clophill supercars 19th july

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boxsternoob56

223 posts

140 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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what the Fly is shut?

70proof

6,045 posts

154 months

Thursday 27th August 2015
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boxsternoob56 said:
what the Fly is shut?
not shut, unfortunately unkeen to open for the meets.

boxsternoob56

223 posts

140 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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oh...

andrew

9,953 posts

191 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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70proof said:
not shut, unfortunately unkeen to open for the meets.
why aren't the fly bothered anymore ?
just odd to turn away publicity and potential business

AndrewD

7,527 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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andrew said:
why aren't the fly bothered anymore ?
just odd to turn away publicity and potential business
You've been to every meet.
Join the dots hehe

lanan

814 posts

227 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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AndrewD said:
andrew said:
why aren't the fly bothered anymore ?
just odd to turn away publicity and potential business
You've been to every meet.
Join the dots hehe
biggrinlaughlaughlaugh



andrew

9,953 posts

191 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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lanan said:
AndrewD said:
andrew said:
why aren't the fly bothered anymore ?
just odd to turn away publicity and potential business
You've been to every meet.
Join the dots hehe
biggrinlaughlaughlaugh
don't encourage him !

JB052

156 posts

221 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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My understanding is that the 'Fly' was opened up for the meeting by one of the managers who was a car enthusiast. He has since moved on to pastures new and no one else has the same enthusiasm to open early on a Sunday morning.

70proof

6,045 posts

154 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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JB052 said:
My understanding is that the 'Fly' was opened up for the meeting by one of the managers who was a car enthusiast. He has since moved on to pastures new and no one else has the same enthusiasm to open early on a Sunday morning.
This, and they have a good flow of business from the new nearby centreparks... So marketing priority has changed.

lanan

814 posts

227 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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I wish that I was making so much money that I didn't need any more

matt7208

146 posts

131 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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As disappointing as it is, I think we should remember the good times and find somewhere new!


feef

5,206 posts

182 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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lanan said:
I wish that I was making so much money that I didn't need any more
The assumption is that the costs of opening up, paying staff and overheads was offset by the business it brought in, it's not like the staff and utilities providers were providing their services for free, it may not have been profitable enough to maintain it without the dedication of the relevant manager

Spindoctor

781 posts

199 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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feef said:
The assumption is that the costs of opening up, paying staff and overheads was offset by the business it brought in, it's not like the staff and utilities providers were providing their services for free, it may not have been profitable enough to maintain it without the dedication of the relevant manager
Exactly that. Whenever I've been to the Fly meets there's been a good - sometimes huge - turnout but relatively few people were spending money in the establishment. Basically we got a free meeting space and all they got was to open up early and admire some fab machines (what more could anyone want...). They could have done more to encourage people to spend, but maybe we could have done a bit more to honour our side of the bargain.