Carolyn is right...I've judged in Conroe. While it was a great fun time, and I had lots of good dogs, it had to be the best show site in the area....and there's NO WAY it could accommodate the National! Of course, it's entirely possible that someone has gone into Conroe and built a really super facility, but I'd think the Texans on the list would know about that! Conroe, huh? Not in the same place I judged! LOL! Peggy carolyn mckenna wrote: > What is to be the cost to the club for the board to go to Conroe > in April for their board meeting and to inspect Conroe as a possible > site for the 2008 national ? Conroe as a site for the national !!!!! > It's ludicrous. There is no site in or around Conroe that would > even come close to accommodating the national. This has to be > a diversion. What they are going to see is covered only, no seating, > no heat or air, no rv, no stalls, etc. Whose idea was this anyway, > and why have they not checked it out before spending the money > to send the board down there on a wild goose chase? Even if Conroe > had any qualities at all, it would still employ the same airport that > so many have objected to. > Reminds me of the story of the man whose race was finally allowed > to vote in Mississippi. When he arrived at the polls, he was told that > he had to prove he could read and write, handed a sheet of waxed paper > on which he was to sign his name, then a Chinese newspaper and > asked what it said. Without a hitch he said, "This here newspaper > says there ain't goin' to be any ________s voten' in Mississippi." > Well, sounds to me like this board is sayin' there ain't goin' > to be any National in Texas. > Carolyn > > > >--------------------------------- >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. >============================================================================ >POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original >author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind >are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the >Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > >ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY >MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS >PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY >FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE >PROSECUTED. > >For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org >============================================================================ > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================