[roc-chat] Re: Separate LPR area at ROCtober
- From: Kenneth Brown <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:16:03 -0700
JPL went and changed their open house to the same weekend as RocStock this
year. I like to go to both when I can afford it. If ROCStock changes to May,
JPL will go back to their usual dates in May. Ahhhhhhhhh
Kids usually get out of school the first week of June so having ROCStock the
second weekend in June means that the kids (and their credit card wielding
parents) can go for all three days. Switching to May might be bad for families
since taking a day off of school so close to the end of the year is tough. Even
if they are only going for a day or two, older kids are stuck with studying for
finals and getting projects done that they have put off until the last minute.
(I must be getting old, I am remembering more and more of my childhood).
Ken "King of the Last Minute" Brown
On Jun 24, 2012, at 4:46 PM, Kurt Gugisberg wrote:
> How about a May Rockstock instead of June? If we are changing, might as well
> go all the way. Better temps, hopefully less wind...
>
> Kurt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Dierking
> Sent: Jun 24, 2012 4:30 PM
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Separate LPR area at ROCtober
>
> Other than the range set-up, what do you think about the current schedule of
> June ROCstock, ROCtober, and November ROCstock vs just having two events like
> June ROCstock and ROCtober?
>
> Just considering that ROCtober has only been around for about 4 years and
> previously, it was just two ROCstocks per year.
>
> Thank you for your input on this.
>
> Richard
> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Robert Bosch. Dago <dago3331@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> PLEASE KEEP THE SITE HOW IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN!!!" PLEASE " It will never be the
> same if you did that. I like it how it has allways been. when a person or a
> group changes things it ALLWAYS TURNS OUT LIKE CRAPPPPPP. And some pepole or
> a lot of pepole are not going to like the new ideas and also to add Every
> body is so used to the way it has allways been, Thank you for reading my two
> cents worth of MY opinioun, I LOVE THE ROC STOCKS Events how they have
> allways BEEN, And I would be ONE OF THOSE UNHAPPY Pepole Knowing that
> someones has changed the format and made every thing a whole more hecktic for
> every one entertainment of launching OUR Rockets, and OUR KIDS ROCKETS!!. So
> Please reconceder that Thought!!. :-))). ( P.S.) I allways LIKE THE ORIGINALS
> Of every thing. Robbie Boschetto/ Dago3331@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:33:44 -0700
> Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Separate LPR area at ROCtober
> From: richard.dierking@xxxxxxxxx
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Yes, this topic has come up a couple of times that I know of over the last 5
> years. I haven't been with the club nearly as long as some people. When the
> split range is discussed, there's always a concern for safety and I think the
> people that are against this have a good point; it could be too complicated.
>
> Again, how about just running a ROCstock size event in October? We are not
> telling the youth groups they can't participate. In fact, it might be nice
> to have all the help.
>
> Richard Dierking
>
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Jeff Gortatowsky <indanapt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Woa... I did stir the pot.
> Got a couple of polite emails (thx) and a no-so-polite one.
>
> I've been in ROC on and off since 1997. I did not pull the idea of a separate
> LPR missfire alley out of thin air. ;)
> Its in the archives. I've been told:
>
> 1) "Who'll staff a low power area?"
> (Mike? <grin>) Oh heck I'd take my turn! :) Maybe even train some scout
> leaders?
>
> 2) "Who'll tell them heads up if a larger rocket is heading their way?"
> (Radio link - air horn? :) ). And a good size buffer zone
>
> 3) "Kids WANT the adults to see their rocket. They don't want to be separated
> from the 'Big Guys'."
> This one I can not solve.
>
>
>
>
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