[Board-2017] Table Reservations

[Roy Briscoe]

I would caution on making any major changes to seating reservations this year where the rules have already been printed in the book. There could be some major push back to totally eliminating them. Maybe wait until next year or bring it up at the annual meeting?


Roy


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From: Board <board-bounces at portsmouthyc.org> on behalf of Glenn Michael <glennwmichael at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 8:43 PM
To: Board of Directors
Subject: Re: [Board-2017] Table Reservations

Thanks for all of the input so far.  If we go the non reservation route, we will have to change the house and dock rules, but that is not a big deal.  I want to get more input before we come to a final decision.  I do not want to win a battle only to lose a war.

Thanks again,

Glenn

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Jeremy Small <jsmall.105 at gmail.com<mailto:jsmall.105 at gmail.com>> wrote:
I am in agreement with Wendy and Dan.  Exception would be for some with trouble moving around and needing a place on an end.

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Wendy <wendyclement10 at comcast.net<mailto:wendyclement10 at comcast.net>> wrote:
I agree with Nancy as well.  No reservations.  When you get there just save a seat for you and partner.
We sat with a couple that we didn't know very well and had a great time!!!


Regards,
Wendy Clement



On Jun 16, 2017, at 8:20 AM, Dan Gingras <dgingras at comcast.net<mailto:dgingras at comcast.net>> wrote:

Wendy is right we did reiterate this rule last year. But I also agree with Nancy,  I think that by eliminating the reservations we will encourage members to mix it up more and eliminate some of the cliques.

Dan

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On Jun 16, 2017, at 07:56, Wendy <wendyclement10 at comcast.net<mailto:wendyclement10 at comcast.net>> wrote:

I believe we had this discussion last year and it was agreed that no reserved seating until noon 1200 the day of the event!

Regards,
Wendy Clement



On Jun 15, 2017, at 8:50 PM, Glenn Michael <glennwmichael at gmail.com<mailto:glennwmichael at gmail.com>> wrote:

Good Evening,

This issue appears every few years.  At the Wed night dinner on June 14, the issue of reserving table seats reared its ugly head.  I needed two glasses of gin for this episode of "who can get there first".  About 8 years ago (do not quote me on this), when I was on the board, we adopted a policy of "no table reservations until 1200 on the day of the event".  This is contained in the House and Dock rules on page 59. It appears to have gone by the wayside and now people are putting stuff on the tables one, even two days before a dinner.  In addition, they are calling Jerry to reserve seats.  Jerry is not the Maitre 'd of the club for table reservations, and members should be following the rules.  Please think about this and be prepared at the next meeting to provide input.  I do not want to start a war over this issue, but we need to control it.

Thanks,  Glenn





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