Perh Woodworkers show?

[himzol]

Couldn't you blokes in the west band together and hire a bus and make a trip over to Adelaide or even Melbourne. Probably cheaper for you guys to do this than a whole bunch of distributers having to hire transport companies etc..

On second thoughts don't...I've just had a mental image of a whole bunch of you on the same bus for three days.( sort of a cross between pricilla and pirates of the caribean).



H.

[Ramps]

And we'd need two buses to get all our loot home ... and a semi-trailer to carry the heavy stuff

[himzol]

And we'd need two buses to get all our loot home ... and a semi-trailer to carry the heavy stuff

Ahhh yes, but think of the bonding...

[Ramps]

Stronger than PVA??

[Wild Dingo]

Well Neils response to this thread slipped by me Nothing unusual with that I think most would agree

BUT!!.. Having had stopers over for a few hours the other week and he pretty much covering what Neils stated above... 2 man/woman team lost time lost money lost lots of stuff... along with the distance thing (although I wasnt aware of the T mobs involvement) and I am quite surprised at the perceived attitudes of us sandgropers re buying or rather lack of doing so and I will admit a tad ashamed if thats so... its a bloody big effort to do the roadshow thing and a bit of appreciation is a good thing people! I think if I recall Neil you said something about the accomadation issue awhile back on another thread but I dont recall how that was set up or by who anyway from one sandgroper I just want you to know that I personally reckon thats bloody APPALLING!! Not a flamin wonder you dont want to come back

Anyways... stoppers put me on the right track and although I stand by what Ive said previously about perhaps combining with some other small operator and doing your own stall rather than sharing with the T mob having a mob of forumites willing to ACTUALLY stand up and put body where gob is and support by helping out would work... the financial loss/benefit is one of the overriding factors in things like this so I fully understand Ubeuts stance no worries

As to the parochial thing... well... I admit to being much like that but tend to handball that view back to the eastern staters!!... yep if they would drop the ruddy imaginary line at the friggin boarder caper and just accept that we are a part of this country and not just a good source of a) tax (we do support the rest of the country you know with all the mining goin on) and b) AFL footy players (yous mob KNOW we have the best footy players over here and have done for years!!) and finally that we have c) the best women in the country well things would be peachy But yous mob wont so we get a tad parochial and then its all our fault ah well weve always supported yous mob

Hey Johnno? Did stoppers call by and say gidday?

[Wild Dingo]

Whoops so many responses!!

A roadtrip??? to the east? mmmm sounds the go to me!!... Imagine a week without the missus an hoonberries!! gawd and we wouldnt even need a skipper! hire the friggin driver or better yet a couple of tea totaller woodnuts/boobs and the rest can have a right royal pub crawl!!!... maybe make it for next year? we could do the whole flamin coast in one hit!! YEAHBABY!! whos first over there? Brisvagas? COOL... then Snidely on to Mudbourn accross to adungotlaid and home mmm if were real lucky we may even hook up with the Goolwa boatshow or the Snidely woodenboat festival... HEY!! We could catch that fairy boat over to the pimple and get really LOOSE!!! Apple cider does weird things to a bloke especially around that Huon Pine stuff

mmm on second thoughts the hangover .. ooooooooohhh gawd strike me roan the flamin hangover from a trip like that

[kekemo]

Instead of doing the road trip...we offer to demo their wares.... free of charge....I'm definitely going to demo FESTO sander....
as it my suggestion...first in first served....
Lets just be brazen & say send all the gear...over....we'll demo & send home...return address not needed....our contact number....not given....

Well looks like I have to start saving now for a few years....it's not the cost of coming over....its the bloody price of all the drinks on the way that will hurt.........specially if its stop at each bar we pass....& who said leave the misses behind....your going to be chopped into little pieces for that one!

Somehow... I don't think we can entice them over...so looks like we just have to find better way to tackle the sellers over here...perhaps thats it.... lets take the sellers to a few cellers before they sell there wares....

I'll drive the bus for that!

LOL........keep thinking of those idea's Dingo...
Yippy sander is fixed...bringing it home tomorrow.......you will see the dust from down south.....bye KEKEMO

[Touchwood]

gee...wondering...do you think they might like a lady to demonstrate.....nah...they might think I could only hit them on the head with the tools...sorry better use for them than trying to flog a dead horse!

They do actually sometimes have a Women in Wood stand - I know 'cause I was one of their turners a few years back!!! Had been turning all of about 5 mins and to go there and be watched by people who had been turning for longer than I've been alive was a bit scarey!!! Still, I stuck to my guns and turned my pens with my big ol' roughing gouge and detail gouge and ignored the 'could you get a bigger tool luv' comments!! Must be the tough rhino hide from teaching teenagers!!

Woodshows rock!

JD

[Wild Dingo]

You know something JD and Kerry? I think yous sheilas actually ask for the ribbing you get

Just thought you needed to know that

[ubeaut]

Believe me I would love to be able to come back to Perth and do the shows. But for now it just isn't possible.

Cheers - Neil

[Wild Dingo]

aaahh shes right Neil ...but you do realize that for every show you dont come thats a cartoon of the finest ale you owe us dont you? so how many I got due me now mate??

Geez fellow sandgropers we may not have to buy any for the trip back!!! so its a one way beer cost!! Neils shout for the trip back!! But dont worry mate well shout you one while were there

Keep goin ol son tis gettin cheeper every time I check in... mmmm may proove cheeper for you to just toss the swag in the back of the ute with the gear missus in the front and wander over after all eh?