That woeful day has come.
Jan. 24th, 2008 02:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceagleWhen FC started letting the hotel charge for parking.
All these years at this hotel, it has been free to con attendees, and now they say it is only for hotel guests.
Bad BAD policy. This was the beginning of the end at the previous hotel.
Luckily I have a backup plan, but it is rather inconvenient. I may have to morph into angry parrot feathers every time I pass the front desk, talk to the hotel manager, or speak to con ops. This cannot persist. It is one of my few points of contention: that hotel parking should be free for attendees, and especially when it is ample and hitherto free.
For example, the last hotel was free for a few years, then they built big expensive gates, tire puncture systems, and hired attendants, and charged $12 per day just to pay for all that. Insane, methinx.
Well...grumph. I haven't slept since 10 a.m. Wednesday, and have been driving since 6 a.m. this morning. Maybe I'll just take a nap.
(other than this not-so-fine-how-do-ya-do from the hotel, I'm sure the rest of the convention will be a kick! after...I.... take a napzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....)
All these years at this hotel, it has been free to con attendees, and now they say it is only for hotel guests.
Bad BAD policy. This was the beginning of the end at the previous hotel.
Luckily I have a backup plan, but it is rather inconvenient. I may have to morph into angry parrot feathers every time I pass the front desk, talk to the hotel manager, or speak to con ops. This cannot persist. It is one of my few points of contention: that hotel parking should be free for attendees, and especially when it is ample and hitherto free.
For example, the last hotel was free for a few years, then they built big expensive gates, tire puncture systems, and hired attendants, and charged $12 per day just to pay for all that. Insane, methinx.
Well...grumph. I haven't slept since 10 a.m. Wednesday, and have been driving since 6 a.m. this morning. Maybe I'll just take a nap.
(other than this not-so-fine-how-do-ya-do from the hotel, I'm sure the rest of the convention will be a kick! after...I.... take a napzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....)
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Re: as long as they keep the current policy
Date: 2008-01-25 07:13 pm (UTC)Yeah, even though I was having a great time with folkses, my head was throbbing from being 32 or so hours without sleep at that point ;P Gotta remember to check that strategy off my list in the future... *rolls eyes*
I got into the hotel around 7 pm and took a nap til 10, then got my stuff outa the car, got a bit of a snack, and went back to sleep from about midnight till 7 am or so.... feeling much better today *whew* I think things'll be much better now...
I may go ahead and use the parking thing.. I know it's not tooooo much really, but the sheer fact that it's only the 2nd or 3rd time we've endured that fee in all the years of FC just pokes and prods at the senses.. :D
Looking forward to seeing you again much much! *hugs virtually as well*