[Noisebridge-discuss] Too many tables and chairs

[Martin Bogomolni]

I don't think it's a question of "getting rid of" ...

Folding chairs, and folding tables, are awesome because you can put
them away when not in use.

It's the "static" office chairs, the kind that don't stack .. and
those big tables that don't stack or take up less space when pushed
aside, that are a bigger issue.

-M

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Jeffrey Carl Faden
<jeffreyatw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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