VCF West hotel

Rumor has it that evan may have mentioned these words: I certainly mean no disrespect to Sellam, as he did a fantastic job on VCF East 2.0 {despite... ahhh... "familial difficulties" to attend more} but the $69/nite pay-in-advance deal actually wasn't part of the deal Sellam brokered with them. (Or, I suppose more accurately -- wasn't any more of a deal than what they offer themselves...) AAMAF, the conversation I had with them when I reserved my room was a bit odd -- for 5 minutes of discussion, the lady would *not* take my reservation for more than Friday & Saturday nite at the ($69/nite) VCF rate, which I would have had to pay in advance with a credit card, so when I finally asked what other deals they had which would cover Thursday & Sunday nite as well, she told me that I was eligible for another deal as long as I prepay with a credit card -- $69/nite. Methinks she was trying to get me to acquiesce and get a "non-deal" room rate, until I asked "just the right question." If there is a Marriott nearby, they may offer the same deal... can't hurt to call & ask! I can say that VCFEast 2.0 was my "last hurrah" for a while (according to my checkbook, at least) so VCF West is certainly out of the question... However, I noticed that Sellam has worked out a VCF Italia 1.0, which makes me beg the question: When is VCF Canada 1.0? -- As long as it's in Ontario there's a good chance I could make that... and if it's close enough, heck, maybe I could help organize and/or help... Ottawa is touch far, but Toronto or Hamilton are within an 8-10 hour drive... ;-) Just a (probably bad) thought... hehehe ;-) Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers zmerch(a)30below.com What do you do when Life gives you lemons, and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????