"Darned economy cars!"

[stock_steve]

Thanks to this forum's well-known Mr. "nearchocolatetown" (Doug) for stopping to offer assistance when we let our '54 Bug *run out of gas* while finding our way back to trailer parking after the show yesterday. I was a little frustrated at myself for allowing this to happen, and didn't realize it was you at the time, Doug (sorry about that). Also many thanks to good guys Doug and Dave from New York (in the Baby Grand) who also stopped to offer assistance.

Many happy times at Hershey this year in general. Thanks to all who work hard to make it happen.

[nearchoclatetown]

CommonGear, I missed this thread at first until another Vdubber told me. I didn't understand Sat. why you were frustrated, but I surely do now. I can't imagine what they were thinking, sending cars out of the show field down past the old sewer plant with no directions. Believe it or not, when I was a kid there was a house with real live people that lived across the street. Imagine waking up every AM to that smell!!

[stock_steve]

I didn't have the slightest idea where I was going, Doug--my knowledge of Hershey for the past 20 years I've been attending consists of Route 39 off of the highway, to Hersheypark--nothing more. I saw old cars driving every which way after the show, on local streets (there didn't seen to be any "consensus" way to get back). At one point we got into the middle of the Divco convoy, but then broke off again, when it seemed they were heading somewhere else. Thankully we eventually ran across a highway sign for "Hershey Attractions" and followed that--which eventually led us back to Route 39, which is where you found us.

Anyway, thanks again for stopping to assist, and apologies once again for my "preoccupied" state of mind.

[charlier]

Steve,

My apologies for not stopping to assist you but I just did not see you.

Between trying to find my way back to my trailer and the heavy traffic I was not looking

closely at people walking along the roads. I, like you was also pre-occupied and upset.

Someone, be it the Hershey Security People, the Local Police, Hershey Region Show Orgainzers or AACA Officers need to have certain body parts held very closely to the fire concerning the traffic MESS leaving the show field. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> The situation left me and probably at least a few other show car owners with the impression "Hey, Thanks for coming to Fall Hershey, Good Luck finding you way back to your car trailer or back home".

At the VERY LEAST the Hershey Region and AACA Officers owe show car owners an explanation and a SINCERE APOLOGY for this SCREW UP. That written apology should be PAGE ONE in the next AACA Magazine. Maybe next year along with the car show registration materials a DEATILED MAP of the HERSHEY AREA should be included for the many, many show car owners who do not know the Hershey area like the back of their hand.

This was not the way to end a day filled with waiting in long lines for a Port-A-Potty and the Long walks to get food because no one thought to have food vendors on the show field (another BIG oversight on the planner's part).

[stock_steve]

I had reached the antique car trailer parking field (where our trailer was parked, with my gas can inside) by the time I saw you, Charlie, so you couldn't have helped me. Sorry again for not stopping by your car in the show--I got a little "tied down" over by ours, talking with people, etc., for much of the day.

[Ron Green]

Steve,

We go home on the road by the sewer plant. When we tried to make a right leaving the show field they wouldn't let us. They insisted we make a left directly into the grid lock, however with some civil conversation we finally convinced them we were local and that is our route home.

PS; we are the ones that parked beside your (green / yellow Pontiac) nice looking VW.

[stock_steve]

How nice to put a name with the face (& that awesome antique Pontiac of yours)! It was certainly our pleasure to be there next to your magnificent machine. And thank you AGAIN for helping us out a couple of years ago when we stupidly didn't have a fire extinguisher with us (oops, I guess I shouldn't have said that)!

Many thanks once again Ron.

[ex98thdrill]

After spinning my wheels in the hayfield on Tuesday (before the rain came), I put the truck in 4-wheel drive, and took our trailer elsewhere. On the day of the show, we were given permission by one of the local business owners to park our trucks and trailers at their business on West Chocolate Avenue. This was a tremendous help, and as it turned out they sent us right out of the showfield, onto West Chocolate Avenue where the trailer was parked. We just got lucky.

The only difference between showcar trailer parking and the old yellow field is that the Swatara Creek runs between the two. That piece of land wasn't good for a flea market, and it definately isn't too awfull great for a show car and trailer. You can't park a triple axle gooseneck trailer with a fire truck on it, onto ground like that and not expect it to sink. If the car owners can't get their vehicles out of the field where they're parking the trailers, you have no show.

[Shop Rat]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The only difference between showcar trailer parking and the old yellow field is that the Swatara Creek runs between the two. That piece of land wasn't good for a flea market, and it definately isn't too awfull great for a show car and trailer.</div></div>

I think they need to designate it as a "wetland", or a spotted owl sanctuary, and that way no one would have to park there. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />