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

Thu Mar 24 01:48:59 PST 2005

I'll bet she will be around early next year, I think she loves you. Cam
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From: "Brock Summerfield" <brock at netspeed.com.au>
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> the security gaurd at the sydney rally seen all sides .
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> 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
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>>> From: "edd payne" <edsingns at winsoft.net.au>
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>>>> Hay Curt,They are all true!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>> EDD PAYNE
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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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