Re: Errors in GPC
Peter,
I would have to disagree. One day out of the year for weighing pumpkins is
the guidelines. You start bending the rules then you open up a whole new
political mess. What is to prevent a grower such as myself who thinks their
pumpkin is going to rott and go down to the local fair and get their pumpkin
weighed Sept 1st and then say to the GPC it should still count. I could have
weighed mine at the local fair here on Sept 2nd. Rules are rules and
everyone should abide by them.
andrew
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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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