I would say yes!! I guess they thought about Portland but couldn't find a hotel that would give them cheap enough rates. Now I always wondered if Portland would put it on in SeaTac if they could get cheap rates there.....I am NOT VOLUNTEERING that thought though. I will just keep in the back hiding where they are concerned. Kathy On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Hess, Clay A wrote: > Dang....maybe we need to start a petition to move the ACA to one of the > cheaper locations to travel to. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathy Olson [mailto:kathy@thekrib.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 9:55 PM > To: gsas-board@thekrib.com > Subject: RE: Ticket (fwd) > > > I like that idea, except of course I have been watching the airfare prices > for the ACA they are still about $500 roundtrip from hear. Drats! > > Kathy > > > > On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Hess, Clay A wrote: > > > Kathy, > > > > Wow....maybe we should send the Board to the next a ACA convention at > these > > airfare prices......that is incredible. > > > > Clay > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kathy Olson [mailto:kathy@thekrib.com] > > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:23 PM > > To: gsas-board@pulcher.thekrib.com > > Subject: Re: Ticket (fwd) > > > > > > Yeah, Killer airfare for Randy too. We are lucking out. A far cry from > > the $600 east coast fares of 2 years ago. > > > > Kathy > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 21:30:39 -0600 > > From: Randy Carey <carey@spacestar.net> > > To: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> > > Subject: Re: Ticket > > > > Kathy, > > > > I booked my ticket. My wife, Deb, knows a "back door" to check for extra > > discounts on Northwest. She got the ticket for $265.21. > > > > Here's the flight info: > > > > Arriving Friday May 3 at 8:36 pm on flight 163 > > Leaving Wed May 8 at 10:30 am on flight 160 > > > > both flights are Northwest, of course. > > > > I don't mind taking off 3 days from work when I get to visit a new place > > that is scenic and at a great time of the year. (Well, it might be cloudy > > > there, but I love Springtime). I chose coming Friday evening so that we'd > > > have more time doing things Saturday. > > > > I'm looking forward to this. The only other time I've been at Seattle was > > > last year when I transferred planes on my way to Portland. > > > > What are the odds of seeing Bill Gates ;-) > > > > --Randy > > >