[POOL] Bad news / good news

[Craig Stacey]

I'll ask Kevin tomorrow night.  I'm getting re-tested by request.
--
Craig


On Sep 17, 2007, at 12:04 PM, William Allcock wrote:

> Also, do I need to re-handycap, or can I just pick up where I left  
> off?
>
> Bill
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> William (Bill) E. Allcock
> allcock at alcf.anl.gov
> Office B-139, Bldg 221
> 9700 S. Cass Ave
> Argonne, IL 60490
> Office: 630-252-7573
> Fax: 630-252-1997
> Cell: 630-854-2842
>
>
> On Sep 17, 2007, at 12:02 PM, William Allcock wrote:
>
>> I don't drink, so anything with the words NO DRINKS works for me :-).
>>
>> Btw, I wont be able to play tomorrow since I will be in Rochester,  
>> MN, but I have no other currently known conflicts between now and SC.
>>
>> Bill
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>> William (Bill) E. Allcock
>> allcock at alcf.anl.gov
>> Office B-139, Bldg 221
>> 9700 S. Cass Ave
>> Argonne, IL 60490
>> Office: 630-252-7573
>> Fax: 630-252-1997
>> Cell: 630-854-2842
>>
>>
>> On Sep 17, 2007, at 11:31 AM, Roger Sersted wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I like the idea of keeping the price at $6/match and NO drinks.   
>>> That extra year-end prize money sounds pretty good to me.
>>>
>>> Roger S.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>> -- 
>>>> Craig
>>>
>>