[Hershey thoughts]

23 hours ago, lhend50 said:

I attended Hershey meets from 1979-2008 without missing a year. Since 2008 I have only been able to go 3 times. This year I decided to go out on Tues and Wednesday. Just got back home a couple of hrs ago, so I had plenty of driving time to think about all the differences between my earlier visits and this last visit. I also vended several years back in the 80's. My impression after this year is things need to change. Yesterday, I walked 12 miles, covered much of the flea market, but not all. Frankly, many rows were not worth walking down. Empty spaces and way too many spaces being used simply for parking. It is time to reduce the size of the flea market, since most of it is not being used to sell anything, just simply as a parking lot. When I vended long ago, you could not just park in your space, you needed to sell parts or you were gone. I don't know how many spaces the AACA makes available or how many were actually sold, but, I think the time has come to reduce the number of spaces available and enforce a sell parts, or get out of the space policy. I enjoyed my time there, but, most likely it will be my last trip. 

My last time was in 2019...haven't been back. I used to go every year. I agree with everything you said. I was thinking of going this year, but a friend called from the field and suggested not to bother.
 

[Weather at Hershey???]

I've missed the last few years and was thinking of coming this year. Be glad for any update/info on the parking areas. I've been to Hershey in the mud and would prefer to avoid that.

With travel costs, etc rising makes me wonder if the weather will simply turn vendors away?