Re: Beer and Gear surprise

["John M . Brown" <jmbrown () ihighway net>]

Then thats NOT a problem of trinkets, but of MERIT controlling the
setup and staffing of the Beer and Gear booths.  

I was out in the hallway at that time, and many of the vendors hadn't a clue
where to set things up, who to talk to about stuff, etc.  They where sheep
loss in the fields.


On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:33:54AM -0800, Stephen Stuart wrote:
> > I was at NANOG 20, and I seem to remember that the technical talks were over 
> > a good 20-30 minutes before Beer and Gear.  If people were leaving the talks 
> > early, I'm sure it was not the fault of the vendors.  I certainly don't 
> > think that people should have been offended by it.
>
> The vendors set up early and left their stuff unattended. The supply
> of particular trinket was pretty much exhausted by people leaving the
> talks 20-30 minutes early to ensure their possession of that NANOG's
> "must-have" trinket.
>
> > As far as being "sexist", I know more women that wear boxers than men.
>
> The boxers were not the issue, despite rumor to the contrary.
>
> Stephen
>