Re: Errors in GPC
Sounds like an interesting story. What politics took place that allowed this
to happen? E-mail me in private if you would like.
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From: <Plscarter1@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: Errors in GPC
> Wes Dwelly should be acknowlegded for growing a 1002.2 pound pumpkin at
> Topsfield fair. And moved up the chart on the GPC to the appropriate
place.
> If there are other changes needed do it.
>
> It is my opinion that the growers should not be penalized for some
> bureaucratic issue between Topsfield, GPC and whom ever else! All four
> pumpkins were in great shape. If mine had another week probably would
have
> made the 1000 pound club(4.2 pounds in aweek) and who knows Craig Weir may
> have been the world record still.
>
> I personally am not looking for any money out of this situation but just
the
> recognition of being ranked in the GPC. One of the things Don L. does not
> touch on and that people have to understand is the trouble we have moving
> those big boys. Jim Kuhn and I arranged for a moving van from a local
> business to hall both of them together down to the fair(we live 3 miles
> apart). We coordinated this with having forklifts from two other
businesses
> at each garden the day before Topsfield. We had loading crews 12 -13 men
at
> each patch. Putting this together was quit a task and an expense.
>
> To arrange to have this process repeated the following week and driving 2
to
> 3 hours from NH to RI or Conn. was not feasible for us.
> My thoughts.
> Peter Carter 995.8
>
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