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Re: Application to exhibit (or why one shouldn't post too soon)
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au
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Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:48:05 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> > Do we have enough personpower to cover this amount of time, considering • two
> > persons would have to be there at any one time to cover toilet breaks and
> > food/drink breaks.
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> And you are standing for the whole time which gets painful very quickly.
> Even a half day stint at this kind of thing knocks me for six. If you aren't
> in the habit of standing all day, you will be surprised at how hard it is. A
> lot of people think that because they can walk all day, that therefore they
> can stand all day. However, this is not generally true. Standing is a lot
> harder, something to do with the muscle groups (but I forget the details).
This was my point, you will need more people than you think. One person will
not be able to do it, unless equipped with a colostomy bag.
Maybe we should be posting a thread in the train ng ?
> Anyhow, my point is that people should probably be rostered on and off
> throughout the day to give people time to sit/walk/relax and, of course, to
> view the other exhibits.
We have trouble getting everyone together for a meeting every two months, this
show is over four days including the setup day. A number of us are carless.
(That's carless, not careless).
> At least the other exhibits might be interesting at this event. My last
> stint was at a Retirement & Leisure Expo (I was flogging memberships in the
> Genealogical Society of Queensland in case you are wondering). Well, it was
> the most depressing event. Most of the other exhibitors seemed to be:
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> * funeral directors
> * nursing home/retirement villages
> * medical/nursing aids for various disabilities
> * financial planners
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> It certainly didn't present a image of people enjoying a retirement of happy
> leisure! I'd been expecting to see caravans, fishing equipment, gardening,
> travel agents, handicrafts, DIY, etc. I think the people who paid $8
> admission must have felt very ripped off (my mother-in-law was certainly
> unimpressed).
Maybe Dr.Death should have had a stand ?
pete.w
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