Re: Official Weight question

steve,
     as far as i know, there's a minimal entrance fee to GPC weighoffs, you
dont' have to pay to be a member or anything.



ialtenReply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com



In a message dated 8/5/99 12:19:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com writes:

>  I am already a little sick of these pumpkin politics.  One guy said to
go
>  to his contest you have to buy the expensive carrying tarps (wonder how
much
>
>  he made on that) and now ppl are worried about where they can weigh.
Who
>  cares if your weight doesn't "count" for some ppl.  This is a sport for
fun
>  and for ourselves.  It is kind of sickening how everyone is worried that
>  they have to go to a special event to  make sure their pumpkin can
count.
I
>
>  understand the top growers going to these sanctioned events because they
are
>
>  trying to win money, but for us novices, we shouldn't have to worry at
all.
>

I don't understand the whole deal about weigh-offs either, actually. Some
imply that you have to be some sort of "member" of a specific organization,
etc. I am confused how it all works. I thought ALL AG growers were
basically
united, we HAVE to be in order to have standardized weighing methods, to
know
what pumpkin is officially bigger than another, etc. Now I hear stuff about
having to be a member of the organazation, or something. Then you have to
BUY
a tarp from a specific place....whoah, that seems a bit far. (Considering
it
costs tons of money and time to GROW the pumpkin, and instead of WINNING
anything, you have to PAY MORE?!). I used to think these weigh offs were
open
to ANYONE who had a big enough pumpkin! Now it seems so exclusive, and each
weigh off seems so disconnected from others. I am totally confused at how
it
all works.



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