[Deptheads] Trying to solve the Parking situation where we're at

Thu May 1 12:05:27 PDT 2008

Robert is right. I need to work on my tan anyway, so I'll do a shift.

Eric

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 06:24:59PM -0700, Robert Lionheart wrote:
> Who are we? 
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>   This is the moment where we decide if we are just Old Regime Redux or Something Better.  A sign is not going to do it.  A sign does not say we give a damn.  
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>   If you want attendees to feel we give a damn, you need a human being out there in the sweltering heat for them to interact with when they drive in.   This human being needs to smile at them and hand them a flyer with clear directions, prices and options. 
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>   It's gonna be a suck job.  Whoever does it should get a bucket of kudos.  
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>   - R
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> Michael Russell <mikeinva8 at mac.com> wrote:
>   Hey Mike,
> If you need a good sign done, I can do it for you senese I am going to 
> be going to Kinkos and getting the big Directory signs done when I get 
> there any way, and can have it mounted too, just let me know.
> 
> Mike
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 12:58 AM, Mike Fryer wrote:
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> > The circle drive is for airport vans only, and my guess is that they
> > will not be letting any other vehicles in the back. Any unloading will
> > have to be done in the front.
> >
> > I am working on the parking and I have a really good lead for a good
> > parking solution. I think a large sign with the flyers may work as 
> > well
> > or better. It is going to be really hot out there, nobody will want to
> > or should have to stand out there for hours.
> >
> > Mike Fryer
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net
> > [mailto:deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net] On Behalf Of DB
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:21 PM
> > To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> > Subject: [Deptheads] Trying to solve the Parking situation where we're
> > at
> >
> > Here's how I think we can help the parking situation for Gamex at
> > Raddison.
> > There are two parts to it. PLEASE don't casually dismiss this message
> > --
> > read and comment.
> >
> > It will take a few volunteers but I think it will go a long way to
> > showing
> > the attendees that we are trying to address the problem given the
> > difficulties. Please note, we can NOT simply put additional parking
> > instructions on the web site.
> >
> > One.
> >
> > We have a con volunteer out on Vicksburg sidewalk, near the hotel
> > entrance,
> > and they have a stack of photocopies with a map of the area showing
> > every
> > nearby parking lot and the parking fee. If there are in/out privleges
> > for
> > that lot, we note it. These lots should be nearby hotels, airport 
> > lots,
> > whatever. We also indicate where there is (if any) day-long parking 
> > on
> > the
> > street.
> >
> > We can NOT leave this to the hotel to do; they've shown themselves 
> > to be
> > very difficult to work with and we should not depend on them. We need
> > to
> > have a con volunteer out there doing this.
> >
> > This helps only half of the situation because people want to park 
> > close
> > and
> > not lug fifty pounds of gaming supplies. This brings me to:
> >
> > Two.
> >
> > We have a couple con volunteers by the circle drive entrance to allow
> > people
> > to unload. These volunteers will supervise the area and watch over 
> > the
> > stuff people unload until those people can go find parking in one of 
> > the
> > lots nearby. This lets people leave their stuff under con supervision
> > rather than make them break their backs walking back from parking 
> > (which
> > could be up to several blocks away).
> >
> > Are there potential problems with folks leaving their stuff under our
> > supervision? Yes. But I truly believe we need to offer this option 
> > or
> > these people loaded down with their books and minis and board games
> > might
> > just say "fuck it" and drive away.
> >
> > What does all this do?
> >
> > It shows the attendees that we care. It shows them we're aware of the
> > problem and not hiding our heads in the sand like Rocky and crew would
> > have
> > done. One of the complaints I was hearing about from the parking
> > situation
> > at OrcCon is that folks would show up to park but there was no info 
> > out
> > front as to where else to go when they were told parking was full. 
> > Now
> > with
> > Gamex, pretty much everyone is going to have this problem. WE NEED TO
> > ADDRESS IT.
> >
> > To do this, we need a few volunteers that we can swap out over the
> > course of
> > Friday late afternoon & evening and, especially, Saturday (mainly).
> > This
> > won't be very fun volunteer duty but we need to find someone to do it.
> > Barring that, we need to pay folks to do it. Let's get someone out
> > there
> > with a card table, a beach umbrella and ice water and we can swap
> > volunteers
> > out every couple hours just to change it up for them.
> >
> > I know it's not the best solution but we don't have much choice. 
> > We're
> > faced with the problem -- it's unlikely we'll move -- let's deal with
> > it.
> >
> > - Denys
> >
> >
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