Re: Subject: RE: PGPGA Pennsylvania Pumpkin Bowl Vl Altoona, PA

Let me add a follow up to my post .
 My post was not about money. If you read back my only reference to money
was that I think there are more large pumpkins-vs-squash because of the
prize money. My post was about not being treated as a also ran at the show
because your "pumpkin" threw a squash .
 Thats all I wanted to say & thats my last post on this subject.....Paul
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From: "S Tanner" <s1tanner@yahoo.com>
To: "pumpkin list" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:59 PM
Subject: Subject: RE: PGPGA Pennsylvania Pumpkin Bowl Vl Altoona, PA


> GUS-
>
> you didn't open up old wounds....
> just trying to make a point by expanding on it.
>  by taking to an absurd extreme.
> you know all that out of the box thinking that is
> so popular these days.
> you are seeing it from one point of view- a simple
> squash vs pumpkin - point of view.
>
> here is a quote of yours....
> " I just hope a few more people can see this from the
> point of view of someone who has grown a big squmpkin
> that was pushed out of the big prize money because of
> something out of his/her control. "
>
> don't people who grow huge orange pumpkins
> that have them split - one day before weigh off
> get pushed out of ANY prize money because of something
> that was out of his/her control ?
>
>
> don't people who grow huge orange pumpkins that have
> them weight light get pushed out of big prize money
> because of something that was out of his/her control ?
>
> don't people who grow " intsert anything but pumpkin "
> get push out of the big prize money because
> of something that was out of his/her control ?
>
>  we'd all like more money for prizes.
> BUT it isn't there. so the people in charge of
> the weigh offs do the best they can with what
> they have.
> they have sponsers put up the money and hope
> the crowds show up- see there stuff - buy
> their product...
> what if the weigh off organizers and and the
> sponsers get together and decide to offer
> $ 10,000 for the largest carrot ?
> will the crowds come ?
> it a suppy and demand thing... it's free
> enterprize.  it's america.
> what address do you send your posts too ?
> squmpkin@mallorn.com ? squash@mallorn.com ?
> no- i think it's pumpkins@mallorn.com !
>
> history has shown that the people come out to
> see pumpkins... pumpkins as defined by whom
> ever is in charge.  which in most cases is-
> heavy pumpkin not OTT pumpkin- orange, salmon,
> pink, white, cream, not blue or green pumpmkin.
> pumpkins that are whole and intact and not split.
> Pumpkins- not carrot or something else.
>
> my point is that we all live and die by the same
> rules.
>
> and like i said before you are free to make input to
> those that make them.
> but don't complain because your plant threw a squash.
> and the PGPGA is only giving $100 for the largest
> squash.  some weigh offs give $0 for squash.
> - lot of people aren't taking anything at all
> to the weigh off- because of something that was
> out of his/her control and aren't getting anything.
>
> If you'd like to be, or round up a,
> sponser to give $1000 more to the weigh off -
> specifically for squash... well i bet they wouldn't
> turn you down.
>
> I wish you well and hope you grow a big Pumpkin,
> squash, carrot or what ever else you want.
> gordon
>
>
>
>
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