Wow On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yep - the power outage weekend was one that certainly left a mark. We > were making plans on the fly with the hotel staff; I remember there > was some concern that their generator fuel supply was not assured; I > also remember our 2nd floor "al fresco" Saturday evening banquet / > speech with Amanda Dawn Christie holding court. The hotel was > accommodating when it came to how the pull off the banquet given the > lighting (rather, the lack thereof) in the meeting rooms. > > I was reading one of the news stories about the building's conversion. > It will be simply a re-use of the existing space, it seems; so the > hollow nature of the building, with its multilevel atrium, will > remain. What puzzles me, however, is how they'll configure the > individual rooms with kitchens; while each room had plumbing for a wet > bar, one would expect an apartment to have a full (albeit small) > kitchen. That part of the conversion won't be cheap. 253 suites will > become 213 apartments. > > The planned rental rates ($1585 / month for a 1-bedroom apartment) are > certainly less than average in Montgomery County. I wonder if there > was any type of special financing utilized, as quite often there are > investment tax credits (e.g. LIHTC) that can be invoked if offering > below-market rate rental units. > > RC > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eric A. Cottrell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I remember the power outage as well. The hotel had their generators > > going because they tested them regularly versus the neighboring hotel > > that didn't and suffered the consequences. It was interesting that only > > one outlet in the room had emergency power. I think there was only one > > light that worked as well. > > > > Janice and I striking out into the cold darkness to the nearby Zoe's > > Kitchen to get supper for the Boston/Montreal crew. We had a community > > meal at tables in the downstairs hallway somewhere near the forum rooms.. > > > > Power came back the morning we left (of course). I remember seeing a > > picture of severe power pole damage near where I worked in Watertown. > > There was a number of detours I had to take on the way home due to trees > > blocking the roads. > > > > The event caused me to carry a flashlight in my luggage ever since. > > > > It was also great to help Dan do the Listening Lounge. > > > > 73 Eric > > > > On 2/19/2026 2:34 PM, Tom S wrote: > > > Ah well, all good things come to an end. > > > > > > Scanner Scum sure did have a good time camped out in Bob’s 6th floor > suite the year of the Great Nor’Easter and power outage listening to the > excitement on no fewer than six scanners at once. Primo monitoring event…. > > > > > > Tom WA8PYR > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Swlfest mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > > > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > > > > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > > > > http://www.swlfest.com > > > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Swlfest mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > > http://www.swlfest.com > > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com >
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