Thinking of the situation we find ourselves in, I can't help but think of one of my favorite lines from Oliver and Hardy..' Fine mess you got us into this time, Olly!'...LOL.... But Helen Miller Fisher is right...and we all should pay heed to her excellent advice... which is , not her exact words, but suggests, ' We don't abandon ship , we hunker down and ride out the storm!' This GSDCA has seen 'Fire and Rain and Lightening Storms before ...I remember , along with Helen, some of them vividly...and we all just stood fast and rode them out...This will not be an easy trip, , but then no one promised us Smooth Sailing and Well-lit Harbor Lights to always guide us safely home... I for one, think this has been a good wake=up call for lots of us to fully realize , after years of taking it for granted, how very much this GSDCA means to us... It is certainly worth giving it our all and uniting as the Family we are, and get the job done...and still be friends when this is all over...as my Gram always said ' Stay strong, and believe and hold steadfast.... trust me, I tell you, this too, shall pass'.. Barbara williams ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================