Ryan, KC8PMX wrote:
My gripe is why the hell do they have to be soooo early on the weekend? The
weekend is my time to relax and sleep in a little bit compared to my
workweek of which I normally have to be up at about 5:30am. If they were to
start at say 10am instead of 7am or 8am like I see most of them start I
might actually go to more of the hamfests....... (since I have to drive at
least 1-3 hours to get to most of them.)


Good point, Ryan. It seems that the pressure to get the "great deal"
gets people coming out earlier and earlier. So many of the sellers
accommodate. But it is now at the point that its ridiculous. I've seen
sellers closing up shop at 10:00 a.m., and many shut down before noon.

If I ran a hamfest, I *would* start it later. Sellers just might find
some more business.



The other gripe is, personal hygiene....... is it really a huge inconvience
for someone to grab a quick shower and toss on a little bit of
antipersperant/deodorant???

How do you know that everyone stinks if you don't go to them?

At Dayton this year, I recall one person that wasn't morning fresh.

At Rochester, I didn't notice anyone.

At Butler, the same.

At the fest near Scranton PA, there was one person that didn't quite
meet sanitation standards - well okay, he actually really really stunk.

No doubt there were some others, but it's an awfully small percentage.

But you can run into that sort of thing at any flea market, be it Ham
or otherwise.


- Mike KB3EIA -