[Noisebridge-discuss] Too many tables and chairs

[Mike Schachter]

Like Jeff said, please don't get rid of any of the folding tables,
just... fold them up.

+1 on the folding chairs suggestion.

 mike


On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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