Re: OT - Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces

Trying to look at it from all angles I can see why it would help for
travel time to count, but I can also see why it wouldn't. 4 hrs of
travel time for a 1hr talk really doesn't yield 5 hrs of learning. But
to travel for 4 hrs just to get that 1hr can be a hardship. I would hope
that both sides could give a little. Perhaps a percentage of seminar
time could be awarded, like no more than 1/2 hr travel time ea way for a
1hr seminar, equaling a total of 2 hrs. A 3 hr seminar would allow for
no more than 3 hrs total travel time, but of course if you live 15 min
away, you still only count 1/2 hr travel.


Kitty

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> I don't look at it that way, I do take people with me all the time trying to 
> get people to go to the meetings. I am trying to explain why it would be 
> great if they would count travel hours so that we could get a better 
> participation. I was one of 4 women that pushed to get our MG started. We 
> don't have enough people that want in that we need to interview them to get 
> in. We didn't have a class this fall because we didn't think we could get 
> enough to really stay with the program. We are hoping that as time goes by 
> everyone will see the benefit of being a MG. I can already see so many 
> things that the county has benefited so much in the short time we have had a 
> program. This is only the 6th year since we had our first class. I had 
> taken the class in MO before moving here so I knew that it would work. We 
> just had to show the extension agent that we could get it going. 
> Tricia 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:11 AM 
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces 
> 
> 
> > You can't look at it that way.. if the seminar/workshop is something 
> > that you will enjoy or want to see/do.. it is worth the travel time. 
> > IMHO Can you ride with a friend and share the gas expense? 
> > 
> > Donna 
> > Who is always traveling... its 15 miles to the grocery store if I need 
> > some last minute oops for dinner.. one way. 
> > 
> >> It is just hard to spend 6 hours driving somewhere then go to a 2 
> > hour 
> >> class and only get to count 2 out of an 8 hour day. 
> >> Tricia 
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