[SunRescue] "Hooking up" at TCF this weekend...

[Alan Robinson]

"Ken Hansen" <n2vip at bellatlantic.net> wrote:

>First tip - buy your ticket in advance. $2 discount, and virtually no >wait.
>I walked in to the building, exchanged my ticket for a wrist band and was >in
>the Fleamarket within 10 minutes of arrival.
>
>Second tip - learn to *like* walking. When I got there at 9:00 am, I got a
>very decent parking space in the dirt at the end of the block. It only >took
>about 15 minutes to walk there... You *obviously* don't remember/never
>experienced TCF at Mercer County Community College - the walks there were
>horrendus, and the wait for busses was interminable. Especially if it was
>raining.

I also got there at 9:00 AM (without a ticket). My tip here is not to stand in line at the entrance to the fleamarket, but to go to the convention center entrance and buy your ticket there. The fleamarket had a HUGE line while there was only 10 people or so in line at the convention center. Of course this changes later in the day after the indoor exhibits open.
It is important to get there early. Two years ago I arrived around 11 or so and had to park a mile away.

>
>Third tip - Parcel Pick-up is your friend. Do not be afraid to drop off >your
>treasures and continue shopping - this removes the need for a great >parking
>space.
Indeed it does. I unloaded two 20in monitors and a Power Mac in Parcel Pickup and finished my shopping. When I was ready to leave I went back, picked up a pass to get me into the pickup area, got my car and drove over. I would not have been very happy if I had to lug those monitors any distance.

>
>Fourth tip - just be glad the sun is out. I have been there for horizontal
>rain/tornado weather, freezing cold, baking hot, etc. That is the most
>ungodly/unpredictable weekend of the year, AFAIK...
>
>And finally, complaining about TCF conditions only indicates you are a
>newbie, suck it up - we all survived, and we got some great treasures to
>boot!
It is a great fleamarket. I was concentrating on looking for a Mac (the one platform that I have never worked with), but I did get a Sun 20E20 monitor for a very nice price. I felt that there was less Sun equipment than last year but what I did see looked nicer. Several SS20s for sale. I spent far too much money in the past week, but heck, Trenton comes but once a year.

Alan Robinson



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