David Abrahams wrote:
One way we could make it financially easier for many more to attend would be to facilitate/coordinate room sharing. Many of these "rooms" are actually moderate-sized apartments, with plenty of room so two people can have private areas. Actually this is my wife's idea :-)
lol - I can relate to that. This is the first year I went. Since I pay from my own pocket cost is a consideration for me. I arranged to share a room with Vicente and it worked very well dispite quite different habits. I'm an early riser, he's more a night owl. He snores I fart, etc. Basically the "room" was really a large room with two queen beds and a dividing partition. It as quite practical for one person to be working in the "living room" (or even out on the private patio!) while the other slept. Also, the room had a little area with a microwave, refridgerator and coffee machine so I bought some fruit and put it in the fridge and made my own breakfast - for free every morning. The hotel split the bill with no problem. And Vicente was great company. Bottom line is that for me the room cost was around $80 + fees and taxes. So I think those who have cost concerns should give this serious consideration. Robert Ramey