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From: Ginny Favers on 29 Jun 2010 12:39 On 6/29/2010 8:03 AM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: > On 6/28/2010 9:05 PM, Ginny Favers wrote: >> On 6/28/2010 6:35 PM, Bashful wrote: >> I haven't a clue >>> where we'll stop that first night... something else I need to research. >>> >> >> Not the cheapest solution, but if I'm travelling into the unknown I'll >> look for a Hilton chain hotel. Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, etc. They >> are all corporate owned and have consistent quality and amenities. And >> I've never seen one built in a truly dangerous or inconvenient location. >> >> ~Amanda > You are so right. I had not thought of that. And they are very very > consistent. Hampton for one night, Homewood for more than one night. > Hilton Garden Inn is more expensive than Hampton but it has a much nicer > lobby and NO free bfast like Hampton and Homewood do. > > Lisa > > Lisa Hampton is the middle class vacationer's hotel, Garden Inn is for business travelers on short trips, Homewood is for longer stays for both, and the Hilton is for upscale vacationers. That's my take on them. I think they have a new acquisition of another extended-stay chain - Staybridge Suites, maybe? ~Amanda
From: Lisa Cubbon on 29 Jun 2010 14:00 On 6/29/2010 9:39 AM, Keane wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:11:56 -0700 (PDT), Steve Russo > <srusso(a)nycap.rr.com> wrote: > >> On Jun 29, 8:06 am, Lisa Cubbon<cub...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >>> On 6/29/2010 7:43 AM, Steve Russo wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 29, 7:12 am, Keane<ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:10 -0400, Ginny Favers >>> >>>>> <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> On 6/28/2010 6:29 PM, Bashful wrote: >>> >>>>>>> Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we >>>>>>> might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on >>>>>>> previous long drives. The problem is that I usually cave and let hubby >>>>>>> pick out the audio book... which means we will end up with Stephen King. >>>>>>> Not that he isn't a good author, but he *really* doesn't put me in a >>>>>>> Disney mood, LOL.) >>> >>>>>>>> Blossom >>> >>>>>> We bought some magazines on our car trip last summer. Reading Time from >>>>>> cover to cover out loud to Joe was surprisingly entertaining, and it >>>>>> passed quite a bit of time. >>> >>>>>> ~Amanda >>> >>>>> Russo's book might be better than Time... And the pages in Steve's >>>>> book have a secondary use that the shiny, glossy paper that is >>>>> Time wouldn't be very good for... >>> >>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Going-Disney-World/dp/0595466907/ref=sr_1... >>> >>>>> Only $12.55. Whattadeal... >>> >>>> For another $15, I'd be willing to record it on CD... but then you'd >>>> lose the secondary use of it (and a CD just wouldn't do, would it?) ;-) >>> >>> Steve, Keane hawking your book for free these days or is he getting a >>> cut? >> >> Quid pro quo. I'm hawking his Web site in my next MousePlanet column - >> I think I also have to wax his car ;-) > > That's hows things woiks hee-ya. (Though NY doesn't come close to > being as corrupt a state as IL, thems guys still know how it's > done...) ;-) > > (And won't you be surprised if the next time we meet I have a can of > car wax with me...) > >>> And I agree. It's a great read. I carry mine to WDW in casemeet you >>> and can get it autographed. Hasn't happened yet. Almost m I et you two >>> years ago. Lisa- >> >> You weren't at the RADP meet in December last year? Forgive me but I >> met a bunch of people and the names get lost in my addled mind. I do >> remember the almost with you and Blossom two years ago - I had a >> conflict with an interview (IIRC the Imagineer for Kim Possible). > > Yes she was, but it was at the Atlanta Varsity for a hot dog RADP > meet, not the BMAG. > > So you were close. But still no cigar. I guess Steve doesn't remember standing us up last December.. > > Keane
From: Steve Russo on 29 Jun 2010 14:32 On Jun 29, 2:00 pm, Lisa Cubbon <cub...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> You weren't at the RADP meet in December last year? Forgive me but I > >> met a bunch of people and the names get lost in my addled mind. I do > >> remember the almost with you and Blossom two years ago - I had a > >> conflict with an interview (IIRC the Imagineer for Kim Possible). > > > Yes she was, but it was at the Atlanta Varsity for a hot dog RADP > > meet, not the BMAG. > > > So you were close. But still no cigar. > > I guess Steve doesn't remember standing us up last December.. > Wait a sec... I stood you up last December? Not me. I tried but the SWA flight to Orlando wouldn't make a stop at the Varsity.
From: Lisa Cubbon on 29 Jun 2010 14:34 On 6/29/2010 12:39 PM, Ginny Favers wrote: > On 6/29/2010 8:03 AM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: >> On 6/28/2010 9:05 PM, Ginny Favers wrote: >>> On 6/28/2010 6:35 PM, Bashful wrote: >>> I haven't a clue >>>> where we'll stop that first night... something else I need to research. >>>> >>> >>> Not the cheapest solution, but if I'm travelling into the unknown I'll >>> look for a Hilton chain hotel. Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, etc. They >>> are all corporate owned and have consistent quality and amenities. And >>> I've never seen one built in a truly dangerous or inconvenient location. >>> >>> ~Amanda >> You are so right. I had not thought of that. And they are very very >> consistent. Hampton for one night, Homewood for more than one night. >> Hilton Garden Inn is more expensive than Hampton but it has a much nicer >> lobby and NO free bfast like Hampton and Homewood do. >> >> Lisa >> >> Lisa > > Hampton is the middle class vacationer's hotel, Garden Inn is for > business travelers on short trips, Homewood is for longer stays for > both, and the Hilton is for upscale vacationers. That's my take on them. > I think they have a new acquisition of another extended-stay chain - > Staybridge Suites, maybe? > > ~Amanda I think you are right on the money with this. I am always amazed that the higher up the product line you go, the more you pay for amenities like HSIA. Lisa
From: Blossom on 29 Jun 2010 14:40
On Jun 29, 9:52 am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:26:59 -0700 (PDT), Blossom > > > > > > <dznyknit...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >On Jun 28, 9:03 pm, Ginny Favers <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 6/28/2010 6:29 PM, Bashful wrote: > > >> > Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we > >> > might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on > >> > previous long drives. The problem is that I usually cave and let hubby > >> > pick out the audio book... which means we will end up with Stephen King. > >> > Not that he isn't a good author, but he *really* doesn't put me in a > >> > Disney mood, LOL.) > > >> >> Blossom > > >> We bought some magazines on our car trip last summer. Reading Time from > >> cover to cover out loud to Joe was surprisingly entertaining, and it > >> passed quite a bit of time. > > >> ~Amanda > > >We've done this before... > >I'm a BIG reader, but I rediscovered that reading aloud isn't the same > >as reading to myself. > >B > > Let me guess. The brain and eyes can read and interpret much > faster than the lips and vocal cords can speak. This disconnect > makes it sound like you don't know how to read at times. > > And sometimes, the mouth just doesn't function. That's another > problem altogether. > > Keane > -- > When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, > One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... > -- Wishes > Visit my site:http://keanespics.com Do you think that scotch will fix the problem or exacerbate it? B |