[meteorite-list] Missing Tucson this year

[M come Meteorite Meteorites]

The hotel prices its a problem in all mineral
shows....why you not come in Bologna Show in March?

Matteo

--- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at comcast.net> ha scritto:

> Dear List Members,
> 
> 
> 
> If anybody cares, I will NOT be attending the Tucson
> show this year. 
> Although it used to be the number one show on my
> list, it no longer holds 
> this title for me for several reasons, mainly the
> lack of decent 
> accommodations.
> 
> 
> 
> It seems for the last several years, some cheesy
> motel/hotel rips us off. We 
> book online at $140.00 plus a night for what was
> advertised as a two-star 
> facility just to find out it when we get there that
> it is some crack-user 
> infested shack that should be condemned. Two years
> ago, the Econo Lodge 
> tried to rip us off for nearly a $1,000.00 by
> charging my credit card even 
> though we refused to stay in this falsely advertised
> hell hole.  They tacked 
> on an extra night before we even arrived in Tucson
> to make the theft 
> complete. I used to stay by the airport but the
> hotels have now raised their 
> prices to $250.00 a night.  I could stay in a
> five-star hotel in the 
> Caribbean for half this amount, come on, we are
> talking about Tucson here! 
> The only other show I have been to where the hotels
> jack up their prices 
> this much is Las Vegas and I refuse to pay $250.00 a
> night for a $50.00 a 
> night room just because I am attending a convention.
> 
> 
> 
> I was going to come down this year with my RV but
> decided it was not worth 
> the risk going through the passes which are buried
> in snow and ice.  This 
> time of year, the coastal route is far too windy and
> time consuming to 
> hardly make it worth the effort.  At 53' front to
> back, the winds would 
> cause havoc with my setup as anybody with any road
> time with a rig will tell 
> you.  I will wait until late winter when I can spend
> months in the field 
> searching California before putting any of my
> equipment in jeopardy.
> 
> 
> 
> I added up my receipts from last year's Tucson show
> and decided it would be 
> cheaper to attend the show in Germany, something I
> have yet to try and look 
> forward to.
> 
> 
> 
> For those who will be attending the show, have a
> great time and stay away 
> from the Econo Lodge!  I will forward some money to
> my brother, Greg who 
> will be to pay off the margaritas and beers I owe on
> the Moss meteorite lost 
> wagers.
> 
> 
> 
> All the Best,
> 
> 
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
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