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Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
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Tue, 13 Jun 2000 07:59:33 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Stephen F. Roberts writes:
> Stephen F Roberts <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote:
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> > Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote:
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> > > "Jude Beaudin" <shiningblade@home.com> writes:
> > > > To everyone who came in from out of town and stayed at a hotel,
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> > > > Can you please list your expences for the weekend (in US dollars) so I
> > > > can get an idea of the expences I would incur for attending next year?
> > >
> > > All my money was spent on transportation and food (didn't buy any LEGO,
> > > and someone offered me lodging). Transportation (plane
> > > ticket+train+metro) was about $185, and I spent about $20 on lunches and
> > > dinners.
> >
> > ...I meant to ask you, "was it worth it?" Its one thing when us older FOls • drop $200+ on a
> > weekend. it hurts, but we can recover, but for the 18-22 crowd, $200 • represents several
> > months of saving effort.
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> ...A 'variation' on that question is 'did you get your money's worth?" And I • want honesty
> from people here! Course, the fest itself was free, but things like airfare • and hotel
> rooms can add up (and unfortunately, there are no real cheap hotels in that • area, tho it
> will be something we look for next time). And its not even counting driving • costs for
> those who drove here (Charleston SC, Boone, NC, New Jersey, Philadelphia... • we had drivers
> from several hours in all directions.) I'm sure everyone would want it to be • a bit
> cheaper for themselves, but that's a different question :-)
>
> ...relatedly, knowing what you know now, how much would you have been happy • to pay to get
> in? (the place we had this time was free, and free was an important • consideration for us,
> but if we want more flexibility in the future we will have to consider • somewhere we have
> to pay for (and in turn, attendees will have to pay for)).
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> ...You can email responses if you don't want to say some things in public • forums :-)
> Honesty is important for these things.
> wubwub
Well, I had a great time there! It was great just to even be in the same room
with the folks at the fest. I live about 3 1/2 hours away from DC and I
stayed at someone's house pretty near the whole get together so my travelling
and accomodation expenses were next to nothing. I spent maybe $15 on food for
the weekend, seriously. The fest was free to get in, so that wasn't so
bad... Oh! And $110 went to The Store, of course... =) The fest was a
success I think, in that people from as far away as Chicago came, spent all
that money to come down, and still had a great time. We got to see and do so
many different things it was incredible!
Here are some of the highlights for me-
-Meeting the great bunch of people who were there and who share the same love
of LEGO that I do.
-The two different stop motion LEGO animation shows/seminars.
-Being part of the Pirate Game and taking over for Colin and Wanda's original
players after they had to leave.
-Seeing what people could come up with in the K-8 building room, like Bram's
10 foot tall radio tower thing.
-Actually seeing a LEGO train in person. =)
-Getting compliments on my creations from people who's work far outshines mine.
-Lindsay's pirate crew sharing a group hug, ARRRR!
-The Technic Super Car display.
-The Castle room, which had better be packed full next year! =)
-Frank's 10,000 pirate ships (maybe I was seeing double) =)
-Pretty much everything else. =)
I'd like to have seen some Mindstorms things, the LDraw presentation, and more
Brickwars games, three things I know absolutely nothing about, but maybe next
year. =) The feeding frenzy at The Store was a highlight to some, not to me
though... I did like the excitement of it all and I just about got so caught
up in it that I almost bought some ZNAP (I wasn't thinking clearly) =). The
organization was kinda loose and there were different things going on at the
same time that I wanted to see, but nothing to really complain about. All in
all, one of the best times I've had in a long, long time. =) I would pay if I
had to next year, it would be so worth it.
~Nathan
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