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

Wed Mar 23 23:39:12 PST 2005

the security gaurd at the sydney rally seen all sides .
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cam grundy" <ponchie at ozemail.com.au>
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> I've never seen that side of you Brock
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brock Summerfield" <brock at netspeed.com.au>
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>> 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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>>> edsingns at winsoft.net.au
>>> ----- 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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