[SEL] No Room at the Rally

[peter ogborne]

Arnie ........rest assured that we are not all like that !Those club people 
that i associate with are quite the opposite ,squeeze them in where you can.
It seems to be the province of little men with beards who carry on this way 
....control freaks!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] No Room at the Rally


> G'day Reg,
>
> I will NEVER understand the bizarre way that you Aussies & the Brits run 
> your
> rallys.  The idea of turning away an exhibitor who turns up with a great 
> engine
> exhibit because "the site is full" would just NEVER occur in the US.  You 
> can ALWAYS
> shift things around and make room for one more exhibit.
>
> The mind boggles....
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> On Sun, April 19, 2009 2:44 am, R & M Ingold wrote:
>> Last week, I phoned the sec. of the Hunter Valley club and told him I 
>> would
>> be attending Steamfest at Maitland. I asked him to save me a space for 5
>> models.
>> I duly arrived Sat morning at 8.30am, to find the site full,  with 
>> exhibits
>> spread to fill the site. On asking the sec, "Did you not save me a 
>> place", I
>> was told, "I dont save any space for anyone".
>> I then returned home.
>> Now, I ask, Is this the way to have a club go?
>> The facts above ARE as they occurred.
>> I made NO further comment. I just left.
>> Reg & Marg Ingold.
>> Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
>> randmingold at hotkey.net.au
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold
>
>
>
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