oh.. i could take this to 10pages easy now that i have access to it...
but most of it would just be random babble with rare valuable bits of info...
after all i've trained in the thread jacking thread in off topic

 

I know the feeling, lol.

 

see.. thats how good i am.. already onto page 3 !!! ugh!!

 

I love random babble. Bring it on!

 

Looks like I'll have a fun flight...

Seattle -> Santa Ana 6:40am/9:28am
Santa Ana -> Dallas FT Worth 10:55am/3:50pm
Dallas FT Worth -> Miami 4:35pm/8:20pm

then on the way back...

Miami -> Los Angeles 4:00pm/6:45pm
Los Angeles -> Seattle 8:06pm/10:58pm

 

ouch two stops going, hope I only have one stop. Hope I get my info soon.

 

just got all cleared at work to go... papers have been faxed!!!

 

kkawana... YAY

rideboarder... WTH? Call the travel agent lady and tell her you want on the AA 1220 flight with the majority of us for the way down!

 

So can the 5th wave winners post when they have their flight itinerary? Or better yet, someone who's better at planning stuff, come up with a good idea as to how to figure out what time I should reserve tables as Emeril's or how to figure out how many are coming.

I'm thinking a seperate post labeled for all PNW people (or shall we shun the Oregonians? lol) and have only people who want to come post there and what time they'll be arriving.

Maybe we should have a dinner A and a dinner B since there seems to be HOURS difference between people's arrivals? Maybe skip that and make it a breakfast?

Help, suggestions, someone just want to take over the planning... all appreciated! lol

 

My initial thought was for a 9PM dinner time (which would be what, 6PM Pacific time?).

I think that would catch everyone from here so far...

We'll know better once everyone has their flight info.

When we all have our flight info, it would be a good idea to have a "Planning and Sign-up" topic for the PNW First Night Dinner.

Do we include Oregon? Hell yes! (Assuming any of them want to be seen with us. )

Tomas

 

As of right now, a few of us are on a flight that arrives in Miami around 9:10. I would love to go to dinner, may be getting flight changed, not sure yet, was told I could get it changed Monday morning if need be. I don;t want to hold anyone up if you guys want to start without me, thats fine, maybe I'll eat in the bar, olives can be filling if you eat enough, lol.

 

I probably won't change my flight since it's not a major problem. I don't really want to be a pain in the butt and get everything changed around, since they seem to be pretty busy as it is...

 

Yeah, I was just thinking about the poor souls that get in at or around 9pm (I think the Oregonians are showing up real late). Add any delays and time to get to the hotel and signed in, I was thinking it'd be July before we got dinner started. But I guess it's inevitable to have some show up late or miss it entirely.

But yeah, if 9pm is only 6pm to us... some of us might still be hanging out there or of migrated to some bar within the hotel. Perhaps we'll figure out the name of the hotel bar and make plans to be at one place or the other.

 

Depending on how late the restaurant stays open, and when they will accept the last reservation for dinner we might be able to slip the planned time quite a bit.

If they will make reservations for 10PM we might want to give that a shot (after all, since that is only 7PM Pacific time, some of us might just be getting hungry...).

If it doesn't work for everyone no matter what, we'll just have to live with it. As long as we do the best we can, we've done well.

UPDATE: I just checked, and Emeril's hours don't work in our favor.
http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Hotels.../Overview.aspx

Even a 9PM meal might be pushing it on a Thursday.

Looking at the quick list for places in the hotel, I may end up eating something from a 24 hr burger stand somewhere...

Tomas

 

Good investigation work Tomas! We'll have to check out the hotel bars and such now I guess, lol.

I'm still going to eat at Emeril's, whether it be on Thursday or some other time.

 

i'm down for dinner at 10

 

dinner at ten sounds great, now where???

 

In our hotel...

Hemisphere Lounge

Conversation and martinis flow in this fashionable atmosphere. A refined place to enjoy the perfect martini selected from the most extensive martini menu in all of Florida. With a list of over 240 combinations, you are sure to find a new favorite.

Daily, 11 – 2am

No reservations required

 

"Centrally located for maximum people-watching, this sleek lounge features extensive Martini Menus with more than 240 recipes."

"Hemisphere Lounge A trendy bar and meeting place. With an extensive martini menu, serves Sushi, and light dishes."

Hopefully their 'light dishes' have something that will appeal to all.

Tomas

 

But, but, but... the picture shows a steak!?!? I didn't see where it said what you posted, Tomas, but only had a clue as to what hey had by the picture. Sounds like false advertising, lol.

That's the only in-hotel solution I could find. Perhaps I'll see if I can't find something within walking distance to the hotel. Besides just being light meals, the probably cost an arm and a leg. I want to save money for the uppity-nice-popular food elsewhere.