The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow, so today is BS minus one.

For the benefit of anybody who wonders whether there's any actual
"work" done in boating related industries; setting up for a show like
this will involve;

1. Show up at expo center 0800, spread carpet, drop 10 leftover
bundles of current issue.

2. Divert to party rental place, rent the black tablecloth we will use
for 10 days.

3. Return to storeroom. Pick up table, chairs, four magazine racks.
(Doesn't all fit in the car with the carpet). Deliver to show and set
up.

4. Return to storeroom. Load approximately 1500 undistributed "back
issues" (750 pounds) from 2007. Deliver to show.

5. Meet delivery truck at warehouse. Pick up 1500 copies of January 23
"Boat Show Issue". (850 pounds).Take home for FedEx bundling for
shipment to remote locations and to label for subscribers.

6. Return to warehouse. Pick up another 1500 copies of the Boat Show
issue, and meet a co-worker who has our portable display backdrop and
will also load 1500 copies for the show.

7. Proceed to show and do final unload/setup of the booth.

8. Set up two racks at the "outdoor" portion of the show.

9. Proceed to yacht club for a pint of Guinness.
Will need to stop home for a shower first, or stay well downwind
of everybody else. :-)

If that sounds like a lot of work, (and it is), it's fairly easy
compared to vendors who need to coordinate transport and set up a
display for a lot of boats.

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

On Jan 23, 9:21*am, Chuck Gould wrote:
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow, so today is BS minus one.

For the benefit of anybody who wonders whether there's any actual
"work" done in boating related industries; setting up for a show like
this will involve;

1. Show up at expo center 0800, spread carpet, drop 10 leftover
bundles of current issue.

2. Divert to party rental place, rent the black tablecloth we will use
for 10 days.

3. Return to storeroom. Pick up table, chairs, four magazine racks.
(Doesn't all fit in the car with the carpet). Deliver to show and set
up.

4. Return to storeroom. Load approximately 1500 undistributed "back
issues" (750 pounds) from 2007. Deliver to show.

5. Meet delivery truck at warehouse. Pick up 1500 copies of January 23
"Boat Show Issue". (850 pounds).Take home for FedEx bundling for
shipment to remote locations and to label for subscribers.

6. Return to warehouse. Pick up another 1500 copies of the Boat Show
issue, and meet a co-worker who has our portable display backdrop and
will also load 1500 copies for the show.

7. Proceed to show and do final unload/setup of the booth.

8. Set up two racks at the "outdoor" portion of the show.

9. Proceed to yacht club for a pint of Guinness.
* * Will need to stop home for a shower first, or stay well downwind
of *everybody else. :-)

If that sounds like a lot of work, (and it is), it's fairly easy
compared to vendors who need to coordinate transport and set up a
display for a lot of boats.

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

I've got a friend who works for a company that sets up expos and such.
it does take a lot of work.

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:21:49 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

Boston was my first experience with a major regional show and to tell
you the truth, I was amazed at how it was coordinated.

A logistical tour de force - both setup and breakdown.

Chuck Gould wrote:
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow,

Which one?? Where?
I went to one in New Orleans and I plan to make it to Miami in
mid-February. Hope to make a couple more during the year as well.
But which Show are you referring to that starts tomorrow?

Rick

lid wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow,

Which one?? Where?
I went to one in New Orleans and I plan to make it to Miami in
mid-February. Hope to make a couple more during the year as well.
But which Show are you referring to that starts tomorrow?

Rick

Chuck is not here, so I will answer, it was Seattle or the general area.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:21:49 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

Boston was my first experience with a major regional show and to tell
you the truth, I was amazed at how it was coordinated.

A logistical tour de force - both setup and breakdown.

Used to go to the Boston show with my dad. I'd get to miss a couple days
of school, see all the Boston relatives, and take the NH railroad train
from Back Bay to New Haven. I think I was 9 when I got to take my first
unaccompanied train trip. But those times were a lot different than
"these" times.

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ...
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow, so today is BS minus one.

For the benefit of anybody who wonders whether there's any actual
"work" done in boating related industries; setting up for a show like
this will involve;

1. Show up at expo center 0800, spread carpet, drop 10 leftover
bundles of current issue.

2. Divert to party rental place, rent the black tablecloth we will use
for 10 days.

3. Return to storeroom. Pick up table, chairs, four magazine racks.
(Doesn't all fit in the car with the carpet). Deliver to show and set
up.

4. Return to storeroom. Load approximately 1500 undistributed "back
issues" (750 pounds) from 2007. Deliver to show.

5. Meet delivery truck at warehouse. Pick up 1500 copies of January 23
"Boat Show Issue". (850 pounds).Take home for FedEx bundling for
shipment to remote locations and to label for subscribers.

6. Return to warehouse. Pick up another 1500 copies of the Boat Show
issue, and meet a co-worker who has our portable display backdrop and
will also load 1500 copies for the show.

7. Proceed to show and do final unload/setup of the booth.

8. Set up two racks at the "outdoor" portion of the show.

9. Proceed to yacht club for a pint of Guinness.
Will need to stop home for a shower first, or stay well downwind
of everybody else. :-)

If that sounds like a lot of work, (and it is), it's fairly easy
compared to vendors who need to coordinate transport and set up a
display for a lot of boats.

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

Agreed. Been there done that.

Back in my trade show days, if you did a show in Chicago,
you had to *hire* a union worker to do your work. i.e.
unpack your crate, install carpet, assemble *your* display, electrical
hookup, etc.

I once had to hire a union electrician to connect electricity to my
display (fluorescent light fixture inside). I had to schedule
the work, go back to the booth and wait for the guy to show
up to basically plug the cord into a standard 110vac outlet.
Oh yea...there's a 1 hour minimum. When he left I said "thanks".
his reply..."No problem".

db

"D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote in message
...

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
...
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow, so today is BS minus one.

For the benefit of anybody who wonders whether there's any actual
"work" done in boating related industries; setting up for a show like
this will involve;

1. Show up at expo center 0800, spread carpet, drop 10 leftover
bundles of current issue.

2. Divert to party rental place, rent the black tablecloth we will use
for 10 days.

3. Return to storeroom. Pick up table, chairs, four magazine racks.
(Doesn't all fit in the car with the carpet). Deliver to show and set
up.

4. Return to storeroom. Load approximately 1500 undistributed "back
issues" (750 pounds) from 2007. Deliver to show.

5. Meet delivery truck at warehouse. Pick up 1500 copies of January 23
"Boat Show Issue". (850 pounds).Take home for FedEx bundling for
shipment to remote locations and to label for subscribers.

6. Return to warehouse. Pick up another 1500 copies of the Boat Show
issue, and meet a co-worker who has our portable display backdrop and
will also load 1500 copies for the show.

7. Proceed to show and do final unload/setup of the booth.

8. Set up two racks at the "outdoor" portion of the show.

9. Proceed to yacht club for a pint of Guinness.
Will need to stop home for a shower first, or stay well downwind
of everybody else. :-)

If that sounds like a lot of work, (and it is), it's fairly easy
compared to vendors who need to coordinate transport and set up a
display for a lot of boats.

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

Agreed. Been there done that.

Back in my trade show days, if you did a show in Chicago,
you had to *hire* a union worker to do your work. i.e.
unpack your crate, install carpet, assemble *your* display, electrical
hookup, etc.

I once had to hire a union electrician to connect electricity to my
display (fluorescent light fixture inside). I had to schedule
the work, go back to the booth and wait for the guy to show
up to basically plug the cord into a standard 110vac outlet.
Oh yea...there's a 1 hour minimum. When he left I said "thanks".
his reply..."No problem".

db

I hope you tipped him. 8-)

Jim Brinson wrote:
Now I remember why I'm no longer in the boat business.

Chuck Gould wrote:
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow, so today is BS minus one.

For the benefit of anybody who wonders whether there's any actual
"work" done in boating related industries; setting up for a show like
this will involve;.....
,snip


My memories of the boat shows my father participated in include wheeling
the boats in on their trailers, protecting the fronts of the trailers so
no one would trip on them, arranging the boats, setting up tables, and
washing the boats every day. When I was a little kid, I'd have the job
of stamping the literature handouts. When I was a little older, I was on
boat wash detail, too.

Everything else was taken care of by the arena personnel.

In those days, the biggest boat I recall my dad "showing" was a 24-foot
cabin cruiser with twin Mercs.

Non-Union General Contractor here... and folks ask me why... sheez. I pay a
fair wage, and expect an honest day's work... what a concept. Your
"electrician" made a weeks wage in one day... lovely.

--Mike

"D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote in message
...

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
...
The 2008 Boat Show starts tomorrow, so today is BS minus one.

For the benefit of anybody who wonders whether there's any actual
"work" done in boating related industries; setting up for a show like
this will involve;

1. Show up at expo center 0800, spread carpet, drop 10 leftover
bundles of current issue.

2. Divert to party rental place, rent the black tablecloth we will use
for 10 days.

3. Return to storeroom. Pick up table, chairs, four magazine racks.
(Doesn't all fit in the car with the carpet). Deliver to show and set
up.

4. Return to storeroom. Load approximately 1500 undistributed "back
issues" (750 pounds) from 2007. Deliver to show.

5. Meet delivery truck at warehouse. Pick up 1500 copies of January 23
"Boat Show Issue". (850 pounds).Take home for FedEx bundling for
shipment to remote locations and to label for subscribers.

6. Return to warehouse. Pick up another 1500 copies of the Boat Show
issue, and meet a co-worker who has our portable display backdrop and
will also load 1500 copies for the show.

7. Proceed to show and do final unload/setup of the booth.

8. Set up two racks at the "outdoor" portion of the show.

9. Proceed to yacht club for a pint of Guinness.
Will need to stop home for a shower first, or stay well downwind
of everybody else. :-)

If that sounds like a lot of work, (and it is), it's fairly easy
compared to vendors who need to coordinate transport and set up a
display for a lot of boats.

If some of the folks at your local boat show look a bit tired on Day
One......there's good reason.

Agreed. Been there done that.

Back in my trade show days, if you did a show in Chicago,
you had to *hire* a union worker to do your work. i.e.
unpack your crate, install carpet, assemble *your* display, electrical
hookup, etc.

I once had to hire a union electrician to connect electricity to my
display (fluorescent light fixture inside). I had to schedule
the work, go back to the booth and wait for the guy to show
up to basically plug the cord into a standard 110vac outlet.
Oh yea...there's a 1 hour minimum. When he left I said "thanks".
his reply..."No problem".

db