# Central MN Dopefest, part II - URGENT **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484 "2000-10-11T01:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/1 "2000-10-11T01:28:51Z")
I’m starting a new thread as the [old one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38382) was getting a bit unwieldy. I know I’ve posted this before, but I didn’t really get a body count, so please read and answer the questions at the end of this post: Room rates range from from the $24.99 single special out on the highway (not recommended ) to $170-200 for a suite that sleeps six and includes 2 double beds, a sleeper-sofa, and a jacuzzi. None of the hotels I checked into offer larger suites; neither, due to fire code, do they offer roll-away beds. The Holiday Inn offers but cannot guarantee adjoining suites. Here’s what I need to know so I can get some room reservations going: 1. Is there a 75% chance you are staying overnight? 2. Do you want to stay in your own room? 3. Do you want to stay in a suite with the rest of us? 4. Do you think $$40-60/per person is too expensive? 5. If you are the 7th person, do you want to bring a sleeping bag and sneak into the room illegally? 6. Anyone else have suggestions? If I don’t hear from you by Friday the 13th you’re on your own for accomodations, so a speedy response is appreciated 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/2 "2000-10-11T02:05:18Z")
1. Is there a 75% chance you are staying overnight? -No. 2. Do you want to stay in your own room? -Should I stay, no, it doesn’t matter to me. 3. Do you want to stay in a suite with the rest of us? -Should I stay, SURE! The more the- Ummm, nevermind. 😉 4. Do you think $$40-60/per person is too expensive? -I suppose not. Then again, I’m probably not staying. 5. If you are the 7th person, do you want to bring a sleeping bag and sneak into the room illegally? -Although I’ve been informed that it won’t eliminate costs, sure. 6. Anyone else have suggestions? -Not really, no. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/3 "2000-10-11T02:17:39Z")
Include me in on a hotel room. I don’t care if we share a suite or if it’s individual rooms. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/4 "2000-10-12T05:13:50Z")
1. Bump. 2. I forgot to say…also please let me know if you have a 75% chance of coming so I can reserve a large enough table. 37 days and counting 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/5 "2000-10-12T15:36:21Z")
1. Bump. (Again. Maybe it will just be the three of us.) 2. I’d say there is a 75% chance of me being there. ---
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/6 "2000-10-12T15:56:58Z")
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. I am extremely busy both at work and IRL, which is also why I’m not on the boards as much. Hope you guys have fun and keep me in mind for next time ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/7 "2000-10-12T20:11:25Z")
Aparently, I had the wrong weekend. Thankfully, I was out of town and didn’t show up to find an empty table. I hope to make it but can’t fully commit or cancel. So, make plans assuming I’ll miss it and maybe I can surprise the group and show up. Chris ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/8 "2000-10-12T20:36:38Z")
1. Is there a 75% chance you are staying overnight? There’s 100% chance I will be staying overnight _somewhere_. 2. Do you want to stay in your own room? No, I would much rather stay in _your_ room 😉 3. Do you want to stay in a suite with the rest of us? Hmmm… this sounds kinky. I might be too shy for this. 4. Do you think $$40-60/per person is too expensive? Depending on what I get for the money. 5. If you are the 7th person, do you want to bring a sleeping bag and sneak into the room illegally? I would _never_ do anything illegal. 6. Anyone else have suggestions? Just the usual: strippers, beer etc. ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/9 "2000-10-13T03:34:54Z")
No, Silver Fire, it will not just be the three of you, because two more of us (imthjckaz and me) live in St. Cloud and do not need motel rooms. And I do know a couple of people here in St. Cloud who lurk. sailor, is there actually a chance that you might come here also, or are you just funnin’ sandyr? -----🙂 —////\\ ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/10 "2000-10-13T03:38:21Z")
Wow, 37 days? I could have gone (I’d like to), but I’ll be out of town for a month. I would be staying overnight, because the drive back to North Dakota is a bit long. Tripler Keep me posted on the next one. I’d like to go!! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/11 "2000-10-13T03:39:21Z")
**sailor** is most definitely funnin’ me ;). Plus I don’t think his boat could make it up the St. Lawrence Seaway and down to Mpls. and back up to St. Cloud 😃 Does anyone know how to get a hold of **rysdad**? I thought he wanted to come up here, too, but his email address isn’t in his profile… ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2000, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/12 "2000-10-14T13:55:44Z")
Hi. I’m here. 🙂 I’d drive up and back so I won’t need a room. Just to recap… We’re talking 2:00pm at O’Hara’s, right? (May the snow gods not pick that day to bestow upon us one of their abundant blessings.) ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2000, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/13 "2000-10-14T13:59:20Z")
I believe that is the plan, Rysdad. sandyr will confirm soon, I would imagine. -----🙂 —////\\ ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2000, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/14 "2000-10-14T20:27:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rysdad \* > \*\*(May the snow gods not pick that day to bestow upon us one of their abundant blessings.) \*\* Hehehe… Weather so bad, no one can go home for a week. 😃 I got stranded at the Grand Casino in Hinckley for a week and half when I was in 6th grade because of snow. That was probably the most fun I’ve ever had with my family. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/15 "2000-10-15T14:17:59Z")
I need a street address or directions to O’Hara’s. Never having been to St. Cloud, I wouldn’t know where to begin looking for it. Also, my husband will most likely be coming. I have less than a month to give him a crash course in the Straight Dope. I plan to start him off on the first book, move to Triumph, and finish with the Boards. Sadly, our local library doesn’t carry Cecil’s books. ☹ Maybe we can get a petition going to change that. 😃 Robin ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/16 "2000-10-16T05:29:18Z")
The online maps I’ve found stink - the directions they give are unneccessarily complicated, so here are… **Directions from the south:** Take I-94 to the MN-15 exit. Take MN-15 north to 3rd St. (It’s the 3rd stoplight and a little more than four miles from the exit.) Take a right. Follow 3rd St. east to the first stoplight. Stay in the right lane. O’Hara’s is on your right - can’t miss it. **Directions from the east:** Take MN-95 to MN-23 OR MN-23 west to 33rd Ave. Take a right. Stay in the left lane. O’Hara’s is just before the next stoplight on the left. Or you can take 23 to 15, take a right, take a right at 3rd St., and follow the directions above. **Directions from the north or west:** ## Email me at [rsandy7420@aol.com](mailto:rsandy7420@aol.com) and I’ll help you out. Hotel info to follow; as so few people are actually going to show, I plan on making reservations for a regular hotel room, although I will also keep an eye out for an inexpensive suite - anyone have problems with that? If your hubby is coming, **msrobyn** , perhaps I should reserve two rooms? ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/17 "2000-10-16T10:44:53Z")
people who would rather not stay at a hotel may stay with us ( **imthjckaz** and myself). We will have two bedrooms empty that weekend, because it is the alternate weekend; Bob’s kids visit every other weekend and every Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/18 "2000-10-16T16:48:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sandyr \* > \*\*_msrobyn_, perhaps I should reserve two rooms? > \*\* Nah, one should be enough. We can share a bed. Robin ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/19 "2000-10-26T23:30:45Z")
I’ve made reservations for the Ramada for the night of the 11th. It’s a small suite, with fridge and something, for $80 + tax. The room sleeps four, so I also reserved a rollaway bed in case more than four spend the night. It kind of sounds like Mr. and Mrs. msrobyn and NuVo are really the only people who need a room, but if I get liquored up enough I may come along for the night 🙂 The hotel itself is located in a strip mall area, so it’s not exactly pleasing to the eye, but on the plus side it’s within walking distance of a liquor store/grocery store (Rainbow) and Sunday brunch and a really good restaurant. Is it… 16 days and counting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484/20 "2000-10-27T00:40:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > \*\*2) I’d say there is a 75% chance of me being there. \*\* I can no longer say this. ☹ However, I can say that I will try my best to be there. If I do make it, there is _no_ chance that I will be staying the night. As far as I can tell right now anyway. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-mn-dopefest-part-ii-urgent/36484.md?page=2)