The conference rate rooms in Philly are SOLD OUT!!! But....

[John Esak]

Just called to make a reservation for Rick at the hotel (The Holiday Inn,
City Line in Philadelphia - (215) 477-0200) for the filePro Conference, and
was told that the conference rate rooms of $129 are sold out!  :-(   So, no
$129 rate. :-( :-(  

After my moaning and groaning for a bit... the girl said, well, do you have
a Triple A membership or anything like that.  I said, yes! I have Triple A.
She then said well I have another rate I can get you instead of the
conference rate. Creekingly, I asked her... how much?  She said, "It will be
$119.  !!  How's that for serendipity?  You miss the contracted conference
rate and get a better one!  So, take this last chance so to speak and make
the reservation now! I don't know how many, if any rooms are left at the
hotel... probably lots... but tell them you are a AAA member... not the
alcoholic kind... the automotive kind. :-)  and you will do better than all
the rest of us who are paying the $129 rate!

I asked if I could switch mine to the other lower rate, and the girl said,
no sorry sir, that was just a special rate I pulled out for you.  Yeah
sure.... betcha it's always there in the drawer. Makes you wonder why the
give out conference rates anyway. :-0

Well, look at it like a final stroke of good luck for you procrastinators
out there... which is *all* of us, right?  

See you there.

John Esak