Subj : Re: ARRL Ready to Welcome To : John Guillory From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri May 12 2023 22:27:00 John, JG> You know,I love going to hamfest any time I'm in the area and have JG> the time-off from work to enjoy it, but the thing that leave the most JG> sourest taste in my mouth when I hear about the Dayton Hamfest, is when JG> I order an antennae, or other ham radio gear at a company, and they JG> tell me they're low on stock due to the Dayton Hamfest coming up in the JG> next week or two. It kinda make me wish that the company that reserved JG> so many products for Dayton that they can't handle their normal JG> customers online doesn't sell a single thing at the hamfest, and has to JG> mark all their products that they where hoping to sell as clearance JG> items, just to get rid of them. I know, it's mean and out of spite, JG> but gosh darn it, a company needs to take care of its customers before JG> worrying about their extra profit from events... Richard Lenoir, KI5DX, out of Main Trading Company, in Paris, Texas, is not able to go to Hamvention, but he has some great deals off of his website, mtcradio.com -- they are good folks to deal with. Daryl, WX4QZ .... If the bathtub leaks, does the bathroom sink?? --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas .