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Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 19:13:52 -0400
From: Hamish Moffatt <ham...@cloud.net.au>
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Subject: Re: [Randon] Re: Time to flame Des Peres Travel
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On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 07:40:59AM -0700, vdavis wrote:
> Bottom line: Sounds like the hotel/airport transfer and the
> "celebration dinner" were a disaster. But... to be completely fair to
> Claus... I had no problem with his Loudeac drop bag service and the
> hotel I booked there. The drop bags were easily found at the control,
> well-guarded and sheltered from the rain, and the Des Peres rep wasted
> no time walking me to my hotel and carrying my bag for me. Much
> appreciated after 450k. The service, while expensive, was flawless.

Well guarded? We in Australia used the same service (though our
PBP committee generously took care of the details for us). We were told
that we would not get our bags without our claim tickets, but there was
no sign of anyone checking them at Loudeac or indeed guarding the bags
at all.


Hamish