Count me in on the bar-b-q, and watching the cows chase the city-folk!
Actually, San Antonio, in the right season, would be another outstanding
place for the show.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hurt [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 5:01 PM
> To: Shahan, Ray; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] HPWorld 2002, (was McCormick
> Place - 2 thumbs down )
>
> I think South Texas in August would be great place as well. Heck, from
> what
> it sounds like the attendance was, I could have everyone out to the ranch
> for a round-up and bar-b-que...I need a few more hands during the round-up
> to help with de-horning, preg-testing, cycle-mating, and inoculating all
> those momma cows...besides it is great fun to watch city folk get chased
> by
> a 1800 lb. momma cow...:)
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Shahan, Ray
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HPWorld 2002, (was McCormick Place - 2 thumbs
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>
> Let's not forget a really awesome Tram ride up (10,000 + feet) to the top
> of
> Sandia peak (I believe it's the second longest in the world?), and when at
> the top, a great restaurant where you can view a spectacular vista, as
> well
> as planes circling below you waiting to land at the airport (very cool),
> and
> some nice hiking trails.
>
> ABQ is one of the top cities on my families "When we stop contracting, we
> want to live here" list.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Woods [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:13 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: HPWorld 2002, (was McCormick Place - 2 thumbs down )
> >
> > At 01:34 PM 8/30/01, Wirt Atmar wrote:
> > >You could add Albuquerque to that list. It is a pretty city with an
> > >interesting past and has excellent air travel facilities. Indeed, I
> think
> > >Albuquerque has one of the most attractive airports in the US. Further,
> > >Albuquerque is a rather compact city, so nothing is very far from
> > anywhere
> > >else, even though 80% of the population of New Mexico lives in
> > Albuquerque.
> >
> > IMNSHO, the Albuquerque "SunPort" is also one of the most convenient
> > airports I've ever had the pleasure to use (and not all airports fall
> into
> > that category ;). Other advantages to Albuquerque:
> >
> > High desert climate makes it warm and dry... but not like most of
> > Arizona... Daily temperature ranges here this month have typically been
> > 60s
> > to 80s.... with a few days in the ninties.
> >
> > Santa Fe is only a 45 minute drive up I-25 for people who can't find
> > enough
> > tourist or shopping sites in the Albuquerque vicinity.
> >
> > Albuquerque has more restuarants per capita than any other city in the
> > US. (Or so I've been told. I've never seen anything to substantiate
> the
> > claim... except that there are places to eat everywhere one can go in
> > town.)
> >
> > One can drive just about anywhere in the Albuquerque major metro area in
> > no
> > more than about 20 minutes (maybe 30 or 40 minutes if crossing town at
> > rush
> > hour).
> >
> > Mexican food and red and/or green chiles are available everywhere you
> > look. (Green chiles are addictive but fortunately they're available
> > *everywhere* in town... Even McDonald's and almost all the rest of the
> > usual cast of national chains have green chiles on the menu. If it
> > weren't
> > for enchiladas, fajitas, tacos and such... the "green chile
> cheeseburger"
> > might be the national food of Albuquerque... and "green chile
> > cheeseburger
> > pizza" is another tasty standard. ;)
> >
> > I'm sure there are other advantages (and perhaps even a disadvantage or
> > two), but I think that's enough for now.
> >
> > -- Jeff Woods
> > World's smallest political quiz: http://www.self-gov.org/wspq.html
> >
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