First off lots of things impressed me this time around more than usual but here are the top five...
1. The prices for hotel rooms in Albuquerque were amazingly low. We had a beautiful suite that would have cost over $250 in Hobbs per night and was only ninety dollars. Amazing.
2. The service at restaurants is also amazing. The only place that did not do a spectacular job was the steakhouse at Sandia Resort. In Hobbs...the service sucks if you can even get into a place to eat. Every place in Hobbs is still begging for employees for the service industries despite the slow down.
3. The efficiency of the staff at the Pit was also excellent. Parking prices were normal for the tourney and the attendants were very good. One guy says to me....Well, I got bad news. We just raised the prices and it is now $15 for this lot and $10 for the lots further down. I have to admit that I was frozen in silence and then he bursts out laughing. HIs final comment was...By the way the snack bar prices are not a joke. This guy was a comedian. Loved it.
4. Loosest slot machines ever at Sandia. Thanks Sandia for paying for my entire trip! I stopped counting the number of four deuces I hit on deuces wild spin-poker. In Hobbs...if you don't lose your allotment in the first hour you are lucky. LOL
5. The number of Hobbs fans that were able to make it on Saturday really pleased me. I was surprised by the jab that Yodice gave to the Rio Rancho schools for poor support in the paper. That seemed to inspire Cleveland to show up better for the final.
All in all...a great trip. Congrats to all the teams that played. And especially to Hobbs for winning their 10th title appearance in a row . Yet another amazing stat. They have now won at least one title in every decade since the 1950's. They are 17-4 in their 21 title appearance. Three of those four loses were by one point each. But, like I said...amazing job Albuquerque.
1. The prices for hotel rooms in Albuquerque were amazingly low. We had a beautiful suite that would have cost over $250 in Hobbs per night and was only ninety dollars. Amazing.
2. The service at restaurants is also amazing. The only place that did not do a spectacular job was the steakhouse at Sandia Resort. In Hobbs...the service sucks if you can even get into a place to eat. Every place in Hobbs is still begging for employees for the service industries despite the slow down.
3. The efficiency of the staff at the Pit was also excellent. Parking prices were normal for the tourney and the attendants were very good. One guy says to me....Well, I got bad news. We just raised the prices and it is now $15 for this lot and $10 for the lots further down. I have to admit that I was frozen in silence and then he bursts out laughing. HIs final comment was...By the way the snack bar prices are not a joke. This guy was a comedian. Loved it.
4. Loosest slot machines ever at Sandia. Thanks Sandia for paying for my entire trip! I stopped counting the number of four deuces I hit on deuces wild spin-poker. In Hobbs...if you don't lose your allotment in the first hour you are lucky. LOL
5. The number of Hobbs fans that were able to make it on Saturday really pleased me. I was surprised by the jab that Yodice gave to the Rio Rancho schools for poor support in the paper. That seemed to inspire Cleveland to show up better for the final.
All in all...a great trip. Congrats to all the teams that played. And especially to Hobbs for winning their 10th title appearance in a row . Yet another amazing stat. They have now won at least one title in every decade since the 1950's. They are 17-4 in their 21 title appearance. Three of those four loses were by one point each. But, like I said...amazing job Albuquerque.
