[78-L] Sights and Sounds of ARSC - NOLA - first two parts of the video

[Cary Ginell]

Seems to me a formal complaint on behalf of ARSC would be in order. This kind of thing should not happen. I found the main conference room and hallways freezing cold, but with the heat and humidity outside, it didn't bother me that much as I always bring layers with me. I didn't require anything from the staff, so I can't tell you if they were helpful or not. They were polite, though, and when I asked about neighborhood restaurants, I got helpful responses.

 

Cary Ginell
 
> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:51:42 -0700
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Sights and Sounds of ARSC - NOLA - first two parts of the video
> 
> >> Remember this only covers things I did and presentations I saw and 
> >> is - obviously - subjective. But it should bring back memories for 
> >> those who were there and show others what it was like. (To get the 
> >> real experience, turn off your air conditioner and turn up the 
> >> humidity to 90%.) Steve Ramm
> 
> > Except for when you're viewing the conference presentation pictures. 
> > In that case, turn your AC to 50 and put on a sweater.
> > Kurt Nauck
> 
> Actually the air conditioning at the hotel was quite crummy, and often
> was too warm in the meeting rooms. The elevators seem to have the HEAT
> turned on, and none of the hallways had ventilation, let alone air
> conditioning. There was not a properly working ice machine in the whole
> hotel -- we could never get more than half a bucket of ice any time in
> the four days we were there -- and they never refilled the water
> pitchers in the meeting rooms anytime during the day. Once they were
> empty, they stayed empty. For rooms that were that expensive we were
> amazed that we did not have a mini-fridge. (On our trip down there we
> had a fridge and a microwave in a $45 room.) What appeared to be the
> main entrance to the hotel -- and was the most convenient to the
> conference location -- was LOCKED unless you had a key card. We had
> parked there to check in, and found we had to drive 4 blocks to the real
> entrance because of the one way streets. On a scale of one to ten, I'd
> give the hotel a minus four. 
> 
> Ironically, the week before, we were at the Cincinnati Old Time Radio
> Convention which had been moved to the Crowne Plaza at nearly the last
> minute, and if you look at any of the comments about the convention you
> will see FIRST heaps and heaps of PRAISE for the hotel. It was
> wonderful! The staff went out of their way to be helpful. They kept
> the buffet dinners open later to accommodate our schedule. The
> delivered lunch to the guys who were broadcasting. There were always
> staff around eager to help. No request was denied. I've been to at
> least 100 conference all over the world, and that hotel was the best
> (although the ones in Singapore and Sopron Hungary are close runners
> up), but this one in NOLA is about the worst. The REAL irony is that
> right next door was the NOLA Crowne Plaza. I have no way of knowing if
> they would have been as good as Cinc, but they have GOT to have been
> better than the one we were in.
> 
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com 
> 
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