Desperately Seeking Pie: My 30 hour story of the National

yanks87 · #1 07-30-2021, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by frankbmd

When I first saw this thread title, I thought you were just looking for the best pizza in Chicago.

HA! I wish, in cruel twist of irony, my favorite food is off the menu as I am now an old man (45) who is lactose intolerant and have a gluten allergy. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS FATE!!

samosa4u · #2 07-30-2021, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by yanks87

HA! I wish, in cruel twist of irony, my favorite food is off the menu as I am now an old man (45) who is lactose intolerant and have a gluten allergy. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS FATE!!

Old man at 45? Hmmm This forum is full of guys in their 70s!

yanks87 · #3 07-30-2021, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by samosa4u

Old man at 45? Hmmm This forum is full of guys in their 70s!

I figure stomach issues were at the front door of the Old Man club. I'm on the left side of the bell curve.

bmattioli · #4 07-30-2021, 06:01 PM

Nice review. The shows I attend I see more younger folks with cash and product. The millennials have the cash it seems..

abothebear · #5 07-30-2021, 06:39 PM

I went to a three-day conference in St. Louis a month ago. Over 2000 people attended. Maybe 2% wore masks.

Less than 10 have reported testing positive for covid.

So that's something.

Kzoo · #6 07-30-2021, 08:35 PM

I was there Wednesday and Thursday and was actually surprised how many people were wearing masks. To each their own, but the term 'super spreader' never crossed my mind.

Besides the huge crowd of collectors waiting in the lobby and the 'holding pen' to get in each day, the extremely humid weather outside and the body heat inside was too much for the a/c system to keep up with. It was like a sauna in there. Overall a great time and definitely the busiest I've seen that convention center. Two days was enough for me.

IndyDave · #7 07-30-2021, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzoo

I was there Wednesday and Thursday and was actually surprised how many people were wearing masks. To each their own, but the term 'super spreader' never crossed my mind.

Besides the huge crowd of collectors waiting in the lobby and the 'holding pen' to get in each day, the extremely humid weather outside and the body heat inside was too much for the a/c system to keep up with. It was like a sauna in there. Overall a great time and definitely the busiest I've seen that convention center. Two days was enough for me.

I was there Friday until about 200 and it was a lot more comfortable in the hall - the big drop in temperature and humidity was the reason I'm sure.

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