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transportation is not an issue katie! i think you are awesome but you really gotta let the trasportation thing go! this will work, i promise. wingate is just a great locale.
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Okay, earlier someone said $75 per room, plus $50 a day for the conference room. Is the extra stuff worth the extra cost? 'Cause it's a very small difference, except for the shuttle.
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I don't object to playing chauffer as long as somebody gives me the silly hat.
Ketchup - not a problem on either account. You've volunteered a lot of work and on behalf of the past and future Wenchlings, we appreciate it. The fact you're chatty is just an added plus.
The prices for the Wingate are located earlier in this thread, although it couldn't hurt to confirm both the prices and whether or not they run an airport shuttle.
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I can do that tomorrow, or you can, Trevor. Also, you might want to check availability on our tentative dates (March or May), since there were issues with that at some places.
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Virginia Avenue isn't that nice, particularly if it's the one I'm thinking of.
There is one, maybe two fast food places nearby and the rest is lower income neighborhoods of which I wouldn't want my (important female) to walk through unattended.
And since I'm not nearly so chatty, I won't miss any fun by running people to and from the airport.
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T, does it have to be a chauffer silly hat? Or do we get to give you any silly hat we want? :plots:
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Ben, it could be an issue. It has been an issue in the past. It would be great if it didn't have to be an issue at all. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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The Wingate was within easy walking distance of several places to eat, and within easy driving distance of a number more. We walked quite a bit, when we were there, as I recall.
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This dead horse is starting to smell... Can someone help me move it out of the thread? *runs away, anticipating an argument over whether to move it with ropes or shovels*
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Well, the doc didn't say anything about bashing my head into the wall...though, you'd think that'd be intuitive on my part.
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Since we've got a dead horse in the thread, is this the time to mention that I've heard that horse fat is the very best deep-frying fat ever? Like, french fries done in horse fat are your memory of the best fry you've ever eaten times 10.
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If it's NOT at the Wingate, then it is absolutely vital that wherever we end up going has a good sized meeting room. KamaCon's meeting room was too small, and impacted my enjoyment of the event. I couldn't talk to anyone because I couldn't hear them, due to all the background noise.
If we had used airport shuttles at the last WenchCon, then I wouldn't have had the opportunity to hang out and chat with Olivia one-on-one, which was one of the highlights of the trip.
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If we'd used shuttles at KamaCon, someone wouldn't have had to spend three hours of a crazy day searching for one person at the airport.
Absolutely - large meeting room = vital.
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Is that the objection? That the shuttles would seem too impersonal? I think the desire to always be met at the airport. I can see that.
I just think that it is going to end up the job of someone sweet, introverted, and responsible to play chauffer that weekend. I'm not worried it's going to be me (see list of qualities), but I do think it is going to be someone like that since that's what's happened every other time. Surely, surely there is a way to get everything.
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That seems to be a main reason that a lot of people don't want to consider change. While I'm sure the excellence of the locale contributed to the overall good experience, isn't the point to have fun together? And couldn't that be accomplished, and an excellent experience be had, somewhere else as well?
It's like jeans. If you have one pair of jeans, and you like to wear them, doesn't it make sense to try buying another pair of jeans? Maybe a slightly different style to add to your wardrobe options? Ones that fit you well when you try them on, but are slightly different, and have, say, convenient pockets that your other jeans don't have?
It makes sense to me...
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You know what would be fun? We should all go somewhere very refined, like an art museum, in costume. *giggles*
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