<p dir="ltr">Unfortunately, I doubt I will have the extra day, but it's possible. Make me a maybe. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 7, 2014 2:58 PM, "Daniel Wiener" <<a href="mailto:wiener@alum.mit.edu">wiener@alum.mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>Oops, my bad, ignore my previous message. I was thinking of my plane reservation to D.C. I haven't done anything for the December meeting.<br><br></div>Dan Wiener<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Daniel Wiener <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wiener@alum.mit.edu" target="_blank">wiener@alum.mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>Although it sounds like fun, I already have a plane reservation for Friday. And I have to be careful about burning too many vacation days at work.<br><br></div>Dan Wiener<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">I am currently talking to our Louisiana LNC members to see
if it is possible to arrange a trip to Port Eads.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Where the heck is Port Eads?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Go to <a href="http://mapcarta.com/21021362" target="_blank">http://mapcarta.com/21021362</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">And then zoom out enough so that you can see where it is
in relationship to <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Because you need a boat to get there, if we pull this off
it is going to be a full day trip. It would probably have to happen
on the Thursday before our probable LNC Session in <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>. The bad news is that it means
arriving in <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>
on Wednesday. The good news is that you would have all day on Friday to
tour <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">The attraction of this trip would be <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.75pt"><u></u><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><span>1.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><u></u><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Getting
to see a section of the <u></u>Mississippi River<u></u> that
very few tourists ever get to see.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.75pt"><u></u><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><span>2.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><u></u><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">You
would probably get to see a few alligators<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">You can read about the destination here
<a href="http://www.porteads.com/" target="_blank">http://www.porteads.com/</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Our negotiations with the various vendors are very
preliminary right now. I am going to try to get the transportation cost
from <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>
to Port Eads and back down to the $100 to $200 per person range. (1)
I know that sounds steep, but remember that this would be a full day trip –
probably leaving <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>
at 7am and returning around 6pm.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">At this point, I just want to let you know we are working
on this, in case it piques your interest.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Needless to say, this trip would also be open to any LP of
Louisiana members.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Scott Lieberman<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">1. The price I have been quoted is $650 round trip
for a boat. And that is from the end of the road in <u></u><u></u>Venice<u></u>, <u></u>LA<u></u><u></u>
to Port Eads, and back. But – if we can get enough people to
attend, I hope we can knock the per person price down to $100 or so.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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