HOW FUN WAS THIS! Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <TISHW@xxxxxxx> Cc: <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:15 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] From another view > > > In a message dated 5/15/2007 2:33:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: >>*Tish is absolutely correct!! The unions were going to insist that only > their personnel could work at the show arena. They were going to prevent > us > from selling any merchandise, without collecting taxes for them. One of > our > members with some Union clout came in and made all the badness go away. > But it > still left a sour taste.I don't know how the unions function now, but > then it > was nearly a strong-arm situation. > > > > Now for the rest of the story. > > Len Steen came to me and asked me to meet with the "Union reps." I met > with > three rather large men, who told me we had to pay their members to plug > in > the dryers, or they would bring an injunction and shut down the National. > > I talked to them for a few minutes and realized they were phoney. I then > invited them to meet four or five of our larger male Champions, up close > and > personal. I told them to take a hike, or they were about to understand > bite > work in a very special way. > > Len kept sticking me with his elbow. He has worked with the Unions in his > job, and was afraid I was in trouble. The people who were threatening us, > left > as fast as they could, and we never heard from them again. > > Len asked Dan Dwyer, (a retired police captain) to walk him out of the > arena, as he was sure someone was going to be waiting for him outside. > > Nothing else happened, and we had a great national. > > Evan > > Asgard German Shepherds > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 2007. 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 ============================================================================