<VV> Convention Numbers

[Bob Dunahugh]

Jay, you have an interesting thought there. In my mind, we have a traffic tie up if 20 cars are at a stop light.  (GRIN ) I love to hit the road. In the last 8 year, we've put about 35,000 on our 78 GMC with various Corvair behind.   Bob Dunahugh

> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:36:40 -0400
> From: jay.pitchford at gmail.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Convention Numbers
> 
> Smitty - thanks for saying that.
> 
> It's an interesting question ... if you polled 200 people why they didn't
> attend, you'd get close to 200 answers, but you'd think there's a common
> thread involved when a particular region's attendance is lower than
> expected. You may have put your finger on one reason - age. This year's
> unusual heat sure didn't help things, but that affected everyone, not just
> west coasters.
> 
> It could be cultural as well ... many folks in the midwest and east look at
> a long road trip as a pleasant adventure, as that is/was part of (or the
> point of) many a vacation. Might those out west, specifically California
> with their awful traffic, find long road trips something to be endured
> instead of enjoyed? Just speculating out loud here.
> 
> jcp
> 
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