CONVENTION 2013 MILWAUKEE

[air-waycharlie]

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: x-large;">VCCC 30th Convention</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">WHEN: Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, June 23rd.  All events will be over by Saturday night the 22nd.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">WHERE: Milwaukee, WI</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">HOW MUCH: $75.00 Registration FEE for members, same for guests of members.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">WHAT HOTEL:  Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Milwaukee Airport, 5311 S. Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, 53207, phone: 414-481-2400.  ONLY BOOK THROUGH THIS NUMBER FOR THE DISCOUNT!!  All rooms feature, Wi-Fi, coffee makers and refrigerators.  All rooms are NO SMOKING.  Hotel features can be viewed/seen by visiting their web site.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">CONVENTION ROOM RATE:  $99.00 plus taxes and includes a $6.50 voucher for breakfast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday ONLY.  RATE GOOD UNTIL MAY 20th ONLY!!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">COURTESEY TRANSPORTATION:  Yes, to and from Mitchell International Airport.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">TIPS: Book early to guarntee a room, no fee for concellation.  After May 20th, room rates revert to $120 to $150, depending upon availability.  Vacs may be shipped to the hotel.  Call them for specifics and fees.  Cots are available at extra cost.  All items must be out of meeting room by noon Sunday or they will be disposed of.  Check with hotel for room rates if arriving early.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">We will be spending time at Tania's and Duane's.  (See schedule below.)  We suggest you note their address for your navigational aids and/or MapQuest.  Tania's is: 5561 S. Honey Creek Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53221, (about a 5 minute drive), and Duane's is: 7990 Orchard Valley Road, West Bend, WI, 53090, (about a 45-50 minute drive).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">PLAN ACCORDINGLY. Maps will be also be provided.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">SCHEDULE: (may change for any reason without notice till time of convention)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">THURSDAY, 6/20:  Registration starts at 3:00 PM.  Members place vacuums in our meeting room, first come, first serve.  Beverages and light snacks provided with dinner on your own.  At about 7:30ish PM, welcome announcement and review of schedule.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">8:00 PM Board Meeting, (closed to general membership).  Room open till midnight.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">FRIDAY, 6/21:  8:30 AM breakfast then at 10:00 AM, members drive/car pool, to Duane's house and then his shop later.  At about 11:30ish AM, simple repair clinics start including tech tips.  Repairs will be solicited from the members.  (Get your questions ready!) Around 12:30 PM, lunch at Duane's.  Duane has used vacs & parts for sale and some free items.  Around 2:00-2:30 PM, members are invited to Mequon Vacuum Center to look, play and buy vacs and/or parts.  Club discount provided.  </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Payment by cash, credit cards and GOOD checks.  Shipment NOT provided.  A FedEx Center is near the hotel.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Around 5:00-6:30 PM, return to hotel with dinner on your own.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">At 8:00 PM, "Show & Tell", in meeting room.  Room open till midnight.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">SATURDAY 6/22:  8:30 AM breakfast.  10:00-11:00 AM, General Membership Meeting.  Then at 11:00-11:30 AM, members drive/car pool, to Tania's home to view her collection.  About a 5 minute drive.  Lunch at Tania's at 1:00 PM.  3:00-5:00 PM, cleaning contest in our meeting room at the hotel.  (Plan to leave Tania's by 2:30-2:45 PM.)  Volunteers needed for cleaning contest!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">This is also when we will vote for Best Restored, Most Original, Most Historical Significance, President's Choice and People's Choice.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">6:30-8:00 PM buffet dinner and awards.  A cash bar will be available.  Raffle ticket winners will be drawn.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">8:30-9:30 PM Duane, Tania and Charlie present, "Some Air-Way Vacuum History", program.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">SUNDAY 6/23:  8:30 AM farewell breakfast.  All vacuums and vacuum related items must be removed from our meeting room(s).  May be sooner depending on needs of the hotel.  Goodbyes till next year in Cleveland.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">GENERAL INFO:  If interesting in donating a raffle vacuum, please contact Duane or Charlie in advance.  Raffle machines must be in good working order and not a way to get rid of, "junk".  Members are limited to twelve, (12), vacuums in attendence.  There will be areas for Sale Items and Free Items.  Raffle tickets will be sold throughout the event.  Please do not hoard beverages on opening night as the club pays by what is consumed.  There are vending machines in the hotel as well as a restaurant and bar.  If you need tools, bring them with you.  If you are flying and bringing tools, better check with TSA first!  You may need to borrow or ship in advance!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Southwest Airlines/Air Tran has a fairly large operation at the Mitchell International Airport for those traveling by air.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Feel free to POST QUESTIONS HERE!!  That way if it is something crucial, all can be kept informed.  Also, feel free to contact Charlie or Duane with questions.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Make you travel plans NOW and book your room TODAY!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">See you in Milwaukee!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Duane Taylor, Tania Voigt and Charlie Watrous</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">Your 2013 Convention Planners</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #800080; font-size: large;">PS-You may want to print this for easy reference.</span></p>

 

[vacconnection]

Thanks Charlie!

This is going to be a convention you do not want to be at home wishing you were here in Milwaukee. Here is a small preview of some vacuums that we can work on for our repair clinic.This will be so much fun and the count down has started. Make your plans soon!


 


Duane

 

[air-waycharlie]

IMPORTANT!

if you are COMMITTED to attending, would you please let me know as the number of attendees affects a LOT of the costs.

Several conventions have lost money for the club. We would like to avoid that this year.

So, if you have any inkling of coming or will be there come hell or high water, please let me know here or in an email.

Thanks!

 

[vacconnection]

Countdown clock!

It is time for vacuum cleaners, friends,good times, and so much fun. Here is the time we have left to get your vacuum cleaners ready. Lets make this to be the best time ever!


 


Duane T. 



http://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/...13&hour=15&min=1&sec=1&p0=158&p0txt=Milwaukee

 

[air-waycharlie]

Duane..............

Love the countdown clock!! Lets everybody know JUST how much time is left to book your room and it isn't long my pretty, it isn't long. I can't wait forever for you to book your room and flight.

It's off to Milwaukee fast as lightning!

 

[kirbykid]

is there anyone that is willing to let me go as their guest???

 

[air-waycharlie]

Evan,

You might want your parents to be involved in this and then with the Board. The club has certain regulations for your protection and the protection of the club.

 

[kirbykid]

They would't go. They don't like anything involving vacuums. So either i don't go or someone takes me as a guest. But my parents would be fine if someone took me as a guest. as long as they can get to know the person a bit first.

 

[air-waycharlie]

You need to contact Morgan Frazer as he is the President of the club. Further discussions here are most likely finished.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

A link has been provided on the HomePage of Vacuumland that contains the link to the registration form for the convention as well as button to Paypal, if you wish to pay your registration via PayPal.

Sorry for the delay in getting this important information posted.



http://www.vacuumland.org/CONVENTION/MKE_Convention.htm

 

[caligula]

Please explain a slang term

While I'm not Jewish, my step dad was, and I heard a lot of slang terms as a kid, so I know what a sclemeel is, but don't know the meaning of schlemazle. I know it was used in the theme song of Lavern and Shirly. I'd love to add it to my list of terms.

 

[filterqueenman]

Shlimazl

Hebrew: An extremely unlucky or inept person; a habitual failure
Yiddish is: bad luck or unlucky person

VCCC Resident Jew here!!

 

[jfalberti]

Here is a link to the definition

It's Yiddish.

Joe

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/schlemazel

 

[filterqueenman]

Schlemiel

It should be: Schlemiel not Sclemeel if anyone cares and again - unlucky.

 

[filterqueenman]

Then last but not least

Rejoining VCCC and paying dues so I can attend this convention. Just put in my leave request so should have my approval by Monday! Sounds like a great time with everyone.

 

[caligula]

Hi Joe.

While I was born and raised Catholic, my steppdad was Jewish, so I know a lot of yiddish terms, but not this one, so could somebody please tell me the meaning of the word Schlemazel?

 

[filterqueenman]

It is...

Unlucky person - or deprived of luck

 

[caligula]

Hi filterqueenman.

Thanks.

That would certainly fit my stepdad, Gene.

 

[squarehandle]

This is great

I seemed to have joined just at the right time as the convention venue is mere 34 miles from my home, hope to see many of you guys there, just paid for my registration.