Glen, I had zero expectation that Maastricht would be anything like the city I live in. However, it never crossed my mind to think that the city would be so deserted when I arrived, nor that I would end up on the last train. So, you are correct that i did not come prepared with a list of taxi numbers, but that's because I have never had to do so on any of my many trips to Europe. My expectation, however misfounded you believe it to be, is that the places where business meetings are held, should have facilities suitable for travelers arriving at odd hours from international destinations. Certainly, I have learned a good lesson and I will just rent a car if we ever have cities at smaller towns again. While I may seem to be the only one with these issues, I know for a fact that others feel much the same as I do, they just would rather not be be harangued in the way that I have been by business "colleagues". And, it's very, very sad that this hostility gets extended to anyone that might actually have some empathy and is able to actually understand what it's like for someone to encounter the situation that I did. Mary. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Glen Zorn <gwz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Michael Dillon [mailto://wavetossed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] writes: > > ... > >> > I am really uninterested in discussing the Maastricht situation >> > further except insofar as I think there are lessons in it that >> > have not been absorbed yet. >> >> I wonder why an attendee who arrived late was left begging at >> the train station searching for a taxi. That is a problem that could >> be solved by the meeting host making it clear how to call a hotel >> shuttle, or other pre-arranged taxi service with an English speaking >> driver. > > Or by the kind of simple preparation that any traveler might make in the > face of (ubiquitous) uncertainty; for example, googling "Maastrict taxi" > brings up not just half a dozen taxi services but a handy directory of such, > with phone numbers. Of course, using it would mean that the traveler would > need to ensure not only that their mobile phone functioned in Europe or that > they knew how to use a pay phone but also that they had somehow recorded the > relevant phone numbers. Even easier, many hotels have cars that can be > pressed into service to pick up arriving guests but that would present the > same problems. I do not wish to seem insensitive but it seems to me the > major lesson that hasn't been absorbed is that if you go to a foreign city > expecting it to be just like your comfy Texas suburb you are sure to be > disappointed & stressed... > > ... > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf