Topic: Portland Oregon large swap meet

[68GT/CSconvmod]

Around 5000 vendors April 2-3-4  2020 at PIR raceway and 3-4-5 at Expo  , 50K people event ,  Every kind of auto , cars/parts/old signs.  Two meets at same time 1/2 mile apart. Free bus rides from one to the other.  Anyone going?


Troy

[krelboyne]

Yes, Thursday at PIR, and Friday at Expo.

[68GT/CSconvmod]

Stop by my stalls at expo, have a 69/70 Cougar front bench seat. Needs recovered. If interested. Lots of mustang parts also.

6161-6165 expo, Straight out from the large C on the building east side. About 12 stalls.


Troy

[68GT/CSconvmod]

Looking like the swap meet will be cancelled for these dates. Our nut case Governor has shut down all events over 250 for the next 30 days.


Now the fun of unpacking the trailer and storing items. 


Troy

[carlite65]

he is not a 'nut case' he is trying to protect the participants including you. this sort of thing is happening all over the country. we need to be safe period or we will be unable to enjoy the hobby.

[68GT/CSconvmod]

You mean She.  Kate Brown who is more focused on Oregon climate change and trying to use a executive order to cram it down our throats. She has to shut everything down for 30 days. Why not 2 wks. Then readdress then.  99% of the infected is a school employee or came in contact of one of them. 21 is not a epidemic.  Maybe as many as California has. This lady cannot even clean up her own town of homeless. Her idea is to ship them over to our side of the state to say she is doing a great job on helping them out.   I say Nut Case.   

[J_Speegle]

Well back to the focus and less opinions   Sorry to hear of this but it is what it is. Wonder how many shows and other events will be effected through the year. Only time will tell.

Portland swap is always interesting made some great buys there over the years. So much a "west coast style of swapmeet" compared to eastern ones though most, everywhere, have transitioned to more of social events and less about the parts (less available often now a day) than in the past

[ChrisV289]

Streetside Classics cancelled their show this weekend due to the virus although there was a slight chance of rain. Our local club also cancelled our show on April 4th due to the virus. Officers felt we wouldn’t get any foot traffic and most of our members fall into the high risk range.

[68GT/CSconvmod]

Will see if they cancel the Spokane Washington car swap meet in July.    that will be a bummer also.

Troy

[Bossbill]

I'm within 5 miles of the senior center that got hit with over 2 dozen dead.
I'm also within 5 miles of an isolation center set up in a motel.
Our governor just called a halt to all activities with over 250 people.
Somehow people are not getting the idea that this is a pandemic.

[J_Speegle]

Closing since further comments beyond this is only going to invite more opinions and eventually "feelings" 

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