Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
Hell I live 25min away and I plan on getting a hotel room.
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
Every year i post the same.wish i could afford to come to one nada show and meet all of you guys.im so envious
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
1. You don't have to stay at the hotel but if you choose not to you will be making a HUGE mistake. One of the best parts of the Show happen in-between and after all the scheduled events. Having to leave to 11 or 12 PM and go to another hotel will mean you will miss a lot of impromptu discussions that happen. I usually don't make it to bed till around 2 or 3 and if I had to drive to a different hotel at that time and be back early in the morning then it would be no sleep for me. Seriously, you WANT to stay at the hotel. You and your wife can drive into downtown during day if you must.
2. There will be equipment and discus for sale at the Show. At the last Show in Austin we had a good number of vendors at the Show selling their products and there were a lot of discus for sale by both hobbyist and Sponsors/Retailers. Most of the Show fish can be purchased but we also have a vendor area with tanks of discus (and a few other fish) for sale.
3. There will be scheduled talks by Internationally acclaimed Speakers. A lot of my favorite discus books are now autographed thanks to them speaking at the Shows.
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
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Larry Bugg
1. You don't have to stay at the hotel but if you choose not to you will be making a HUGE mistake. One of the best parts of the Show happen in-between and after all the scheduled events. Having to leave to 11 or 12 PM and go to another hotel will mean you will miss a lot of impromptu discussions that happen. I usually don't make it to bed till around 2 or 3 and if I had to drive to a different hotel at that time and be back early in the morning then it would be no sleep for me. Seriously, you WANT to stay at the hotel. You and your wife can drive into downtown during day if you must.
2. There will be equipment and discus for sale at the Show. At the last Show in Austin we had a good number of vendors at the Show selling their products and there were a lot of discus for sale by both hobbyist and Sponsors/Retailers. Most of the Show fish can be purchased but we also have a vendor area with tanks of discus (and a few other fish) for sale.
3. There will be scheduled talks by Internationally acclaimed Speakers. A lot of my favorite discus books are now autographed thanks to them speaking at the Shows.
Thanks everyone for the feedback! While hanging out and having a few beers with my fellow discus enthusiast, sounds like a great time to me. My wife would probably file for divorce shortly afterwards. While she loves our discus, and would want to come to pick out some new discus for our tanks, she isn't as excited about the details of keeping discus.
Thanks again,
Tim
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
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Bill63SG
Hell I live 25min away and I plan on getting a hotel room.
Well, there went plan A. :jester:
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
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CraigJ
Well, there went plan A. :jester:
Plan B can be splitting a room,lol.
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
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GivensOU
Thanks everyone for the feedback! While hanging out and having a few beers with my fellow discus enthusiast, sounds like a great time to me. My wife would probably file for divorce shortly afterwards. While she loves our discus, and would want to come to pick out some new discus for our tanks, she isn't as excited about the details of keeping discus.
Thanks again,
Tim
Come a couple days early and sight see with her, then on the show days let her shop across the street at the mall. Problem solved.
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
HECK YEA!!!
can't wait.. it will be nice to be a NADA.. and not have to worry about running it ..
its going to be AWESOME!! can't wait to visit Josie place!!
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Skip
HECK YEA!!!
can't wait.. it will be nice to be a NADA.. and not have to worry about running it ..
its going to be AWESOME!! can't wait to visit Josie place!!
You are right on that. I have said this before but this will be my last time serving as the NADA show chair. The local group has been doing great but after this one I am merely a consultant.....LOL. Like always this will be a great time.
-john
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
maybe i can FINALLY convince wife for a tank INSIDE the house.. ;)
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Skip
maybe i can FINALLY convince wife for a tank INSIDE the house.. ;)
Put your foot down man and get this done.
-john
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Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
Get ready... the best Nada show is on it's way... Here's hoping that one of my Grow outs will make it to the show. Got 4 discus in my 75 gallon currently growing out for the show 4.5-5".
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...psaozzlaj5.jpg
Discus 1: Golden Spotted
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...psjgnm2qy0.jpg
Discus 2: Golden Yellow
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...psev8w2kvm.jpg
Discus 3: Leopard w/Ring Gene
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...psrbc1kh70.jpg
Discus 4: Leopard w/Ring Gene
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...pstgtdhs8o.jpg
Re: 2016 NADA Discus Show-Chicago
Awesome Saykham!!! Best show is on its way.