In article , "Ryan, KC8PMX"
writes:

My gripe is why the hell do they have to be soooo early on the weekend?

Because in most of the country, it gets hot later in the day.

There's also creeping time inflation. The flyer for the 'fest I went to on
Sunday said "Sellers 7 AM, buyers 8 AM". Yet when I pulled up at 6:45,
intending to be there when the gate opened, there were already two rows of
sellers all set up and many buyers actively looking.

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.

Heck, I get up at 4:30 AM in order to have time to run.

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.)

Just part of the Boiled Owl tradition.

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???

Everybody I saw at Kimberton was perfectly presentable in that regard. A bit
casual, but presentable.

Maybe it's the proximity to Valley Forge...

73 de Jim, N2EY