ANST - Gulf War reservations

[Dennis Grace]

Salut Cozyns,

Lyonel aisai.

I, too, received the explanation form letter from Sir John.  I hope I do 
not receive the same in response to this missive.

I see now that their original explanations were unclear, but the Gulf 
Wars folks are still, I believe, culpable in this mess.  Yes, my group 
is far enough down on the list that the twelve beds they gave out to 
royalty wouldn't have affected us.  Nonetheless, the advertisements 
said, "There are 120 beds and will be assigned on a first come, first 
serve basis. The only exception to this rule is that reservations 
received on December 1, 1998, will be given priority to those received 
before December 1, 1998."  Clearly, giving out those 12 slots to 
reigning royalty was wrong, breaking their own stated rules.  I don't 
care if they've been doing it this way since GW I--it was wrong.  They 
advertised that 120 beds--not 108--would be available on a first come, 
first served basis, and so it should have been.  The Gulf Wars autocrats 
owe 12 people cabin space--or at the very least a complete refund by way 
of compensation for the rude handling they've received.

As I said before, if the autocrats suddenly realized that they had 12 
members of a royal party who had no cabin space, they should have made 
other arrangements:  rented trailers, special pavilions, or cutting a 
deal--in advance--with someone for reserved cabin space.  What's more, 
the autocrats have taken our money--more than we would have sent had we 
known we would have no access to the cabins--and now I'm not sure what 
we need to do in order to reserve space. 

Now, having taken our money, will they reserve us tent space with our 
kingdom, or are we supposed to send in another registration form? They 
posted Gulf Wars registration rules say no registration will be accepted 
without payment. And this year will they have sufficient space cleared 
for camping, and will they be willing to throw squatters out of reserved 
spaces (which they flatly refused to do last year), or are we going to 
hear more of how surprised they were at the popularity of the event?

If these issues are not addressed promptly and efficiently, I don't 
think the GW staff will have so much trouble with "popularity" come next 
year.  

Finally--yes, I know, 20/20 hindsight--if the cabins are so much in 
demand, they need to hold a lottery--well in advance of regular 
reservations.  

lo vostre por vos servir
Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace

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