Fwd: Re: Last Hurrah for Hara

Tom Azlin W7SUA tom at w7sua.org
Tue Sep 29 11:24:19 EDT 2020


Yea, I was there that time as well. Ugly.

Am hoping to make the new Xenia location in a couple years. Can not make 
it next year.

Tom w7sua

On 9/28/2020 7:15 PM, Richard O'Neill wrote:
>    I certainly do remember it, though not fondly. How could anyone who 
> was there forget the day the arena sewer system backed up and erupted 
> throughout much of the downhill tailgate area. Wading through a sea of 
> flowing human excrement to locate bargains made it one of my most 
> memorable Hamventions. :-D
> 
> The Other Richard :-P
> 
> On 9/28/2020 7:02 PM, RICHARD BARTH wrote:
>> Does anyone remember the time when the sewage line from the
>> Arena broke down, and there was "whatever" on the ground just
>> outside the Arena? The inside toilets had to be closed and the
>> porta-potties outside were going full blast. The exhibitors just
>> around the break were getting everything off the ground and into
>> their cars, trucks, or whatever.
>>
>> I consider it one of the Hamvention's least famous occasions.
>>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>>> From: Richard O'Neill <richardoneill at earthlink.net>
>>> To: tacos at amrad.org
>>> Date: 09/27/2020 11:56 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Last Hurrah for Hara
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    "All those moments in time ....."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/27/2020 7:08 PM, Rob Seastrom wrote:
>>>>
>>>> To recap, the Hara Arena, longtime home of the Dayton Hamvention 
>>>> closed in 2016 and was hit by a tornado in 2018, thus removing any 
>>>> doubt (as if there ever was any) about whether the closure would be 
>>>> temporary or permanent.
>>>>
>>>> It is now being torn down.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/what-to-know/photos-one-last-look-inside-hara-arena-before-it-is-demolished/QRORXLJXBVD2TORRWH6HSQT2PA/ 
>>>> <https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/what-to-know/photos-one-last-look-inside-hara-arena-before-it-is-demolished/QRORXLJXBVD2TORRWH6HSQT2PA/> 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -r
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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