What good would announcing absencesahead of time do? If you already bought your ticket you are in the same predicament....and now have DAYS to work yourself up into being annoyed and pre determined to not like the u/s. Since you came from Boston....could you/would you have changed your plans?
And if you haven't purchased your ticket, you might not...which goes against what the producers job is....to sell tickets. They are not in the business of customer service.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.