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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