<VV> Buffalo Convention Report

[Frank DuVal]

Just don't get any ideas about holding it 40 miles south of DC. That's 
where I live! ;-)   <ggg>

But wait,  there are several Corsa members within a stones throw. I 
volunteer them! :-)  <ggggggg>

Frank DuVal

Tony Underwood wrote:

> At 12:52 hours 08/01/2006, kaczmarek at charter.net wrote:
>
>> Bryan reports:
>>
>>   I
>> > will tell you right now it won't be on site (I'm not aware of such a
>> > hotel in the $100/night or less price range in Northern Virginia), so
>> > I'll ask outright - should I simply forget about having one at all?
>> > --
>>
>> Bryan, you're correct. You probably WON'T find anything in Northern 
>> VA at that price, maybe one in the Winter.
>
>
>
> Not anything of any substance within screaming distance of the 
> Beltway, that's for sure.
>
> However, I'm not so sure it would be that good an idea to even try to 
> have anything in that traffic kludge even if rooms were cheap.
>
>
>> You're battling 2 factors that will not change.
>> 1. the proximity of Northern VA to the National Capitol.
>> 2. the inbred, well call it what it is, cheapness of the Corvair owner.
>
>
>
> The "cheap Corvair owner" notwithstanding, being close to the Capital 
> is a bad idea economically.
>
>
>> My advice is if N.VA wants to host a vair fair, they should look west 
>> down I  66, away from the beltway to find something reasonable.
>
>
>
>
> Absolutely.   And I know from experience that you don't have to go far 
> to find a motel with enough rooms at a workable price, with space to 
> work from.   Things tend to "spread out" rather nicely once you get 
> away from the beltway.  Only 30 minutes down the road south on 66 will 
> make a difference.    And, it still wouldn't be so far from DC that a 
> tour couldn't exploit the sights with minimal hassle.
>
> Northern VA is kinda nice, not terribly cluttered unless you get too 
> close to Ground Zero.     Manassas wasn't a bad show, kinda liked it 
> myself, had a good time.   Plenty of vendors, nice cars, and somebody 
> ordered up a bunch of pizzas... ;)
>
>
> ...just mumbling to myself...
>
>
> tony..   missed Buffalo
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