[Chicago] May meeting -- 1) a question about meeting time, 2) location 411

[Jason R Huggins]

Ian wrote on 05/01/2006 09:57:33 PM:
> ThoughtWorks it is!

Cool. Did we want to start a little sooner (like 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.) this 
time?

I got the green light from the "suits" for pizza, so bring your appetite. 
[On a side note, I think there should be some kind of "web 2.0" app that 
trawls the net looking for announcements of free food, then posts them in 
some kind of Google maps mash-up, with drill downs for food-type, 
time-of-day, walking distance, etc. :-) ]

Also, I'll try to make sure the wireless router is working properly before 
the meeting this time. < big_smile />

Here's the 411 on how to get to ThoughtWorks Chicago:

* Map: http://tinyurl.com/mgcxo
* "Official" info: http://www.thoughtworks.com/chicagoInfo.html
* My post to ChiPy in February about how to get here and where to park:
  http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chicago/2006-February/000409.html

Some additional comments to my original Feb. chipy post:
1) The closest "L" stop is Clinton on the "Green Line". (About an 8 minute 
walk from TW.)
2) The closest Metra station is the Ogilvie Transportation Center (in the 
Citibank Building) 2 blocks east of TW. (a 4 minute walk)
3) The closest water taxi stop is at Madison Street Bridge at 2 North 
Riverside Plaza. (http://www.wendellariverbus.com/rbdock.htm) ;-)
4) I can't find good info on the nearest helipad. Sorry, Mr. Trump.
5) Besides garage parking at SkyBridge across the freeway and meter 
parking around the building, there is additional garage parking at the 
Presidential Towers at Jefferson & Madison. There are 2 non-garage parking 
lots adjacent to our building. (I don't know the lots' "after 5pm" parking 
rules, though).  Theme: If you're addicted to oil, there are lots of 
parking options within a short walk.

Pythonically y'rs,
   -- Jason