[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Fri Jul 15 20:00:25 UTC 2011

Hello Mike and everyone,

Amen to that!

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

I'd rather have everything be part of flight cost as in days of yore or I'd 
just as soon have no service.

Mike

On Jul 15, 2011, at 9:50, "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu> wrote:

> That, and there were  always issues with settling accounts after a 
> flight --
> also, I think airlines lost trust in their flight attendants not to pocket
> some of the cash... Who can blame them when their pensions were suck dry 
> by
> the corporate types? Personally, I'd rather pay cash.
> Brian M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:03 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>
> Terry:
>
> One is not asked to sign when paying by credit card on an airplane. If one
> thinks about it, the practice of signing credit card receipts is 
> antiquated
> since one never does th@ on-line.
>
> As for the reason, I think airlines simply don't want to have to handle 
> cash
> anymore. Before airlines started the current practice, they began asking 
> for
> exact change and I suspect too few people had it.
>
> Mike
>
> On Jul 15, 2011, at 6:47, "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]"
> <Terry.Powers at nih.gov> wrote:
>
>> Talking about cost, why do they want you to pay for everything on an
> airplane with a credit card.  I was going to buy some chips, my $3.00 in
> hand and the lady asked me for my credit card.  She could tell I was
> shocked, so she gave it to me free.  Ho crazy.  Cash is more reliable than 
> a
> credit card and who can sign a receipt on a moving plain?  My bag was on 
> the
> floor and I could not reach it with my seat belt on.  Anyone know the
> reasoning behind this?  Coming back, I bought my lunch and took it on the
> plain.
>>
>> Terry Powers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marsha Drenth [mailto:marsha.drenth at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:13 PM
>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>> Entitlement? Not me atleast, can't speak for anyone else. I am not a big
> fan of hotels and business nicle and dimeing you for every single little
> thing.
>> I know its how they make their money. But extra pillows, so an extra
> $5.00, Or you need to use the bathroom on a plane now, so you will have to
> fork over $5.00, to relieve yourself. I mean come on people.
>>
>> Just my two cents, but I promise ya it won't cost ya two cents!
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:03 PM
>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>> The charges are about the same. In my experience, hotels with free wifi
> are usually much smaller as in, for example, the Holiday Inn Capitol where
> we hold the Washington Seminar.
>>
>> I surely hope we aren't working ourselves into an entitlement mentality.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:42 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>> Well, how much do other large hotels charge? Some small hotels have no
>> charge, but they do have several public computers to use; they know
>> business
>>
>> people need to conduct business.
>> I wonder what is reasonable? Compare that to other hotels to find out.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Loren Wakefield
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:08 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>> That amount is something like the mob would charge.  There is absolutely
> no reason to charge that much except that they think they can.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>>
>>> 9.95 a day.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:44 PM
>>> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>>
>>> yes it is nice to check email though when you would wish.
>>> What was the cost to use their system?
>>> Five dollars?
>>> Would that be a day?
>>> Jim likes to check things out like that.
>>> Me, I would rather use my new system with Verizon.
>>> I have worked hard to do email by the phone, and even if I say so
>>> myself, I plum don't do that bad.
>>> My lists laugh at me if they get a blank message.
>>> I even hit the wrong keys on this computer trying to do something else.
>>> Keeps me thinking.
>>>
>>> Original message:
>>>> Of course, the question is *why?* After all, one presumably goes to
>>>> conventions to attend meetings, not dabble on the Internet.
>>>> <<putting on fire-resistant suit>>
>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:35 PM
>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>>
>>>> More frustrating was that there was no wifi at any price anywhere in
>>>> the area of the meeting rooms.  Were I to make one request of the
>>>> national office when we return, it would be to obtain internet
>>>> access for the meeting rooms and set up a few wifi routers at
>>>> selected locations for basic access.
>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 04:01:59PM -0400, Marsha Drenth wrote:
>>>>> Just my two cents on this convention. The hotel was nice, very
>>>>> clean, nice rooms, and the staff was great. It was huge, people
>>>>> thought we walked a lot in Dallas, folks that is NOTHING! The food
>>>>> in the hotel was very very expensive, way way more than any of the
>>>>> restaurants in Dallas. It did help greatly to have the Publics
>>>>> across the street. If and when I go back, I
>>>> must
>>>>> remember to take good walking shoes. In regards to the WiFi, yes it
>>>>> totally sucked there was no free access any where in the hotel. And
>>>>> yet again I am too cheap to buy it. As far as the cell coverage, I
>>>>> have Verizon and had converage every where in the hotel and rooms.
>>>>> So I think that really
>>>> depends
>>>>> on your carrier.
>>>
>>>>> Marsha
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:43 AM
>>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>>
>>>>> Yes, Mr. Rosen was REALLY impressed with the NFB, and Dr. Maurer
>>>>> was really impressed with the facility.  Hopefully the two of them
>>>>> can work something out to reduce the nickel-and-dime effects
>>>>> somewhat.  I certainly have no objection to the hotel making
>>>>> money-but the incidental fees are both too high and too frequent to be
> comfortable.
>>>>> There isn't even lobby wifi access without a fee, and the hotel is
>>>>> full of cellular dead zones.
>>>
>>>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 11:43:17PM -0400, Brian Miller wrote:
>>>>>> Did they say if it was to be at the same hotel all those years?
>>>
>>>>>> Brian M
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherri
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:00 PM
>>>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>>
>>>>>> It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013
>>>>>> through 2017 will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the
>>>>>> length of the
>>>>> convention
>>>>>> back to how it was and NFB would organize tours for Wednesday
>>>>>> afternoon.
>>>>>> That way, people could get excited about Orlando and have time to
>>>>>> go
>>>>> places.
>>>>>> I liked the old schedule much better. If we are going to keep
>>>>>> people here for five years in a row, we need to give them ample
>>>>>> opportunity to take advantage of all there is to do in Orlando.
>>>>>> Besides, I like the banquet
>>>> the
>>>>>> night before the last day of convention.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Sherri Brun
>>>>>> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
>>>>>> John Lennon
>>>
>>>>>> Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>>>
>>>>>> E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
>>>>>> NFBF NewslineR chair
>>>>>> www.nfbnewsline.org
>>>>>> Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter http://nfbfgoc.org
>>>>>> Secretary
>>>>> FDCP
>>>>>> INC www.fdcp.org Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
>>>
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