GerMittens 2013 - No Bandwidth Edition (aftermath)

[abstauber]

Hehe, alright. I'm still waiting for the answer of my reservation request though.
And yep, the closest airport is Berlin Schönefeld (SXF). It's so close that setting up a shuttle service should be no problem.

[bicilotti]

Where (whom?) do I send my money?

[abstauber]

Should I count this as a definite interest?

I'll send the payment information via pm, once I get a reservation confirmation and having paid the booking fee.

[arj0n]

@abstauber:

Are there any restrictions in participating in a mittens?
If not, sign me and my gf Tamara up as 'Possible attendees'.

And oh: a car, 4 seats.

[abstauber]

Yay, more cars! As far as I know there aren't any official restrictions. Of course inviting all your local soccer club mates would gather some resistance But bringing partners/bf/gf/wifes/husbands whatsoever is perfectly alright.

@mOds: The weather is pretty unpredictable, it could be steaming hot or we might not see the sun in the whole week

--edit: there might be the rule that you should be old enough to travel on your own, but that won't apply for most of us

[AGA]

I would say though that traditionally we've said that if space is short, friends and partners have a lower priority than established AGSers.  If Chris Jones wants to come, but his space has been taken up by your girlfriend, she's going to have to stay at home!

[arj0n]

I would say though that traditionally we've said that if space is short, friends and partners have a lower priority than established AGSers.  If Chris Jones wants to come, but his space has been taken up by your girlfriend, she's going to have to stay at home!

That's completely understandable AGA.
But when she should have to stay home I most probably would stay home too.
That would create another place for a second gf for you AGA 

Thanx for the info though.

[AGA]

I don't think it's every actually come down to anyone having to pull enough though, so don't worry!

[m0ds]

Thanks abs! I'm not going to get caught up in the 'couples' debate again, but move me to "interested". I'm happy to give up my space, I've been to many many euro Mittens. Happy to make way for newcomers. Though I agree with B it should be individuals served first before couples (bar the hosts, of course!).

From my count there are 17/18 AGS individuals before couples (cept abs) that seem actively interested. No reason it shouldn't be your decision though, as host(ess)!

[abstauber]

Just wait until people ask to bring the kids 
But I'm pretty sure we can avoid the whole couple-discussion (and also Tamara has got an account here + worked on games, so she's an AGSer) - it's still a long time until August.

[arj0n]

I'm happy to give up my space, I've been to many many euro Mittens.

But, but... this was my change to meet m0ds real-live...    

[m0ds]

LOL. Ultimately, I wish they'd just build bigger houses!!!

[arj0n]

Is already decided which lodge/villa/apartment it is going to be?

[Snarky]

I'm in favor of trying to find room for everyone who wants to come. Are air mattresses and sleeping bags out of the question?

[abstauber]

I could imagine that the house owners might have a problem with "unofficial" guests - at least when we try to rent those first class villas. Chances to break stuff are higher when the place is overcrowded. Not to mention that we get a problem with chairs and kitchen space.

But currently I still don't see a big space problem - compared to the last two Mittens, interest was always higher than actual booking rate.

[Darth Mandarb]

I would say, at this point, there's a solid 80% chance (and growing) that Tarah and I will be able to make it. 

I'll omit the boring details but the odds are improving daily!

If the space fills up it's not a problem... she and I can get a hotel (and will probably have a car as well!).

** fingers are crossed **

[DoorKnobHandle]

As I alluded to on IRC, there's a chance I will show up as well. I'm a student and I will need to get confirmation on exam dates before tho (and that'll only be foreseeable in the next couple of months), so I guess I'm a maybe!

[AGA]

So what's happening, abstauber?  Did the owner reply?

[abstauber]

Sorry I've been on phone-internet until today and I still haven't learned to use it conveniently.

Yeah, the owner answered and we can have the pool villa from Saturday til Saturday  10.08.-17.08.2013.
For 18 people it's 3.755,00 eur (incl. everything) - 1500 eur have to be payed in advance. If nothing's wrong with the date I'm about to book it in the next few days.

[cat]

Does "everything" include the pool, jacuzzi, bikes and "Kurtaxe"?