I am gone for 3 days..
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
If you'd like to be part of the Itzl Alert Network, please leave a comment asking to join, or send us a message asking to join. We'd love to have you. The bigger our network, the less likely someone will be stranded all alone.
I will be out of town for the next three days and will not have computer access, so I am scheduling IAN diaries to go up automatically during that time.
The hotel we're going to doesn't offer WiFi, even though they charge a fortune for the rooms. I've noticed the more expensive the hotel the less likely they are to offer WiFi to their guests. Perhaps it's because they think the people won't notice the additional charges for WiFi and such.
But I do notice.
And I won't pay them. But I don't have a choice in hotels this weekend, I have to take what I'm provided since the event happens there and there's not another convenient hotel to choose.
I will leave you with cute puppy pictures.