On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:08 AM, <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I surely don't see any reason why people cannot get it mailed by Dec 31 as > the chair mentioned. > Then it doesn't matter when the mail gets it there as the postmark is > good. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gee I don't know, I can think of a LOT of reasons why someone may be unable to mail in before 12-31... Ever have someone in your family really ill? Ever been really ill yourself? How about financial constraints. 65-100 dollars is a lot of money for very very little in return. IT IS LESS EVERY YEAR. How about around the holidaze, things get forgotten. I have seen people who have been members in good standing for over 40 years have their membership status and history completely wiped out because of some of the reasons stated. I have watched people with terminal illnesses, LIFELONG members , suddenly become "Friends of the Breed" at the memorial reading at the Nationals, instead of beloved , appreciated lifelong members, because they had the AUDACITY TO BE ILL OR DYING OR A FAMILY MEMBER DID SO, and they didn't renew their membership on time. Personally I am fed up. I am fed up with the way it seems this club goes out of its way to disenfranchise people, new or old. I am fed up with niggling stupid things like drop dead dates on the membership otherwise you start all over. I am sick of being overcharged for ads in the Review, when our WDA publication ads costs far less, and are in general BETTER, for a BEAUTIFUL magazine, and mailed in perfect condition. I am sick of the same ole same old, same politics, same faces in charge same crap, same rhetoric. Regional clubs folding, and die hard lovers of the breed like me , sick to death of the nastiness, elitism, and exclusion... GEE GO FIGURE. KATHY ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================