Rally in our "own Valley

[Blair]

Thanks Tim! Hi Mary Ann

Let this be a notice to all members. Next year we will be
holding the second Rogue River Rally at
our new "River Ranch" and the county Fairgrounds. Please stay tuned for
further information coming
rather far in the future.

Blair & Lynn


At 05:35 PM 5/6/2005, you wrote:
>Blair,
>
>You and Lynn certainly do a better job than they are!!!! But.......they
>are going for the big$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'ssss in their pockets.
>
>Tim S
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Blair
> To:
> WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley
>
>
> Randy,
> Lynn and I have decided to volunteer our special talents and
> experience to Bluebird to show them how
> to put on a four to five day event, full meals, wet bar and all the fun
> you
> can handle all for $200 or less.
>
> What do you think? Blair who is flabbergasted at the cost they're
> charging
>
>
>
>
>
> At 12:49 PM 5/6/2005, you wrote:
> >ron.as a vendor at FMCA for many years i watched the price of vending go
> >up each and every event.it was way too high to break even,back when i
> >first started showing my wares at fmca conventions.i wrote letters to
> >fmca,a chapter for vendors was started,all to try to keep the cost
> down so
> >we could continue to vend at there conventions.the cost continuded to go
> >up and i stopped working at the fmca conventions.their feelings were that
> >they sold out all the space at every show,so why keep the cost down?there
> >was always someone else waiting for my spot if i didnt want it.i know of
> >several other manufacture's that don't attend for the same reason,too
> much
> >money! i guess that the people at BB think that 500 bucks is not very
> much
> >money for someone that owns a bird.too me,its not the amount of money,its
> >what you get for the money.and the riv is not worth $500 to me,and i
> >really think BB will not get that its too much money until we don't show
> >up there..randydupree93wb
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ronmarabito2002
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:25 PM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley
> >
> >
> > It wouldn't serve any usefull purpose to alienate ourselves from
> > Wanderlodge. We have nothing to gain by doing this. We need to
> > simply make Management understand that: It's not worth it and they
> > need to re-think their pricing and where the value is.
> >
> > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> > Moderator
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Mark Garber
> > wrote:
> > > How about a banner saying Blue Bird Beatniks or Blue Bird Brats
> > leading into the campground?
> > >
> > > Mark, 80FC35 in PA with the Blue Bird Beatnik paint scheme from
> > the factory.
> > >
> > >
> > > randydupree wrote:
> > > trailer trash?(VBG!) haha! randydupree 93wb in fl
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Mike Hohnstein
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 1:53 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley
> > >
> > >
> > > Pretty simple, don't go where your aren't wanted. If 500 bucks
> > tightens your back side, the powers that be are getting the desired
> > effect. I suspect it's like that at Indio and other high end
> > destinations. Some people like to hang with peers of a like net
> > worth level. Or something. Nothing wrong with bein' trailer trash.
> > > Mike Hohnstein
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: George Lowry
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 11:04 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't know how many of the forum members are also members of
> > the
> > > FMCA Bluebird Chapter but I am beginning to have concerns. It
> > appears
> > > that the Chapter is allowing Bluebird to run things. Costs for
> > all the
> > > rallies are WAY out of line for what the costs are in other
> > chapters.
> > > It appears that Bluebird/ bluebird chapter is trying to price
> > out the
> > > lower income folks. Is it for snobs only?
> > >
> > > We just has a rally in another chapter at Cal Expo, one of the
> > better
> > > parks around Sacramento ant the total cost for the largest,
> > best site
> > > including the meals only came to $80. True there was some
> > volunteer
> > > work. I am certain that Bluebirders aren't afraid to get
> > their hands
> > > dirty if necessary.
> > >
> > > Last year I inquired as to why Bluebird was charging $250 for
> > a three
> > > day rally when FMCA international rallies are only $99. And
> > the FMCA
> > > rallies include three nights of name entertainment. The
> > response was
> > > the cost of meals. They said that they figured $25 per meal
> > per
> > > person. Now I have been living in a much higher cost of living
> > area
> > > (CA) and the last catered meal we had cost only $17 per person
> > > including gratuity and tax, and included four kinds of meat,
> > four
> > > different kinds of beans, and other items including drinks.
> > Everyone
> > > had more food than they could eat.
> > >
> > > On top of this, the Bluebird Chapter has decided to
> > drastically
> > > increase their dues this year. We have come to the decision
> > that
> > > Bluebird doesn't want us as members nor do they want us to
> > upgrade to
> > > a newer coach.
> > >
> > > We currently belong to six different chapters. Bluebird has
> > > consistently been the most expensive by a factor of 3 - 5. I
> > was under
> > > the impression that Bluebird was helping the Bluebird Chapter
> > with
> > > some of their expenses as an advertising expense. It more
> > appears
> > > that their old customers are being used as a method of added
> > income to
> > > feed corporate greed. Perhaps I have just been around
> > organized
> > > rallies for two long.
> > >
> > > If there is anyone on the forum that is an officer of the
> > Bluebird
> > > Chapter, I would appreciate their input.
> > >
> > > George Lowry
> > > '95 WBDA 4203 & GM 4106 (for sale)
> > > Spearfish, SD
> > >
> > >
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