Re: RC: trade show 'donation'

[Merryben@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/17/1999 3:27:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
teddy@runningbear.com writes:

<< WE will win.>>>

Here we go again.  The WE against the AERC as a living breathing entity which 
you seem to think is out to gouge everyone and has a board that only votes in 
stupid things that cost the poor members money.  What a crock!  
 
<<<< IMO, Easycare and Sportack are only "sucking in" to look good.  Most 
vendors cannot afford to do such deals. >>>>

Then don't do such deals but don't pick on the ones who do.  Yeah, darn 
Easycare and Sportack for "sucking up".  I just hate how they spend their 
money to support AERC and its members, year after year after year.  Just call 
Garrett and ask for something and it is there for you.  Janine was always 
willing to donate too.  Neither one of them every turned me down for anything 
I asked for and I am sure I was only one of hundreds who asked for donations.
 
 <<<Boy do I hate sheep!!!! Seems there a LOT of them in AERC and a wolf at 
the
 head....>>>>>

Well you do know the answer to that one.  Vote for someone else or better yet 
run yourself.  We genuinely try to do our best and after every meeting get 
totally blasted.  The AERC, the board and now poor Doyle are always the 
adversaries.  I don't much care to burn 3 days vacation, a couple of hundred 
for a hotel room, $400 to 500.00 for air fare and a weekend of getting 
someone to babysit my dogs, fish, cats and horses to get complained at.  And 
this is twice a year, although the plane fare to Reno is a lot cheaper for me 
but not for the board members on the east coast.  I chose to run for the 
board and am not complaining about the money, just pointing out a fact you 
all might have missed.  

I am sorry, but $5.00 is not that much.  And before I hear about all the 
people who are poor, I am one of them.  You afford what you have to and do 
without on other things to do what you want.  That is why I have 4 horses I 
can't afford.  .....I work one job and support myself in one of the most 
expensive places in the United States to live.  That is not meant as a 
complaint so don't flame me for that.  It is just a fact.  I live here 
because I was born here and like it.  

And, by the way, I don't always agree with most of the people on the board .  
I think there are a lot of things wrong and I would like to see them fixed.

I also don't agree with Doyle a lot, but I think he is doing a hell of a job 
and any of you who don't think so, should visit the office sometime.  And 
don't email me to tell me you live too far away.  I know some do.  

The bottom line is that if you don't like the way things are run, vote 
someone else in or run yourselves.  I have been riding endurance for 26 years 
and I can guarantee you that it won't change anything.  

Maryben Stover
West Region Director


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