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Are you saying "we have to pass this bill to see what is in it" As one of the old Geezers who has spent his adult life, 45 years, working on the older bikes that Harley has cast off as oboslete, investing my time and money to preserve a vast collection of NOS and used parts for the future. At the meets I answer anyones questions to pass on what I know about what fits what, how to repair the right way or any other help I can give. I refuse to sell low quality parts to unsuspecting customers.
I am not the only old "Geezer" that has many years of dedicated service to promoting the club. While working within our "business plan" We must constantly replace worn out vehicles, from all the miles spent going from one event to the other, keep them is ready shape to make the trip and back and keep our expenses as low as possible. With the fuel cost going up as much as $2.75 a gallon over the last few years, and the slowdown in spending at events, it is harder to justify even going to some events. As far as my business plan, I will go to a well thought out proven venue such as Eustis, but a venue that is all sand, dirt and covered dirt arenas is to high of a risk of bad weather costing me additional losses. With all the years of doing Volusia County a flat grass covered field, A light rain would cause foot and vehicle trafic to make an impassable mess. The Cabbage Patch spent a fortune raising the level of their land for their events, Thousands of tons of beach sand and crushed shells made their land higher than the Silver Sands Arena.
If the Sunshine Chapter wants to turn the event into an RVfest and beer drinking social, that is fine just be truthful about the conditions the vendor will face at new venue. We will vote with not comming to an event that is anti vendor. I am also a out of state member of the Sunshine chapter who pays dues more to support the club than to have an involvment in local politics.
Us old Geezers tell our grandkids not to touch the hot stove once but know until they get burned by making the wrong decision, they will never understand the wisdom we tried to share to prevent pain. When one says we resist change, maybe we resist repeating mistakes already made, but learned from.
Shelby
My partner in swapmeets for the last 30+ years, Jack Horner and his wife went out there last sunday, to evaluate from his prespective, took pictures, and with his small truck made deep tracks in sand road one time around, there was standing water in the field from a Friday rain. From both our experences in 35 years in doing Volusia County, on a perfect dry weekend with no wind blowing the dirt around it would be marginal at best, not a good risk in Florida spring.
At the fairgrounds there are paved roads for restored motorcycles to ride on
I am not the only old "Geezer" that has many years of dedicated service to promoting the club. While working within our "business plan" We must constantly replace worn out vehicles, from all the miles spent going from one event to the other, keep them is ready shape to make the trip and back and keep our expenses as low as possible. With the fuel cost going up as much as $2.75 a gallon over the last few years, and the slowdown in spending at events, it is harder to justify even going to some events. As far as my business plan, I will go to a well thought out proven venue such as Eustis, but a venue that is all sand, dirt and covered dirt arenas is to high of a risk of bad weather costing me additional losses. With all the years of doing Volusia County a flat grass covered field, A light rain would cause foot and vehicle trafic to make an impassable mess. The Cabbage Patch spent a fortune raising the level of their land for their events, Thousands of tons of beach sand and crushed shells made their land higher than the Silver Sands Arena.
If the Sunshine Chapter wants to turn the event into an RVfest and beer drinking social, that is fine just be truthful about the conditions the vendor will face at new venue. We will vote with not comming to an event that is anti vendor. I am also a out of state member of the Sunshine chapter who pays dues more to support the club than to have an involvment in local politics.
Us old Geezers tell our grandkids not to touch the hot stove once but know until they get burned by making the wrong decision, they will never understand the wisdom we tried to share to prevent pain. When one says we resist change, maybe we resist repeating mistakes already made, but learned from.
Shelby
My partner in swapmeets for the last 30+ years, Jack Horner and his wife went out there last sunday, to evaluate from his prespective, took pictures, and with his small truck made deep tracks in sand road one time around, there was standing water in the field from a Friday rain. From both our experences in 35 years in doing Volusia County, on a perfect dry weekend with no wind blowing the dirt around it would be marginal at best, not a good risk in Florida spring.
At the fairgrounds there are paved roads for restored motorcycles to ride on
Many fond memories of watching the "folk dancing" at Southern Comfort during Davenport.
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