> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Eric Chevalier
>
> On 8 Aug 2007 08:46:13 -0700, Patrick Lyon wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:40:04 -0500, Anton Britz wrote:
> >
> >>The Conference fees ?
> >>
> >>a) $2100 for the week
> >>b) Hotel fees ... $175 per day... Meals not included ($1000)
> >>
> >
> >Try $215 per night for the SHARE conference. What a deal...
>
> No matter how bad things are, they could always be worse...
>
> This week Tulsa is hosting the 2007 PGA Championship. Most
> hotels/motels have been sold out for quite a while; those
> that do do have rooms available are are going anywhere from
> $300/night to $700/night or more!!!
>
> If I'd planned ahead, I probably could have rented out my
> house for a week or two and covered a couple of mortgage payments. :-(
Hindsight is always 20/20.
I plan to move "out west" when I retire in 2014, but if Chicago "wins"
the 2016 Olympics I may reconsider. I live in a suburb 45 miles from
downtown, within "easy" walking distance of a commuter train
station.......
-jc-
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