<VV> In defense of Buffalo and urban conventions

[ricknorris at suddenlink.net]

I agree with Ol Whatsratty here.
After the initial confusion over where I had to park my trailer and staying at the "Mark of the Beast" I enjoyed the Convention and I think the folks there did a very good job given the conditions, especially the Parking Czar! Whotta guy. Corvair Conventions cause me to go places I would not normally choose. It's the obsession with the car that does it.
Actually, it's more about the people than anything else now.
If the "Good Lords awillin an the crick dont rise" I'll be in Jax.
--
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com 

---- Wrsssatty at aol.com wrote: 
> Oh, dear!  I see it's time for another round of Buffalo bashing!   I was at 
> that convention and had a good time.  I was grateful that INDOOR  parking was 
> provided and, if I recall correctly, an entire floor of the parking  garage (or 
> "ramp" as they call it in Buffalo) was provided for Corvairs  only.  Granted, 
> attendees' need for trailer parking initially exceeded the  allotted lots but 
> the convention planners scrambled around and in short order  found additional 
> trailer parking.  I don't think they can be faulted for  being unaware that 
> so many more trailers would come to Buffalo than had come to  a convention 
> before.  That's just another sign of the changes in our club  and hobby.  As our 
> cars get older more and more people will choose to  trailer them to the 
> convention. 
>  
> As for urban conventions, as long as there is parking and costs can  be kept 
> reasonable, I'd prefer that the convention be somewhere that  there's 
> something to do in addition to the Corvair convention stuff.  And,  no, conventions 
> aren't a "family" vacation for me.  It's just that  despite my obvious obsession 
> with things Corvair (just ask my friends) I do have  other interests and 
> enjoy doing other things.  An urban setting provides  that.  Of the eight 
> conventions that I've attended, the only one that I  regretted going to was set in a 
> remote area where one had to drive for miles to  another state just to do 
> anything.  I'm not going to name names because I  know that even in that case, the 
> folks who put on that convention put more work  into it than I ever have or 
> probably ever will.
>  
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