[ST] Massage Den Report

Thu Jan 24 12:43:48 EST 2008

Hi,

I assume this is where one of my staff eventually got one. By the  
time I made it down to Staff Den on a couple occasions, I didn't see  
them. That doesn't they weren't there, of course; it just means I had  
other priorities.

DDA

On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Tamidon wrote:

> there was a stack of them in staff den with the Clear Ethers
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 11:16 AM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> There was indeed a big sign on Ops saying, "In case of emergency,
>> call Rick Kovalcik" or words to that effect. Whether or not it was a
>> wise decision to close isn't my call; I understand the reasons and
>> agree that burning resources for Thursday night might not have been
>> the best use.
>>
>> My point is that Ops was closed when I tried to get in there and I
>> wasn't able to get there until much later so I never saw or picked up
>> the fabled phone number/radio sheet.
>>
>> Also, I called the hotel and asked for Aquarium at one point (not
>> having the phone list and all) and it just rang and rang. So even
>> having that list wasn't always helpful.
>>
>> DDA
>>
>>
>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Rick Kovalcik wrote:
>>
>>> Actually it would also help if Con Office locked so that we could
>>> set up once on Thursday and not move.
>>>
>>> As Happy says, I wasn't sure we would have the volunteers to stay
>>> open Thursday night.  I suspect it might have been Kit alone.
>>>
>>> IRRC, Con Office also closed Thursday night last year, but at least
>>> it didn't have to move.
>>>
>>> -RKOV
>>>
>>> P.S.  In case you haven't figured it out, I think the name OpsDesk
>>> should be changed to ConOffice.   Whenever you say OpsDesk or Ops
>>> it is too easy to confuse it with Operations Division.   I'll be
>>> saying more about this in my Operations Division summary for the
>>> debrief.
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2008 8:47 AM, Happy <happypete at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ops did set-up pre-con, and then closed shop from 1200 until 0900
>>> Friday.  Personally, I think this was a wise decision.  There were
>>> many reasons, but chief among them were--I believe--the lack of a
>>> perceived need to stay open and that overnight staff were not yet
>>> readily available.  With a four-day con ahead, I think RKOV made the
>>> right decision this year to not burn an overnight shift "pre-con."
>>> Next year, there might be a situation that cannot be resolved
>>> independently as you did--even so, it sounds like you had a fallback
>>> plan ["wake Rick up"] if you weren't able to find help on your own.
>>> One suggestion to counter a concern about "unknown unknowns"  
>>> would be
>>> taping an "In Case of Emergency, Open This" envelope to the "Ops is
>>> closed" sign that has cell-phone/room/pager numbers for people that
>>> might need to be awakened if the feces impacted the impeller.
>>>
>>> Could this be a suggestion for the pass-down to the next ops div  
>>> head,
>>> not necessarily that ops _ must _ stay open Thursday night, but
>>> certainly that the need should be looked at and feasibility
>>> considered.
>>>
>>> Warmly,
>>>
>>> --Pete
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2008 8:11 AM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Ops closed Thursday night. I know because I went down there and
>>> tried
>>>> to get them to call the hotel liaison so I could get the hotel to
>>>> lock out the elevators from 16. Rather than wake Rick, I ended up
>>>> finding Dennis on my own and accomplishing the mission. So, no  
>>>> handy
>>>> phone list/radio instructions for me.
>>>>
>>>> DDA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:24 AM, Kit Golan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ops does not close. I'm talking the Ops desk that was in Aquarius
>>>>> (the fish bowl, where last year's con suite was).
>>>>>
>>>>> I know Ops doesn't close, because I work the overnight shift,
>>> and I
>>>>> helped schedule people to work it at all hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you confusing Ops with program ops?
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Kit
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 24, 2008 12:08 AM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net >
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Not everyone can get to Ops; most of the time that I wasn't on 16,
>>>>> Ops was closed. We finally did get some brought up to the Art
>>> Show by
>>>>> chance but it was a tad late by then.
>>>>>
>>>>> DDA
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 23, 2008, at 9:34 PM, Kit Golan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a phone list. With all the rooms and extensions, for
>>> staff
>>>>>> den, massage den, etc. It's in Ops. On the reverse of it was
>>> radio
>>>>>> instructions this year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is always (as far as I can remember) a room list
>>> available at
>>>>>> Ops.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~Kit, your overnight ops ninja
>>>>>>
>>>>> [snip]
>>>>> --
>>>>> DDA
>>>>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of
>>>>> yesterday is the hope of today and reality of tomorrow. - Robert
>>>>> Goddard
>>>>> ***
>>>>> Kit Marlow Golan
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> DDA
>>>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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>>
>> --
>> DDA
>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>
>>
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