Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.

Mal ,'War Stories'


F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?  

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!


Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2005 4:06:52 pm PDT #4164 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Such a smart sweet Canadian.

Even your plane crashes are polite.


JohnSweden - Aug 02, 2005 4:12:55 pm PDT #4165 of 10001
I can't even.

I'm sure everyone got off that plane in an orderly and civilized fashion (and thank goodness that they apparently all got out of there).


Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2005 4:20:42 pm PDT #4166 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

The fact that no one was killed. What could be more polite than that?

It's like the plane was thinking, "oh dear, plumetting now, better be careful not to squash anyone inside of me."


deborah grabien - Aug 02, 2005 9:45:41 pm PDT #4167 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Abi, that figure of under $100?

I can tell you right off, there won't be one in this neck of the woods for under $100 that also includes the hotel tax. No false pretenses, here. The $99 rate is pre-tax, period.

If that's an issue, let me know now, and Seattle and Vegas and Phoenix and wherever else can duke it out.


Susan W. - Aug 02, 2005 10:03:50 pm PDT #4168 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I don't think you could do it in Seattle, either, not in a hotel that has the amenities and location we want.


Fred Pete - Aug 03, 2005 3:33:23 am PDT #4169 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

Should we raise the limit to $125, then?


brenda m - Aug 03, 2005 3:36:48 am PDT #4170 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Lets see what the organizers have come up with - we discussed at the beginning of this that below $100 was strongly preferred, so I know everyone's been cost-conscious in looking at options. In some places, it's going to be more feasible than others, but let's see what we've got.


Nicole - Aug 03, 2005 3:59:06 am PDT #4171 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!

I didn't realize the rule was that ALL the hotel options HAD to be under $100. For me, it'd be great if there were cheaper options that I could weigh other positives and negatives against but I still want to see what else the point people have found. Especially since the price of the hotel isn't going to matter whatsoever to the peeps that are able to score floor space with the locals (SF or Seattle).

Why have I never said wicked pissy before? FTR, my co-workers are going to hear it come out of my mouth quite a bit today.


Jon B. - Aug 03, 2005 4:17:38 am PDT #4172 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Given that the last two hotels we used were all over $109/night or more excluding hotel taxes, I would think that proposals for $99/night excluding taxes are still an improvement and we should include them.


Vortex - Aug 03, 2005 5:22:40 am PDT #4173 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Perhaps the rule should be that at least one hotel per city is under $99/night, preferably all of them.