<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Even if proposal 12 passes, you would have at least three years to take= the tests before you would be reclassified as an Apprentice.  I can't = imagine your not being able to do this....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Check out the Lehigh Valley's amendment to the proposal, at:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.pomonavalleyptg">www.pomonavalleyptg</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>click on the link to the proposal and check it out.  The proposal = was rewritten to eliminate the short transition period, so that those w= ho wished to reclassify as RPTs could do so in a reasonable timeframe. = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, Terry, if for some reason you didn't reclassify in three year= s, why would you quit the PTG just because you might be classified as an App= rentice?   That would be an <EM>unnecessarily</EM> sad day fo= r you and for the PTG....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill Shull  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/28/2004 6:55:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, beckt@mt= s.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>So, I suppose, at some time in <BR>the future,= if proposition 12 passes, it may cause me to lose my <BR>association with P= TG. That would indeed be a sad day for me.<BR><BR>Sincerely<BR><BR>Terry Bec= kingham<BR>PTG Associate</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>