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Kinetic:
AC has a new casino (July '03), "Borgata", at a tune of 1 Billion plus. I haven't seen it yet.

Vegas is OK, much more to keep everyone occupied. (And it's warmer)

John

Vegas next February 2004 will be great because I already have plans to attend the Electric Show West for the EC&M Convention, plenty of things to do there and the rooms are cheap.

Trumpy, let's have another beer!!

PS: I refuse to leave my camera at home!!

Rotate the meeting place.
First year
Las Vegas tour the city of lights, and Fire alarm installations that are the latest and greatest, they think!

Second year

Chicago tour the UL Testing Labs. Then tour the city, and find out how power distribution switch gear works under water.

Third year

Boston tour the place that has a book we can't understand.

Fourth year

Stay home, were out of money.

[This message has been edited by LK (edited 09-22-2003).]

Wow, a lot of responses so far!

Las Vegas sounds like Fun, but might be hard to justify (for me anyway) and hard to come home with shirt too if you know what I mean.

If we're talking about winter time Orlando is nice in Feb too. Anyone for Hoover Dam? Never been to Chicago, but touring the Labs might be intertesting. (sounds like a cold place in Winter though .. )

Bill

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Sounds like a great idea!

Perhaps we should find a venue with a suitable name? There's Electric City, WA (not surprisingly near to the Grand Coulee Dam), and another Electric City in Texas.

According to my well-traveled Rnad-McNally atlas, there's also a Sparksville in Indiana, and towns named Sparks in GA, KS, NV, and OK.

If it's going to be in winter, I vote for heading south!

Maybe if we put Joe on point with his camera,they'll throw poker chips instead of potatoes.

Russell

I agree with Vegas in Jan or Feb.
Cheaper airfares, and rooms; plus the contractors are slow that time of year, and it won't take too much from profits.
I don't know how far we would have to book ahead to get a good rate on hotel, we could bring lightbulbs, ballasts, etc, and 'sing for our supper'.

Vegas, San Diego . . . . sounds good. But how about a trip to Paradise?
http://www.americasparadiseresort.com/
http://www.tva.gov/sites/paradise.htm

Note: These two locations are actually several miles apart . . . but what could be better than power generation/transmission and fishing?

Jim

Vegas sounds good to me. Just keep me away from the tables.

http://west.electricshow.com/
These shows are free with pre-registration.
The seminars, however, are lotsa $$$
We could certainly do much better with lodging rates than their suggested places.
I'd be happy to volunteer as a "designated driver", so you can party away

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