shelf which is facing outward and low to the ground so that I can reach
>> it from my wheelchair, is blocked by a table so I can't get to my things
>> without crawling under a table.
>> 
>> I can only get into the library area because I keep personally chucking
>> things out of there.
>> 
>> I give a lot of tours of the space and it is embarrassing that I can't
>> get through to show people around. I used to be able to in my manual
>> wheelchair and in a scooter.
>> 
>> The area I and other wheelchair users can get to keeps shrinking.
>> 
>> Could someone get rid of some of the folding tables and maybe a few of
>> the bulkier chairs?    And maybe help me widen some aisles for general
>> access.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> 
>> Liz
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> ------------------------
>> Liz Henry
>> liz at bookmaniac.org
>> http://bookmaniac.org
>> 
>> "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to
>> evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ
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