Morning all!
I realize that vacation plans can change. Life interrupts. Job Changes, health issues, change in dates, upgrading to another resort, etc.
However, if you have confirmed with me that you are going and then I don't find out about your change in plans until 1-2 weeks before you are scheduled to go it really jeopardizes my entire swap. I would hate to have it all come to an end after 3-1/2 years because one person failed to notify me of a their change in plans.
When I don't hear from a swapper about confirming with me that they've made contact with their swappers, or a I hear from a swapper that they haven't been contacted by their fellow swapper, I like to give them the benefit of the doubt and time to respond.
Well, unfortunately, this time I apparently gave too much time. I sent multiple PMs and emails to one swapper and never heard back. So today I called (using my free weekend calling) and found out that the swapper wasn't going after all. Now I have a big gap coming up soon that I really need to fill ASAP.
AVAILABLE 3/29 to 4/10 inc. Easter Sunday
I also have a new opening in May,
5/3 to 5/12, AVAILABLE as of today.
Thanks to LuckyDuck for letting me know as soon as she could that her plans had changed. This gives me plenty of time to get another swapper.
In order to avoid this problem in the future, I really need to know you have made contact/arrangements with your fellow swappers a min. of 2 weeks before the swapper before you will be there. That means if you are going May 5-12 but the swapper before you will be there April 20-29, I need to hear from you that all is set 2 weeks before April 20 (April 4th). If not I will try to send you a PM asking for confirmation. If I don't hear back in a timely manner (and your fellow swappers haven't heard back either) then I will have to re-open your dates in order to have time to fill the gap.
So, if you are in my swap and don't see a

by your name and the swapper before you is arriving in less than 2 weeks you need to contact your fellow swappers and let me know all is set. Thanks,
Rant over....
Off to see Alice in Wonderland in Hollywood with DD's Girl Scout Troop. Also going to check out the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
