Report from Portland

[kevin_standlee]

Lisa gave me a call from the hotel last night. She and travelswithkuma and scott_sanford went to the video show in Portland yesterday. She says she was a little disappointed. The show was not as well organized as it had been in past years, and there were fewer (as in no) television stations or other bigger professional groups at the show. Still, she's glad she made the trip. Today she's heading back toward Fernley, and she may go to Mehama on the way and collect her utility trailer and some of the things like the spare propane bottles that we were unable to carry on our two previous moving trips. She also expects to take the opportunity to shop at some of the stores that have things (like the variety of Dave's Killer Bread they don't sell in Reno) she can't easily get in Fernley. (She says she can get some of the Dave's Bread frozen, so she can take several loaves with her and they'll keep for a while.) Also, a few medium-ticket purchases without sales tax are on the to-do list.

Lisa isn't sorry to have moved to Fernley, but there are times when we wish there was a Roth's supermarket and a Bi-Mart store in the area.

Comments

[solarbird]

Dave makes good bread, I gotta say.

[galtine1.livejournal.com]

Finding Dave's Killer Bread at Safeway here in San Jose, but I'm not familiar with all the flavors.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

The ones Lisa likes best are the Cracked Wheat loaves (I think) and the Blues Buns (hamburger buns); however, the stores in Reno don't carry either of those, and the feedback we got from Dave's when we contacted them was that the distributor was only interested in carrying the four varieties they already have. The Blues Bread loaves are second-best, so it's not a total loss, but when it's possible to get the best, we take it.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

The Cascade Mountain Video Show was not as delightful as we'd hoped. The first point was that it was squeezed into about half the normal space due to the other building being remodeled; disappointing, but not their fault. The organization seems to have been taken over by another group which isn't as practiced as Pro Video & Tape, and which did not pre-print badges for those of us who registered beforehand - a minor point, but it made the whole thing seem more professional and organized. (I was feeling under the weather that day, so wasn't at my best; that only limited me, though.) Various 3D systems seem to big with manufacturers, but I didn't meet anyone who spoke of wanting to use them.

I hope she got the trailer and other things. She should be getting into Klamath Falls soon; if you talk to her, let her know I'm feeling a little better.