Coronavirus:

[Chris Webster]

These folks organizing the O scale convention for next year may be facing a harsh reality.

Prototype Rails, the RPM meet held in Cocoa Beach each January, just announced that they are postponing until January 6 - 8, 2022.

[robert.]

My trade show business is done. With so many cancellations. Things won’t restart till 2022 and that is only if the have vendors interested. Major cities are not giving up convention center space needed to host the size shows i go to. Vendors will find new ways to market their merchandise or they will not survive. Over the last 7 years profits have declined. To the point of not being worth the labor.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

These folks organizing the O scale convention for next year may be facing a harsh reality.

Prototype Rails, the RPM meet held in Cocoa Beach each January, just announced that they are postponing until January 6 - 8, 2022.

Just reinforces my thoughts.......... 2021 is such an unknown that everything is already cancelled or postponed.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Over 6 mill cases and 180k deaths........and signs of ending.

[robert.]

Philadelphia flower show will change venues. They will mover from indoors in march. To outside in the summer.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Philadelphia flower show will change venues. They will mover from indoors in march. To outside in the summer.

Interesting - did they announce where?

[v8vega]

Federal Center for disease Control says 94% of deaths from covid 19 they had another disease that is what they died from. Only 6% covid 19 was the cause of death. No worse than a bad flu year and for this we destroyed millions of peoples lives. Took away their livelihood their job destroyed peoples business that they had worked years to establish.. If Trump is not reelected you'll never hear another word about covid 19

[Rufus T. Firefly]

If Trump is not reelected you'll never hear another word about covid 19

Such never ending BS - take your meds and a nice nap.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Is everything somebody's plot?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Is everything somebody's plot?

Sadly that has become the standard for those that refuse to accept reality and facts - make up a story/conspiracy that make you feel good and comforts your soul filled with anger and hate.

We like to denigrate the younger generations, but a lot of our older folks have simply lost their grip on reality and have drifted off into a fantasy world.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I can't find anything in that to debate.

Add to that the scores of The Entitled Ones who would rather march and harm others and commit crimes , anything but pay attention in school to get good grades and then get a good job that earns a regular income , and stop fornicating for ten breathtaking minutes per day, who know best about absolutely everything, and we have a big problem.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Add to that the scores of The Entitled Ones who would rather march and harm others and commit crimes , anything but pay attention in school to get good grades and then get a good job that earns a regular income , and stop fornicating for ten breathtaking minutes per day, who know best about absolutely everything, and we have a big problem.

I put all that on the abdication of parent's accepting their responsibilities. Sadly, given the behavior of some parents, that goes back at least 2 generations.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

At least. Yes.

[robert.]

Philadelphia flower show will change venues. They will mover from indoors in march. To outside in the summer.

Interesting - did they announce where?

Not yet. Only mention is it will be breathtaking. Fairmount park would be perfect. Over the past 7-10 years the show has gotten smaller. Similar to all trade shows. At one point the had a waiting list of vendors. It would take 3-4 years for them to have space for new vendors. Vendors were highly vetted Now anybody can sell there. This could be the shot in the arm they need. A little history. The show started in 1829.

[rogruth]

Is everything somebody's plot?

Sadly that has become the standard for those that refuse to accept reality and facts - make up a story/conspiracy that make you feel good and comforts your soul filled with anger and hate.

We like to denigrate the younger generations, but a lot of our older folks have simply lost their grip on reality and have drifted off into a fantasy world.

IMO anything said by one side can be taken as a plot by the other side. We now seem to be at a place where neither side will trust the other.