On Mon, 3 Jul 2006, Roger Burton West wrote:

RBW>Fair enough. Stabcon was about 1/5 of that, and isn't a "local"
RBW>convention for me; the BRS cons are cheaper (because I don't have to
RBW>drive as far). I haven't been to conventions in Europe, but I'm giving
RBW>serious thought to going to Linkjo"ping next year...

It's all perspective.  Anything within a six-hour drive is "local" 'round 
these parts.

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Karen J. Cravens  silver@phoenyx.net