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Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? [message #328120 is a reply to message #328083]

Wed, 10 January 2018 08:48

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> On Jan 9, 2018, at 11:31 AM, Carl Stouffer wrote:
>
> KB wrote on Wed, 03 January 2018 17:14
>> I've heard that various clubs start their ~5 day rallies on a Thursday or Friday in the hopes of getting younger folks (ie, working stiffs) to
>> come to the rally.
>> Ironically, this makes it much more difficult to get there if you have to plan around limited time off and some distance.
>>
>> For example, we're about 870 miles away from Tuscon. If we drove 435 miles a day, we'd have to leave Thursday April 5th at the latest, and
>> wouldn't return until late on Friday the 13th at the earliest in order to attend the whole rally.
>> Not exactly a leisurely pace, and it will use up 7 vacation days.
>>
>> If the rally ran Monday through Friday or Saturday, we'd have a weekend on either side for actually getting there and back, and
>> would end up only needing 5 vacation days.
>>
>> So, what do other folks think? Would having future rallies Monday through Friday be better for working folks?
>>
>> Karen
>> 1975 26'
>
>
> Down here in Arizona, the Saguaro Jetset normally has three day rallies (Thursday evening through Sunday morning). This works well for us working
> people even though we sometimes have to scramble to get the Friday off and sometimes arrive late on Thursday evening.
>
> I agree that for a five day rally, especially one that requires a lot of driving to get to, a Monday through Friday schedule would work best, leaving
> the adjacent weekends for travel. That only works if the participants are able to take a week off to attend.
>
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		Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Wed, 03 January 2018 18:14
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Burt and Faye curtis on Wed, 03 January 2018 18:52
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Carl S. on Wed, 03 January 2018 19:23
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Emery Stora on Wed, 03 January 2018 19:47
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Wed, 03 January 2018 21:40
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Carl S. on Wed, 03 January 2018 21:54
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: jimk on Wed, 03 January 2018 22:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: USAussie on Thu, 04 January 2018 05:35
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Thu, 04 January 2018 11:14
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Jim Galbavy on Thu, 04 January 2018 14:59
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Thu, 04 January 2018 16:36
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Jim Galbavy on Thu, 04 January 2018 17:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Thu, 04 January 2018 19:28
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Fri, 05 January 2018 12:03
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: k2gkk on Fri, 05 January 2018 12:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: emerystora on Fri, 05 January 2018 12:50
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: James Hupy on Fri, 05 January 2018 13:08
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Fri, 05 January 2018 14:04
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Sandra Price on Thu, 04 January 2018 18:09
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Thu, 04 January 2018 19:31
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: James Hupy on Thu, 04 January 2018 19:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Sandra Price on Thu, 04 January 2018 20:18
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Jim Galbavy on Thu, 04 January 2018 07:28
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Emery Stora on Thu, 04 January 2018 16:50
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Thu, 04 January 2018 17:14
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: jimk on Thu, 04 January 2018 18:09
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: James Hupy on Tue, 09 January 2018 12:00
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Jim Galbavy on Tue, 09 January 2018 13:21
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: USAussie on Tue, 09 January 2018 13:54
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Richard Denney on Tue, 09 January 2018 22:12
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: BobDunahugh on Thu, 11 January 2018 00:18
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Emery Stora on Wed, 03 January 2018 18:59
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Matt Colie on Thu, 04 January 2018 09:48
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Jeanette on Thu, 04 January 2018 10:37
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Mike Kelley on Thu, 04 January 2018 11:11
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Matt Colie on Fri, 05 January 2018 09:55
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Scott Nutter on Thu, 04 January 2018 11:08
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Thu, 04 January 2018 11:19
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: jhbridges on Thu, 04 January 2018 15:06
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: jhbridges on Sat, 06 January 2018 08:13
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Scott Nutter on Sat, 06 January 2018 20:46
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Mon, 08 January 2018 13:31
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Matt Colie on Mon, 08 January 2018 14:13
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: jhbridges on Sun, 07 January 2018 08:34
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Scott Nutter on Mon, 08 January 2018 16:00
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: pzerkel on Mon, 08 January 2018 16:52
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Carl S. on Tue, 09 January 2018 11:31
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Mike Kelley on Wed, 10 January 2018 08:48
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Wed, 10 January 2018 17:01
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: James Hupy on Wed, 10 January 2018 17:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: KB on Wed, 10 January 2018 20:32
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: James Hupy on Wed, 10 January 2018 21:12
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: jhbridges on Wed, 10 January 2018 08:33
		Re: Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Matt Colie on Thu, 11 January 2018 08:07
		Re: [GMCnet] Rallies: what days of the week are best for people with J.O.B.s? By: Keith V on Thu, 11 January 2018 09:27

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