This question is a bit tangential, but I was just looking through the mission briefing thread, and the base compensation offered was 250 bucks US/month...after that it said that's equivalent to 270 bucks in 2017 dollars? That seems...off. Isn't inflation between 1980 and 2017 higher than that?

It's $250 for the MISSION, which works out to about $780 for three months or roughly $250 as month. Remember, this is more an artifact of the rules than he reality of mercs in 1980.

I'm about to break down my computer - see you in a couple of days so we can really get this party started.

I've been trying to carry on online discussions on my phone - talk about a pain in the ass! Our intretubes - remember, it's not a big truck - are connected once again, so look for another briefing post tonight or tomorrow.

Great!

Is everybody in the Jeep?

In reply to Janco van Apeldoorn (msg # 39):

I am.

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Steve is. He's wondering when the show's gonna start. :)

I'm not completely convinced the Corporation had concluded the briefing.

BV has been active on the RPGSite forum since the last time he was on here, so I've sent him a message over there to ask if he is unable to access this site.

 I've heard back from BV:

He's struggling to get uninterrupted time on the computer, and having to make do with using his phone.



So, it looks like we shouldn't be heading off to paint the town red just yet.

So...the jeep broke down after driving a few blocks? :)

In reply to Steve Heron (msg # 44):

"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."

"Not an auspicious start to our little endeavor."

Just a reminder, as I mentioned up in #34, this weekend I'll be offline as we're going to Disneyland. Feel free to carry on with out me with the understanding that Janco will go along as needed if anything happens.

In reply to Janco van Apeldoorn (msg # 47):

How was Disneyland?

In reply to Cameron Salizar (msg # 48):

Fun. My son basically wants to just keep going on Star Tours over and over again and my daughter just wants stuffed animals. I think their favorite part was seeing fireworks for the first time for real (usually they are asleep by the time fireworks start).

We spent the night at a hotel in Anaheim so we got to go to Disneyland Saturday afternoon and about 6 more hours on Sunday before driving home that afternoon. I also made 100 miles in about 90 minutes coming home thanks to incredibly light traffic on the 5 Freeway.

Sounds like a good time. :)

In reply to Steve Heron (msg # 50):

Here's a suggestion for next time you go. There is a little motel right next to I HOPE at the entrance to Disneyland. It's relatively inexpensive and as close as you can get to the park.  I managed to leave a line to go back to get jackets, come back and change a diaper all before we got through the line.  It's got to have been built about the time the park originally opened but the place has been maintained and updated so it's actually a nice place to stay.

In reply to Cameron Salizar (msg # 51):

When was that? I ask because as far as I know there is nothing near the entrance anymore since they took out the parking lot and put in California Adventure...

In reply to Janco van Apeldoorn (msg # 52):

February 2017

In reply to Cameron Salizar (msg # 53):

What street was it on?

In reply to Janco van Apeldoorn (msg # 54):

The Park Vue Inn  |  1570 S. Harbor Blvd  |  Anaheim, CA

In reply to Cameron Salizar (msg # 55):

Cool, I'll have to check it out next time we make it an overnight thing.

If this ever gets up and running, can someone send me a message at therpgsite? I'm kinda burned out on checking here to see.

Sure, mate.

Wow, this was three years ago? I'm sorry I let this drop.