EAA Questionnaire?

Did anyone else notice when they went to enter their zip code that the
program automatically completed it what their appropriate zip+4 code?
They know exactly who and how the questions were answered.

I think you are talking about the store that is right by the "big bomb."
It
was closed, and when I asked why, I was told it was because there was not
enough business to keep it going. Every time I was there, it was packed.
I
don't get it.

Read between the lines. They can make (at most) $.50 on a bag of ice. They
can make $7.00 on a warbirds shirt -- and the shirts require NO restocking
(or refrigeration) throughout the show.

A retail food store is a bitch of a business. A retail food store with an
8-day lifespan is darned near impossible to make work. It sucks that it's
gone, but I fully understand their reasons...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

John Smith wrote

The Red Barn down by the Ultralight area?
That was where the airport's southern boundary was until 1988.
Immediately following Oshkosh, work began on the 1000 foot runway
extension to allow Concorde more runway for landing and takeoffs.

Nope, it's on the corner of Schaick and Forest Home Ave, kind of caddy
corner from Paul's Park. It's visible in the background of the following
picture which is looking west.
http://www.togo84.com/picturearchive...r/img_6989.jpg


-Tony Goetz

"Kyle Boatright" wrote

As Jay pointed out earlier, that store was just South of the warbirds
area.
That store is gone, and I think was displaced by more warbird parking.

I think you are talking about the store that is right by the "big bomb." It
was closed, and when I asked why, I was told it was because there was not
enough business to keep it going. Every time I was there, it was packed. I
don't get it.

It is now used by the warbirds, as a warbirds souvenir store, IIRC.

I, for one, would be all in favor of a "North" camp store. The North 40
needs it, and with the new HB parking area, there are even more people that
could be using it.
--
Jim in NC

"Bryan Burchfield" wrote

I've camped in the north-north 40 four years now (errr, 4 times) and have
never seen a "camp store" on the field.

They knew you were coming, and closed it that year. g

That was about when it closed.
--
Jim in NC

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Read between the lines. They can make (at most) $.50 on a bag of ice.
They
can make $7.00 on a warbirds shirt -- and the shirts require NO restocking
(or refrigeration) throughout the show.

You are right, but it seems there should be a few things that are done as a
"public service" by the EAA, and camp store should be one of them. Their
goal should be to not lose money, and make a little.

After all, one reason that some people keep coming back, is that it is not
too much "roughing it."

Speaking of surveys and Airventure, did anyone besides me notice that the
outhouses were significantly smellier, despite very cool temps? It seemed
to me that they changed formulas in the blue water, or used less of it. The
chemical smell was different IMHO, and they got very rank, very quick.

Also, it seemed like there were less dumpsters, or less pickups. The
dumpsters around food vendors seemed to be constantly overflowing.

Perhaps it was record crowds that caused the problems, but I don't think so.
EAA, are you listening? Everyone with a survey, consider putting those
things on your form, if you agree with me, please.
--
Jim in NC

Speaking of surveys and Airventure, did anyone besides me notice that the
outhouses were significantly smellier, despite very cool temps? It seemed
to me that they changed formulas in the blue water, or used less of it.

Yep. In 2004, we all commented how the porta-potties smelled so good.
(Like Pina Coladas, if I recall...)

This year, they either smelled like nothing, or were mildly stinky.
Nothing terrible, mind you, but certainly not good.

Budget cuts? The price of fake coconut smell must've spiked, or sumpin'...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I thought they were referring to the barn store.

At the end, I laid into them about vehicles being dangerous, and booth
pricing being too high for the little guy, and non-aviation dealers in
the fly market.

John

Morgans wrote:
Perhaps it was record crowds that caused the problems, but I don't think so.
EAA, are you listening? Everyone with a survey, consider putting those
things on your form, if you agree with me, please.

You do realize that you can submit multiple survey responses don't you?

john smith wrote in news:IcUKe.66304$yC5.45678
@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

Did anyone else notice when they went to enter their zip code that the
program automatically completed it what their appropriate zip+4 code?
They know exactly who and how the questions were answered.


No, that was the "autocomplete" feature of your browser....

Don't be so paranoid grin

--
-- ET :-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams