[SEL] re National Rally

[Reg & Margaret Ingold]

SEDITION!!@!!   The NHMA will shoot you for this !
"Do you realise that this attitude, nay, statement even, could negate the
insurance for the whole event?? (Oh, woe is us!!  The sheep are thinking of
doing sneaky underhand things?)
Dont ever forget that my club tried to get me thrown out for allowing a
blind man to come in and feel/see my models! No one ever asked if they were
running!!! Well, as things were, that never entered the argument. Rules are
rules, and dont you ever forget it!!
Common sense aint ever been a strong point with any ruling bodies. You know
that!
Here is another example to think on. If you are an exhibitor , your wife and
children who are with you at the event are NOT allowed to be with you inside
the wire! They have to have their own individual insurance to be in there..
This sure changes things for a happy family weekend away!
Can you imagine what would happen to Portland, and similar US and UK shows
if this were the case?
(Those of you who have never had the Portland experience cannot realise the
full impact of what I am saying.)
I know I stated I had said enough on this but, It is this direction we are
following that is killing the hobby for a lot of people. How long can you go
to events with your family and have to leave and exclude them once there?
The attitude of "But thats the rules" is why we are at this stage. And it
wont get any better on the road we are following.
It will take a lot more effort and time to attempt to change things than I
am capable of giving.
I dont want to make myself more unpopular than I already am for being
outspoken on a subject I feel strongly on.
I dont attend anywhere near as many events as I used to.
There are events I show at, where I CAN invite people in to examine things.
Where a simple rope or bunting IS acceptable. Where families sit inside the
rope under a canopy and enjoy a weekend away together.
These are the ones I give preference to. They are insured as well!
Having had this one last speak out, I shall not mention or comment on it
again. My engine years left are now too few to fret over the way things are
going.
Subject closed as far as I am concerned. What will be, will be.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick M Livingstone" <pml1 at bigpond.net.au>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:55 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] re National Rally


> There are "THE RULES" and then there are 'the rules' (nudge, nudge, wink,
> wink) and somewhere in between lies common sense.
>
> Patrick M Livingstone