Now You Can't Go, To the Boat Show

We went to the home show today, well the Remodeling EXPO. There were the exhibits you'd expect although I looked for the guys that did our windows and gutters on the old house and couldn't find them, and the jerky guys weren't there. There always seems to be a table where you can get Elk Jerky at shows at the Pittsburgh Convention Center. Also the Greyhound Rescue was there and a guy selling heating pads and for some reason the Upper Cervical Health Association.

While we were parking in the garage at 9th and Penn, while in the garage it occured to us that this would be a good chance to use the new ParkPGH app I have on the phone. It said the Convention Center Lot was full, which was fine because we weren't trying to park in that lot, but if we had we wouldn't have been able to. Must remember to look at the app before deciding where to park.

Mostly though today I was thinking about how many times The Simpsons wind up going to trade shows. I was wondering if this is something people with kids really do often or if it was more of a plot device to get the family into some jam that wouldn't ordinarily be available. I'm sure I can't remember all the shows but I do recall a car show - that's where Homer buys the truck with the plow. They do go to some kind of green energy show, or maybe it was the home show; they buy a windmill. There's one where they go to a restaurant franchise show. Marge gets left out of some kind of catering truck and I think she buys a pretzel franchise.

The title to the post is a lyric from "Big Big Trouble" off "The Simpsons Sing the Blues." So we can add Boat Show to the list.

There were a bunch of families with kids at the convention center today. I guess if you score free tickets from someplace it winds up being cheaper than the movies, and today it was certainly warmer than going to the park. Still a little bit it seems like an odd choice for family entertainment.