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[RC] Convention Rooms - k s swigartBruce Weary said: I know what you mean, Kat. I am one of those dummies. After I spent $30,000 on trailer and rig, bought four horses, a couple of saddles, land to keep the horses on, expensive hay and feed, thousands in vet bills, insurance, tires, blankets, tights, buckets, tack, shoeing, etc., etc., etc., I am already spending an inordinate amount of money on my hobby. They expect me to throw in an extra $20 a night to support this sport that gives me back so much more than I could ever contribute? I have come to the conclusion that since this argument of "endurance is already such an expensive sport so who cares if it costs me even more" is one that Bruce Weary trots out any time anybody makes any comment about difficulty with added costs, that the AERC needs to stop trying to offset its costs by collecting from the people who actually benefit from the services provided by the added costs, and should just send all its bills to Bruce Weary. He, apparently, doesn't care how much things cost him. kat Orange County, Calif. :) p.s. When _I_ go to convention, I stay at my sister's house (who lives in Reno). You can rest assured that I don't book a room at the convention hotel just so I can "support the sport." However, generally speaking, I don't go to convention. Neither the travel costs nor the convention fees are in my budget...despite the fact that I just spent more than that this weekend going to Eastern Mojave. In fact, one of the reasons convention ISN'T in the budget is that the travel costs associated with Eastern Mojave were so high...oh yeah, and the price of hay has skyrocketed. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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