It just occurred to me that some of you might not be aware of and one thing that has not been mentioned here is that when GMCMI uses a convention site we tie it up for a lot more than the 6 days of our convention.
For example the Tuscon convention will be held from Friday Apr. 6 to Thursday April 12. However members always want to come in early so we allow them to come in on Thursday April 5 even though we might still be setting up things..
In addition we have to unpack our crates and do a lot of work to get things ready for our arriving GMCers. So a crew of about 8 members come in on the Sun or Mon before to set things up. That ties the buildings up for an extra 3 or 4 days.
We also have to pack everything up after the convention so that takes another day. So we are using the main building from say Monday to the second Friday for a total of 12 days.
Now, how much harder does that make it to find campgrounds willing to tie up their facilities for that long? That also makes it even harder to start a rally on a Monday as some would like as we would be using the prior weekend to set up which would mean the campground would loose two weekends of their season for our 6 day convention.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick
>
> Good points Karen. If I remember correctly, GMCMI conventions are normally seven day events and used to run from Saturday to the following Friday. I
> have been to two of them (Pueblo at almost 800 miles from home, and Shawnee, almost 1000 miles). Each required me to take an extra day or two off. I
> usually don't have a problem with this as I am self employed, but it takes a little extra planning for my wife.
>
> I believe the reason for the schedule shift was to accommodate working people who want to attend the weekend portion of the event. I don't know how
> successful that effort was, but maybe it could be revisited if necessary. We have let our Western States membership lapse for the very reason you
> have cited. We just haven't been able to attend their rallies at their scheduled locations and times.
>
> The alternative, of course, is to attend as much as the rally as your work schedule allows. Not the ideal solution, but better than missing the whole
> thing. I think there are ways to do that without having to pay the entire rally fee.
> --
> Carl Stouffer
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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For example the Tuscon convention will be held from Friday Apr. 6 to Thursday April 12. However members always want to come in early so we allow them to come in on Thursday April 5 even though we might still be setting up things..
In addition we have to unpack our crates and do a lot of work to get things ready for our arriving GMCers. So a crew of about 8 members come in on the Sun or Mon before to set things up. That ties the buildings up for an extra 3 or 4 days.
We also have to pack everything up after the convention so that takes another day. So we are using the main building from say Monday to the second Friday for a total of 12 days.
Now, how much harder does that make it to find campgrounds willing to tie up their facilities for that long? That also makes it even harder to start a rally on a Monday as some would like as we would be using the prior weekend to set up which would mean the campground would loose two weekends of their season for our 6 day convention.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick
>
> Good points Karen. If I remember correctly, GMCMI conventions are normally seven day events and used to run from Saturday to the following Friday. I
> have been to two of them (Pueblo at almost 800 miles from home, and Shawnee, almost 1000 miles). Each required me to take an extra day or two off. I
> usually don't have a problem with this as I am self employed, but it takes a little extra planning for my wife.
>
> I believe the reason for the schedule shift was to accommodate working people who want to attend the weekend portion of the event. I don't know how
> successful that effort was, but maybe it could be revisited if necessary. We have let our Western States membership lapse for the very reason you
> have cited. We just haven't been able to attend their rallies at their scheduled locations and times.
>
> The alternative, of course, is to attend as much as the rally as your work schedule allows. Not the ideal solution, but better than missing the whole
> thing. I think there are ways to do that without having to pay the entire rally fee.
> --
> Carl Stouffer
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
> Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles,
> Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
>
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