[CQ-Contest] [NCCC] Visalia Contest Dinner - thanks and a reminder

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

The buffet at the topband dinner was outstanding in quality.  The
drawback was standing in line to get to it.

Rick N6RK

jeff stai wrote:
> hi - I've received a few comments, which lead me to request some
> additional feedback if any of you have it for me.
> 
> A common refrain was the poor quality of the beef, which I totally
> concur with. In past years they had done pretty OK with the beef. I
> suspect the poor quality may have something to do with trying to plate
> chicken and beef at the same time. It's likely I will avoid the combo
> plate next year.
> 
> However, one reason I went with the combo is that, with paypal I only
> get to capture two options, which I used to capture your callsign, and
> the number of veggie dinners. (This is the same system K3LR is using
> with his Dayton dinner.) The combo was an attempt to satisfy both the
> beef and chicken crowd.  By skipping the combo plate and staying with
> a plated dinner, it's likely that next year will be a beef dinner with
> veggie option (just like K3LR is doing.) Trying to capture multiple
> dinner options in paypal will likely lead to great confusion.
> 
> One commenter heard that the topband dinner had a nice buffet. I have
> toyed with the notion of running a buffet instead of plated dinner,
> but I have been urged not to by several folks who have experienced
> buffets running out of food before all had been served. Also, staging
> tables with 180 people could be pretty tedious.
> 
> Any comments on any of this or anything else are cheerfully encouraged
> and appreciated! 73 - jeff wk6i
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 12:59 PM, jeff stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Most importantly, I want to thank everyone who attended (biggest
>>  contest dinner ever!) and put up with my Paypal pre-payment system. I
>>  think it made things WAY easier for all of us! That said, I would
>>  welcome any constructive feedback you might have.
>>
>>  Secondly, many of you will be receiving your credit card statements
>>  soon, and you may see a cryptic charge on your bill that may or may
>>  not include the words "PAYPAL" in it (I really don't know what it will
>>  say). It may be a charge for $35 or $70 or whatever you paid. Please
>>  remember that you did pay for this via PayPal and do not challenge the
>>  charge. Please also clue in your spouse in case they are taking care
>>  of the bills.
>>
>>  thanks and 73! - jeff wk6i
>>  --
>>  Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
>>  Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/
>>  Winery Blog ~ http://www.elbloggotorcido.com/
>>
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