[Towertalk] First day at Dayton - Attendance continues to slide

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Which Dayton are you attending???  I hardly saw anyone treating or being 
treated poorly here.  Altogether a really nice bunch of folks.  Both 
sides of the counter.  Flea markets (errr.. 'Outside Vendors' at Dayton) 
 certainly have the largest variety of 'stuff' anywhere.  And if they're 
surly I didn't see it.  Stoic??  Yup.  Mom and Pop sitting behind a 
table of stuff that was old and dusty many years ago, and few interested 
passersby..  Yup...  Good stuff too..

Hope you all have a better time next time.

I did, and spent $$$.

73
Gil



David Jordan wrote:

>Is it gas prices or greedy hams trying to get $$$$ for junk.
>
>Maybe folks are tired of all the rude dealer staff and tail gaters that
>would just as soon punch you in nose as lower their inflated price for an
>item.
>
>The ebay mentality has infected our hobby big time...now what was a good
>deal at $65 is now a good deal at $225.
>
>Nuts to them that think they can make a living selling used radio gear at
>inflated prices...keep the trailer load and haul it around from place to
>place year after year...there's nothing new in the flea market, it's just
>older, with more scratches and dirt, and the prices are as rediculous this
>year as ithey were last year.  Folks are tired of it.
>
>Why drive several hundred miles, maybe have to deal with bad weather (the
>curse of Dayton in Spring), deal with rude idiots, etc.  I think it has a
>lot less to do with 9/11, and fuel prices, etc.
>
>Wish it was different....
>
>73s,
>dave
>wa3gin
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg Gobleman" <k9zm@frontiernet.net>
>To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 10:30 AM
>Subject: Re: [Towertalk] First day at Dayton - Attendance continues to slide
>
>
>>>"The bad news is that the Hamvention continues its attendance slide."
>>>
>>>This is a trend, particularly since 9/11, seen in
>>>
>conventions/conferences
>
>>in
>>
>>>the business world as well.  Many articles in the business press have
>>>addressed the substantial downturn in the travel and
>>>
>convention/conference
>
>>>industries which actually started several years ago.
>>>
>>About the time the local gasoline suppliers started gouging us.  30 cent a
>>gallon hikes in the price in one day have contributed to me not going
>>anywhere.  I have a 3.5 mpg Ranger Bass boat which has seen little use for
>>the last 3 years and it looks like this year is no exception.
>>
>>We need the motel/tourism industry to throw some weight around in congress
>>to get gasoline prices stable at 99 cents per gallon if you want to see
>>attendance figures go up.  Sure, the wife and I have the money to get to
>>Dayton, but unless she has some to spend shopping, we ain't going.  (she
>>wasn't even concerned about me having the money for the fleamarket:)
>>
>>73
>>Greg K9ZM
>>
>>
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