Re: WPC payoff
Bravo! Couldn't have said it better myself.
Greg "Titanic Atlantic" Sliwka
Carlsons wrote:
> List,
> I'm a bit confused on the prize money that has everyone in an
> uproar!! If you are a member of the WPC and weigh-off at a WPC site, are
> you entitled to the grand prize of $ 25,000?? Or do you have to go to
> Clarence with the fruit to get it and weigh it in there??? If you don't
> bring your fruit to Clarence and weigh it at a different WPC site are
> you then eligible for some sort of grand prize sponsored by the WPC???
> Don't all WPC sites pay a fee to the WPC organization?
> In contrast doesn't all GPC sites pay a fee. ( $500) to the GPC
> organization and then no matter where you weigh-in, if it's big enough
> ,you qualify for prizes sponsored by the whole Organization???
> Something like the top 20 pumpkins in the world for the GPC get some
> sort of money for each placing ...besides the
> watermellons...tomatoes.... and cantelope...and squash....
> My thought is wouldn't the WPC organization be better served if this
> large amount of prize money were split up and distributed throughtout
> all the WPC weigh-off sites....so no matter where you weighed you could
> get a piece of the pie...so to speak.....
> Seems like the WPC is only concerned about it's Clarence weigh-off
> site and kinda leave the rest to fend for themselves... If this is the
> case why would these other WPC sites stay with the WPC
> Organization....Just my thoughts.....any comments that would help me
> sort this out would be greatly appreciated..Thanks
> Dan Carlson
>
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