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I am a Car restorer / collector and I enjoy going
to the local neighborhood car shows in my area
with the current Virus were having to deal with
I can understand the social gathering issues of A ball game
or movie theatre or other row after row of people.
narrow pathways to enter and exit But a parking lot show!
A car show in an open parking lot!
you display the car, talk to other car people and
answer questions about your ride. ask questions
about their ride and so on ALL can be done at a
safe distance. Kids especially enjoy seeing the
cars and asking questions. I can't wait for this
Virus crap to end.
People are struggling just to survive right now. Between being unemployed and the virus itself, most people have better things to worry and complain about than a car show.
Sure, people can do all sorts of things. The problem is they don't do them. That's why all the state parks are being closed. People can't not throw trash everywhere in a state park, which supposedly you'd have to have some appreciation for nature if you even bother to go. But people are people and as a rule incapable of responsible behavior as a group. Normally there's park rangers who act as mom but with most of them off the job the adult childs behave like adult childs and there's no one either keep them somewhat behaving or pick up after them.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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While I agree completely, we don’t see much in the way of car shows this time of year, with rain normally until July. Fortunately the pandemic came after the “early bird†swap meet in February. Our next big event is in July, the Greenwood Car Show in Seattle, and I really hope it’s over and normal by then. We also have many events at XXX Rootbeer in nearby Issaquah, WA, most Sundays, even this month, plus Saturday cruise-ins but of course they are having to be cancelled.
Location: Formerly Pleasanton Ca, now in Marietta Ga
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Originally Posted by SVTLightning
People are struggling just to survive right now. Between being unemployed and the virus itself, most people have better things to worry and complain about than a car show.
But still while lower on the list, it's still there.
But still while lower on the list, it's still there.
VERY true. They way I see it, unfortunately, the cloud of this pandemic is going to hang over us for a long time....TOO long!! The frustration level is quite high, as people are dying and the economy is crashing, due to either the gross negligence, or vicious indifference of a foreign (to us) Government. We're paying a steep price for this crap!!
We have to realize, that even if our personal regrets are over comparatively minor matters, that doesn't make these regrets louche, ridiculous or banal. For many of us, the car-hobby is an integral part of our psyche, our self-perception and value system. Sure, missing a car-show or a race or the social aspect of cars, is small price compared to a host of other maladies afflicting billions around the globe. But if we start surrendering this and that, accepting a "new normal" that erases what we've been doing for decades,... well - into what sort of world are we all going to emerge?
Location: Formerly Pleasanton Ca, now in Marietta Ga
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Car shows are an nice way to enjoy the hobby and meet like minded people and perhaps new friendships. The nice thing is they are often very cheap or free.
Here is Atlanta you'll see old musclecars, exotics, rat rods, all kinds of cool cars.
The only thing is the juvenile mentality of some people doing burnouts and speeding to show off. I've seen more than one car show get shut down permanently by these people.
People are struggling just to survive right now. Between being unemployed and the virus itself, most people have better things to worry and complain about than a car show.
Most people at car shows are retired, so a job is a non-issue.
IMO, they will be one of the first things to return, because car shows are outdoors and distancing is easy.
If the April 31st date holds, my car will come out of storage on May 2nd, there will be a show on May 9 and I will be there.
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