Re: Official Weight question
rdi@dos.nortel.com wrote:
>
> W.A. Van Iderstine, harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca asks:
>
> > Is the WPC mainly run by Ray Waterman ? And do all
> >tarps weigh the same regardless of supplier ? Just curious.
>
> I believe Ray does run the WPC as he coordinated the weighoff(s) last year.
>
> Carrying tarps of course can weigh different amounts. There are
> several different makers, presumably with different stocks of cloth
> and different methods of manufacture. Some of
> the tarps even come in different sizes depending on how big
> a pumpkin you will be lifting.
> Now here's why this doesn't matter...
> When I went to the WPC weighoff in Clarence, NY last year, Ray
> weighed all pumpkins alone- no tarp, pallet, blanket, etc. Just the
> pumpkin was weighed.
> The pumpkins were transported to the scale via forklift, assisted
> at times by 8 shuffling guys and a tarp, to lift it onto/off of
> the pallet or scale. But when it came time to actually weigh it,
> it was placed on the scale and carefully rolled to remove any tarp
> or foreign material. The weight recorded was the weight of the
> pumpkin alone.
>
> Perhaps Ray now wants all entrants on a tarp to hasten the weighing
> process (which takes a few hours to get through everybody), or
> for safety. I'm fairly sure it isn't simply to sell more tarps;
> put on your weighoff-coordinator hat and think what you might do to
> make things run more smoothly or safely.
>
> -----------
> Rick Inzero
> near Rochester, NY
> rdi@cci.com
>
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If this is the case, why not have several tarps on hand at the weigh-off
site (since you only need to move a pumpkin or 2 at a time) instead of
making everyone buy one.
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