FurFright Con Report
Oct. 27th, 2007 02:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gizaI had a blast at FurFright 2007 last weekend. As far as cons go, it was a little different for me, because it was the first furry con where I worked security. So I didn't have the opportunity to visit much programming at the convention. I did however, have plenty of time to hang out with folks that I knew, as well as meeting a few new people.
One fun thing about working security is that this guy had to work for me:
I made sure to remind him of this often. :-)
Uncle Kage's parents were also in attendance:
Both Grandma Kage and Grandpa Kage got to work security, and it was great to see them again.
Freddy Krueger made an appearance. Sort of:
We also had our usual amount of prey animals present. The fact that their upper hooves were bound made it much easier to get a meal:
We also had at least one warrior fox present:
This was the first con that I used PhillyCarShare to drive to and back. That worked out rather nicely. Since PCS does rentals by the hour (with a daily rate), I was able to get a car from 6 PM on Thursday to 9 PM on Monday, and not have to pay the ridiculous hourly charges that AVIS would have hit me with. The total cost of renting the car was about $250, which included mileage. That was comparable to what I would have paid for a rental from AVIS. [1] For GPS, instead of renting one from AVIS for $9.95/day, I instead used the GPS on my new phone. That worked out just as well. So I'd say that using PhillyCarShare to get to the con and back was a success!
Finally, if anyone wants to see my entire archive of pictures, they can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157602708286153/
Enjoy!
[1] Keeping in mind that I would have had to purchase ALI (Additional Liability Insurance) from AVIS, since I discontinued my car insurance after selling my car. That is $12.95 a day. With PhillyCarShare, they provide insurance -- a $1 Million policy, for all drivers.
One fun thing about working security is that this guy had to work for me:
I made sure to remind him of this often. :-)
Uncle Kage's parents were also in attendance:
Both Grandma Kage and Grandpa Kage got to work security, and it was great to see them again.
Freddy Krueger made an appearance. Sort of:
We also had our usual amount of prey animals present. The fact that their upper hooves were bound made it much easier to get a meal:
We also had at least one warrior fox present:
This was the first con that I used PhillyCarShare to drive to and back. That worked out rather nicely. Since PCS does rentals by the hour (with a daily rate), I was able to get a car from 6 PM on Thursday to 9 PM on Monday, and not have to pay the ridiculous hourly charges that AVIS would have hit me with. The total cost of renting the car was about $250, which included mileage. That was comparable to what I would have paid for a rental from AVIS. [1] For GPS, instead of renting one from AVIS for $9.95/day, I instead used the GPS on my new phone. That worked out just as well. So I'd say that using PhillyCarShare to get to the con and back was a success!
Finally, if anyone wants to see my entire archive of pictures, they can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157602708286153/
Enjoy!
[1] Keeping in mind that I would have had to purchase ALI (Additional Liability Insurance) from AVIS, since I discontinued my car insurance after selling my car. That is $12.95 a day. With PhillyCarShare, they provide insurance -- a $1 Million policy, for all drivers.
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Date: 2007-10-27 06:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-27 10:26 pm (UTC)As for costs with PhillyCarShare, each day tops off at the "daily rate". Here is the breakdown:
Thursday: $29 daily
Friday: $29 daily
Saturday: $49 daily
Sunday: $49 daily
Monday: $29 daily
Mileage: 9 cents a mile, up to 200 miles per day
Total daily rates: $185
Mileage of ~400 miles: $36
Subtotal: $221
State Tax (6%): $13.26
City Tax (1%): $2.21
Vehicle Rental Tax (2%): $4.42
Public Transportation Assistance ($2/day): $10
Total: $250.68
Like I said, I did the math with AVIS and found it to be comparable. Plus, PhillyCarShare treats me better. I feel like AVIS treats me as a number.
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Date: 2007-10-27 10:38 pm (UTC)On the other hand, Enterprise has weekend specials at 50% off; I didn't work it out, but think it would probably end up marginally cheaper. Anyway, now I'm splitting hairs. :)
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Date: 2007-10-27 06:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-29 12:45 am (UTC)You were at the con? Dude, I totally missed you! Next time, grab my sleeve or something! :-P
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Date: 2007-10-29 12:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-27 09:09 pm (UTC)(Also, $1 million? That seems comparatively little, but I think my father's insurance has that odd 'US and Canada Only' limit in the contract too, instead of the usual €100 million.)
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Date: 2007-10-27 10:15 pm (UTC)Also, PCS does charge 9 cents a mile. That is fairly cheap and scales pretty well.
Just the other day I reserved a car for a 10 mile trip to the doctor. The entire thing cost me about $18.
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Date: 2007-10-28 05:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-28 03:40 pm (UTC)And I forgot to pick up some gum from you! :-P
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Date: 2007-10-28 05:46 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-28 03:42 pm (UTC)What
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Date: 2007-10-29 01:50 am (UTC)It had nothing to do with photos taken by other people, and everything to do with a person misunderstanding a simple request and blowing it way out of proportion.
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Date: 2007-11-30 04:47 am (UTC)Oryx
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Date: 2007-10-28 07:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-28 03:42 pm (UTC)It is a caracal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal), also known as the African Lynx.
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Date: 2007-10-28 11:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-28 07:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-30 03:44 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-30 04:36 pm (UTC)