Hi,
I would like to request a free tour of VHS. I am available this coming Sunday, 6the June 2021.
Thanks.
Mario
Amazing thank you! I can come by 2:30 Friday, let me know if that works
Amazing Iāll come around 4pm.
Iām here early! 5pm. Just waiting at the front.
Hiiiiii!
My name is Kai. I just moved to Vancouver from Calgary in the last month, and would love to get involved with VHS.
Iām exceptionally available while Iām on the job-hunt, so would love to drop by for a tour at your earliest convenience.
Thanks!
Hello!
I m Sergios I just moved from Calgary and I live in Coquitlam. I would love to start learning how to use woodwork tools such as table saw and miter saw. My first ambition is to make some picture frames for our new home and then maybe a bed platform for the back of my CRV. But more than anything my goal is to learn new skills and meet some new people in the new city. Anyone available this Sunday or next Friday or Saturday anytime?
Welcome @KaiDotBlue and @serkaratzos
Iām Janet, and I moved here from Calgary 5 and a half years ago, and (along with @dbynoe) have spent the last two and a half years doing my damnedest to turn VHS into Protospace, if youāre familiar with it.
Iāll be hosting open hours on Friday June 11 from 9 am to 5 pm, so you can drop by for a tour any time that day. Kai, I expect Iāll be at the space earlier in the week but I donāt know when; how much notice do you need to get down here?
Wow, @Metal_Janet and @serkaratzos - weāve got a true formerly-Calgarian crew!
Thanks for the welcome Janet. I am familiar with Protospace, and Iām glad thereās dedicated people out here making similar things happen.
Iām A-OK to head down on Friday, since youāll already be hosting open hours. Iāll shoot to be there around noon. Seeya then!
Thanks Janet! I too will come at noon on Friday. That way all 3 of us ex-Calgarians can meet looking forward to it! And yes indeed my brother was at Protospace and I visited once. That is where I got the inspiration to look for a similar space here in Van:)
Hello! I was wondering If I could perhaps book a tour! My best times are 1 pm and later on Wednesdays and 2 pm and later on Fridays! I am a cosplayer, and while I donāt have any huge projects that require special tools at the moment, I can see this being a wonderful resource!
Oh, I also have an airbrush compressor that works that Iām happy to donate - Didnāt know if this was also a good place to mention it or not!
Would I be allowed to come in for a tour this Friday (June 11th) as well? My apologizes if you only take a couple people at a time!
@Redrosesforever sure, come on down! Iāll be there until 5 pm, if you donāt get an answer at the doorbell, come around to the bay door at the back of the building.
Ack, I just got busy on Friday, I donāt think Iāll be able to come! Thank you for the invite in any case, and Iāll have to book it some other time!
Hey @Redrosesforever no worries, thanks for letting me know. Iāll be around on Saturday between 1 and 5 if that happens to work for you; if not, weāll see you when we see you!
Hi there,
I would like to book a quick tour if possible, Iām free Saturday all day if that is is convenient. Iām a game programmer and general maker and have my first vaccine shot if that helps
Iām currently looking to do some welding repairs on my electric chopper as well as some simple metal machining, but am interested in any and all types of making. I was a member of Makerlabs for quite a while on and off but couldnāt justify the membership fee for how often I was making use of it and Iāve always enjoyed the VHS vibe ever since it was back in the DTES.
Let me know! Thanks!
- Cash
Hi Cash!
Iāll be available on Saturday afternoon to give you a tour; drop by any time between 1 pm and 5 pm. I may be in the back welding, so if you donāt get an answer at the door come around to the bay door at the back.
Thumbs up on the covid vaccine, VHS is pro public health all the way.
MJ
Awesome, Iāll pop by sometime between 1 and 5 I have a friend who is also ex-Makerlabs who has been wanting to check out VHS for a while as well, do you have capacity for 2? Not sure about his vaccine status, but heās been in isolation for basically a year now, poor guy
@Cash_Garman Totally fine to bring him along. Vaccine status isnāt part of our covid access measures. As long as you can truthfully answer no, no, and yes when filling out this contact tracing form: VHS COVID Sign-in Form then youāre good to go.
I think at this point itās just kind of assumed that the overwhelming majority of VHSers are reasonable people who will be getting the vaccine when itās their turn, unless there is a specific medical reason why they shouldnāt. Since the beginning of the pandemic, some of our members have been working directly with frontline healthcare workers to address PPE shortages, so there hasnāt really been the kind of information void that allows conspiracy theory to gain a foothold. And for that I am extremely grateful.