The buffet at the topband dinner was outstanding in quality. The
drawback was standing in line to get to it.
Rick N6RK
jeff stai wrote:
> hi - I've received a few comments, which lead me to request some
> additional feedback if any of you have it for me.
>
> A common refrain was the poor quality of the beef, which I totally
> concur with. In past years they had done pretty OK with the beef. I
> suspect the poor quality may have something to do with trying to plate
> chicken and beef at the same time. It's likely I will avoid the combo
> plate next year.
>
> However, one reason I went with the combo is that, with paypal I only
> get to capture two options, which I used to capture your callsign, and
> the number of veggie dinners. (This is the same system K3LR is using
> with his Dayton dinner.) The combo was an attempt to satisfy both the
> beef and chicken crowd. By skipping the combo plate and staying with
> a plated dinner, it's likely that next year will be a beef dinner with
> veggie option (just like K3LR is doing.) Trying to capture multiple
> dinner options in paypal will likely lead to great confusion.
>
> One commenter heard that the topband dinner had a nice buffet. I have
> toyed with the notion of running a buffet instead of plated dinner,
> but I have been urged not to by several folks who have experienced
> buffets running out of food before all had been served. Also, staging
> tables with 180 people could be pretty tedious.
>
> Any comments on any of this or anything else are cheerfully encouraged
> and appreciated! 73 - jeff wk6i
>
>
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 12:59 PM, jeff stai <wk6i.jeff@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Most importantly, I want to thank everyone who attended (biggest
>> contest dinner ever!) and put up with my Paypal pre-payment system. I
>> think it made things WAY easier for all of us! That said, I would
>> welcome any constructive feedback you might have.
>>
>> Secondly, many of you will be receiving your credit card statements
>> soon, and you may see a cryptic charge on your bill that may or may
>> not include the words "PAYPAL" in it (I really don't know what it will
>> say). It may be a charge for $35 or $70 or whatever you paid. Please
>> remember that you did pay for this via PayPal and do not challenge the
>> charge. Please also clue in your spouse in case they are taking care
>> of the bills.
>>
>> thanks and 73! - jeff wk6i
>> --
>> Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff@gmail.com
>> Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/
>> Winery Blog ~ http://www.elbloggotorcido.com/
>>
>
>
>
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