Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 07:09:18 11/05/97
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On November 05, 1997 at 09:55:09, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On November 05, 1997 at 09:35:28, Chris Whittington wrote: > >>My anger-detection meter has swung very high, Bruce. Why is it not ok to >>discuss / question these costing issues ? Remember I pay the $1000, I >>resent it; you don't have to pay it. > >It is perfectly fine to discuss or question any of this. You are not >doing this, however. You have asserted that the ICCA officers stayed in >swank hotels (4-5 star) and took swank flights (club class). That is an >unfair place to start, since these are just guesses on your part, it >would be better if you started by presenting some facts. > >Jaap stayed in the Hotel Brighton, it is a 3-star hotel, and a single >room costs about $100 a night, according to the email they sent to us >about hotels. > >I don't know where the others stayed, or how much they spent getting to >the tournament. > >Neither do you, which is why I think it is irresponsible of you to >speculate. Ok, I will cease speculating .... Can you tell us what is reasonable ? like what sort of expenses level should get run up ? Shoudl there be $1000 entry fees (which you agree are a problem) imposed - when the balance on the other side is flights and hotels which *could* be reduced - and so on and so on ........ Do we need swanky venues and tight security and canapes and champagne ? I mean the Thorstens (and they are mostly Thorstens, no ?) prefer bonner kebabs eaten off chipped pink plastic tables in run down Arab snack bars (with no beer). look how easy it was for yuo guys to get high end kit at the last minute, free ? i'm sure there are plenty of places that would open up for such a tournament. Does it all neeed to be so swanky and expensive ? Do we need to be paying for the priveledge of attending ? etc. etc. ect. Privelidge ? I can't spell anymore :) > >It is also waste of my time to argue with you when you present no facts. > If you are going to be so lazy about this, it isn't worth it to >continue. Fine, we can stop. > >By way of comparison, my hotel was 2 stars, it cost about $50 a night >(paid by me, of course), and featured doors that wouldn't open all the >way because they bashed into furniture, a shower with no curtain, a >bathroom with no door, and extremely thin walls. Mine was three, it cost $70 and was just fine. Bit rabbit hutchy, but ok. Chris > >bruce
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