How about setting dinner up casually...family style or arranging different stations offering a variety of inexpensive meals. It is not about the food, really, although sometimes fun to be elegant. Maybe we should be elegant the first part of the week and have a blow out party at the end when everyone is tired. I nominate Kris and Frank to throw the party...they always throw a good one! :) -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ecam2213@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 5:25 PM To: marhaven@xxxxxxx; DePahlD@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Victory Dinner In a message dated 11/9/2005 6:15:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, marhaven@xxxxxxx writes: Personally I don't see how we can ever meet the needs of so many at one sitting without it costing a fortune and some not getting hot coffee, or buns and butter, service, or whatever. It is time consuming to serve that many and it is time consuming to get through the evening and program with hundreds of hungry, **************************************************************************** ** ***** You are probably right.. but What was the actual cost to the club per dinner.. compared to what we were charged?. I can figure how much they made on the wine.. at $5. per half a paper cup, from a wine that costs retail maybe $5. a bottle.. ( six paper cups per bottle)... that is profit of $25. per bottle of wine sold ( paper cups are 3cents each)... Real metal "silverware" and real plates would have been nice.. If the club is in such great financial shape.. why burn us up for the dinner. There was a very poor PA system, most of the speeches could not be heard... '' I can stand in line.. I can enjoy a ham sandwich.. but I would like to feel like there was some correlation between what I pay and what I get.. Libby ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================