RE: COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels.. -- MIDRANGE-L

Now be careful, dere, Powel, I'll hafta slap you up side da het vit sum 
lutefisk!

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> Mike, 
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> Where are you coming from? The traffic is pretty bad. Dem old Norvegians 
> don't vant to spend a nickel on dose newfangled ways to improve da traffic 
> flow. Yust look at how long it took dem to build da light rail system. And 
> ya sure, it only goes to da mall. 
> 
> If I stay at my buddy's house, I'll be taking a side street downtown. 
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> Paul Nelson 
> Arbor Solutions, Inc. 
> 708-670-6978 Cell 
> pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx 
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> How about driving? I'll be driving to Minneapolis for COMMON - how 
> terrible is the traffic in the morning/evening? Is there decent parking 
> near the COMMON site? 
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> > Subject: Re: COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels.. 
> > From: Jen Raihala 
> > Date: Mon, November 21, 2005 10:46 am 
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion 
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> > Well, define affordable. There are several hotel/motel/no tells in the 
> immediate area. 
> > 
> > If you want to "Motel 6" it, you may have to go as far out as Vadnais 
> Heights on the St Paul side or Columbia Hieghts/Fridley area on the 
> Minneapolis side. 
> > 
> > I have a cousin who swears that the only way to motel it for a week is 
> one of those "extended stay" efficiency style apts that are linked to 
> Fairfields (a Marriot partner) or Holiday Inn (he also has 6 kids and a 
> dog which may figure into his decision). 
> > 
> > Personally, I like the Embassy Suites near the Mall of America (only 
> 149.00 a night but it includes a nightly manager's reception from 5-7 pm 
> (free drinks and munchies) and a free breakfast (from omelettes cooked on 
> the spot to cold cereal and toast) AND a free St Paul newspaper) 
> > 
> > Only thing would be getting across to Minneapolis during rush hour 
> (does that Metro Rail thing run to Mpls?). 
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> > Don wrote: Richard, 
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> > Once had a $$marriott$$ quote me a price like that for a room...I told 
> them 
> > what had better be alongside that mint on my 
> > pillow for that rate...or bringing me my coffee in the morning... They 
> 
> > didn't like my sense of humour... :) 
> > 
> > Don in DC 
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> > At 08:13 PM 11/19/2005 -0600, you wrote: 
> > >Paul, you can stay at my place, but it's $400/night :-) 
> > > 
> > >You might also have to sleep with one of the cats :-) 
> > > 
> > >Regards, 
> > >Richard Schoen 
> > >RJS Software Systems Inc. 
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> > >pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx 
> > >11/19/2005 10:40 AM 
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> > >Re: COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels.. 
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> > >What! 2 conferences in a row? I'm sorta thinking about staying at my 
> > >buddy's house in Golden Valley. I'd stay at my Mom's, but the traffic 
> > >coming in from Edina is awful in the AM. Maybe we could all stay with 
> Dan 
> > >Kimmel, Vern Hamberg, and Richard Schoen..... :-)) 
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> > >Paul Nelson 
> > >Arbor Solutions, Inc. 
> > >708-670-6978 Cell 
> > >pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx 
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> > >Don 
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> > >Subject 
> > >COMMON in Minneapolis - affordable hotels.. 
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> > >Well, folks, I'm planning my trip to the conference and expo in 
> > >Minneapolis 
> > >currently referred to as COMMON.... :) :) 
> > > 
> > >Now, since I was able to get a VERY nice fully furnished 3 b/r suite in 
> > >Lake Buena Vista (3 miles from the $$marriott$$) in Orlando, for the 
> > >princely sum of 
> > >$400 (for a full 7-day week), I'm curious what's available in 
> Minneapolis. 
> > > 
> > >Anyone started their hotel hunting for Minneapolis yet? 
> > > 
> > >I like to plan ahead... 
> > > 
> > >Thanks and Happy Pilgrim Day... 
> > > 
> > >Don in DC 
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