In message Thu, 26 Oct 1995 08:00:16 -0800 (PST),
  Kathy Myers <Kathy.MYERS@syntex.com>  writes:
> Yeah, but what they do is a lot of
> work.  AERC is THE organization and
> they track a lot of info, field a lot
> of silly questions / phone calls. And
> they make the award MEAN something.
> Who would care how many miles Becky and
> Kazan completed in 1980 if the AERC
> didn't declare them National Champions
> for that year?
>
> Let's look at the real issue.  I get...
> actually receive in my mail box... a
> nicely done / printed AERC newletter
> every month right on time.  It has in
> it the most important information I
> want every month... who finished where
> in which rides.  It is printed on very
> nice paper, not newsprint.
>
> What happened to Paper prices??? They
> DOUBLED!!  And that's not going to
> be the end.  Paper prices are going
> right out of sight.  Paper is still
> being made out of wood... and trees,
> like trails, are getting very scarce.
> It's high time we start making paper
> out of something else!
>
> If you think AERC prices are getting
> bad, start thinking about what you
> are going to replace your toilet
> paper with.
>
> :) - kat
> kathy.myers@syntex.com
>
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