[Squaredancing] Discussion on the National in Charlotte

[Mike Gormley]

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> > The convention organizers really should speak with the restaurants and 
> > fast food places near the convention to make sure they can stay open 
> > in the evening. There was a small shopping mall not far from the 
> > convention center and almost all the fast food places were closed by 5 
> > PM.
> The cafeteria across the street from the convention hall adjusted 
> their hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday and extended their breakfast 
> and lunch hours.  They normally closed at 2:30 PM, but for the 
> convnetion they reopened for dinner all three days.  The food was good 
> and reasonably priced, but the wait in line was sometines an hour or 
> more.  There were at least three other restaurants that I know 
> of within a block of the convention center that were open for dinner.
>  
One problem I found was, on Wednesday night between 5 pm and 8 pm, there 
was no dancing yet, no vendor halls to walk through (they weren't open 
until Thursday) and NO FOOD COURTS OPEN.  I think somebody lost a big 
opportunity to sell some food and make some money.

Mike Gormley
Full Time RV'ers currently located in the Florida Keys
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