From: Annie (annie@geekbabe.com)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 08:31:18 CST
In this mailing:
Org List
Thanks, gang
Big Sister and roommates
SO's activities
Headcounts, registration, San Remo
Summary schedule of activities
Administrivia
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Thanks, gang:
Thanks to everybody who helped shake down the registration system. I
think all of the major problems are gone now. Should be ready to go when
re-registration starts next month.
For those who get a validation thank-you before you send in a response,
that is me testing the manual validation function.
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Big Sister and roommates:
Nora writes:
>>Big Sister program, and let our two volunteer Big Sister coordinators
>>screen and match roommates.
>This may or may not work.
>The Big Sister program is for those who are for the most part first
>coming out and want or need someone to help in their experiencing the
>DLV.
>The roommate program, while there may be several who need big sisters
>is mainly for those who either wish to save money or to be near someone
>else attending and not be alone. The latter does not necessarily infer
>a need for a big sister.
>I don't know how many who are coming inquire about roommates. I suspect
>it will not be all that many.
Historically, no, the "roommate wanted" announcements never exceeded 3-4
at any one time in any year.
>The only overlapping I can see is to pair those asking for a big sister
>and have a big sister assigned to both or for a willing big sister to
>share a room with a girl asking for a big sister.
I do think we've had a few cases of BS/LS rooming together, but those
were arranged outside of our roommate matching program.
>If we have a volunteer wishing to handle the roommate situation then
>the big sister coordinators can work with them in the pairing. If their
>is no volunteer the I guess the big sister coordinators can take on
>this responsibility.
For the most part, the Big Sister program is green field and if you (the
Big Sister coordinators) think roommate matching would be a good thing
to be included within it, it can happen. If not, it does not have to
happen.
One thing I don't think we need is room-share announcements that look
more like personal ads. <semi grin>
My big question remains ... do we need roommate matching? Do we want it?
Comments?
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SO's activities:
Sandi writes:
>Hi Annie and all,
Hewwo :)
>I just wanted to touch base to let you know that I am still monitoring
>the org list, but at this time it's uncertain as to whether or not we
>will be able to make it to DLV '04. :o(
>Our parent company is selling our division, with final at the end of
>the year. Then it will be the 're-apply for your position' phase. All
>this uncertainty makes it difficult to know where we will be in May. I
>would really like to go ahead with plans for SO activities, but I don't
>want to make a lot of plans then not be able to make it down there.
We do hope that things settle down and that you two will again be able
to make DLV in 2004. Think positive. :)
>If there are any other SO's on the list that have any suggestions for
>activities, I would be very happy to hear them. It would be
>interesting to know if they would like to have some side actvities or
>if everyone is happy with the way things have been.
We do have a few SO's (not many though) who read this list. In the past,
any SO gathering has been singular. I know only one year was there any
significant turnout.
>Anyway, that is the story of my life, sad as it is. It will all work
>out, I'm sure, but a little up in the air right now.
As I said, please think positive and keep us informed. Your input to us
as a SO who has stepped forward is valuable and appreciated, whether or
not you will be attending. Of course we do hope you can make it.
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Headcounts, registration, San Remo:
Densie writes:
>>it looks like we have more signed up than we had in either 1997 or 1998.
>That's great!
>I thought that 1997 was going to be the record attendance year.
It was!
And so was 1998 ... and 1999 ... and 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 ... :)
One of these years, however, if only due to variance, it will decrease.
>>validation e-mail, why don't you ignore it and be sure you get a
>>steady stream of bitch-o-grams reminding you to do so.
>I'm getting them.
Good. I'll watch the logs here for the final one to you and I'll then
intervene.
>Here's one right in between "You can have a bigger penis" and "get your
>meds here".
I'm sure you're really interested in that. :)
>>+15:46:14 15990 dlvret1.cgi activated from remote ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>Ummm...probably not a good idea to post IP addresses. The one that I
>registered from is actually the IP of my firewall behind another
>firewall, so it won't be a problem, and I know that cookies track these
>things all over the place, but some places have a policy that their
>employees are not supposed to give them out to anyone. Not that any of
>us would be going to web pages instead of working...
Ok, I probably should have edited those out. I removed all of them from
the archived copy of this list.
>>You did make one update which looks like it was properly recorded ...
>>+update ppant set soatt = 'y', arrdate = '05/01/2004', depdate = '05/09
>>+hotel = 'Sahara', needride = 'y', havecar = 'n'
>>+where idno = '1045673298-24612';
>>+UPDATE 1
>At one time, I put in 'y' for need ride and 'y' for have car, and it
>seemed to accept that. That's actually true in my case, but I thought
>that maybe it should throw up a flag.
You're not gonna believe this, but there is actually some commented-out
code in there that checks for this. Somebody wrote in back in 2001? and
said she wanted to be on both the driver and rider lists, having a car
but wanting rides to some things. It's been that way ever since.
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>News from the San Remo:
>Tony was reading hotel reviews last night. Evidently my rating of
>"Del-Mar" for the San Remo was a little generous. There are even more
>(alleged) serious issues than the broken furniture, leaky plumbing,
>dirty elevators, etc that we experienced. Naturally this is
>third-party information that people posted to boards and lists, but I
>would not doubt any of it.
>Someone else's keycard may work in your door, even if it is expired.
>Don't leave any valuables in your room, and before you turn in, put a
>chair against the door knob. The security latch may not work right
>either.
>There are no security guards (Tony and I didn't see any when we were
>there either).
>One person reported that there were cockroaches on the ceiling and
>bedbugs in the bed, and that the staff refused to give him another
>room, or even to clean the room that he had. He was told that if he
>didn't like it, he could go stay somewhere else.
>Somebody went in to the buffet for breakfast and no one had cleaned the
>dishes the night before. The staff were back there scraping the plates
>and the customer was told that it would be 45 minutes before the dishes
>were ready.
>There are no cabs outside. If you want a taxi, you have to walk to
>another casino. There is no doorman to help you get a cab. One person
>reported waiting an hour and 45 minutes for a cab that never showed up.
>He caught a cab at another casino and asked why he couldn't get one at
>San Remo and the driver said, "We don't go there". This is consistent
>with what Tony and I experienced. We got lucky and caught one that was
>unloading there, and the driver agreed with our opinion of the place
>and told us that it was about to be torn down.
>I'm not trying to start an argument about how good this hotel is or is
>not. I am suggesting that people read as many reviews as they can
>before they book a hotel, because a really bad hotel can spoil the best
>of vacations. We were very depressed when we stayed there on our last
>trip, and I would hate to see anyone else have the same experience.
San Remo always seems to get mixed reviews, both here and on the various
review sites. To be honest, I've never seen a San Remo room. I'm gonna
try to observe a few this coming year and see for myself what kind of
condition they are in. I have a feeling (due to the mixed reviews) that
some of them are nice and recently renovated, and others are badly
showing their age and the wear and tear.
The only arthropoda that should be in a hotel room are lobsters
delivered by room service, and it seems that for some reason there
are more reports of ants, crickets, etc. at the San Remo than at
other area hotels. (I took a look at some travel sites before I
wrote this response. Looks like a few of your examples came from
www.ratelasvegas.com, which is well respected.)
What concerns me more are the reports of indifference. In the hotels
where I've worked, reports of bugs were taken quite seriously and
always acted upon immediately. That's a major hot-button issue that
no GM or executive housekeeper wants to have happen.
There may be a grain of truth, or at least speculation, to the "about to
be torn down" comment. I've seen two threads on this in the newsfroups.
One is that the Tropicana will try to acquire the property to include it
in its big to-be-announced redevelopment effort. Another thought is that
the monorail extension to the airport (if it happens -- there are lotsa
people fighting that) would traverse what is now the San Remo. Who
knows? The Casino Death Watch isn't really predicting anything imminent.
If you (or anybody) have any comments about the San Remo (or any other
hotel) that you would like to make public, you might make a comment
and/or a rating at http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/vendors/ as the stuff
going out about hotels will refer to that page.
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Summary schedule of activities:
This schedule is preliminary and is subject to change
without notice.
Sunday, May 2:
10:15am Metro Comm Church service (MCC - SV)
Ev Pre-DLV Happy Hour (TBD)
Ev Pre-DLV dinner (Milano's - MV)
Ev Pre-DLV get-together (Spotlight lounge - SV)
Monday, May 3:
10:00am Trip to Rhyolite (Rhyolite - MS)
1:00pm Lunch with or without Ginger (Sahara buffet - MS)
5:00pm Happy Hour (Hamburger Mary's - MV)
6:00pm Dinner (Hamburger Mary's - MV)
8:00pm Welcome Celebration (Flex - SV)
Tuesday, May 4:
12:30pm Boat cruise (Lake Mead - MS)
1:00pm Lunch with or without Ginger (Sahara buffet - MS)
1:30pm Bowling (Bowling alley - MS)
5:00pm Happy Hour (TBD)
Wednesday, May 5:
9:00am Air Tours (Henderson Executive Airport - MS)
11:00am Hidden Woman Open House (Sahara (suite) - SV)
12:00n Buffet Lunch (Bellagio buffet - MS)
1:00pm Lunch with or without Ginger (Sahara buffet - MS)
2:00pm Shopping expedition (LV Premium Outlets - MS)
5:00pm Happy Hour (Hard Rock Cafe - MV)
6:00pm Hard Rock Dinner (Hard Rock Cafe - MV)
Ev Secretaries Night (HRC - MV)
10:00pm Karaoke (Goodtimes - SV)
Thursday, May 6:
2:00am Charles Bar get-together (Bellagio - MS)
10:00am Art tour (TBD - MS)
1:00pm Lunch with or without Ginger (Sahara buffet - MS)
PM Indoor skydiving (Flyaway - MS)
PM Glamour Boutique Open House (Glamour Boutique - SV)
4:00pm High Tea (TBD - MS)
5:00pm Happy Hour (TBD)
Ev Production show (TBD - MS)
Ev Limo Tour (TBD - MS)
Friday, May 7:
AM-PM Golf (Desert Rose - MS)
1:00pm Lunch with or without Ginger (Sahara buffet - MS)
2:00pm Shop til ya drop (Various - MV)
5:00pm Happy Hour (Carluccio's - MV)
6:00pm Carluccio's Dinner (Carluccio's Tivoli Gardens - MV)
7:30pm Annual Mixer (Goodtimes - SV)
Saturday, May 8:
10:00am Claude Hall Gun Show (Cashman Field - MS)
11:00am SBS Garden Party (Mindy's residence - SV)
5:00pm Happy Hour (TBD)
12:00m Rocky Horror Picture Show (Highly tentative)
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