Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Vortex - Jan 13, 2010 11:05:59 am PST #1301 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Speaking of, is $600/day for room, 3 meals, and some activities (but NOT spa services) decent?

I think that sounds a little steep, depending on the activities. If you think about how much you spend on meals a day, it sounds over the top.


msbelle - Jan 13, 2010 11:19:30 am PST #1302 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

If I break it down I think maybe it's high, but not too bad:

$200 - room
$100 - food
$65 per - classes - my guess is I would avg 3/day

$495 would be my baseline - $100 off.


megan walker - Jan 13, 2010 11:20:45 am PST #1303 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Speaking of, is $600/day for room, 3 meals, and some activities (but NOT spa services) decent?

That seems cheap if it's a place known for good food. IIRC, Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires was way more than that. And I recently checked the Inn at Blackberry Farm in the Smokies and it was more than double that.


Tom Scola - Jan 13, 2010 11:22:12 am PST #1304 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

And I recently checked the Inn at Blackberry Farm in the Smokies and it was more than double that.

But it's right by Dollywood! That's worth something.


msbelle - Jan 13, 2010 11:25:26 am PST #1305 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Dude, someday I will go to Dollywood and it will be epic.

Ok, I think I have a frontrunner then - 2011 spa long weekend. I shall start saving.


Fred Pete - Jan 13, 2010 11:33:07 am PST #1306 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.

I can't even begin to get started about the futility of a third world country depending on tourism as a source of foreign income. We're hosed that way, and we're pretty good at it.

New Orleans is pretty good at tourism, too. Bottom line -- Jobs, often seasonal, pay generally not too good.


Dana - Jan 13, 2010 11:33:43 am PST #1307 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I feel like I should own something with a houndstooth pattern. I have argyle socks, but no houndstooth.


Nicole - Jan 13, 2010 11:34:41 am PST #1308 of 30001
I'm getting the pig!

Question for them that know Vegas - what hotels are super close to ceasar's palace? Like, next door and not as expensive.


tommyrot - Jan 13, 2010 11:35:05 am PST #1309 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I feel like I should own something with a houndstooth pattern. I have argyle socks, but no houndstooth.

In the late '60s you could buy a Mercury Cougar with a houndstooth vinyl roof.


smonster - Jan 13, 2010 11:36:09 am PST #1310 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

New Orleans is pretty good at tourism, too. Bottom line -- Jobs, often seasonal, pay generally not too good.

Also drawing on the New Orleans comparison, lots of resources are deployed to keep the tourists safe and happy. Residents? Eh.