Bash Timing

[beck3906]

I sure wish the Bash was in September when I could better use the vendor discounts. February is too soon after Christmas and its costs and not when I need kits for fall shows.

 

[toddlajoie]

Yea, it's also the one month a year here in New England when most of the days are too cold in my un-heated shop to do much work... I need to plan ahead next year and have my pens already made during the warmer months...

Jeff really was inconsiderate when he started this whole thing....:biggrin: or maybe he was bribed by some of our Florida Members to have it during the cold months to put us northerners at a disadvantage!!!!:biggrin:

 

[brownsfn2]

Although I do have more funds available at the start of the year after good Holiday sales. Maybe Jeff is smarter than we think.

 

[mbroberg]

Changing the Bash Month has been discussed before, not in depth, but it has been discussed. There is always a reason NOT to have the Bash during any given month. I'll put it down on my list of Bash topics to discuss. Odds are it will not change but nothing is completely off of the table.

Question for all:
What month would be good for you?

 

[Pitoon]

I would say the end of the Fiscal year.....

Pitoon

 

[Haynie]

As you say there is never a "good" month. The late winter months are dreary and depressing and the bash is a fun distraction. I am all for keeping it in February. Every year I plan to make something and every year something comes up.

I will just have to plan ahead for next year.

 

[Smitty37]

Regardless of the month chosen it is going to be bad for some folks. Some say January, February and March are too soon after Christmas and they're still broke

If we moved it to October, November or December it would be too soon before Christmas and anything we spend will get us accused of buying ourselves "Christmas Presents".

If we aim at August or September - it's back to school expenses leave us broke - particularily if the "school" happens to be college.

Memorial Day to Labor Day is the Vacation, Summer Craft Show mow the lawn every few days, trim the hedges etc. season and April and May, around here are heavy in outdoor work on gardens, trees, schrubs early flower planting etc.

It short whatever month is chosen is going to be "not the best" time for some of us.

 

[toddlajoie]

Question for all:
What month would be good for you?

My answer: YES!!!:biggrin:

(and I hope all realize I was joking about Jeff....)

 

[ed4copies]

From a vendor point of view--from September to January, things are operating about as fast as we can go.

I sure wouldn't have time to spend several hours a day on IAP.

FWIW

 

[Pitoon]

I still say the end of the fiscal year.....it's the opener for the holidays. If we can get "stuff" reasonably priced before the holidays it would help on the profits.

Pitoon

 

[GoodTurns]

Aug and December are college tuition payments...not good at all!

 

[mbroberg]

I think fiscal years vary from institution to institution. I don't believe that there is a universal definition of when a Fiscal year begins or ends.

 

[Bob Wemm]

Me, Myself and I think that it should stay the same as now. February is a crappy, hot as hell month and the BASH is a good excuse to sit inside all day in the Airconditioning.
It's too hot to do anything else.
JMHO.

Bob.

 

[Gofer]

Me, Myself and I think that it should stay the same as now. February is a crappy, hot as hell month and the BASH is a good excuse to sit inside all day in the Airconditioning.
It's too hot to do anything else.
JMHO.

Bob.

We have the opposite problem here Bob, started out at -16 today and will barely warm up at all today as it starts to slide all the way to -34 by saturday morning. When is spring going to come???

Bruce

 

[Pitoon]

sorry, i was referring to the US Federal fiscal year....1OCT-30SEP

Pitoon

 

[flyitfast]

Sounds like someone needs to invent and add a month to the calender

 

[Edgar]

Feb is the best month for me - FWIW

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Every year I start planning for for what bash contests I'm going to enter in August. However I don't start to put those plans into action until the first week of March. :redface: Might have to work on my timing.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

It used to begin Jan 1st - meaning that I had to do final vendor contacts and prize arrangements during Christmas Break - which was tough, as most took extended holidays...I still do, but I just have been getting a few extra months. Since the Bash is much bigger than in the past, the more time the better!

We pushed it back to February a few years ago, and it's been much better for logistics...Christmas break was difficult for logistics...

It's still roughly around the time the site went public...hence Anniversary.

I find that the IAP is less busy in the summer as well - or perhaps that's because we Norse can finally leave our snow caves and enjoy the outdoors in the summer.

 

[glenspens]

What ever month it is in ........ as someone once said.......Save up

 

[stonepecker]

Feb. would get my vote.
It is the shorest month. Weather outside keeps me inside. Middle of my seasonal layoff and allows me the freedom to be here every day.

However, I would work with whatever happens to keep the most happy.

 

[firewhatfire]

Every month is good for me. I just try to save money all year to get ready.

Changing the Bash Month has been discussed before, not in depth, but it has been discussed. There is always a reason NOT to have the Bash during any given month. I'll put it down on my list of Bash topics to discuss. Odds are it will not change but nothing is completely off of the table.

Question for all:
What month would be good for you?

 

[maxwell_smart007]

There's an idea - IAP high interest savings account - save your pennies for the BASH!

 

[D.Oliver]

Oops. I'm in the wrong thread. When I seen this thread was titled "Bash Timing" I thought it was the thread with the Bash Clock in it. My bad.

 

[toddlajoie]

Me, Myself and I think that it should stay the same as now. February is a crappy, hot as hell month and the BASH is a good excuse to sit inside all day in the Airconditioning.
It's too hot to do anything else.
JMHO.

Bob.

You can just box up any of that extra heat you've got and send it over, It was 4 deg (F) in my car driving to work this morning...

 

[Smitty37]

I still say the end of the fiscal year.....it's the opener for the holidays. If we can get "stuff" reasonably priced before the holidays it would help on the profits.

Pitoon

Whose fiscal year? The fiscal year can be established using any date abody wants, as long as they keep it the same year after year. Many use the 1st of October but don't have to. Also, the vendors selling "stuff" as you say "reasonably priced" before the holidays would be lowering their profits even more than they do now, which is a lot. Most vendors probably don't do any better than breaking even in February with some of us doing a lot more work.

 

[SteveJ]

I vote for March - it gives me three more days to stay on the loser train....(plus is would be warmer in my garage).

But it's not like I would stop participating if we kept it in February

Steve

 

[Bob Wemm]

Me, Myself and I think that it should stay the same as now. February is a crappy, hot as hell month and the BASH is a good excuse to sit inside all day in the Airconditioning.
It's too hot to do anything else.
JMHO.

Bob.

We have the opposite problem here Bob, started out at -16 today and will barely warm up at all today as it starts to slide all the way to -34 by saturday morning. When is spring going to come???

Bruce

Hey Bruce,
Right now I reckon I would enjoy being cold. But that probably would not last long.

Bob.:biggrin:

 

[edstreet]

Why Sept? It would seem illogical for that month as most are gearing up for the holiday season sales, you have artist gearing up to send products to vendors to push out the door and it's perhaps the busiest time of the year.

Now if you were to spread it around thru out the year with few things here few things there that might be viable.