I have a question, I suppose because I am confused, or just slow on the uptake. How is it that exhibitors, from all over the US manage to make their pilgrimage to Canada every year to the National, which is held in the same location.The Can. National is comprised of a great number of US exhibitors, so basically the same US exhibitors attend both Nationals. So, why are US exhibitors willing to accept that the Can. National is held in the same location every year, but won't accept this as a possibility for our US National? Every year I hear people say that if you haven't attended the Can. National you should because it is great fun.Oddly I never, ever hear anyone gripe about getting to the location,or going to the same location, no matter where they are coming from, whether it be San Diego,CA, Bangor, Maine, or Miami,FL they all seem to make it to Kitchner. To date, I have never heard a US exhibitor state that they would never attend a Can. National again, unless they began rotating it around their country. So to sum it all up I suppose I am asking how can the very same group of US exhibitors showing at the Can. National be content with the same location every year, be discontent and disenfranchised unless the US National is rotated around the country every year?Keep in mind that I am a bit slow, so someone explain this to me like I was a 6 year old. Christine hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Steve and Christine Grainger WWW.HICKORYHILLGSD.COM > [Original Message] > From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; freelist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2/9/2008 9:07:13 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Same Bat time, Same Bat channel...long > > Seems like the difficulty with air travel is actually an argument for rotating the location so everyone has the chance to get there. You might miss out on one National, but at least there will be one withing reasonable driving distance within you lifetime, regardless of where you live. Is it fair to make the folks on either coast, especially the upper and lower corners of the coasts, to travel upwards of 1500 miles EVERY year? It may be more convenient for those living near the chosen location members, but it deliberately disenfranchises many members. It is a matter of fairness. Not only is air travel going to be more and more difficult, but consider always having to drive long distances at $4.00/gal, plus the travel time. We know gas will not get cheaper. > Ruth > Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ....When I was in the Fourth grade the Bat Man TV show was a favorite of mine...at the end of the show the announcer would say..." tune in next time at the same Bat time and the same Bat channel"......I am breaking one of my three list rules, the one about not discussing National locations in public....I have been trying three weeks to ship a dog to a location in the Midwest....either there are no planes that will take a 500 crate, or the weather is bad or the connections times are horrible etc etc....then today I few to Utah to pick up three puppies...well when I showed up at the airport Delta informed me that the price of flying WITH your pet as excess baggage went up....WAY UP...it used to cost 75 bucks, now its 150 bucks...one way per dog!...now when I booked the fare last Dec. the lady told me it was $75....I also heard that Delta was about to merge with Northwestern, so it's my guess that they too will charge the same > outrageous fare...well I lost my temper in Utah at > the airport on a different shipping issue, I think I sort of upset ( embarrassed) lister Connie Malo with my outburst...but enough is enough....when I ran for the board a few years ago I was very outspoken about our National being at the Same place at the same time EVERY YEAR ( hello Canada)...thanks again for defeating me, however I still maintain that one day when no one can fly to the 2045 National in "Funtime Virginia".. because of some of the problems I mentioned above...I won't be here to say I told you so, oh yeah when I got to Utah this morning Connie told me she was all set to ship a puppy to Columbus when the airport called and told her that the dog was being bumped because they would not be able to accommodate the puppy...the writing is on the wall folks, whether you want to read it or not...I am still no mail for another 4 weeks until my spring break.....letting off steam in beautiful Brentwood Calif.......I should never travel without my meds.....lol....FB > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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