My problem has been that even when the company picks up the cost of internet, fancy hotel internet is not especially fast or reliable.
This too. My employer always pays for "enhanced" wifi, but most of the time 4G on my phone is faster.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Apr 17, 2016 10:09:06 am PDT #19822 of 30003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Zenkitty - Apr 17, 2016 10:09:09 am PDT #19823 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
That is the key part of all of it. For the big hotel chains their business model is built around clients where a company is paying the charges, not an individual.
True. Which I guess explains the lack of minibars, except I'd be happy to pay for my own stupid $11 tiny Chablis. (What? I like minibars.)
Zenkitty - Apr 17, 2016 10:10:42 am PDT #19824 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My problem has been that even when the company picks up the cost of internet, fancy hotel internet is not especially fast or reliable.
It really isn't. They never seem to provide enough bandwidth to accommodate all the conference people who are jumping on it all at the same time.
Dana - Apr 17, 2016 10:21:25 am PDT #19825 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
And let me tell you, the cost of providing wireless in a conference space is a huge racket. The hotel makes such bank on that.
Zenkitty - Apr 17, 2016 10:26:30 am PDT #19826 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
They could do a better job of it, then! Our IT guys are there struggling to manage the connection every time.
Connie Neil - Apr 17, 2016 10:30:43 am PDT #19827 of 30003
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Access to the wifi was part of the casino's Resort Fee, which covered the pool and spa and all that. And the spa had additional fees. But I understand that in Vegas, they're after every dollar, so I don't begrudge them. I just don't use anything else that requires a fee.
Consuela - Apr 17, 2016 10:33:54 am PDT #19828 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OK, ran the dog, did some laundry, did some dog training with my sister in the park. Now I gotta go measure the garage and see if Home Depot has some kind of racks I can install.
-t - Apr 17, 2016 10:40:31 am PDT #19829 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's apparently the time of year when my gate doesn't want to close (it certainly seems to be seasonal, for whatever reason), which I found out when my neighbor called to tell me he had my dog. Hooray for ID tags with my phone number on Walter's collar!
Burrell - Apr 17, 2016 10:49:21 am PDT #19830 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
My son is 9 and goes to the bathroom by himself in public, but it hasn't been a super long time - 2 years, max.
Sounds about right. When he was around 6 my son started wanting to use the men's room all the time, except he often felt nervous going in there by himself so he wanted me to come too. Er.... so we usually tried to find a family restroom, or he came into the women's, or he sucked it up and went into the men's. It wasn't until he was 7 that he felt comfortable going in by himself.
Zenkitty - Apr 17, 2016 10:50:00 am PDT #19831 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Glad Walter had tags! My gate doesn't like to close or open when it's humid, because the wood swells so much.