This is great and soooo true, been there done that! : ) -----Original Message----- From: windwych@xxxxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:09 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Costs of showing.... Wrinkled clothes that never match because you left the "right" shirt at the hotel... Door keys that work when they feel like it....usually when you have nothing in your hands and the dogs are all set.... Door keys that DONT work...usually when you have a dog in your hands, are in your pajamas, and the REST of your entourage is locked in your hotel room... Restaurants that have never heard of Splenda, let alone know what a frappe is. Dogs who suddenly decide to loose their lunch JUST when you realize that you did not bring any paper towels with you AND you are in a rental car! Rental car doors with power windows and no windowlock buttons....(thanks for the helpful hint Diane...will never leave home without duct tape again) Dogs with shy bladders at 2 am in a drenching downpour/blinding snowstorm/hotel with no dogwalk area available...... Strange stares from other hotel guests when you appear at breakfast with pawprints up your back and fur stuck in your glasses...and these were your GOOD clothes.... Hotels with no washer/dryers...powdered creamer (what the heck IS that stuff anyway?)....no room for crates (who designs these rooms and dont they know we need FLOOR space NOT fancy chairs?)....rooms that dont open directly to the outside...breakfasts that start at 6 am when we need to be at the show site by then....and windows that dont open, leaving us to inhale that piquant aroma of 'SuperCoat" all night long.... Costs? Depending on how far you are traveling and with whom....your sanity. Watching your dog go BOB????? Priceless....... Dawn Restuccia Dorothy, and no this aint Kansas --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new house payment ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================