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Conference rdvax::grateful

Title:Take my advice, you'd be better off DEAD
Notice:It's just a Box of Rain
Moderator:RDVAX::LEVY::DEBESS
Created:Thu Jan 03 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:580
Total number of notes:60238

492.0. "anyone into taking a week to ski out west this winter?" by ZENDIA::FERGUSON (The Janitor of coding returns!) Mon Oct 16 1995 20:42

hey all,

i'm a few 100 notes behind but wanna get this in before i forget.

a couple years ago, a group of us went to Colorasta for a ski break.
worked out well, we had a good time skiing 7 days straight and partying
hahd.  good time.

anyways, this year i'd like to do it again and i'm wondering if anyone
in here is into going out west for a ski trip.  here's the deal.

- one week in late Feb'96 / early Mar'96

- we rent a condo or house;  expect to pay about $200-225 for the week
 	for lodging.  2 yrs ago, it worked out to $185.00 /ea for 7 nights,
	which is cheap,cheap,cheap.
	
- rent a couple of cahs to get us around to the various area.

- currently considering UTAH and COLORADO.... other ideas are certainly
	welcome.

- figure total cost to be right around $1k or so, which can be cut
	back if you do not go out to drink and eat each night.

anyways, if you are game, send me mail and i'll put you on the dist. list.
then, we'll staRT playing around with ideas... where to go, where to stay,
etc...

zendia::ferguson

cheers
jc
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492.1LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADYSubvert the dominant pair of dimesTue Oct 17 1995 12:297
I'm supposedly going to Canada DECUS in Vancouver
from February 25-March 1.  If you could see it to
arrange this trip for either the week prior to that,
or the week after, then I'm definitely game.  In
fact, I might even have someone with me...

tim
492.2CXDOCS::BARNESTue Oct 17 1995 20:302
    Now, *WHO* would that be, Tim? ;^)
    rfb
492.3good mindsetSTAR::ECOMAN::DEBESSwalk into splintered sunlightTue Oct 17 1995 20:346
	ya gotta love it - jc JUST returns from vacation, and, ALREADY,
	he's planning the next one...

	Debess

492.4LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADYSubvert the dominant pair of dimesWed Oct 18 1995 13:4612
rfb,

That reminds me.  I'm going to be in your
neighborhood again - the usual December jaunt to the
Springs and the Left Coast.  Probably see you around
December 29th or so before going to San Francisco
DECUS.

If at all possible, I'll bring her around to meet
you...;-)

tim
492.5:^) :^) :^)ALFA2::DWESThis job is to shed light...Wed Oct 18 1995 13:493
    		ruh-roh....
    
    				da ve  
492.6LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADYSubvert the dominant pair of dimesWed Oct 18 1995 13:507
And J.C., not to bias your thoughts on WHERE, but it
would be a lot easier to stop in Colorado as part of
a business trip, than Utah....how far is Utah from
Denver?  Gotta be a long drive, especially in
February...

tim
492.7LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADYSubvert the dominant pair of dimesWed Oct 18 1995 14:175
>    		ruh-roh....

No sh!t.

tim
492.8XLIB::REHILLCall Me Mystery HillWed Oct 18 1995 15:023
    I think Tim meant to say November 29th, as Decus is Dec 1 to Dec 7.
    
    
492.9LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADYSubvert the dominant pair of dimesWed Oct 18 1995 17:431
Right - November 29th... temporary brain damage....
492.10SMURF::PETERTrigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertaintyWed Oct 18 1995 19:265
    re .9   temporary???
    
    ;-)
    
    PeterT
492.11WILLEE::OSTIGUYthe eyes of man have not set footThu Oct 19 1995 11:104
    May I suggest Lake Tahoe ?!  Heavenly Valley, Incline etc...and of
    course the scenery is spectacular
    
    Wes_severe_Lake_Tahoe_fan
492.12Good BumpsSTOWOA::LEBLANC_CHThe radical, he rant and RAGE!Thu Oct 19 1995 11:154
    I second that
    
    KT22 is freakin killer at Squaw
    ....and Alpine ain't too bad neither
492.13ZENDIA::FERGUSONThe Janitor of coding returns!Thu Oct 19 1995 19:577
live for vacations.
in 1.5 or so yrs, i'll be getting 4/yr at dec as a 10 yr emp.
if i make it that far.
that's 1 wk / qtr!
intense!


492.14ZENDIA::FERGUSONThe Janitor of coding returns!Thu Oct 19 1995 19:586
btw, colorasta is a good possibility since i
have a childhood friend who just bought a
condo in frisco and will be renting it.
and, my 'rents have a friend who has an A-frame
in Breck.  maybe one of 'em will slice me a 
deal, but, i won't hold my breath
492.15:-)SUBPAC::MAGGARDMail Ordered HusbandFri Oct 20 1995 13:027
Hey... I'd *LOVE* to get 4wks/yr.  

But I don't think I can wait 7 mo years.


- jeff_4_wk/yr_habit... ...2_wk/yr_budget_:-)
492.16AWECIM::HANNANBeyond description...Fri Oct 20 1995 14:1610
> in 1.5 or so yrs, i'll be getting 4/yr at dec as a 10 yr emp.

Congrats JC!   In 2 years it will be 10 for me too, can't wait for
that 4 weeks/year, which I had at a previous company before I joined DEC.

IMO 4 weeks should be the minimum for vacation time, though I'd love the
6 weeks that they get in many parts of Europe.

/Ken

492.17ZENDIA::FERGUSONThe Janitor of coding returns!Fri Oct 20 1995 18:305
thanks ken!
the bug thing is *if* i make it that far!
4 wks certainly is a good incentive to stick around here.
now, they just gotta make sure my services are fairly
compensation when compared to the industry.
492.18Ski-In!!!!!!RDWOLF::KUPIECFri Nov 03 1995 10:594
  I saw in HTTP://www.well.com/user/jarid that there is a Deadhead Ski-In at
   Breckenridge on Mar 16-20th.

  Chris
492.19ZENDIA::FERGUSONControl for smilers cant be boughtFri Feb 02 1996 13:5026
attention RFB & all the other ColoRASTA heads!!!!
-------------------------------------------------




deb and i will be coming into the springs on 16-Feb
and then we're outta there to crested butte for the week.

our flight comes in DIA @ 16:45, i reckon.  by the time
we deal with all the problems, get the rental cah, get
our asses down to the 'spreings, it'll be, what, maybe 7 pm or so>???

i'd love to meet folks at a good waterhole (brewpub preferred, though
not required) that night... to rage.

then, i'll be staying with KC and Ginah dodson, then outta there
the next am to C-B....


so, reply here, or sent mail.
i must be over 800 behind in here, late with a beta release of
PAW, etc,etc.... i'll check this topic before i spilt.
oh, give me direx toooo... i'll have KC meet me there!!!!!!

should be fun fun fun fun fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
492.20USOPS::MNELSONInspiration, move me BrightlyFri Feb 02 1996 14:187
    Hey jc,
      I met with Paol Neilsen yesterday regarding PAW and what our 
    needs are.  Keep crankin on that product.  We have big plans for
    it in CCS.  
    
    	Mark
    	
492.21SPECXN::BARNESFri Feb 02 1996 15:144
    I'll put together something....%^)
    I'll get back to ya about direx to either my house , a pub or both!
    
    rfb
492.22ZENDIA::FERGUSONMr. Plumber's coding servicesThu Feb 29 1996 02:1713
re      <<< Note 492.20 by USOPS::MNELSON "Inspiration, move me Brightly" >>>

>      I met with Paol Neilsen yesterday regarding PAW and what our 
>    needs are.  Keep crankin on that product.  We have big plans for

hey mark... yeah, and i hear ya met chris murphy
also... he mentioned it to me today!  he loved
your badge picture...    we're cranking it alright.
tons and tons of work... i think the total team
i lead now is 44 engineers in 5 timezones, 3 diff
countries!  sounds kinda cool, i think... global
software engineering.......rage!

492.23ZENDIA::FERGUSONMr. Plumber's coding servicesThu Feb 29 1996 02:2121
thanks to randy for takin' care of me in the springs.
had to have one of rfb's finest brews on sat am (10ish?).
afterall, he's the dooooood who got me into brewing!

great time skiing!
4' of snow...
loved it..  15" new everyday.
surf in da powdah everyday.
plus, those crested butte locals looooooooooooooooooveeee to
pahty down while skiing... gooood time!!! *The* the best
ski vaca i've taken!

before spiltting the springs, we caught most of the shakedown
st. gig at laurabells bah.  fun time. good to see tom lawlor,
meet hoot, sarah and her fiance' who's name i cannot remember,
peatmoss, randy&patti, and everyone else i'm forgetting!

flight back was uneventful.

gooooooooooooooooooooood trip!
jc