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

Wed Mar 23 22:49:45 PST 2005

Brock, with the effort you put into the Clarendon event.
NOBODY could surpass that!!!
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brock Summerfield" <brock at netspeed.com.au>
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.

> nah not me  i,m an angel  some times
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "edd payne" <edsingns at winsoft.net.au>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.
>
>
> > Hay Curt,They are all true!!!!!!!!!!!
> > EDD PAYNE
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> > New South Wales  AUSTRALIA 2852
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> > 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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