Ironman Texas (Page 50)

How did you find out you were bumped? Did they notify you? I'm going  to check my reservation now.

docshock1964 - 2011-03-15 4:17 PM NOW WE HAVE RESORTED TO PORNOGRAPHY ON THE THREAD! I am appalled, offended, disgusted, and totally turned-on all at the same time. BTW, I would have preferred to see her in the "Sam McGlone lower back tattoo pose". That would have been less offending. 

I need to see this.

you have to be kidding...I'll be calling tonight, thanks for the heads up!

Apparently, I was the fourth one that has called tonight.  The girl at the front desk seemed surprised by this.  Really?!?!  You cancel reservations at this point and you don't expect other people to verify that you're not screwing them over, too?

At times like this, it makes me wonder how they decide which reservations they're going to honor and which ones they're not.

erin116 - 2011-03-15 12:20 PM

dodgersmom - 2011-03-15 1:25 PM My attempts at turning this back into a thread about the race has seemed futile.

I'm hungry...let's talk about food again

Thank God I wasn't carrying money with me on my long run Sunday - went by a farmers market and salivated all over the Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies being sold on the street corner. I can put a whole sleeve of those down without blinking.

Did someone say 9 weeks!??!?!? Oh boy.

Seriously...... it's 1:00a.m. and I am sitting here in the breakfast room at home downing a THICK natural peanut butter sandwich and tall glass of milk.  Looking at a Nature Valley Granola bar on the horizon as well......  This is crazy.  I will probably still eat at 5:00am after I go back to bed.

Hunger just wacked me out of bed tonight....again

There is definitely more downhill on the way back in but like you said the wind has been brutal. Save your energy for 2562 and 1486, they seem to have been the worst wind for me the past couple trips. Of course we could get lucky and have a calm day for race day but where's the fun in that! 

Makes sense and explains why Comet was one of the other unfortunate victims here, since she had 2 rooms booked.

{I had a block of 4 rooms and I booked before the IM went on sale and they had a chance to raise their prices. They're sending me to a hotel that is a lower class (industry practice called "Walking Down") that has now jacked up their prices due to demand. I'm assuming it was easier to "move" 1 guest with multiple rooms than it was to deal with 4 guests with single rooms - although I was told that my reservation was made "after" they were already full. I'll believe that when they show me the reservation log. My reservations were guaranteed with a credit card - therefore the overbooking would qualify as a breach of contract and that the process of walking my reservations to a hotel of a lower class will stand with most authorities as a constitution of fraud and misrepresentation and is protected legally in Texas under the Deceptive Trade Practices and in article 17.46(9) advertising goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised.

Sent an e-mail to Marriott's Senior VP of PR and got a call back from them in less than 20 minutes. It was at the end of the day, so he's going to contact that GM and get back to me today. I'll stay positive on Marriott's behalf - for now.
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Shannon
IronTexasMommy.com}

WOW !  I want you on my side in a conflict w/ a hotel !!!  Good luck !