FW: [NJARC] Hamfest April 20

[John Ruccolo]

Hi Eugene,

http://www.scarcnj.org/www.scarcnj.org/index.php

Check it out. An *excellent* hamfest. I'm very sorry I
stayed away for so many years. It's about 80 miles
each way for me. It's in Sussex County, at the
Fairgrounds.

Regards,

John


--- eugene at hertzmail.com wrote:

> John, what is the Sussex hamfest you are referring
> to?
> 
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> John Ruccolo
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:30 PM
> To: Rob Flory; New Jersey Antique Radio Club
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Hamfest April 20
> 
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> _______________________________________________
> Hi Rob,
> 
> Of course, you make a *very* good point.
> 
> When myself and others lament the "downhill" trend
> of
> hamfests, we're just reflecting reality.
> 
> Hamfests are still good, and they're still fun. But
> they are not -- and never will be -- what they were
> pre-Internet, and especially pre-Ebay. That's just
> life.
> 
> Sussex is the only hamfest that I go to that really
> feels anything like a pre-Internet/Ebay hamfest.
> 
> I've often been amused when I overhear conversations
> at the *same* hamfest where one guys says "this
> hamfest sucks!" and a nearby conversation someone is
> saying "Wow! What a great hamfest! I sold all my
> stuff!" or "Wow! Look at this great bargain I got!" 
> 
> If I'm happy with how well I sold and/or bought,
> then
> it's a good day. It doesn't matter if, in some
> cases,
> the hamfest is a mere shadow of its former self.
> Read:
> Mullica Hill.
> 
> The point is, a BAD day at a hamfest still beats a
> GOOD day at work. And today is NOT a good day at
> work.
> ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> JR
> 
> 
> --- Rob Flory <robandpj at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > DVRA at the Mercer County Skating Rink, Mercer
> > County Park.
> > 
> > I think that is a new location, formerly at the
> > "Tall Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area".  
> > 
> > "That hamfest is going down hill" is a
> > self-fulfilling prophesy.  I thought Timonium was
> > worth while.  I sold stuff I didn't need, got
> stuff
> > I did, had fun, and just walked by and shook my
> head
> > in disbelief at the stuff that didn't belong
> there.
> > 
> > Rob Flory
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
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