We looked into the State Fair and the downer was the 40+ miles each way to
Caroline Co.
OK…..let me put this out there……..Greenberg 8/26-27…….Chantilly in Northern
VA……same venue as the WGH show some of us road-tripped to in 2010. It would be
a huge commitment. We would have to leave Friday afternoon and get back about
9PM Sunday night. It would entail 2 nights of hotels and we would need at least
8-12 people to set it up, man it and take it down.
Peter
On May 7, 2017, at 2:34 PM, Bantle, Jack A. <jack.bantle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All:
Anybody try the State fair?
Jack B.
From: rc3r-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rc3r-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Bill
Michie <billm387@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2017 12:18:37 PM
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Subject: [rc3r] Re: Chesterfield County Fair 2017
If the club has been there for many years, and now we're a contingency group
for the Fair, that's bad form on the part of the Fair. Should another
opportunity (or opportunities) occur for the club to run trains instead of at
the Fair, so be it. It's the Fair's loss in the long-term.
To paraphrase a line from a movie that's all the rage 30 years later, "Nobody
puts the RC3R in a corner".
Bill M.
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Subject: [rc3r] Chesterfield County Fair 2017
Dexter,
As I read it, RC3R are the fall-back position for the Fair if the robotics
group does not accept. My guess is they won't be able to meet the insurance
requirements. As mentioned earlier, let them have a year without trains and
see how it goes.
Gilly
On 05/06/17, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
What does Plan B entail, as far as our location at the Fair? Or does it
mean we would only participate
if the robotics group doesn't accept the Fair's invitation to participate?
Dexter Oliver
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From: Peter Condro <pcondro@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:pcondro@xxxxxxxxx>>
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Sent: Fri, May 5, 2017 10:59 pm
Subject: [rc3r] Re: Chesterfield County Fair 2017
If I said what I'm thinking, I would have to go to confession tomorrow.
I'm done with them.
Peter
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On May 5, 2017, at 7:46 PM, Ken Young <kanawha72@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:kanawha72@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I'm not going to miss this venue. After the downsizing, forced hike from
the parking lots which limits what we can bring to run, and restricted
ticket distribution I've lost all interest in the Fair. It's just a hassle
anymore. As far as being Plan B, if they do decide they want us back we
need ask for more, say $750 to $1000. If they don't want to, then we need
to wish them luck and walk away.
Ken
On 5/5/2017 4:33 PM, William Robertson wrote:
Ben called me today with an update on the Chesterfield County Fair for
2017. The Fair is planning some changes for this year. The Fair has
offered our spot to a robotics group. The robotics group has a month to
commit to the fair. The RC3Rs are plan "B" for this year's Fair per their
management.
If we do not participate, we will loose the $500.00 payment plus the
raffle money received from the event. The club is financially in good
standing as a reminder.
Certainly we will need to also reconsider our priority of expanding the
small layout in time for this year's Fair.
I believe we can find other places to share our passion of model trains
with the public and probably receive some type of donation at the same
time.
What are your thoughts on participating in the Fair this year if given the
opportunity to do so ?
Let me know if you want to take a vote on participating in this year's
Fair.
Thanks,
Bill
