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top o' the mornin'®

#1 Post by earendel » Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:14 pm

Yes, it's evening, but this is the first chance I've had to logon. I'm in St. Louis this week for the Department of Defense E-Business Conference. I'm staying at the Marriott Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown. It's not very convenient to much (no sports bars or other restaurants within two or three blocks of the hotel, which isn't a good thing. Sessions start at 8AM and run untl 4:30 or so. The room has Internet access but it's intermittent - I logged on yesterday when I arrived but about 10 minutes after I did the connection was dropped (it's a hard connection, not WiFi).
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#2 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:11 pm

Yeah, you're SOL if you want to walk anywhere but the Hilton, Rassison and Adam's Mark are a short cab ride away (near 4th and Pine). See if you like their bars.
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#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:01 pm

Are you going across the river to visit a certain Wal-Mart while you're out there? :)

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#4 Post by Evil Squirrel » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:04 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Are you going across the river to visit a certain Wal-Mart while you're out there? :)

And pick up some squirrel food....?
Squirrels are the architects of forests, the planters of trees, nature's own acrobats and show a zest for life that can inspire us. Every day should be National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

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#5 Post by Here's Fanny! » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:17 pm

earendel wrote:Yes, it's evening, but this is the first chance I've had to logon. I'm in St. Louis this week for the Department of Defense E-Business Conference. I'm staying at the Marriott Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown. It's not very convenient to much (no sports bars or other restaurants within two or three blocks of the hotel, which isn't a good thing. Sessions start at 8AM and run untl 4:30 or so. The room has Internet access but it's intermittent - I logged on yesterday when I arrived but about 10 minutes after I did the connection was dropped (it's a hard connection, not WiFi).
Saunter on over to Illinois and check out the local Mecca. I hear they've got a dynamite Cleaning aisle! Their Lawn and Garden, on the other hand, is somewhat slapdash.
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#6 Post by Here's Fanny! » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:19 pm

Evil Squirrel wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:Are you going across the river to visit a certain Wal-Mart while you're out there? :)

And pick up some squirrel food....?
Well, now I look totally unoriginal and copycatty. I hope there are at least points for panache. Ha!
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#7 Post by Evil Squirrel » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:26 pm

Here's Fanny! wrote:
earendel wrote:Yes, it's evening, but this is the first chance I've had to logon. I'm in St. Louis this week for the Department of Defense E-Business Conference. I'm staying at the Marriott Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown. It's not very convenient to much (no sports bars or other restaurants within two or three blocks of the hotel, which isn't a good thing. Sessions start at 8AM and run untl 4:30 or so. The room has Internet access but it's intermittent - I logged on yesterday when I arrived but about 10 minutes after I did the connection was dropped (it's a hard connection, not WiFi).
Saunter on over to Illinois and check out the local Mecca. I hear they've got a dynamite Cleaning aisle! Their Lawn and Garden, on the other hand, is somewhat slapdash.

Right now, I hear it's full of clearance summer toys.....

Buy a pool, get 3 bags of squirrel feed FREE!!!!
Squirrels are the architects of forests, the planters of trees, nature's own acrobats and show a zest for life that can inspire us. Every day should be National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

--squirrelmama (10/3/07)

Many of these (squirrel) migrations were probably caused by food shortages as well as habitat overcrowding. We solved that for them. We not only reduced their habitat, we reduced the whole species by about 90%. The least we can do now is share a little birdseed with them.

--Richard E. Mallery

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#8 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:32 pm

Evil Squirrel wrote:Buy a pool, get 3 bags of squirrel feed FREE!!!!
An inflatable kiddie pool makes an excellent squirrel feeder. 8)

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#9 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:28 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Evil Squirrel wrote:Buy a pool, get 3 bags of squirrel feed FREE!!!!
An inflatable kiddie pool makes an excellent squirrel feeder. 8)
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