01/24 - 01/27 - Seattle Boat Show/C-Brat Extravaganza

We were bursting at the seams last year at the factory dinner -- standing room only! -- Jim in TX, maybe you can take 20# off each of us so we'll all be able to fit into the factory for the wonderful feast in January -- I'll volunteer to be first :smile

Caty
 
BRENDA AND I WILL BE ATTENDING THE 2008 BOAT SHOW. WE WERE THERE IN 2006 BUT IN 2007 ED (MY TWIN BROTHER) AND I WERE ON OUR KEY WEST (ICW EAST AND ICW SOUTH) GREAT ADVENTURE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN.


BILL AND BRENDA RUSSELL
 
Bill & Brenda
I wish we would have known sooner that you two were going! I could have talked Cathy into going if she knew you two were going to be there.
JB
 
Byrdman on Terry's Laptop: Terry won't make it this year. Bummer.
Bill and Brenda... will be great to see yall out there again.
Jeff, get Cathy a ticket. Mom is excited to get back out to the Seattle area again this year.

The days are counting down...

Byrdman
 
Terry":1txgg1ce said:
Jeff, get Cathy a ticket. Mom is excited to get back out to the Seattle area again this year.

The days are counting down...

Byrdman
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I already have a date :roll: Just kidding. I'm sharing a room with Bob and Jim "Duck". After she declined the chance to go I cut my costs.
 
Roomates: Jim & Bob vs Cathy....? Humm... be sure and watch out for the sssstttttiiiiiiiccccckkkkkkerrrs at the BK.

You and Bob have a great trip and make some post about the St. Johns.

See Yall at the hotel in WA!! Enjoyed the chat Roger!

Byrdman
 
FINALLY!....yesterday our shift picked the vacation days for 2008. I succeeded in being able to schedule the time off for the SBS/CBC.....see ya'all there.... :lol:
 
ARGOSY LOCK & DAM CRUISE FOR SEATTLE BOAT SHOW C-BRAT GATHERING INFORMATION:

Things change each year. This is a great and fun event for about 3 hours on Friday afternoon prior to the Friday Night "Cover Dish" party at the hotel. I think about 30 folks made this last year.

No mention of discount for registering on line early. So, I called and talked with the fast talking young lady chewing gum in my ear indicating she had worked there for years.... and bottom line, we can get discounts for groups, but someone has to be the point person for this (and I am not volunteering for this...sounds like a job) ...and their POC was not there today.... She recommended we all go ahead and register now. I commented these tickest are non refundable, and mine were $62.50, and there was no insentive to lay out my money early...other than having it all done. Her response: Well...it might sell out. My response: Well, for the last 3-4 years it has been our group and about 10 other folks on board the boat and/or bus. I do not think so....

Bottom line: I registered on line and have it done. I look forward to joining any and all other C-Brats who have done this in years past and had a good time. Not sure I would not wait until a few days prior to make your reservations, and/or even waiting until the morning of the trip. You get a confirmation number on line immediately after hitting the pay button. Print it, take that number with you. I do not recall them being over proficient at processing folks that day...

Here is the link to the tour:
http://www.argosycruises.com/publiccruises/locks.cfm

Over on the left side of the public tours link about 4 cruises down is Lock Cruise.
1pm Jan 2008
Pick number of adults, seniors, 5-12 and < 5 year olds
Drop down bar for about the 2nd choice of (10/22/07-3/21/08)
Enter date of Jan 26 2008
Your amount pops up
On info I entered
Group: C-Brats
Entertainment
Cruise Previously

enter payment options and general info.... and hit the amount box at the bottom of the page....wait....for about 30 seconds.... (which was tuff for me)....and bingo....instant sheet on their letterhead pops up, print it and it has your confirmation information on it.


See Yall There!!

Mamma Byrd on 2007 Cruise: Pic from Bill & El (Halcyon)
Momma_Byrd_Titanic_Pose.jpg
 
Byrdman-

I signed up for the cruise as you instructed, but I think we have a problem.

You stated that we are going on Friday, before the party at the hotel.

When I filled in the January 26, 2008 date you listed, I got Saturday, instead, which is indeed the correct day of the week for the 26th.

Are we going on Friday or Saturday?

I know it's probably just a minor error, but want to know for sure before I call them and rearrange the reservation.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
BINGO! YOU GUYS GET AN EXTRA COOKIE TONIGHT!! My BAD!!

THANKS!!

That happens when ya drop down the month gizmo and do not drop down the year gizmo to 2008 from 2007.

CORRECT DATE/DAY FOR 2008.....drum roll please.....

is Friday, 25th....1pm.... at that dock time. :mrgreen:
and as the text indicates, just prior to our Friday night social time at the hotel. I think we wrap up around 4pm which generally gives us a couple of hours to get back to the hotel before the fun starts again.

Last year several of us had lunch at one of the food joints right beside where the shop for the tickets on the waters edge...just another C-Brat fun time... I think we roamed from the table to the ticket shop about 30 minutes prior to 1pm...and some of us even got our tickets in hand prior to the lunch.

Again... allow some time. The ticket show is artsy...not fast.

Byrdman
 
HELPING SENSEI track folks coming to the hotel and needing/getting the boat show passes. When booking room reservations with Linda, please ensure to add YOUR BOAT'S NAME to your information. Remember, privacy is always protected on our C-Brat site and that is a great thing. However, when we attempt to help all those showing up at an event (i.e. having your boat show tickets at the hotel desk or will call ticket window for you).... we must realize that we have to connect the dots between someone's real name, the boat name, the screen name/member name on the C-Brat site.

So far, we are hitting about 50%...or maybe those 50% do not want boat show tickets??

Here are the boats and names we can marry up with hotel rooms at this time...

ANNA LEIGH
CAPTAINS CAT
C-BYRD
C-PEARL
DAYDREAM
DREAMER
FALCON
FISHTAIL
GRIZLY
KINGFISHER
O B JOYFUL
RAVEN DANCER
R-MATEY
STRAITSLEEP
TRAVELER

Soon, we will start putting together the boat name and the ticket envelopes. Please realize that Roger and I are cross country from each other, and our time together prior to when most folks start arriving at the hotel on 24Jan08 is VERY...VERY limited... and..we want to be able to have as much fun a possible too!! Add to this, that we do not know exactly when we will get the tickets in our little ol hands...so we have to be as prepared as possbile.

SO... If you have hotel reservations, and your boat name is not listed above, and want us to attempt to have you a boat show ticket, then please send me (BYRDMAN) or Roger Johnson (SENSEI) a PM with your real name, and your boat name, and your C-Brat name...and that would greatly help us help you.

Truly look forward to seein my C-Brat friends and all the fun together around this annual event!!

Byrdman
 
Just refreshing everyones memory here
Only a little over a month away

OK Y'ALL
here is the information you have been waiting for

The dates for the 2008 Seattle Boat Show are Thursday January 24th through Saturday February 2nd.
Here is a link to it
http://www.seattleboatshow.com/
the CBGT is scheduled for the first weekend of the show starting on the 24th and through the weekend at the
Hawthorn Suites motel

Studio suite (sleeps 4) $85.00 + tax per night
Townhouse suite (sleeps 6) $95.00+ tax per night

meeting room will be $100.00 for Friday and Sat. evenings.

They DO value and appreciate the C-Dory group--they said it's always a pleasure to have them at their hotel.

Linda has asked me to Have the group start calling her or e-mailing her with credit cards asap.

She would like a check for $10.00 per booking sent directly to her agency (to eliminate the confusion of running around collecting money at the function).

Stanwood Traveldesk
PO Box 1268
Stanwood, WA 98292
360 629-4196

Email is lindadreher2004@yahoo.com

PS- Linda is also more than willing to book anyone's air/car for the function !

remember, you need to book through Linda to get the C-Brat special , do not call the motel
 
BRENDA AND I ARE SIGNED UP FOR THE LOCK CRUISE:

LOCKS 57-AGC
DATE: JANUARU 25, 2008
VESSEL: GOODTIME III
DEPARTS: 1:000PM AT PIER 57
DISEMBARKS: 3:30 PM AT AGC-E DOCK

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE
 
Lori and I are planning to go on the lock cruise. Is anyone organizing carpools from the motel to the lock cruise and/or the boat show?
 
Hey Hey Hey
46 rooms reserved so far

Just refreshing everyones memory here
OK Y'ALL
here is the information you have been waiting for

The dates for the 2008 Seattle Boat Show are Thursday January 24th through Saturday February 2nd.
Here is a link to it
http://www.seattleboatshow.com/
the CBGT is scheduled for the first weekend of the show starting on the 24th and through the weekend at the
Hawthorn Suites motel

Studio suite (sleeps 4) $85.00 + tax per night
Townhouse suite (sleeps 6) $95.00+ tax per night

meeting room will be $100.00 for Friday and Sat. evenings.

They DO value and appreciate the C-Dory group--they said it's always a pleasure to have them at their hotel.

Linda has asked me to Have the group start calling her or e-mailing her with credit cards asap.

She would like a check for $10.00 per booking sent directly to her agency (to eliminate the confusion of running around collecting money at the function).

Stanwood Traveldesk
PO Box 1268
Stanwood, WA 98292
360 629-4196

Email is lindadreher2004@yahoo.com

PS- Linda is also more than willing to book anyone's air/car for the function !

remember, you need to book through Linda to get the C-Brat special , do not call the motel
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ATTENTION

due to a Boeing function accross the drive from the Motel, the availability of rooms is dwindling fast. They have informed us that they will only hold the rooms we have asked for that are noy secured with a credit card for a short time before they give them to Boeing. so if you need a room ,please get hold of Linda ASAP to insure yourself of a room.
 
Roger
If there are comp tickets for the boat show, would you put me down for two.
BIG thanks to you / Birdman and all the others that help pull this party off.
 
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