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"Jay Masino" wrote in message ... It's a shame that the hotels sell out so quickly. That's the only way I'd be willing to even consider going to Oshkosh. I'm not camping and I'm not staying in a dorm. The few times I went to Sun-n-Fun, it was awesome, but only because I could go back to a nice air conditioned room, with a nice King size bed. My wife feels the same way. We have stayed with relatives in the past, but a hide-a-bed and sharing a bath with 3 others didn't go over real well either. So she took it on herself to find us a hotel room. Got us a suite 3 miles from the field. Made the reservation last March. We're on the list for next year. Most hotels have their own waiting list. They start taking it during the show, giving priority to current guests. There is a 5-night minimum at most places. Forget the 800 number reservation lines. You have to talk to the hotel directly. My wife just kept call until she connected right after someone cancelled. If that doesn't work, wait until the last month or so before the show. Then use both the hotline and direct calls, but be flexible, you might be able to get in for 2 or 3 nights. There were a number of people who left on Friday, leaving room for a few new arrivals over the weekend. Gerry |
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Rent a nice big RV with a generator. Find a way to go!
Yep, now THAT'S the way to visit OSH. Fly your plane in, park it in the North 40 (so you can absorb the inimitable ambience) -- and then toddle on over to your $100,000.00 RV for the night. The guys who fly the warbirds in seem to have a fair number of lackeys who drive their motor homes in for them, and park them right over the fence from their Mustangs... When I get old and gray, that's the way I'll go. Until then, my queen-sized self-inflating bed is heaven! (Especially compared to the "olden days" when I slept on Wittman Field's rocky turf unaided...) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Note for N40Fest04... eat first, drink after (more, longer).
BYOSB (bring your own sleeping bag) Agree 100%. We all got waaaay too buzzed, waaaay too fast. (Although it was worth it just to see Margy, Christine and Mary dancing on the wing of Atlas!) After spending a day hiking around OSH, you are dehydrated, tired, and certainly haven't eaten properly. In our case, we hadn't eaten since breakfast. To suddenly chug an almost unlimited supply (thanks to everyone who brought beer!) of ice cold adult beverage down certainly guarantees an early (if intense!) buzz, followed by an equally early burn-out. It didn't help that the rain started up again, so we really couldn't sit around the plane after dinner and solve all the world's problems... (And with my kids, I couldn't hang around the bar all night...) Maybe next year we can figure our how to do a cookout at the site? That would tend to slow things down a bit, and provide a little starchy back-fill, so to speak... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Masino"
It's a shame that the hotels sell out so quickly. That's the only way I'd be willing to even consider going to Oshkosh. I'm not camping and I'm not staying in a dorm. The few times I went to Sun-n-Fun, it was awesome, but only because I could go back to a nice air conditioned room, with a nice King size bed. I'm not the smallest fella - dorm bed was fine. Fridge and microwave was nice - mmm ...oatmeal in the morning. Cold anything at night - grapes, oranges, diet pop, water, etc. After the day's show I would shower and then read from about 10:30pm -11:30pm. (I never got back to the room until after 10pm) Two 16" pedestal fans blowing. I thought the dorms were fine. Quieter than I thought they'd be. $20 per bed - two beds per room. $40 bucks per night. Comfortable place to crash, spend my money elsewhere. -- Montblack |
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Jay Honeck wrote: Maybe next year we can figure our how to do a cookout at the site? That would tend to slow things down a bit, and provide a little starchy back-fill, so to speak... Maybe Friar Tuck's would cater :-) Margy |
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Maybe Friar Tuck's would cater :-)
Doubtful during *that* week -- but I'll bet they'd let us do carry-out! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Masino" wrote in message ... In rec.aviation.owning Jay Honeck wrote: The guy who arranged our accomodations this time called them on January 1st at 8pm, and they laughed at him. Well, shoot -- if we sell out for University of Iowa Homecoming a year in advance, what can you expect from the Super 8, adjacent to the world's largest airshow? It's a shame that the hotels sell out so quickly. That's the only way I'd be willing to even consider going to Oshkosh. I'm not camping and I'm not staying in a dorm. The few times I went to Sun-n-Fun, it was awesome, but only because I could go back to a nice air conditioned room, with a nice King size bed. -- Jay __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino/ ! ! ! Checkout http://www.oc-adolfos.com/ for the best Italian food in Ocean City, MD and... Checkout http://www.brolow.com/ for authentic Blues music on Delmarva I have never had a problem finding a hotel room in OSH during the convention. |
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Hmmm, can't say I remember your Mooney...were you facing East or West? We
were a white C-172 SP (N717SP) facing East right next to a beautiful Yellow-Orange/white Citabria. Tuesday and Wednesday were days were our row was pretty full and if you were facing West, there's a good chance I missed it. So many planes, so little time :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Gee, I thought it was my problem, that I couldn't keep up with you
professional partyers. Now you're making me feel better. :-) Mike In article suDZa.116909$Ho3.15591@sccrnsc03, "Jay Honeck" wrote: Note for N40Fest04... eat first, drink after (more, longer). BYOSB (bring your own sleeping bag) Agree 100%. We all got waaaay too buzzed, waaaay too fast. (Although it was worth it just to see Margy, Christine and Mary dancing on the wing of Atlas!) After spending a day hiking around OSH, you are dehydrated, tired, and certainly haven't eaten properly. In our case, we hadn't eaten since breakfast. To suddenly chug an almost unlimited supply (thanks to everyone who brought beer!) of ice cold adult beverage down certainly guarantees an early (if intense!) buzz, followed by an equally early burn-out. |
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