Course Change
I’M RUNNING THE NERD & TIE EXPO THIS WEEKEND IN EAU CLAIRE, WI.
Current Post On Trae’s Blog:
"Don't waste any time mourning. Organize!"
-Joe Hill
My brother texted the family group chat this quote before he went to work today. I'm not in a good place this morning, but we can't lose ourselves to despair. I know I have a lot of anger right now, but getting into whose fault that is won't help anyone.
Dwelling on the people I will never forgive won't help anyone.
I'm not that optimistic, but hope is a choice we can still make. It's a hard one to make this morning, but I'm still going to do my best. We are where we are, and focusing on yesterday won't change that. We can only move forward, and save as many as we can along the way.
There will be a tomorrow because we're going to make sure there's a tomorrow.
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Now you get the eyes.
And here I’m like “Oooooooh you did not just say that.” The two should smack his junk right there considering they probably are close them judging from their height.
It’s occurred to me time and time again then I’ve been considerably lucky with my experiences working the vendors hall. I’ve definitely had problems, but I’ve been fortunate that I’ve never had to deal with a rude or childish vendor. All of my issues have largely been with sight management or the one time security had to escort a thief out while I was getting lunch and the person I’d left in my steed didn’t bother to call me…
I greatly disliked the one time I worked the vendor room. It was definitely not for me.
Basicly…Run
…always remember: You asked for it.:
…of all the possible choices, I think he may have just taken the very worst one.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh.
At least the times that I’ve run dealers rooms, there was a “right to revoke at anytime” sort of clause. My response would be, “Would you prefer that I call the police or hotel security to have you escorted off the premises?”
Heck, that’s in our Con’s Standards of Conduct. As the top: “Any action or behavior that causes significant interference with convention operations, excessive discomfort to other attendees, or adversely affects Anthrocon’s relationship with its guests, its venues or the public is strictly forbidden and may result in permanent suspension of membership.”
I like specific right to revoke at any time lingo, though. I have.. sorta that in our Dealers Room Packet. I may strengthen.
Closest I’ve ever had to working the Dealer’s Room was when I used to pass through Saturday afternoons with cold water in pitchers plus cups, in a room that had no water service (this was many years ago), on a hot afternoon when the air conditioning died. This met with Napproval that I did it thereafter for years. Yes, I remembered to stand in the middle of the aisle while pouring so as NOT to get any water on the stock in trade. But I didn’t have to locate bootlegs or anything else guaranteed to get the vendor evicted without prejudice.