--- In novavikes@yahoogroups.com, "shegatorleier"
<shegatorleier@h...> wrote:
>
> Reading the amount of passion in Al's message about moving to a new
> location makes me incredibly sad for a few reasons. #1) I am
human,
> which by nature makes me selfish. I live right in Crystal City and
> the location of NovaVikes sealed the deal on where I lived in the
> metro area. #2) If you want to think about the whole group, I
> challenge you to remember there are several members who are true
> metro rats without cars. FedEx field is more accessible than
> Herndon! #3) S&S is leaps and bounds better than Fast Eddies ever
> was. That place was a trash hole at best. If you want to complain
> about clientele not that are not Vikings fans, those
> at Fast Eddies were less than desirable. The draw of S&S to me was
> that it's family friendly. I felt like the group was more
inclusive
> than at Fast Eddies where no one talked to each other.
>
> I doubt that what I say will change Al's mind. Just know that if
you
> do move to Herndon, you will lose one of your most dedicated, loyal
> fans for reasons beyond her control. And that is fine. But sad.
I
> will miss the group and the atmosphere you all provide.

I must say that I agree with you on moving the location of the club.
I live in Ballston and the convenience of riding Metro is obvious.
However, I'm not set in stone on this and would gladly journey as far
as Fairfax City but much farther west and I'm out. I'd miss the
camaraderie of the club but there are lots of places you can catch
the game without driving forever in this horrendous traffic. I don't
find the tv situation all that bad at Stars & Stripes. I sit at the
bar and seldom watch the bigscreen. I guess those sitting in the back
near the kitchen might have a gripe but that would be a small number.