You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. :-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1

On 1/19/2013 8:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:
You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. :-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1


I was at the Portland boat show last Saturday afternoon (prime-time) for
the first time in several years and it was a ghost town.

They used fewer halls in the expo center and had many fewer exhibitors
than past years. Major manufacturers were absent, mostly just local
dealers. It was more like a used car lot with some new and used boats.
I was in and out in an hour or two. ThunderJet had the only two
inboard jets I was interested in. No NorthRiver, NorthWestJet,
PrecisionWeld, etc. There weren't even any big luxury cruisers.

Times must be tough.

On 1/20/2013 2:06 AM, thumper wrote:
On 1/19/2013 8:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:
You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. :-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1


I was at the Portland boat show last Saturday afternoon (prime-time) for
the first time in several years and it was a ghost town.

They used fewer halls in the expo center and had many fewer exhibitors
than past years. Major manufacturers were absent, mostly just local
dealers. It was more like a used car lot with some new and used boats.
I was in and out in an hour or two. ThunderJet had the only two
inboard jets I was interested in. No NorthRiver, NorthWestJet,
PrecisionWeld, etc. There weren't even any big luxury cruisers.

Times must be tough.

These aren't happy days for many. It's surprising that you are just
waking up to the fact.

On 1/19/13 11:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:
You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. :-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1


That woman has a tan and sunglasses, so she probably was flown in from
somewhere else.

In article 835cd374-0315-4f1f-a742-
,
says...

You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. :-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1

Haha!!! That's a good one, Chuck!!

On Jan 20, 5:19*am, ESAD wrote:
On 1/19/13 11:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:

You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. *:-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1

That woman has a tan and sunglasses, so she probably was flown in from
somewhere else. *

Two odd things about Seattle. We are one of the leading markets for
sunglasses. We buy more of them, on a per capita basis, than most
cities in the United States. Why would that be? Usually works like
this; when the sun comes out we yell "oh no, my eyes! my eyes! I can't
stand the bright light!" and we rush out and buy a pair of
sunglasses. When the sun comes out again, we have forgotten where we
put the pair we bought on the last sunny day, 7 or 8 months ago. What
we don't buy in big numbers? Umbrellas.

On Jan 19, 11:06*pm, thumper wrote:
On 1/19/2013 8:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:

You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. *:-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1

I was at the Portland boat show last Saturday afternoon (prime-time) for
the first time in several years and it was a ghost town.

They used fewer halls in the expo center and had many fewer exhibitors
than past years. *Major manufacturers were absent, mostly just local
dealers. *It was more like a used car lot with some new and used boats.
* I was in and out in an hour or two. *ThunderJet had the only two
inboard jets I was interested in. *No NorthRiver, NorthWestJet,
PrecisionWeld, etc. *There weren't even any big luxury cruisers.

Times must be tough.

The Portland Show has been slipping for years. Just like shows in
Tacoma and Everett that have come and gone up this way. (I don't
*think* the Tacoma is still running; might be...the Tacoma show is put
on by the same people who do the Portland Show. The NMTA, that does
the Seattle Show, tried to do Everett for a few years but had to give
that up a couple of years ago....ghost town as well)

The Seattle show has sold more space for 2013 than during the last
couple of years. Prices (especially for used) are way down, interest
rates are at historic lows. Great time to be in the market- if you're
able. Could draw close to 100,000 people over 10 days, both locations
combined.

On Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:48:36 PM UTC-4, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 19, 11:06*pm, thumper wrote:

On 1/19/2013 8:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:



You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad

for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle

weather. *:-)



digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1



I was at the Portland boat show last Saturday afternoon (prime-time) for

the first time in several years and it was a ghost town.



They used fewer halls in the expo center and had many fewer exhibitors

than past years. *Major manufacturers were absent, mostly just local

dealers. *It was more like a used car lot with some new and used boats.

* I was in and out in an hour or two. *ThunderJet had the only two

inboard jets I was interested in. *No NorthRiver, NorthWestJet,

PrecisionWeld, etc. *There weren't even any big luxury cruisers.



Times must be tough.



The Portland Show has been slipping for years. Just like shows in

Tacoma and Everett that have come and gone up this way. (I don't

*think* the Tacoma is still running; might be...the Tacoma show is put

on by the same people who do the Portland Show. The NMTA, that does

the Seattle Show, tried to do Everett for a few years but had to give

that up a couple of years ago....ghost town as well)



The Seattle show has sold more space for 2013 than during the last

couple of years. Prices (especially for used) are way down, interest

rates are at historic lows. Great time to be in the market- if you're

able. Could draw close to 100,000 people over 10 days, both locations

combined.


Our local boat show is still a full month away.
I always think about travelling up to Toronto for the biggest show in this country but with the tricky weather this time of year...you could easily get stuck somewhere you don't want to go.
http://www.torontoboatshow.com/
Even the train isn't reliable as Native protests have been blocking lines on an irregular basis.

On 1/20/13 5:40 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 20, 5:19 am, ESAD wrote:
On 1/19/13 11:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:

You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. :-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1

That woman has a tan and sunglasses, so she probably was flown in from
somewhere else.

Two odd things about Seattle. We are one of the leading markets for
sunglasses. We buy more of them, on a per capita basis, than most
cities in the United States. Why would that be? Usually works like
this; when the sun comes out we yell "oh no, my eyes! my eyes! I can't
stand the bright light!" and we rush out and buy a pair of
sunglasses. When the sun comes out again, we have forgotten where we
put the pair we bought on the last sunny day, 7 or 8 months ago. What
we don't buy in big numbers? Umbrellas.


Because you are already soaked? The few people I know in the Seattle
area seem to like it a lot.

On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:40:58 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Usually works like
this; when the sun comes out we yell "oh no, my eyes! my eyes! I can't
stand the bright light!" and we rush out and buy a pair of
sunglasses. When the sun comes out again, we have forgotten where we
put the pair we bought on the last sunny day, 7 or 8 months ago.

===

Funny. We have a few neighbors here in Florida from the Seattle area
and they confirm your humor rumor as true. How depressing. We
enjoyed our brief stay a few years ago, but I guess we caught the
weather just right.