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I, for one, shall definitely miss meeting both you and Brian Trout VERY
MUCH!!<br><br>
Greg Newell<br><br>
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At 10:00 AM 6/11/2002, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Verdana" size=2 color="#000040"><i>In
a message dated 6/10/2002 5:45:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mkurta@adelphia.net writes:<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Subj:<b>10 excuses.... </b><br>
Date:6/10/2002 5:45:56 PM Pacific Standard Time<br>
From:<a href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">mkurta@adelphia.net</a></font><font size=2 color="#000040"><br>
Reply-to:<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>
To:<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>
<i>Sent from the Internet </i><br><br>
Mike</blockquote><br><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=2 color="#000040"> I have
taught and attended many state and national conventions and still do.
This year as with many the choice is simply between spending the budget
on a family vacation or convention in Chigago.<br>
Sorry to not be there. I also find that the further away
conventions are the fewer I attend. Part of the situation of those on the
west or left coast is the travel time distance and expense. I figure it
cost a minimum of about 1200 dollars to attend a left coast
convention.<br>
Also the summer months are very busy for rebuilders. And
those with employees have difficulty leaving them unattended.<br>
One last minor comment is that so many convention classes
are repeats, however I have noticed a creative endeavor in the last few
years to remedy this at many conventions and hope it continues.<br>
>>>>There it is!!<br>
>>>>>>>>>>Dale
Erwin>>>>>>>>...</font><br><br>
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It would be interesting to poll PTG members (both associates and RPT) as
to why they don't attend national conventions. After going to
seven, I seem to see the same faces year after year.
Curious......<font color="#000040"><br><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040">My picks for reasons folks don't
attend conventions.</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 1. Not
interested</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 2. Costs too
much</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 3. Too far
away</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 4. I know
enough already</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 5. I'll lose
too much business when away</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 6. I'm shy
and not a good mixer</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 7. Can't get
away</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040"> 8.
</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040">
9.
YOUR CHOICE......</font><font color="#000040"><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040">
10.</font><font color="#000040"><br><br>
</font><font size=2 color="#000040">
Mike </font><font color="#000040"></blockquote><br>
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Greg Newell<br>
<a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</a></font></i></html>