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Post by deusexrahxephon on May 23, 2011 11:07:37 GMT -5
To Jeremy's recommendation...always keep $100 extra of NON-SPENDING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE money for legit emergencies. I lucked out but I almost paid a $60 fee to get my car out of the garage at a con a few years back. That was the lost ticket fee. My only saving grace was the attendant remembered me thanks to a question I asked. I've also heard horror stories of car repairs and the like that seem to blindside you when your 300 miles from home! Seriously people...keep some emergency cash stashed away!
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Post by rb1 on May 23, 2011 21:13:34 GMT -5
<shudder> reminds me of what happened to me on the way home after a Dragon Con. My clutch was acting up and managed to get almost to the state line when it died. If I didn't have another vehicle to run to get me more hydraulic fluid, I would have been stuck till I could get help ( wrecker or AAA ). We had a convention convoy. Later found out I had a slow leak and had to drop the entire transmission to fix it. Yet another reason not to go to Animazement.
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Post by deusexrahxephon on May 24, 2011 11:30:00 GMT -5
This is many moons ago but my uncle tells a tale of horror where his car's computer decided to die while in Atlanta. He took it three different repair shops...each "fixed" it, each charged him $700 (in the mid 80's) to fix it, and each jury rigged the mess just long enough to get him a few miles closer to home (and farther away from them.) I figure it was one his bumper stickers that P'd them off.
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Post by rb1 on May 24, 2011 18:34:11 GMT -5
Not sure I want to ask what bumperstickers ....
Should have used duct tape instead of bubblegum!
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Post by rb1 on Jul 5, 2011 18:20:39 GMT -5
Do I need to cover con crud and how to avoid it?
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Post by Sunny on Jul 10, 2011 5:57:03 GMT -5
Define "crud"?
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Post by rb1 on Jul 10, 2011 14:41:12 GMT -5
Any sick feeling during or after a con other than those caused by misuse of alcohol. Hang over is not con crud. STD's that go with the hang over might be.
This might include food poisoning depending how stupid you were:
"oh look! a piece of pizza left here in the hall. Dibs!! It's mine!"
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Post by Sunny on Jul 13, 2011 22:51:38 GMT -5
TOTALLY different than my initial though, so glad I clarified  |
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Post by rb1 on Jul 20, 2011 19:38:04 GMT -5
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Post by deusexrahxephon on Jul 20, 2011 23:11:55 GMT -5
I know we covered it a little with "how to ask questions" with the monthly questions to Colleen rules. However maybe it time for a new thread with con etiquette.
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Post by rb1 on Jul 21, 2011 3:37:30 GMT -5
this works for both, con crud and etiquette: bathe daily!!
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Post by vtr9kvictor on Jul 21, 2011 4:02:14 GMT -5
this works for both, con crud and etiquette: bathe daily!! At LEAST ONCE PER DAY. If it is warm then TWICE. If it is hot it may be neccessary to bathe/shower THREE TIMES PER DAY. Because if you are funky YOU SUCK. No one has ANY PATIENCE FOR YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES. |
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Post by deusexrahxephon on Jul 21, 2011 7:33:02 GMT -5
this works for both, con crud and etiquette: bathe daily!! At LEAST ONCE PER DAY. If it is warm then TWICE. If it is hot it may be neccessary to bathe/shower THREE TIMES PER DAY. Because if you are funky YOU SUCK. No one has ANY PATIENCE FOR YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES. And the T-Shirt that says "I've been wearing this shirt since Thursday" isn't funny. When I can taste your smell from 5 feet away, it's long since been shower time! |
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Post by rb1 on Aug 21, 2011 12:44:55 GMT -5
I still remember when my group was considering following the febreeze ninja's lead. We were going as the
Con
Odor
Patrol
We were planning on wearing respirators and have the biohazard suits. Have the BIG backpack sprayers of something to get rid of odors (febreeze, ordor ban, etc). Abandoned the idea when they went after the Febreeze Ninja ...
DAMN LITIGATORS!!
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Post by deusexrahxephon on Aug 22, 2011 22:37:11 GMT -5
I like the old con adige... 3 hours of sleep 2 hot meals 1 shower each and EVERY day!  |
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