[POOL] Bad news / good news

[Aaron Magill]

agreed -- it's simpler and we can take care of our own intoxication...
cause it won't stop just because they don't pay for it!

;-)

Aaron


Craig Stacey wrote:
> From Kevin:
> 
>> All,
>>
>> Late on Friday night I got a phone call from Q.  The manager said that
>> they will no longer be able to provide us with free drink vouchers. 
>> Apparently doing so violates some part of their liquor license.  This
>> was pointed out to them by some representative of law enforcement.  As
>> such, they cannot give us the free drinks for fear of losing their
>> license.  (How this came about I HAVE NO IDEA.  So, don't blame the
>> messenger!!!)
>>
>> So, that is the bad news.  Here is the news that I am hoping will
>> counter the effects of it.  Q Billiards has agreed to rent us five 9'
>> tables for $25/night.  We used to pay $16.50/table.  Now, we will be
>> paying $5/table.  This is a reduction in cost by about 70%.
>>
>> What does this mean?
>>
>> If we continue to pay $6/match and buy ourselves our own drinks, that
>> puts an additional $1400 per year into the prize fund.
>>
>> Or, we could continue to pay $6/match and start a bar tab in which
>> teams order drinks (one per player) and I pay Q for the drinks at the
>> end of the evening.  If the tab is less than $50, the extra money
>> would go into the prize fund.  If it is more than $50, ...  we will
>> have to figure out a way so that it is NOT more than $50.
>>
>> Or, we could reduce the cost to $4/match and forget about drinks
>> altogether.
>>
>> Please pass this information along to your teammates accordingly.  We
>> should decide on something quickly to make the transition smoother.
>>
>> Thanks for your time,
>>
>> Kevin
> 
> I vote for $4 per match and forget the drinks.
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> Craig
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