In a message dated 8/18/10 1:57:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Right, Tedi, maybe not! :)Cyndy I must be behind on stuff. I haven't read the List for awhile and didn't even know this was the time of year for bashing the board and griping about the National. Guess I'll have to read it more often...or maybe not I need to keep Tedi on schedule. It is indeed time, within a day or two, to start to bash the current location, even if we have no idea where it is, or what might be wrong. Tradition calls for that. We can work in some complaints about the judges, but the majority of that is to be 14 days after juding is completed. I used to want an outdoor national. But, Tedi talked to me, (she does that now and then) about the excitement of an indoor national. The echo of the crowd, the lighting, the comfort of the weather, and mostly the fun of getting together inside. I remember the mornings when I would enter the building with few others there, and watched the green grass, and the clear air, with the expectation of the day ahead. Then there is the evening before the Specials when all the champions with the owners and handlers enter the building and work in the ring, with no control and everyone with dogs not groomed, with handlers in jeans, with owners laughing talking and watching the competition, with echos, tears, and smiles. That would not be the same outside, and as usual, I have to agree with Tedi. Especially now that she is reading the List again. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================