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

Reg Ingold randmingold at hotkey.net.au
Thu Mar 24 02:43:21 PST 2005


One thing for sure, she aint ever seen the like before!!!
(She told me!!)
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cam grundy" <ponchie at ozemail.com.au>
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.


> I'll bet she will be around early next year, I think she loves you. Cam
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brock Summerfield" <brock at netspeed.com.au>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.
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>
> > the security gaurd at the sydney rally seen all sides .
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "cam grundy" <ponchie at ozemail.com.au>
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> > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SEL] Dogs on show grounds (OT?)now fences...again.
> >
> >
> >> I've never seen that side of you Brock
> >> ----- 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
> >>>> PO BOX 364 GULGONG
> >>>> New South Wales  AUSTRALIA 2852
> >>>> 0263742387
> >>>> 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.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> 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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