Ian Jackson wrote in
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In the UK, amateur 'hamfests' and 'tailgate sales' used to be a fairly
leisurely affair, starting at a round 11am, and go on until 5 or even
6pm, allowing lots of time to wander around, meet your long-lost friends
etc (ie a 'good day out'). These days, opening time is often as early as
9am, with some dealers starting to pack up around noon. Ordinary
tailgate sales sometimes do start at early as 7am. Things ain't what
they used to be.


Yoiks! If they only started at 9 a.m. here...

Just possibly, there is a glimmer of hope. I have noticed that in the past
year a lot of the computer junk has gone away - do we really need that
Pentium 1 computer? (hint, the answer is no)

Perhaps this will return the hamfests to hams, and we can enjoy chatting
and socializing again, as well as selling our own "junk"

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -