2007 IPMS Nats Day 1

It's official, I need a massage....

by Bob Sanchez of Twobobs

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D*mn my feet hurt!!

Little synopsis of the day.

Nice hotel, nice convention area, bad fire department.

Got to the vendor room about 0745 only to find out that we wouldn't be able to set up starting at 0800 as advertised. Turns out the fire department or something along those lines delayed it for some reason? That's the story I heard anyways but as most things at the Nats, I canot confirm or deny the validity. What I can confirm is that the fire inspector drove a bunch of changes in the layout of the vendor room. What that meant to us was that we didn't get up against a wall as we had wanted and we spent a lot of time trying to get out from behind the 8-ball with all the chaos that resulted from it.

Three hard hours of work later, Teri and I along with the help of a couple of cool guys got most of our booth set-up. 1200 hours came and they let loose the Kracken... We were absolutely slammed for like 3 hours straight. Man... it was incredible. Didn't have a whole lot of time to visit with folks since we were both dealing with customers and trying to get the rest of our booth up. By around 1600, we were pretty much set up.

Tomorrow will be more of a normal business day. Gonna get some good sleep tonight and maybe I can get Teri to rub my feet

Hey for you guys that are looking for somewhere NICE to eat, get dressed up and go to Mr. Stox here in Anaheim. About 1.5 miles from the Marriott and the concierge can show you the way. $7.00 for the cab ride will get you there. This place is Zagats rated and absolutely perfect. Nice wine selection and the food and ambience are phenomenal. One of the best meals I've ever had stateside and that includes DC which is known for their fine cuisine.

OK guys, gotta get the feet rubbed! See ya tomorrow!!

Bob

Photos and text © by  Bob Sanchez of Twobobs