Lates (not quite news, for those who were there) of the Hamvention

[Joseph Bento]

Yes,  I can actually recall mentioning to you that things looked clean inside the arena this year.  Old, yes, but clean.  Was it only a hallucination?   I'll have to schedule a visit next May to confirm my sightings!  :-)

Joe, N6DGY


On Jul 29, 2011, at 1:55 PM, Phil wrote:

> Whilst agreeing with most of what you say, Brian, Joe and I thought we detected a hint of fresh paint on the walls this year. It may have been a group hallucination caused by a toxic miasma, though. Otherwise, in the absence of a leaky roof and with a vast, ancient tarmac lava field outside, it is 100% up to the task.
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> Oh, and the hot dogs had gone up this year.
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> In all other respects, "dump" sums it up nicely. (Sorry Joe, I accidentally conjured up a past memory there.)
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> Phil M1GWZ
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>> I'd have to disagree with at least the caption on the last photo, of Hara Arena:  
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>> "While not exactly the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Dayton Hara Arena is up to the task of hosting the annual Hamvention. (And this convention hall’s hot dogs are only $3.)"
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>> How about "entirely unlike the Las Vegas Convention Center."  It seems like the owners of Hara Arena haven't spent a nickle on maintenance or upgrades this past decade, and at least the sewer system failure in the flea market is evidence of the dilapidated state of affairs.  If you can't flush the toilet, it hardly seems up to the task, eh?
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>> It's a dump. 
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>> louie
>> wa3ymh
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