Disabled people being discriminated against?
Hummmmmmmmmmm................I can't imagine why the MVPA would want to
go there.........
Jon
At 09:23 AM 12/15/00 -0500, you wrote:
>List,
>I just got off the phone after speaking to MVPA
>leader Lee Holland. Lee called me in reference
>to my earlier post to the List:
>Subj: Re: [MV] MVPA conventions
>Date: 12/8/00
>To: mil-veh@skylee.com
>
>Dave,
>The one thing that bothers me on the year 2001 convention is
>all of the regulations and extra fees. No vehicular movement
>during the swap meet hours means I can't take my partially
>paralyzed wife around on our Mule like we do at Aberdeen
>and Tobyhanna. I guess I could fight the $25. fee for use of
>facilities if I explain we have everything in our motor home. I
>guess I could get permission to breakdown my vending area
>and leave before the Saturday permitted time. We rarely stay
>through Saturday; Marilyn usually has enough by Friday eve
>and we come home. I doubt we'll attend.
>Try to keep the rules and regulations at a minimum. Too many
>rules and regulations is what eventually helped ruin the truck
>and van-ins we used to go to.
>Joe Young
>
>Lee's explanations:
>Lee was very informative explaining the rules and regulations.
>Vehicle movement is restricted to handicap scooters, golf
>carts, Mules and the like. They don't want M37's types and
>large trucks cruising around the vending area, due to the
>liabilities involved.
>The $25. fee for facility upkeep was created due to having
>so many port-a-pots, showers and large restrooms. A
>janitorial service has been contracted for the upkeep and
>will be costly.
>As to leaving early, that's not a problem for us if I let
>the field staff know so they can direct us to the closest
>gate.
>The convention area is something like fifteen acres of flat
>surface. Several hock fields are located there, so you can
>be sure we'll have nice terrain without ruts and so forth.
>Lee said all of the vending spots are good ones!
>Many, many attractions will be there, including reenacting
>units representing various war periods. A couple of field
>hospitals will be set up and great entertainment is promised
>for the banquet, an Abbott and Costello act, plus more.
>Maps to aid convoys will be sent to MVPA affiliate clubs.
>Lee really made this convention sound like it's going to be
>a super special one and they anticipate a very large attendance.
>I'm convinced that Mar and I will attend and enjoy it.
>My concern was that hosting organizations would get rules
>and regulation happy and create and enforce needless
>stuff. I hope my previously stated remarks did not cause
>a stir wherein some people/vendors shied away from
>attending.
>My thanks to Lee for the call and lengthily explanation.
>Joe Young
>MVPA #1233
>
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