I survived Capricon and the adventure of the Big Truck
Capricon went well - there was a lot of great music (and performers), and no disasters with the sound equipment. The fun part came during load-out.
The hotel has a two bay loading dock. When I drove the Big Truck (26' Freightliner diesel monster with air brakes) to the dock, I discovered that there was one Butthead Dealer (tm) who insisted on parking his white van so that it was totally blocking access to one bay, and partially blocking access to the other. He finished loading his van and left it there while he went back in to enjoy the rest of the con - when it was mentioned to him that he was blocking the dock, he just laughed and walked away. (Moron.)
Not really wanting to sit there waiting for this jerkwad to finish his fun and then decide to leave, I backed the Big Truck into the one bay that he was only partially blocking. (Missed his van by about 2 inches. Literally. And the passenger side mirror of the Big Truck passed over the top of his van without touching it. Not bad for someone who doesn't usually drive anything that big.) Never dare someone who is driving a rental big rig who took the $0 deductible full insurance option - anything that happened to the Big Truck was fully covered, and wouldn't cost me a dime. I probably could have pushed his van out of the way with the back of the Big Truck (it had a monster lift gate on it) without even scratching the paint on the truck, but as much as it would have been fun, responsibility won out.
If I ever find out who this Butthead is, I will recommend to any concom I am a member of that he *not* be invited back.
The hotel has a two bay loading dock. When I drove the Big Truck (26' Freightliner diesel monster with air brakes) to the dock, I discovered that there was one Butthead Dealer (tm) who insisted on parking his white van so that it was totally blocking access to one bay, and partially blocking access to the other. He finished loading his van and left it there while he went back in to enjoy the rest of the con - when it was mentioned to him that he was blocking the dock, he just laughed and walked away. (Moron.)
Not really wanting to sit there waiting for this jerkwad to finish his fun and then decide to leave, I backed the Big Truck into the one bay that he was only partially blocking. (Missed his van by about 2 inches. Literally. And the passenger side mirror of the Big Truck passed over the top of his van without touching it. Not bad for someone who doesn't usually drive anything that big.) Never dare someone who is driving a rental big rig who took the $0 deductible full insurance option - anything that happened to the Big Truck was fully covered, and wouldn't cost me a dime. I probably could have pushed his van out of the way with the back of the Big Truck (it had a monster lift gate on it) without even scratching the paint on the truck, but as much as it would have been fun, responsibility won out.
If I ever find out who this Butthead is, I will recommend to any concom I am a member of that he *not* be invited back.