[SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.

[edd payne]

Hay Curt,They are all true!!!!!!!!!!!
EDD PAYNE
PO BOX 364 GULGONG
New South Wales  AUSTRALIA 2852
0263742387  
edsingns at winsoft.net.au 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:12
Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.


> Brock,
> I was so focused on taking engine and steamer pictures I failed to take 
> a picture of the entire grounds. I'd like one if someone did.
> Curt
> P.S. Heard LOTS of wild stories about you at Narracoorte! ....Happy 
> Birthday!
> 
> Brock Summerfield wrote:
> 
> > G,day  Curt
> >
> > i hope you took a pic of the fence also about fence  i work in the 
> > constuction industry mainly working on roads
> > and we dont have to have a fence around  us when were working we ia 
> > bigger version of a withes hat
> > we have never had a prob and were  work in the traffic
> > PS  one of the guys at work brings his dog to work some times ?
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
> > To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.
> >
> >
> >> Barry,
> >> In years past you have espoused a LOT about fences and such all 
> >> claiming it was the law. Did not get the chance to meet you at the 
> >> Naracoorte ralley to discuss insurance and fences with you, but there 
> >> was a rumor floating around the National this year that the fences 
> >> were NOT the law. Apparently there was considerable backlash against 
> >> the folks manning the insurance tent and that during some meeting one 
> >> of the insurance reps stood up and stated that the fences were NOT a 
> >> requirement of the national insurance body, but rather that was a 
> >> decision left to the local clubs managing the shows. With that said, 
> >> I have to question if there is really such a trivial law on the Oz 
> >> book that bans unrestrained pets in public places. Hard to imagine 
> >> legislators wasting their time on such trivial matters. Perhaps local 
> >> ordinances could dictate....but laws?
> >>
> >> Since I have mentioned the fences, I'll comment on them and their 
> >> impact on show attendees. Missy and I started off looking at engines 
> >> from outside of the compounds. The advantage the compounds have are 
> >> to impose extremely well managed arrangement of engines. I'm guessing 
> >> the compounds were roughly 10 metres wide and several hundred metres 
> >> long. There was a removable fence section at each end. This 
> >> arrangement made unloading and loading one's engines quite difficult 
> >> unless you simply relinquished the task to the crane operator who 
> >> would set your engine over the fence edge. If you wanted to do it 
> >> yourself you had to roll your display all the way down the length of 
> >> the compound since there were no intermediate openings in the 
> >> compounds. Most displays were set with the more interesting side 
> >> toward the fence.
> >>
> >> For the general public who knows little about the engines wandering 
> >> down the aisles is likely sufficient. But for those fascinated with 
> >> the workings of the engines being outside of the compounds was not 
> >> going to do it. After the first row we hopped the fence so we could 
> >> get a better look. Now we could walk all around the engines, study 
> >> them, touch them, meet and shake hands with the owners, exchange 
> >> business cards, take pictures without having to wait on spectators to 
> >> clear the area, read s/n's and other tag information, etc. From 
> >> inside it felt just like an engine show in the US....except that we 
> >> were in side shaft heaven!
> >>
> >> Towards the end of Saturday I ripped the seat out of a brand new pair 
> >> of shorts crawling over the fences. I'd guess having my big white bum 
> >> showing in public was against the law too ;-)
> >> So I gotta say I incurred more risk and injury from the fences than 
> >> from the thrashing, maiming, rotating machinery on display :-)
> >> Perhaps Missy or Nick would care to comment.....
> >> Curt Holland
> >> Gastonia, NC
> >> P.S. Pictures on the way....sorting thru 801 photos.
> >>
> >>
> >> Barry Gorman wrote:
> >>
> >>> Reg ,       I am Really sorry to hear this, But it is The Law ,
> >>> Our rally is due in two weeks , a lot of water has travelled
> >>> under the bridge since the last one so I hope you don't try to
> >>> throw the blame in the wrong direction ,
> >>> Regards ,
> >>>              Barry Gorman
> >>
> >>
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