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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lurch" data-source="post: 1049823" data-attributes="member: 4961">Hear, hear!  I don't know about anyone else, but IMO Indy gave us a big ol' "welcome to our town" hug the likes of which I (sadly) hadn't felt from Milwaukee for a number of years.  Add to that the fact that downtown Indy doesn't seem to roll up the sidewalks when the sun goes down like Milwaukee always did (personally, I love the nightlife.  I like to boogie. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )The convention center itself was a dream of well-ventilated open spaces (I was actually chilly at times!) that really kept the hygiene-challenged from affecting me much at all.A few negatives, though:1. The city's sewer system picked a hell of a time to go all funky;2. Con food: overpriced as always, though the clean, breezy cafe-style setups were a nice change from the dingy ratwurst vendors under the Arena in Milwaukee.  A friend was charged $2.50 for a cup of water to go with his aspirin, though ("we still gotta charge for the cup");3. All the hotels initially included by Con Housing were the seven walkway-connected hotels, ignoring the more affordable lodgings a few blocks away.  I don't know about anyone else, but I see no reason to spend $140+ per night on a room I'm just going to shower & sleep in when I can get the same accommodations for $70/night a few short blocks away.  (Incidentally, the room at the Westin I shared with friends Thu.-Sat. nights was no bigger or better than the one at the Days Inn I stayed at on Wed. night -- and the Days Inn TV got more channels!).Finally, my 2 cents on the registration lines:  Not to be too harsh, but IMO anyone who still waits to register & pick events on-site after their first visit (when they may not know better) is foolish.  Even if you only plan on attending one or two days, it's well worth the additional cost of pre-registering for even a 4-day badge in the time & aggravation you'll save yourself.  Admittedly, I'm a trifle obsessive on the subject at times, but my policy of pre-registering within the first few days of availability has never disappointed me: not only do I typically get all the events I want, but by arriving a day early I'm able to zip in on Wed. to pick up my event tickets and/or badge, leaving me plenty of time to relax before things start up the next day.  Even on Sat. the line at Will Call was infinitely shorter than the one for those who had yet to register.  If all you want to do is grab a pick-up game here & there you could do without event registration, but getting your badge in advance should be an obvious choice.</blockquote>

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