[ SHOWGSD-L ] Not a fan
- From: Diane Wright <diwri@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 13:59:39 -0700 (PDT)
I'm going to go on record as not being a fan of Topeka KS. (Or Philadelphia,
for that matter.)
I don't generally fly dogs to Nationals, but if I wanted to... there is no
airport in Topeka.
TOPEKA, KS area airports
Distance† from TOPEKA, KS
Manhattan, KS - Manhattan (MHK) 54 mi / 87 km W
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City International Airport (MCI) 54 mi / 87 km E
Salina, KS - Salina (SLN) 108 mi / 174 km W
Wichita, KS - Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) 136 mi / 219 km SW
Lincoln, NE - Lincoln (LNK) 137 mi / 220 km NW
Joplin, MO - Joplin (JLN) 146 mi / 235 km SE
Omaha, NE - Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) 156 mi / 251 km N
Springfield, MO - Springfield (SGF) 176 mi / 283 km SE
Great Bend, KS - Great Bend (GBD) 179 mi / 288 km W
Kirksville, MO - Kirksville (IRK) 182 mi / 293 km
I'm also going to go on record as not being a fan of breaking verbal
agreement/contracts. "We" (those that speak for the club) must have had some
sort of agreement with Lexington to have announced that we were heading there.
Taking advantage of people & situations might work "well" in the short term
--for those without ethics-- but in the long run, it'll hurt us (club/members).
I am TIRED of politician club representation that say one thing & do another,
whether it be an agreement with a potential site or club issues.
While I'm ranting about sites, I don't understand the logic behind moving the
National around year after year. Common sense would dictate that returning to
sites would work out better. Going into a site blind, re-inventing the wheel
year after year is crazy. (Doing the same thing time & again while expecting
different results is crazy.) If we returned to sites, we'd know what didn't
work & tweak it to make it work better. Returning to venues would help with set
up, because the membership, the facility, the show committee would have prior
experience. We've certainly been enough places by now that we can select a few
to bounce back & forth between.
If I wanted to see the USA, I would do it on my own time, not in the off hours
during a week-long dog show. I don't need to see the bright lights of Topeka.
Or Philadelphia. Set up an inclusive National somewhere I can get to in my
dog-vehicle after a day or two's drive & still afford a week's motel lodging.
Diane Wright
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