You can chalk this up as another reason people aren't showing. Making money on any and everything is the way it is with clubs now. I understand covering expenses and showing a little profit but come on. My all breed club has $25,000 sitting in the bank. On Friday I paid $10 to park in the fairgrounds (rather than outside the fairgrounds miles from the showsite) and it was a 4 day show so if I had gone all day it would have cost me $40 just to park! You pay for grooming space.....want an electrical outlet...you pay for that too....not to mention all the regular fees like hotels, entries, handlers, gas.......I can't go to a show without dropping $500 and up for the weekend anymore. Who has that kind of disposable income? It's become a treat for me to go to a dog show now.....and a damn rare one at that. Cindy cinosamgsd.com Kathy Tank <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Just a question a silly one maybe....but other than the sidegait club, why do we need reserved seating at all? Is it to make money for the PC.. Canada has no reserved seating and there is no friction amongst audience members for seating....you just pull your chair up and plop down, the bleachers take care of the rest.... Kathy On 6/25/07, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > In a message dated 6/25/2007 1:18:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > bnbgsds@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > Yes, but this year you get to take them home with you after the show. > > Evan > > -- > http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com > Ch. Elvaston's Nations Cup, TC, OFA > 26 BOB/BISS to Date ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ Cindy www.cinosamgsd.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 ============================================================================