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    Claude,
      Sorry to hear of your transition state.  When I got back from my
      vacation to the World I found myself in the same boat!
    
      Wanted to say a big *THANKS* to you Claude!  Both you and Len have
      done an excellent job of moderating this conference.
    
      Of all the conferences I read, *this* is the best moderated one.
    
      Best wishes, hope we both find new postions.
    
    +- Sharon

    Yes Claude, it's been great having you as our mod.  This IS the best
    moderated I've ever dealt with.
    
    Best of luck to you, and we all hope to see you back here and noting
    again as soon as possible.
    
    Steve
    

    Claude,
    
    Best of luck!! I hope things work out for you.
    
    It has been a real pleasure "knowing" you through this file.
    
    John

    Claude,
    
    	    I agree with the previous replies, this is the BEST 
    conference ever, and your skillful moderation is the main reason 
    for it. I'm sure the tact, diplomacy and team skills you've 
    demonstrated here will stand you in good stead for the future!
    
    	    Come on all you silent readers, one of you must be able to 
    use such obvious talents!
    
    	    Keep wishing on a star.....
    
    Mike in Warrington, UK.

    Claude,
    
    Len and I are reserving a space for your return. It won't be the same
    without you. This conference will be ahurtin' without your input and 
    guidance so hurry back.
    
    Mike 

    To All,
    
    Just to let you all know, I appreciate all the thoughts etc.  expressed
    in here, mail and via phone.
    
    I'll still read the conferrence when I get a chance, and with exception
    to  this  reply  and another  I'm  about  to  post,  I'll  just  be  in
    read-only/non-moderator mode, until Dec.  28th  or when I get lucky and
    have the time (I'll post a status as to either).
    
    Thanks again.
    
    Claude
    
    PS.  Did I Volunteer for Transistion?   Let just say I wouldn't call it
    that.

    Claude
    
    I echo the sentiments expressed by other fellow noters here; it's a
    brilliant conference that is brilliantly moderated.
    
    I was shocked to see your note, and am sorry you won't be noting with
    us.  I hope things work out well for you, whatever happens and hope
    you won't be retiring those MM ears for very long.
    
    With all my best wishes,
    
    Karen

    
    
    Claude,
    
    .7 was so well written by Karen, that there is little I can add
    except to say ditto.
    
    All the best to you & thanks for all the work you put in.
    
    Andy.

    Is someone in Digital determined to kill off the best ever 
    notesfile? First Claude, and now Len! 
    Perhaps there's an opening for a full time moderator? This 
    conference is essential relaxation and therapy after the Digital 
    Standard 10 hour day!!
    
    Best of Luck to both of you!
    
    Mike in Warrington, UK.

    Here's hoping that Len and Claude secure jobs real fast. Last year both
    Len and Claude asked me to help them moderate this conference and since
    they run a tight conference I just filled in when necessary.
    
    Over the last 6 months my job has evolved to the point that it is
    becoming more and more difficult to find time to moderate this
    conference. 
    
    Depending upon the fortunes of these two guys we may be looking for a
    new home for this conference and for an additional moderator or two to
    help keep the conference in the shape that Len and CLaude have made it.
    
    For now I'm hoping that Len and Claude find something and business can
    continue as usual. 
    
    This conference has been good to all us us and Len and Claude are
    directly responsible. Let's hope that some of that Disney magic comes
    their way.
    
    Mike

    Mike,
    
    Some good news.  There is a good chance I can provide a home for
    the conference if it's needed.  You'll have to provide the
    moderator(s).  For Len and Claude's sake, I hope we don't need it.
    
    Good luck Len and Claude!
    Ruth

    I got the word this morning from our IS people that the Disney
    conference must leave SENIOR when I do.  If I can take it with me to my
    new job I will.  (Obviously if that new job is inside Digital.  I don't
    think Notes would run on the VT180 I have at home)

    Any offers for a new home are appreciated.  I'll deal with it when I
    return from WDW on 12/3.

    In the mean time, the conference is open.  Mike will be on his own
    while I'm in the World, and I'll have plenty of time to help out when I
    return.

    We'll try to give everyone fair notice before any moves are made.

    A quick  note to let you folks know I'm still around.  Entered TMP this
    past Monday, Still looking and trying to stay positive.
    
    CLaude

    PS 1, For those of you who noticed my Personal_Name, yes I modified and
    made use of my VACATION.COM file, in case there are others out ther who
    are in the same predicament, send me  mail  if  your  interested in the
    modifications.
    
    PS 2.  If any of you know  someone  who  gets 'Mature Outlook' magazine
    from AARP (My Parents in my Case), there was  a good article in the Oct
    '90?  issue on animation at Disney, forgot to bring it in.  It mentions
    the various Animation features upcoming from Disney as well as Sullivan
    Bluth  (Ex  Disney  animator).    Next from Disney as Mike mentioned is
    Beaty and  the  Beast scheduled for Dec '91, followed by Alladin in Dec
    '92 and forget  the  Dec  '93  from  Disney,  From  Sullivan  Bluth, it
    mentioned Hansel and Gretel and a original story among some others.
    

    Well, I guess there really are happy endings.

    With about four hours to spare before I was accepted "the Package" last
    Friday, I finally got a job offer with the Software Business Practices
    Group in Parker Street.  So I guess I'll be able to stay with Digital
    after all.

    As you can tell, the conference has found a new home on CLOSET thanks
    to Ruth Lowell.  Ruth will also be joining on as host-moderator.  Maybe
    Claude will be back with us soon too.

    Thanks to all of you who expressed support during what has been a
    difficult time for me.  I'm glad that I haven't had to turn in my ears.

    Len.

    Congratulations Len! We're pleased to hear that news. Now if we 
    can keep Claude, that will make my kid's Christmas. They are 
    getting really worried about losing the mods whose character 
    helped to shape this conference.
    
    Mike in Warrington, UK.

    Congratulations from me too, Len.
    And a Happy Christmas.
    
    Karen

    Man, the guy spends a week at, well, you know, and then finds a job.
    
    Way to go Len.
    
    Mike

    Hi All,
    
    Well as you can see, Dec 28th has come and gone, What Does that mean?
    
    Well for  starters  I  still  haven't  found a job, and have decided to
    declined TFSO, Why?    because  1)  I'm  in the middle of one interview
    loop, and 2) on  Thursday  27th,  notified  one  hiring  manager  I was
    interested in working in Mass  (if that is what it'll take) and will be
    in another interview loop in the  coming  days,  and  3) also expect to
    hear from the DEC-FLEX folks on my  application  in  the  coming weeks.
    (for those who don't know DEC-FLEX, is Transition's  effort  to replace
    outside Contract workers with real DEC employees, to do temporary work)
    
    So it was a hard decision, some of my fellow co-workers found jobs just
    prior  to  last  Friday,  others are now gone (TFSO'd), and others like
    myself who are in the middle of interviews decided to hang in and  hope
    for  the  best.  My group was hit especially hard, The TRG group merged
    with the  NPO  group in Maynard and out of some 750-800 people some 220
    got their Transition papers (a good percentage took TFSO).
    
    Well hopefully in  the  next 2 weeks, I'll hear something definite, and
    will have a  new  node  due  to  either  1,  2,  or  3 happening above.
    Otherwise the WEDOIT cluster is moving to Maynard end of February?.
    
    Bye for now, 
    
    Claude

    PS this bald head needs his MM ears, it's cold outside ;^).

    Rep to <<< Note 234.18 by WEDOIT::BERUBE "Claude, G." >>>

>    because  1)  I'm  in the middle of one interview
>    loop, and 2) on  Thursday  27th,  notified  one  hiring  manager  I was
>    interested in working in Mass  (if that is what it'll take) and will be
>    in another interview loop in the  coming  days,  and  3) also expect to
>    hear from the DEC-FLEX folks on my  application  in  the  coming weeks.
>    (for those who don't know DEC-FLEX, is Transition's  effort  to replace
>    outside Contract workers with real DEC employees, to do temporary work)

    Hi all,
    
    Well as you can  see I now have a new node, unfortunately it wasn't due
    to either #1 or 2  above,  those jobs ended up being placed on hold, so
    it option #3 for me.   I'll  be  DEC-Flexing  for  a  while.    For the
    time being starting next week I'll be noting late at  night  from home,
    if I note at all, so I won't be moderating this  conference for a while
    (be nice to Len, Mike and Ruth ok).

    Claude

    Hi all,
    
    Today I attended a group meeting with DEC-Flex management, and DEC-Flex
    is now a separate  business  entity  from  Transition.   This means for
    those  in  DEC-Flex, that they  can  now  consider  that  they  have  a
    permanent job  doing  temporary  work  for DEC, and are no longer to be
    considered in Transition.
    
    What  does that mean for me is I can start to breath a  little  better.
    We  are  still  allowed  to look for permanent full time job's but will
    have to  abides by the rules for non-transition folks.  So for the time
    being I think  I'll  stay in DEC-Flex until I see a real good job match
    on the tube.
    
    For now I'll be noting either early in the morning when I first get in,
    during  lunch,  or  late  at  night  from  home, since the contract I'm
    currently doing  up  in  Contoocook  NH (DOO) working on the Idle Asset
    program, has me  rather busy that I can't access my account that often,
    other than to get check mail etc.
    
    Claude_who_has_423_days_12:34:00_hh:mm:ss_'till_you_know_what
    
    PS if the mod's want me back, I'm ready.
    
    

    

    Re: .20
    
      Claude,
    
         What great news... Glad to see you back and ready to mod again..
         I've been "read-only" for awhile now but keep in touch with the
         file weekly. 
    
      George
    
      BTW - 400+ plus days is too long for you too wait to get back to WDW.
            I say have Mr. Scopa foot the bill so you can go back sooner.
            I'm sure he's marvel at the chance !! 8^)

    Claude,
    
    Put yer moderator hat back on. 
    
    George,
    
    Heck if I win the megabucks I'd love to take the entire conference down
    there.
    
        rrrrrrrrrrrrring: "Disney CRO may I help you?"
    
        Scopa:  Yes I'd like to reserve 500 rooms for the week of..."
    
    ;^}

    
    
    Well this is a tough one today  is my  last day with DEC we are TFSO'D
    as of midnight 28-JUN-91. This conference is as special as the place it
    covers. Mike sorry I never entered a TR but I have so many tales and
    such a slow typist it would take years. Hope you all get to the World
    soon.
    
    
    May the Mouse Be With You
    
    steve

    
        What can I say, it is tough to see people go.  Take care Steve.
        Good luck for your future.
    
                                -Rob
    

    Steve,
    
    Good luck.
    
    Mike

    Steve,
    
    As someone  whose been in your shoes (didn't I start this topic?  ;^(),
    I know what  your  going  through.   
    
    Good luck at whatever you do, I'll miss your contributions to Disney as
    well as other conferences.
    
    Claude

    
    
    Thanks to all, but weep not for me. I've been feeling the need for a
    change of direction so I'm taking this as a cozmik kick in the axis
    to go do it.
    
    peace

    Guess it's time I update this note since I'm the one that started it.
    
    One of the best things to happen to me upon returning back to work from
    that wonderful 9  days at WDW was being told that I would be starting a
    new contract on May  11th  for New Product process Engineering (CSS) in
    Salem doing basicly my old  job  of  sorts  that  I  was doing prior to
    writing .0, after nearly a year and a  half.    Turns  out the group is
    losing  a  couple  to SERP and another to a  job  change,  so  it  look
    promising that I could be there for a while.
    
    So for any of you Salemites or visitors, if you  wish to stop by my new
    location  is  in Core A directly across the Salem Life Center  at  pole
    D13.
    
    Claude

    Fellow Disney Noters,
    
    It is with deep regret  that  after  2  years to the date of my opening
    this topic that I will in  fact be giving up my role of moderating this
    conference due to the DEC TFSO Grim Reaper.  (How Ironic)

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ATE012::BERUBE "Calling Dick Tracy..."               31 lines  13-NOV-1990 15:23
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    Fellow Disney Noters,

'''''''

    This Friday  November  the  13th, will be my last day at work, my group
    HEP (Human Enterprise  Program,  yet  another  name  change for the old
    DEC-FLEX group) had performed a 25% reduction in force this past Monday
    and I it doesn't look  like  I'll  be  able to find something permanent
    within Digital and after 19 1/2  years at DEC, it's now time to move on
    to hopefully better and brighter horizons, but  as  of  now I haven't a
    clue.
    
    It's hard to express  the feelings I have right now, since for the past
    4 year's since the Argonaut program was canceled, it seems like my life
    here at Digital has been in a constant state of  transition.  Whereby I
    was  constantly  having  to  justify  my  existence in these trying and
    political  times  at  Digital (believe me the political process here at
    DEC is alive and well).
    
    Things I won't miss I've eluded to in the above paragraph.
    
    The things  I'll  miss the most though are the faces I'll never be able
    to meet and connect with Nodename::Accounts of all those I've conversed
    with over the years  either  over the phone, in VAXMail or in VAXnotes.
    Especially those here in Disney.Note.   Believe me when I say it's been
    a pleasure moderating this conference, I've made new friends as well as
    met some of them at the get  together's.    You  all have been great to
    deal  with and no one has ever given  me  a  hard  time  concerning  my
    moderation, conference policies, etc..
    
    Even though  I've  contributed  quite a lot of my own secret tips/hints
    etc.  (though maybe too  much  ;^)),  It's  also  has  been  a learning
    experience for me as well  (reading  trip  reports etc.), that I'm sure
    I'll make good use of them  should  I  be fortunate enough to visit our
    favorite place on earth.  Boy am  I gald I overspent my vacation budget
    last April, and truely enjoyed myself (family as  well), my only regret
    was never having been Splashinated.
    
    Thank you all for those Great Disney memories.
    
    Claude_your_faithful_ex_Disney_Co-Moderator

    Well, let me be the first.
    
    About 3 years ago Claude and Len asked me to consider becoming one of
    the moderators of this file. Over the last three years I've had a lot
    of enjoyment in doing so and have established a strong relationship
    with many of you.
    
    Bashing with two mods down in Orlando this past Summer was a blast and
    would have only been topped if Ruth, Len, and Claude were there.
    
    Claude and I talk almost every day and our communications over the last
    few years has established a special bond between the two of us. This
    bond enabled us to bash one another in this file and over the network.
    
    I'm gonna miss this guy not just because he's a moderator and an active
    contributor to this conference but because he is also a friend of
    mine...a friend who is leaving the company. His departure is our loss
    too.
    
    I want to be the first to thank Claude for all his moderator and noter
    contributions to this file and to wish him the best of luck. After
    almost 20 years in DEC I'm sure it will seem quite odd and somehow not
    right for him to pass in his badge tomorrow. His "special place" for
    his badge will no longer be neccessary....be it a pocket, a bureau, or
    dashboard.
    
    Claude and his "place" in this conference will always be remembered by
    this moderator and I realized this morning that when Claude leaves DEC
    for the final time a part of me will be leaving DEC along with him.
    
    I hope our paths cross again. I'm a much richer person for having known
    Claude.
    
    Claude my friend.....here's hoping you have a very Mickey life and you
    be sure to let me know when you head down to Orlando so I can have my
    Brazillian buddies welcome you.
    
    Take care.
    
    Mike  :`^(

    I can't hope to follow Miguel Scopa's "Latin Eloquence", but I do 
    believe that my title is true. It was only when I became a 
    moderator that I started to see the amount of work that Claude 
    does behind the scenes to keep our special conference in good 
    order - the rapid refiling of entries to make them easier to find, 
    the soul-searching that goes on over 'questionable' notes, the 
    system maintenance which gives us faster response - the list is 
    endless, and I know that we remaining mods will be hard pressed to 
    fill the gap.
    
    I deeply regret that we've never met in person, but from the 
    contact I've had I know I'll like the guy when we eventually meet 
    up in 'The World'.
    
    If anyone in authority reads this note, --
    
           'You're Making A Big Mistake Letting This Guy Go!!!'
    
    All the Best, and hope to see you on the net soon.
    
    Mike B.

    Claude, 
    
    Best wishes and good luck; this conference won't be the same without
    you.
    
    Linda 

    	Claude, back when I suggested in the HOLIDAY_TRAVEL Disney note
    that someone start a DISNEY File I had no idea that someone would
    really do it.  I think it was Len who started things but without your
    input, moderating, participation and enthusiasm I know that this file
    would not be as cherished as it is by the faithful readers.  Thanks
    for all of the time and energy that you've put into this file, thanks
    for the insights and neat programs ans such, and good luck in whatever
    your next endeavor may be.  Hey, maybe WDI is looking for a few good
    men!!!  I can see it now, the newest ride in WDW, developed by Walt
    Disney Master Imagineer Claude Berube!!!!!  What would the ride be
    Claude???
    
    Thanks again
    Tom

    
       Claude,  I wish you the best of luck in the future.  I have always
    enjoyed your notes and the way the moderators control this conference.
    Digital will be a poorer place in your absence.  I hope I see you at 
    the world some day.  
    Thanks for all the tips
    
    
                          -Rob
    

    Claude, as I said a week ago "Say it ain't so...." ;^)
    
    You will be missed by me in this and the Scouting Conference.  I can
    only hope that you will be back eventually.  As Harry Chapin put it
    "All my lifes a circle"!  We'll be waiting for you to come 'round the
    bend big guy!
    
    John McGlinchey

    I've been having a hard time writing this note. I want to make sure I 
    get it in in time for Claude to see it, but I don't want it to sound 
    like a eulogy.
    
    I started this conference back in February 1989.  I was planning a trip 
    to WDW in November of that year, and was hoping to get a few tips.  
    There was a note in the HOLIDAY_TRAVEL conference about Disney World. 
    Some one there, (I guess it must have been Tom Butler), suggested that 
    Disney needed its own conference.  I had the system resources, and 
    thought it would be fun so I did it.
    
    I didn't think it would be too big a deal, since in three years after 
    the base note in HOLIDAY_TRAVEL was written there were only 125 
    replies.  Boy was I wrong.  In the first weekend the file was in 
    existence there were over 300 entries.  I think about half of them were 
    from Claude.
    
    I had recruited a guy I worked with who was an annual WDW visitor to be 
    co-moderator.  To this day I don't think he has even looked in the 
    file.  It wasn't long before I decided that Claude would be a better 
    choice.
    
    My original vision for the conference was to be very unstructured.  My 
    theory was, and to a large degree still is, "moderation in moderation".  
    It was Claude who built the structure by entering place holders for all 
    the major topics.  Over the years I haven gotten many, many compliments 
    on how "tight" the conference is, and how easy it is to find 
    information.  This is because of the structure Claude built that makes 
    it easy for all the moderators to redirect the odd stray note to the 
    correct topic.  It is a testament to him that after almost four years 
    there are only about 325 topics.  I just hope we can keep it up.
    
    Claude, you've been a helper and a friend.  I'll miss you.  And yes, 
    I'm still working on those last three trip reports.

    
    The VERY best of luck, Claude.
    
    I know *I've* taken a few more trips to WDW than I might have had it
    not been for your notes and this file.
    
    It's been, well, inspirational, sharing the fun of Disney with others,
    and, Claude, you've been a major part of that.  Thanks for everything,
    including the help when DISNEY.NOTE was down.
    
    Sad as well,
    
    - Sean

    
    Claude,
    
    All the best to you.  
    
    I know for a fact that when my wife said,  Let's go to WDW for our
    holidays this year (back in 89)! I said but that's a place for kids.  
    (Boy was I wrong)
    I decided to find out what I could about the world and to be quite
    honest most of everything I learned was from this file.  So for that I
    thank you and everyone else who has made entries in here.  
    
    Now at home it's quite common for me to say , OK can we afford DISNEY 
    this year, no!! well lets go anyways.
    
    Thanks Claude for the info, the help and the guidance.
    
    Good luck and may all your holidays be filled with magic.
    
    regrds,
    JP Lavigne     @KAO  

    Claude,
    
    I just wanted to drop a quick note wishing you good luck.  Your notes
    and your moderation in moderation have made it a pleasure to note here. 
    
    "Five hurrahs and twelve hip-hips,
     Gaston is the best, 
     and the rest is all drips..."
    
    Good luck, "Gaston".  Thanks for helping to show us a "Whole New
    World".
    
    - Skip

    
    
    
       Claude,
    
    
       Good luck in your future "endeavors", you will certainly be missed!
    I for one have used this file as "gospel" for the last 3 years. It was
    more helpful then anything on the bookshelves, thanks largely to you.
    
      Our last 3 trips have been very well thought out and planned, and
    we've had wonderful trips because of the information provided in this
    file. 
    
    
          "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun,
           you find the fun, and SNAP... the jobs a game!"
    
    
                                     Phil...

    OK who held the wake without inviting the Guest of Honor ;^)
    
    re: .30-40
    
    Well I just couldn't leave the file without  one  last reply to some of
    these responses now couldn't I ;^)
    
>    About 3 years ago Claude and Len asked me to consider becoming one of
>    the moderators of this file. 

    Gee thanks Mike for reminding Len and Me of our BIGGEST MISTAKE YET!!!
    
>    Claude and I talk almost every day and our communications over the last
>    few years has established a special bond between the two of us. This
>    bond enabled us to bash one another in this file and over the network.

    God Mike You didn't  keep  any  of  those now did you?  We could get in
    trouble for some of those.
        
>    I'm gonna miss this guy .....
    
    Uh Mike ain't I coming over you house next week to watch some videos?
        
>    After
>    almost 20 years in DEC I'm sure it will seem quite odd and somehow not
>    right for him to pass in his badge tomorrow. 
    
    In a way it's also a relief.
        
>    I hope our paths cross again. I'm a much richer person for having known
>    Claude.

    We will, your house next  week,  and even though I'll probably be taking
    some of my DCU business elsewhere,  the  closest office to Goffstown is
    MKO1.
        
>    Claude my friend.....here's hoping you have a very Mickey life and you
>    be sure to let me know when you head down to Orlando so I can have my
>    Brazillian buddies welcome you.

    Hmm, If things work out right I could be down there in February, that's
    Snowbird season not Latin American season.
        
>    I can't hope to follow Miguel Scopa's "Latin Eloquence", but I do 
>    believe that my title is true. It was only when I became a 
>    moderator that I started to see the amount of work that Claude 
>    does behind the scenes to keep our special conference in good 
>    order - the rapid refiling of entries to make them easier to find, 
>    the soul-searching that goes on over 'questionable' notes, the 
>    system maintenance which gives us faster response - the list is 
>    endless, and I know that we remaining mods will be hard pressed to 
>    fill the gap.

    Your too kind, I really haven't done that much lately (seems like  Mike
    or Len has done more).  
    
    A little history lesson, back  when  the file was started by Len in '89
    my group was still in shock  of  the  Argonaut cancellation and I had a
    lot of free time (not to many  projects  coming my groups way) having a
    VAX II/GPX running Decwindows helped a lot that  once I got those early
    topic started, and once I became busy toward the summer of '89, windows
    allowed  me  to monitor things while I was busy doing  other  stuff  in
    other windows.
    
    As to the directory listings, that's a DCL  batch  job  which  probably
    took about a weeks worth of coding and debugging.  Vacation.com  on the
    other hand took a lot longer, I put my sole in to that one.
    
>    I deeply regret that we've never met in person, but from the 
>    contact I've had I know I'll like the guy when we eventually meet 
>    up in 'The World'.

    So do I Mike, wish now I had gone to  the bash, but I had a anniversary
    promise  to keep, and you know what happens if you don't  keep  one  of
    those now don't you? ;^)
        
>    If anyone in authority reads this note, --
>           'You're Making A Big Mistake Letting This Guy Go!!!'

    Hmm, I won't touch this one even if I'm leaving.....
            
>    Hey, maybe WDI is looking for a few good
>    men!!!  I can see it now, the newest ride in WDW, developed by Walt
>    Disney Master Imagineer Claude Berube!!!!!  What would the ride be
>    Claude???

    Hmm with my warped sense of humor let's see now how about 
    
        'Edward Scissorhands meets the Alien'
    
            or
    
        'MM  as  the  pilot  of  a  star cruiser on the loose at  Universal
        Studios?
    
            or....
        
>    Claude, as I said a week ago "Say it ain't so...." ;^)

    'fraid so John.
        
>    You will be missed by me in this and the Scouting Conference.  I can
>    only hope that you will be back eventually.  As Harry Chapin put it
>    "All my lifes a circle"!  We'll be waiting for you to come 'round the
>    bend big guy!

    Hmmm, I'm a readonly noter of  Scouting,  even  though  Greg  and I are
    heavy into Scouting (Greg a Star soon to be a Life Scout, and hopefully
    if things go right we'll be at National this summer) I don't think I've
    ever  entered  a  note  there.      The  conferences  that  I  remember
    contributing  over  the  years  besides  Disney of  course  was,  SEDT,
    RAINBOW, DCU, RV, NH, HOLIDAY_TRAVEL, PAN, TCL, DIGITAL  (when  I  felt
    compelled), and some product related ones like NAUTILUS etc.

    BTW fellow Disney Noter Steve Young and I are  associated with the same
    troop  NH Troop 99 in Goffstown so there another one  that  by  filling
    Disney noters on the going on's of Claude The Mod.
            
>    I've been having a hard time writing this note. I want to make sure I 
>    get it in in time for Claude to see it, 
    
    I did old friend...
        
>    I started this conference back in February 1989.  I was planning a trip 
>    to WDW in November of that year, and was hoping to get a few tips.  
>    There was a note in the HOLIDAY_TRAVEL conference about Disney World. 
>    Some one there, (I guess it must have been Tom Butler), suggested that 
>    Disney needed its own conference.  I had the system resources, and 
>    thought it would be fun so I did it.

    Oh sure take all the credit now why don't you? ;^)
        
>    I didn't think it would be too big a deal, since in three years after 
>    the base note in HOLIDAY_TRAVEL was written there were only 125 
>    replies.  Boy was I wrong.  In the first weekend the file was in 
>    existence there were over 300 entries.  I think about half of them were 
>    from Claude.
    
    Take a look at HOLIDAY_TRAVEL_V1 note  6,  I  wanted to make sure there
    was  some sense of structure to things versus the ramblings of thoughts
    found in the old Holiday travel.
    
>    My original vision for the conference was to be very unstructured.  My 
>    theory was, and to a large degree still is, "moderation in moderation".  
>    It was Claude who built the structure by entering place holders for all 
>    the major topics.  Over the years I haven gotten many, many compliments 
>    on how "tight" the conference is, and how easy it is to find 
>    information.  This is because of the structure Claude built that makes 
>    it easy for all the moderators to redirect the odd stray note to the 
>    correct topic.  It is a testament to him that after almost four years 
>    there are only about 325 topics.  I just hope we can keep it up.

    Yeah well if I had my way it'll  only  be about 150 notes today ;^).  I
    have to agree I think we came to a happy medium though.    

>    Claude, you've been a helper and a friend. 
    
    and so have you...
    
>     I'll miss you.  

    likewise

>    And yes, I'm still working on those last three trip reports.
    
    Promises Promises Len, I'll believe when Scopa show me the extracts.

    
    
    OK enough of this foolishness, In All Seriousness,
    
    Len, Mike S, Ruth, Jim, and last but not least Mike B., you've all been
    the  greatest  bunch  of  folk's  I've ever had the pleasure of working
    with,  you've  helped  me  greatly  without  your  never  knowing  how
    much

    ...will the last  moderator  left  please turn off the lights....(sorry
    couldn't help myself ;^()
    
    To all those who  have  sent  me mail, replied here (last time and now)
    thanks your for thought's  and  words of encouragement, they are deeply
    appreciated and I'll cherish them forever.    

    To those of you who I left out in this reply, don't fret I've heard you
    and will remember.  As I said in .30 the  thing  I'll  miss most is not
    being able to place a face to those of you I've conversed with over the
    years  like  Sean Rilley, Skip Williams, Linda Gibson, Steve Owen, Joel
    Tomyl etc.   (If I mispelled your name or didn't mention it, don't fret
    that are just to many people name, and I have many memories of the side
    mailings, phonecalls for help etc to  forget,  hey I'm pressed for time
    if you know what I mean?) Hey  at  least  I  got  to  met  the infamous
    Robespierre (Jim Hill)
    
    Well that's it for now, I'm sure I've forgotten someone/something,  but
    as I said I'm pressed for time so Bye for Now....
    
    Claude
    Your Faithfull Ex Disney Co-Mod
    
    Ps #1 I've  extracted this whole 234.* string, and Mike has promised to
    give me any that are entered after this one, so don't worry I'll get to
    see them.
    
    PS #2 You haven't heard the last of Claude The Mod.........

    Claude,
            Thank you.
                       Mike T

Claude - thanks for all the work you did with this conference.  thanks for all the
knowledge you shared with all of us.  the best of luck with your next endeaver.

peter

Claude

Tho we've never met -- reading your goodbye brought sincere sadness.  
Amazing how familiar people feel with each other thru these Disney notes
files.  This is a tribute, of course, to you and all your hard work
and quite obvious caring.

Everyone else has already said it all to you -- we double their
sentiments and add our own

      THANKS CLAUDE

Good luck to you!!!  We hope we haven't heard the last from you!!

Jackie and Ken Kuscher

It came as quite a surprise to me to return from the World and find that you 
were already gone and I hadn't had a chance to say good-bye and good luck. (or
to stump you with a new piece of trivia that I picked up on my trip)

It's true that I'll probably be running into you at Scout meetings and such, but
it won't be the same as seeing your name as I get my daily Disney fix in the 
Notes file.

Thanks for all of the work you have put in to make this the best source of 
information on Disney available.

Good Luck in your future projects,

Steve

    I realize that Claude is not here to read this but I was not able to
    read any Disney Notes last week.  
    
    I was able to talk with Claude offline on Friday and of course wished
    him well.  This is the second time Claude and I have crossed paths.  I
    worked with him in Salem for 5 years back a while ago and then about 1 1/2
    years ago, discovered him here in this notesfile.
    
    I appreciate all the work he's done here in this notesfile and will
    miss him greatly.
    
    But, I'll make sure to invite him to the next get-together!
    
    Kathy
    
    

Hope someone does get late well-wishes to you, Claude.  Your efforts have
made this one of an elite few conferences that are well-organized, useful,
and a pleasure to participate in.  Thanks and good luck.

Bill Abrams

    Well gang I thought I'd let you know that Claude is in pretty good
    spirits. He spent about 6 hours at my house yesterday watching tapes
    and helping me install a new kitchen counter. He works cheap (2 diet
    Cokes).
    
    He was very interested in seeing the infamous HDD bash and footage of
    Splash Mountain.
    
    He sends his best and intends to secure a job ASAP.
    
    Mike
    If anything, he seemed relaxed

    Well, now we know. Disney Notes is not a core activity of the company,
    so I'm joining Claude as an ex-moderator. I go Friday, so if any
    Disneyholic is in the Warrington area, they're welcome to join me in a
    departing drink.
    
    I'll keep in touch through the remaining mods, who have become close
    friends, letting you know of my visits to the World, and hopefully I'll
    get to meet more of the names that have become so familiar over the
    years.
    
    Mike (T-5)
    
    p.s. Not a Trivia question, but what does TFSO stand for? Here in the
    UK, we are still being "Rightsized"!

    I too will be leaving the company on Friday.

    To echo something Mike Batty said in some private mail, it's a sad
    commentary on the state of the company when I think that the thing I'll
    miss most after 11+ years is the Disney notes conference.

    Len.

    P.S.  If any one is planning on visiting WDW and plans to tour the
    Vacation Club, contact me for a referral card.  At this point I could
    use the fifty Dis-bucks I'd get if you take the tour.

    The other mods will know how to reach me.

I guess this is it.  I just spoke to Mike Batty and we're both feeling a little
numb.  It's been 18 years for him and over 11 for me.  The Disney conference
has been the best thing about the past four years.

I hope I'll run into you on Main Street someday.

Len.

    Within the last 24 hours some of the mods have heard from old friends
    Mike Batty and Claude Berube.
    
    Mike is now a production manager at a small electronics firm. Not bad,
    got a pretty handsome severance check from DEC and finds a job in no
    time.
    
    Mike doesn't expect to be visiting Orlando this Summer...it's not the
    money it's the time...but intends on making a Christmas visit.
    
    Last I heard about Len Goldberg he was looking into a job as a sales
    manager for some large computer store chain (COMP USA?) in Framingham,
    Mass.
    
    Claude hasn't found anything yet and he tells me that his wife is
    suggesting that they take a mini-trip to WDW to let him unwind. Claude
    is a staunch 5 yr. man so he is balking at going before '97.
    
    They all say. "Hi!" and miss this notesfile. Well, we miss them too as
    it just hasn't been the same without them.
    
    By the way, has anyone heard or seen Jim Hill?
    
    Mike

    Hello to all,
    
    I have finally had a moment to write this note!
    I will be passing on my mouse ears as a moderator of this notesfile.
    As of Monday I start a new job here at Digital which will demand much
    more of my time.
    I will continue to participate in the conference although not as often
    as I'd like to.
    
    Talk with you all soon,
    
    Kathy Jette
    NEW DTN:  2231742
    NEW NODE:  WRKSYS::JETTE
    
    
    

As has happened frequently in recent months and years, this mod is being 
TFSO'd. My last day at Digital is Friday, March 3, meaning that I will have
been with the company just under 11 years. This was not a surprise and I am not
upset at leaving. In recent months it seemed that it was just time to go. As 
others have said before me, you know the job situation is bad if the thing that
will be missed most is the Disney notefile.

I have enjoyed meeting all of you, whether it was only electronically or 
personally as well. This is an easy conference to moderate. With very rare
exceptions, participants are polite and willing to abide by the conference
guidelines. I learned a lot from you. We were able to do and see things at 
WDW that would have been totally unknown to us except for the information
here. 

This file is also a small place of calm in the middle of the turmoil of Digital
today. When the stress gets intolerable, the file is always here to 
provide a little relief from the tension. There is always the latest quiz 
question, someone needing a pointer, a trip report, something to provide a 
breather. It's a bit of Walt's perfect world.

As far as future trips are concerned, there is a possibility that I will be
at Port Orleans from July 14 to 23. The American Spaniel Club summer national
competition is being held in Orlando this year. This will be the first July 
in many years that will not be totally filled with year-end responsibilities, 
so it would be a good time to go. If anyone else will be there at that time, 
drop a line to [email protected]. Mybe we could meet and take a ride on the
TZTOT!

Goodbye and good luck to all of you. I will miss you. 


Linda

    On behalf of the rest of the Disney mods I'd like to thank Linda for
    all her help over the last few years. She certainly carried out all her
    moderator duties exceptionally well and I'm gonna miss her daily
    contributions to this note conference...as well as those phone
    conversations and office visits.
    
    Linda's insight to this culture we know as Disney added so much to this 
    conference that I cannot begin to describe how many people she has 
    helped (including yours truly) when it came to planning a trip,
    learning about specials at the Disney Store, knowing what restaurants 
    to AVOID in Orlando, and making the best of everything Disney.
    
    Linda joins our other ex-mods out there in cyberspace and here's hoping
    that Linda keeps in touch with her Disney family who will continue to
    frequent this file.
    
    There are many read-only noters out there who may have benefited from
    Linda's contribution to this file. If I were one of those who gained 
    from her knowledge I'd drop her a message and say thank you. For others
    who would like to say thank you in here I will set this note so you can
    do just that.
    
    Thank you Linda and I know I'll be seeing you on AOL and look forward
    to reading your trip report upon your return.
    
    And maybe...just maybe we'll meet for a Dole Whip at Aloha Isle in '97.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Mike
        

    Although I've been mostly a read only person, I'd also like to say
    good-bye.  TFSO has also caught up with me, and Friday will also be my
    last day.
    
    This notesfile has always been a great escape during the crazy days at
    DEC, and I'm really going to miss it - oh well, at least I still have
    the Disney channel at home!
    
    Good luck to all of you!
    Barb

Bill Abrams:  You've won your first Disney trivia quiz contest.  What are you 
going to do now?

"I'm going to leave Digital and then go to Disneyworld!"

Yes, January 26 will be my last day.  I have chosen to join a (very) small
consulting firm and try to make a name for myself beyond Digital.  This
conference, and everyone who plays in this playground, will be one of the
things about Digital I will miss the most.  It is the closest community
of people who are far away from each other!

I will join the other ex-moderators in cyberspace.  Drop me a note at

[email protected]

to chat, or ask questions...I will still be going to WDW Feburary 3.
I may send a trip report your way, (Watch your email, Mike), 
and look for me in rec.arts.disney.* if you are on the internet.  

My new goal is to get rich doing consulting, buy my Vacation Club membership,
and an annual pass every year.  

The real tragedy is that I'll have a lot more time on my hands.  I might
have been able to win another quiz!

Copy me on your plans for the 25th anniversary.  I just may be able to be
on the porch before the Hoop-de-Doo in July '97.  I suspect that Spaceship
Earth really contains a giant magnet which draws those of us who are tuned
to it back to Orlando again and again and again.

Regards,

Bill Abrams
3796 Orchard Street
Walworth, NY 14568
(315) 986-1458
[email protected]

    Good luck, Bill.  I'll miss the competition (Assuming we have another
    trivia contest, and assuming that my new job working for the company
    that bought out Learning Services still allows me access to Notes).
    
    I'd tell you to enjoy the park, but that would be like having to remind
    one to breathe.

A quick update...tomorrow (1/26) is my last day of being a Digital employee,
but I have been contracted to stay on part-time to help finish the
transition on my current project.

If my account is not deleted, you may still be able to reach me at

NCMAIL::ABRAMSB
(cluster alias for  UMYEM::ABRAMSB)

or perhaps also at

FPTVX1::ABRAMS

My address FPTWS1::ABRAMS  will be no longer.

Of course, my real new address is internet  [email protected]

Regards,
Bill A.