On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 04:00:26PM -0500, David Harrington wrote: > I think the complaints would simply be slurred more, and we might have > to worry about lynch mobs (which would remind me of the reasonableness > of this discussion so far). To be fair, I think most of the concerns raised on this discussion have been relatively reasonable, although perhaps people have been worrying without having enough information. It appears that they may be some restaurants other than those in the hotel; whether they are sufficient is unclear at the moment, but either way, the die is seems to be cast and even if there are not sufficient restaurants, it seems too late to do anything about it. (Except maybe for adjusting the schedule so people have time to take the buses into Dublin, or some such, if it really is an issue.) One sugestion that I would make for the people who are tasked to do site surveys is to collect a list of resturants nearby, with addresses, type of cuisine, average cost for lunch/dinner, distance from the hotel, and number of diners they can handle. I suspect the concierge for the conference hotel has the information on hand already, so collecting it shouldn't be difficult; just asking them to make the information available should be all that's needed. Placing this information on the web site would be extremely useful for IETF attendees who are trying to determine where they can get sustenance without mobbing the concierge, and it would also serve to ease the minds of people who might have various dietary restrictions, or just want to make sure that there are alternatives beyond buying lunchmeat at a local convenience store or paying $24 for a coffee and a pastry at an expensive resort restaurant. (I've paid that much in Venice when on vacation; never again...) - Ted _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf