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[chemteach]

This year that guy didn’t make Mardi Gras reservations. I wonder why

Bottom line; that there is still availability makes my point. I didn’t take anything from anyone no one wants this stuff bad enough to make a reservation for more than 7 days or bad enough to set their alarms for 6 an 13 months in advance

There was no availability in 1 bedroom units as of this post opening. Crazy part - only Friday to Tuesday are completely unavailable. Somebody is still working the system...

 

[Marathoner]

completely irrelevant now and then, Nothing has changed

Not irrelevant then and certainly not irrelevant now. I and others have learnt a huge amount from your posts. As long as you keep posting and sharing your thoughts, you will remain relevant to a large audience.

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[chemteach]

Not irrelevant then and certainly not irrelevant now. I and others have learnt a huge amount from your posts. As long as you keep posting and sharing your thoughts, you will remain relevant to a large audience.

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Agreed. Ron has helped many people understand Worldmark better, myself included.

 

[ecwinch]

Agreed. Ron has helped many people understand Worldmark better, myself included.

Absolutely agree - I learned an immense amount from Ron's postings on both the Wyndham and WM side. And while I disagree with what Ron did on principle - it was permitted under the governing documents - just like there is nothing illegal about staying to the right so you can cut into a line of traffic. That does not make it the right however.

 

[ronparise]

There was no availability in 1 bedroom units as of this post opening. Crazy part - only Friday to Tuesday are completely unavailable. Somebody is still working the system...

Probably, but not necesssrly.

I assume you say that because since 7 day reservations are required and only 5 days are sold out; there must be some manipulation of the reservation process

But maybe not. They best days for Mardi Gras are arguably those 5 days that you see sold out; the weekend before Mardi Gras Tuesday through Mardi Gras Tuesday itself. But as you know Worldmark requires 7 day reservations

Perhaps some folks have reserved Wednesday to Wednesday as I used to do but others have reserved Friday to Friday. This could cause Friday to Wednesday to be sold out but the days on either side of those 5 days would still have availability

 

[uscav8r]

...just like there is nothing illegal about staying to the right so you can cut into a line of traffic. That does not make it the right however.

Now to REALLY hijack things...

I am a big fan of the zipper merge technique (which is what people are supposed to do) in dense traffic situations. If the right lane is merging and ending, the idea is that every other vehicle merges at the end of the lane. This is orderly and prevents extending the log jam further back.

People who merge early (and often come to a full stop to do so), sometimes with 1/4-1/2 mile to the end of the lane, cause ripple effects behind them. This can extend traffic jams for a mile or more behind them.

If you refer to the on-ramp/off-ramp situation, the key is to avoid joining the main lanes at the very first opportunity. Usually people do this and just stop, blocking the lane. This not only blocks the people trying to get on, it blocks people trying to exit, which creates ripple effects in the main artery. Keep going and make better use of the 1/4-1/2 mile long lane. Read the traffic in the main lane and look for a spot where you have the least chance of blocking the merge lane. This may happen midway, or it may happen at the end, but absolutely don’t merge at the very beginning!

My two cents...


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