[Shotimes] Convention 2007 Update

[Jon Heese]

Good points, for sure, but I'm afraid you might be giving Eastern 
mechanics a little too much credit.  ;)

Regards,
Jon Heese

van Oss wrote:
> Christina,
> 
> I beg you to consider that distances west of Ol' Miss are different.  New 
> York City to the Gateway Arch is 950 miles, while San Francisco to the 
> Gateway Arch is 2000 miles.  It's just a matter of where SHO owners live and 
> how far they'd have to drive to get to a western convention.  It's not about 
> folks out west not being appreciated.
> 
> Plus:  Out west there are vast, lonely expanses of Interstate where no 
> mechanic has ever heard of an engine made for Ford by Yamaha.  If an aging 
> SHO breaks down en route to or from a convention, parts delivery (measured 
> in days) becomes a concern.
> 
> Personally I give the alleged '08 Seattle convention about a 1-in-5 chance. 
> I don't really believe it will be viable.  Sorry, but based on distances and 
> gas prices, that's my feeling.
> 
> VO
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> Sorry, but the last west coast convention (and only truly fully "west"
> convention ever), was in 2004.  2005 was in Indianapolis and this year was
> in Memphis.  I know the west is already scheduled to have one in Seattle in
> 2008, but I really think the easterner's get more options closer to home
> than we "lost souls" out west ever have.
> 
> C
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