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

Wed Mar 23 23:26:17 PST 2005

Kaptain Kaos
----- 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
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>> Hay Curt,They are all true!!!!!!!!!!!
>> EDD PAYNE
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>> New South Wales  AUSTRALIA 2852
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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>> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:12
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.
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>>> 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>
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>>> > 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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