<VV> In defense of Buffalo and urban conventions

[Wrsssatty at aol.com]

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.
 
~Bill Stanley
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