Re: [Paddlewise] WCSKS 99

I would agree that my post was somewhat negative. Actually, I had limited
exposure to some of these situations, such as the reasturant thing. Also, I
had nothing to compare it to, as I have not been recently. My post did
indicate that my report was based on my own observation. Those observations
also include the comments I heard about me, as I tried to keep my ear to
the ground. My comments about the food situation, the registration process,
signage, and beach confusion were almost entirely from things others said
to me or I overhear. So, Kirby's comments cause me to say, "Hey, don't piss
on the messanger - know what I mean?

Anyway, the volunteers who organized and ran the event should be praised
for their hard work and tireless efforts. I should have mentioned this in
my report, but I had my head up in the cloud :-)

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd 

At 07:23 AM 9/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
>As usual Doug is always looking for that one cloud on a clear day.
>
>This years symposium was just as good as previous years.   Yes, there are
the occasional glitches especially in registration when 40-50 people show
up all at once and want to get registered.   Everything is fairly well
organized there.   As for the food, I will be the first one to say it isn't
a four star hotel.    The food was OK, not great but, eh you are trying to
feed hundreds of people and they do have to know ahead of time so there
will be enough.    This year the restaurant tried something different
instead of the old take a try and filler up, they sat everyone at tables
and they were served.    At first I thought this was rather dumb, as the
weekend went on I began to like it.    I found I was able to meet a lot
more people than I usually did because you are often sitting with half a
dozen strangers and you begin to talk.
>
>Yes there is a lot of childishness going on with the boat manufacturers,
it is unfortunate that they don't participate.   Quite frankly in all the
years I have been there I can't remember every seeing Mariner Kayaks
represented.    It is too bad.
>
>As for the signage and the buildings, it was alright one just had to
remember that the event only had a couple anyway so unless you are a
complete dummy one couldn't get lost.
>
>The Friday and Saturday night slide shows had a lot to be desired, I fell
asleep during Tom Roshon's talk.
>
>So all in all the event was good and I do not have anything to do with
TAPS, the organization that sponsors the event.
>
>So Doug, stop pissing on a sunny day!!!
>
>Kirby
>
>
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