[SEL] The problem with NO FENCES!

[William J Pfeiffer Sr]

I don't agree with the fences, but we need SOMETHING between the exhibits 
and the "city slickers" who come to the shows.  On occasion we have even 
brought our own "caution" tape and post to put it on.

We were at a "Farm Heritage" show in September, at 4:00 PM (the show closed 
at 4:30) we had a little boy who was clearly out of control, go under the 
safety rope, and took out two rubber ducks off of the top of the 15" 
Humphreys mud pump and throw them in the tub of water.  The ducks had sat 
there for 2 days (we had a gate of 1,800 on Saturday) without incident.  My 
point here is that this pump has very large open gears that could have taken 
this kids arm off without missing a beat if I had not gotten up and told him 
to stay outside the ropes.

I don't want to see "fences" but some people need one of Dave's signs on 
there head because they don't control their children well enough.

I will now get off my soap box, but some times people need to be protected 
from themselves.

Peg Pfeiffer

PS: I attend the "safety meeting" at every show we go to that has one, I 
also know how to shut down all of Bill's engines in case of emergency.

>From: "Ron Page" <page at velocitynet.com.au>
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>To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] The problem with NO FENCES!
>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:12:43 +1000
>
>We give them away over here in OZ or charge a gold coin and the money goes
>to charity.
>
>Ron
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net>
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>Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:25 AM
>Subject: [SEL] The problem with NO FENCES!
>
>
> > Hi All,
> > As most of you know I been a critic of the "NHMA fence policy." However,
> > I've changed my mind a bit since attending the Cotton Ginning Days in
> > Dallas NC. All went well the first few days with a good selection of 
>drag
> > and cut-off saws doing what they do best--cutting wood. Then on the 3rd
> > day, however, one of the show goers who was allowed behind the fence 
>STOLE
> > a round of wood! (This can clearly be seen in the center row--third
>picture
> > from the top. See:
> > http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/Cotton_Ginning_Days/) We were 
>all
> > warned about such behavior  the President of NHMA, but I had no idea 
>that
> > this kind of theft could occur here in the USA!
> > There was also one bloke from OZ at the Cotton Ginning Days show. Take a
> > GOOD look at the above set of pictures and see if you can pick out his
> > display.
> > The really sad part of allowing spectators into the engine display area
> > can be seen at:
> > http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/Cotton_Ginning_Days/woops.JPG
> > This carnage has ALMOST convinced me that we need to follow the NHMA 
>fence
> > policy here in the USA!
> > Dave
> >
> >
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