<VV> Convention Numbers

[Jay Pitchford]

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

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Smitty <vairologist at cox.net> wrote:

> Smitty Says.  Sorry if I offended Ron, Jay and maybe others with my shot at
> the Californinans.  I started off actually making an observation and just
> added a little leg pulling.  Maybe I got out of hand.
>     From here on in this post I will be dead serious..  I will start by
> saying it is just as far to CA from here as it is from here to CA.  The
> distance and mountains has never been a consideration when I went to
> conventions over the years.  I went to San Jose, LA, Albuquerque. Portland,
> Tahoe, and others out West driving my wagon and towing my Camper.  For Jax,
> Ceder Rapids and Denver I used a newer car to haul the camper.  I would
> still game to do it with the wagon but out of consideration for my wife I
> chose to go and have the air conditioning.  She was a real trooper over the
> years traveling with me in the wagon but age does have it's disadvantages in
> heat tolerance.  I have earned my stripes over the years and don't intend to
> back down from someone wimping to me about how old their car is or how high
> the hills and passes are.  I could go on but I think I have made my point.
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