[meteorite-list] Missing Tucson this year

From: Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:32:56 -0700
Message-ID: <45A31AF8.7050406_at_fascination.com>

And the number one answer would be: To much bologna at the show?
DF

M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote:

>The hotel prices its a problem in all mineral
>shows....why you not come in Bologna Show in March?
>
>Matteo
>
>--- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at comcast.net> ha scritto:
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>
>>Dear List Members,
>>
>>
>>
>>If anybody cares, I will NOT be attending the Tucson
>>show this year.
>>Although it used to be the number one show on my
>>list, it no longer holds
>>this title for me for several reasons, mainly the
>>lack of decent
>>accommodations.
>>
>>
>>
>>It seems for the last several years, some cheesy
>>motel/hotel rips us off. We
>>book online at $140.00 plus a night for what was
>>advertised as a two-star
>>facility just to find out it when we get there that
>>it is some crack-user
>>infested shack that should be condemned. Two years
>>ago, the Econo Lodge
>>tried to rip us off for nearly a $1,000.00 by
>>charging my credit card even
>>though we refused to stay in this falsely advertised
>>hell hole. They tacked
>>on an extra night before we even arrived in Tucson
>>to make the theft
>>complete. I used to stay by the airport but the
>>hotels have now raised their
>>prices to $250.00 a night. I could stay in a
>>five-star hotel in the
>>Caribbean for half this amount, come on, we are
>>talking about Tucson here!
>>The only other show I have been to where the hotels
>>jack up their prices
>>this much is Las Vegas and I refuse to pay $250.00 a
>>night for a $50.00 a
>>night room just because I am attending a convention.
>>
>>
>>
>>I was going to come down this year with my RV but
>>decided it was not worth
>>the risk going through the passes which are buried
>>in snow and ice. This
>>time of year, the coastal route is far too windy and
>>time consuming to
>>hardly make it worth the effort. At 53' front to
>>back, the winds would
>>cause havoc with my setup as anybody with any road
>>time with a rig will tell
>>you. I will wait until late winter when I can spend
>>months in the field
>>searching California before putting any of my
>>equipment in jeopardy.
>>
>>
>>
>>I added up my receipts from last year's Tucson show
>>and decided it would be
>>cheaper to attend the show in Germany, something I
>>have yet to try and look
>>forward to.
>>
>>
>>
>>For those who will be attending the show, have a
>>great time and stay away
>>from the Econo Lodge! I will forward some money to
>>my brother, Greg who
>>will be to pay off the margaritas and beers I owe on
>>the Moss meteorite lost
>>wagers.
>>
>>
>>
>>All the Best,
>>
>>
>>
>>Adam
>>
>>
>>
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