eddie g posted:I think Rich Melvin should check on what is going on the the Blue, Silver, Red & white halls. I doubt he checks those halls. Friday morning I could barely move thru the aisles in the Red Hall.
ThePUBLIC can't go in those halls, Eddie! So your point is meaningless.
Restricting the public to only part of this show/meet is another of the arcane rules that are present at York that are very counter-productive. It is confusing to tell the public, "You can go in this building, but you can't go in that one over there." I'm sorry, but that's just silly.
Combine that with the late afternoon PA announcements about not closing your booth until 6:30 pm when the show closes, then at 6:31 pm EDTCA staff are literally screaming at you to, "GET OUT...NOW! The show's over!" None of us manufacturers and dealers get treated like that at ANY other show we do.
OKHIKER posted:...Making reference to long time TCA members as a bunch of paranoid good old boys is about as insulting and unprofessional as it gets and this from the CEO of OGR.
What is insulting is being automatically suspected of doing something wrong or illegal when just setting up your booth for this show.
Case in point...
The dealers and manufacturers set up in the Orange Hall during the day on Wednesday and on Thursday morning. However, on Thursday we are not allowed to take any boxes or containers OUT of the building once we take them inside! Everyone has various boxes and containers that are part of the booth setup, but cannot stay in the booth during the show. To make space to work in the booth, they have to go back to the trailer, truck or whatever for the duration of the show. However, we cannot remove anything from the building until the show officially opens on Thursday.
Because of this paranoia about someone stealing something, getting an unfair deal before the show starts or whatever, the opening of the show on Thursday is a mess. When the doors open, TCA members are trying to get into the hall while other people are trying to take empty boxes, parts containers, hand trucks and other materials OUT of the hall! It makes for an interesting traffic jam at the doors for several minutes.
This rule about not removing boxes from the hall before the show starts is paranoia at its finest. It is also another situation that is unique to York. This NEVER happens at other shows we do.
